Saturday, October 1, 2011

Top 10 Most Important Google News Ranking Factors

The following are the most important factors for gaining high rankings in Google News as judged by the respondents:
The Top 10 Most Important Google News Ranking Factors:
1=strongest factor; 10=weakest
OpEd Commentary:
“I think the algo is far simpler than search. If you have a unique article, it will rank. If you’re competing for identical stories, the major news publishers will dominate”. -Christopher Angus
“Category Authority is a very important ranking factor. If you keep writing optimized stories about a specific topic (TV show, Sports Team, etc) and you get clicks/traffic, you will become an authority on that topic (Category) and you will gain even better rankings.” – John Shehata

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