How Google Ranks Websites: A Beginner’s Guide

Google uses a complex algorithm made up of hundreds of ranking factors to decide which web pages should appear first in search results. Here’s how it works step by step: 🔍 1. Crawling Google uses bots (spiders) to discover new or updated content on the web by "crawling" websites. It follows links from one page to another. Sites with clear structure and sitemaps are crawled more easily. 🗂️ 2. Indexing Once crawled, Google tries to understand and store the content. It analyzes text, images, meta tags, etc. Indexed pages are stored in Google's vast database. ⚙️ 3. Ranking When someone searches on Google, the algorithm ranks the indexed pages using hundreds of factors, such as: Factor Description 🔑 Relevance Does the content match the user’s search intent? 🎯 Keywords Are the target keywords used naturally and effectively? 🧠 User Experience Is the site easy to navigate, fast, and mobile-friendly? 🔗 Backlinks Does the site have quality link...