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Backlinko Analyzed 1 Million Google Search Results

1. Backlinks remain an extremely important Google ranking factor. We found the number of domains linking to a page correlated with rankings more than any other factor. 2. Our data also shows that a site’s overall link authority (as measured by Ahrefs Domain Rating) strongly correlates with higher rankings. 3. We discovered that content rated as “topically relevant” (via MarketMuse), significantly outperformed content that didn’t cover a topic in-depth. Therefore, publishing focused content that covers a single topic may help with rankings. 4. Based on SERP data from SEMRush, we found that longer content tends to rank higher in Google’s search results. The average Google first page result contains 1,890 words. 5. HTTPS had a reasonably strong correlation with first page Google rankings. This wasn’t surprising as Google has confirmed HTTPS as a ranking signal. 6. Despite the buzz around Schema, our data shows that use of Schema markup doesn’t correlate with higher rankings.

What are the instant SEO boosting strategies to drive traffic to your website?

There is no such instant technique if you are doing things keeping in mind long term returns. But, as you have asked let me give you few strategies over here; 1. Aggressive link building: Links are the crucial factor for boosting a blog or website rankings. So, if you can get huge number of high quality links then you can rank fast. But, for this you have to build links which is not recommended as you can get penalized anytime in future. 2. Driving high traffic from social media Most of the people don't know how actually social media traffic can impact. It has an indirect effect on rankings which I cannot explain completely in this answer but getting high traffic from social media will boost your rankings in search multiple times. 3. Write something useful and valuable to your readers, rest your readers will take care. This is the best advice I can give, focus on something which no one has shared and do it in a best way. If you focus on high quality content and value