This is the last in the 5-Part Series, “SEO Ranking Factors Unveiled.” If you missed Part 1you can read it here. If you missed Part 2, you can read it here. If you missed Part 3, you can read it here. If you missed Part 4, you can read it here.

“Trustworthiness of the domain based on link distance from trusted domains” was ranked by 66% of the SEO experts who participated in the SEOmoz.org survey as having “very high importance” as an SEO ranking factor.

“What”, you might ask, “is trustworthiness of the domain based on link distance from trusted domains”?

A link on your website directly from a “Trusted Domain” (a domain that search engines believe they can trust) is one click away. A link on your website from another site that has a direct link to a “Trusted Domain” is two clicks away….and so on.

The fewer clicks between your website and a “Trusted Domain” the more trustworthiness the search engines give your website.

Build Your Site’s Trust Factor by Building Links to “Trusted Domains”

There’s not a list of “Trusted Domains” that you can buy, borrow, rent, or steal. So far as anyone knows it doesn’t exist. And you can’t just go by a domain’s “PageRank” to find out if it is a “Trusted Domain”.

Nobody really knows for sure what factors and sub-factors Google and other search engines use to determine how trusted a domain in but we believe the three most important factors are:

• age factor (age of the site)
• authority factor (number of authoritative backlinks)
• content quality (quality of the content published on the site)

The easiest way to find the details will help you determine the “trust factor” of a website is to go to Alexa. You have the option of checking out a specific website or plugging in a keyword and finding related sites.

Links from .edu or .gov sites are deemed more valuable by search engines than links from .com or .net or .org sites. It is also important to note that all backlinks matter in SEO.

You can find more information about link building in the SEO Tips Three Easy Ways Affiliate Marketers Can Get High Quality Backlinks Affiliate Classroom Blog post.

This completes the Secret SEO Ranking Factors Unveiled 5 Part series. This information about SEO ranking factors will improve your SEO results and help you make the most of your Internet marketing business.

Part 1: Anchor Text Optimization Strategy http://blog.affiliateclassroom.com/2010/01/14/secret-seo-ranking-factors-unveiled-part-1/
Part 2: External Link Optimization with Linkbait Strategy
Part 3: Diversify Your Links
Part 4: Using Keywords in Your Title Tag Gets You Better Search Results
Part 5: Build Your Site’s Trust Factor by Building Links to Trusted Domains”