These will allow your customers to monitor their SEO, traffic, performance, and other key metrics from multiple sources and benchmarking points. Below is a comprehensive list of Website Ranking Factors and Statistics to include in your platform:
1. Search Engine Rankings (SEO Performance)
- Organic Search Rankings: Track keyword positions in search engines like Google, Bing, Yahoo, etc.
- Tools to Integrate: Google Search Console API, SEMrush API, Ahrefs API, Moz API.
- Data Points: Keyword rankings, Impressions, Click-Through Rate (CTR), Average Position.
- Keyword Ranking Trends: Monitor rankings over time for specific keywords and observe fluctuations.
- Tools to Integrate: SEMrush, Ahrefs, Moz.
- Competitor Benchmarking: Compare rankings against competitors’ websites for target keywords.
- Tools to Integrate: SEMrush API, Ahrefs, SpyFu.
2. Domain Authority (DA) and Page Authority (PA)
- Domain Authority: Moz’s metric predicting how likely a domain is to rank on search engines.
- Page Authority: Similar to DA but for individual pages.
- Tools to Integrate: Moz API, Ahrefs, SEMrush.
3. Backlink Profile
- Total Backlinks: Number of inbound links pointing to the website.
- Referring Domains: Number of unique websites linking to the website.
- Quality of Backlinks: Evaluation of backlinks from authoritative and relevant websites.
- Tools to Integrate: Ahrefs, Moz, SEMrush.
- Anchor Text Analysis: Analysis of the text used in backlinks to ensure relevance.
- Tools to Integrate: Ahrefs, Moz, SEMrush.
- Disavowed Backlinks: Number of backlinks that need to be disavowed due to poor quality or spammy nature.
- Tools to Integrate: Google Search Console API, Ahrefs, Moz.
4. Core Web Vitals (CWV)
- Largest Contentful Paint (LCP): Measures loading performance (time to load the largest visible element).
- First Input Delay (FID): Measures interactivity (time from user interaction to page response).
- Cumulative Layout Shift (CLS): Measures visual stability (how much the page layout shifts).
- Tools to Integrate: Google PageSpeed Insights API, Lighthouse API.
5. Mobile Usability
- Mobile Friendliness: Test if the website is mobile-optimized, as mobile-first indexing is a ranking factor.
- Tools to Integrate: Google Mobile-Friendly Test API.
- Mobile Performance: Measure mobile load speed and performance.
- Tools to Integrate: Google PageSpeed Insights API, Lighthouse.
6. On-Page SEO Factors
- Keyword Optimization: Use of target keywords in titles, meta tags, headers, and throughout the content.
- Tools to Integrate: Moz, SEMrush, Ahrefs.
- Meta Tags and Descriptions: Check if meta tags (title, description) are optimized and unique for each page.
- Tools to Integrate: SEMrush, Ahrefs.
- Header Tags (H1, H2, etc.): Proper use of header tags for content structure.
- Tools to Integrate: SEMrush, Moz.
- Content Depth and Readability: Analyze content for relevance, length, and quality.
- Tools to Integrate: Grammarly, ProWritingAid API, Hemingway App.
7. Site Speed and Performance
- Page Load Speed: How fast pages load (affects both rankings and user experience).
- Tools to Integrate: Google PageSpeed Insights API, Lighthouse API, GTmetrix.
- Speed Score: General performance score based on various factors like server response time, image optimization, etc.
- Tools to Integrate: GTmetrix, Google PageSpeed Insights API.
- Image and File Optimization: Ensure images and other files are compressed for faster load times.
- Tools to Integrate: Lighthouse, GTmetrix.
8. Social Media Signals
- Social Media Mentions and Engagement: Social signals are indirect ranking factors, so tracking mentions, shares, and engagement on platforms like Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and Instagram can give insights.
- Tools to Integrate: BuzzSumo, Mention API.
- Shares and Traffic from Social Media: Amount of traffic driven from social media platforms.
- Tools to Integrate: Google Analytics, BuzzSumo.
9. Traffic Analysis
- Total Website Traffic: Monthly traffic data for the website, including sessions, pageviews, and users.
- Tools to Integrate: Google Analytics API.
- Bounce Rate: The percentage of visitors who leave after viewing only one page.
- Tools to Integrate: Google Analytics API.
- Session Duration: How long users stay on the website, which can be an indicator of user engagement.
- Tools to Integrate: Google Analytics API.
- Source of Traffic: Track which sources (organic, direct, referral, social) are driving the most traffic.
- Tools to Integrate: Google Analytics API.
10. Local SEO Rankings
- Local Search Results: Ranking for local search terms, especially for businesses targeting specific geographic locations.
- Tools to Integrate: Google My Business API, BrightLocal, Moz Local.
- NAP Consistency: Ensures that the business’s Name, Address, and Phone Number are consistent across various local directories.
- Tools to Integrate: Moz Local, BrightLocal.
- Local Reviews and Ratings: Track the number of reviews and overall rating on platforms like Google My Business, Yelp, etc.
- Tools to Integrate: Google My Business API.
11. Structured Data (Schema Markup)
- Rich Snippets: Structured data that helps Google and other search engines better understand the content of the page, potentially leading to rich snippets in the search results (e.g., reviews, ratings, events, FAQs).
- Tools to Integrate: Google Structured Data Testing Tool, Schema.org.
- Schema Markup Implementation: Ensure proper use of schema markup across the website to boost SEO visibility.
- Tools to Integrate: Google Structured Data Testing Tool, SEMrush, Moz.
12. Content Quality and Relevance
- Content Freshness: Regularly updated, relevant, and high-quality content is prioritized by search engines.
- Tools to Integrate: ProWritingAid, Grammarly API, MarketMuse.
- Readability: Ensure content is easy to read, ideally with good sentence structure, no spelling errors, and accessibility.
- Tools to Integrate: Hemingway App, Grammarly.
13. User Experience (UX) and Engagement
- Time on Page: Track how long users spend on the page, as longer engagement generally correlates with better rankings.
- Tools to Integrate: Google Analytics API.
- Click-Through Rate (CTR): Measure how many people click on your page when it appears in search results.
- Tools to Integrate: Google Search Console API.
- Page Interactivity: Assess how fast pages become interactive after loading.
- Tools to Integrate: Lighthouse, Google PageSpeed Insights API.
14. Voice Search Optimization
- Voice Search Queries: Optimize content for voice search, which is increasingly important as voice assistants like Siri, Alexa, and Google Assistant become more popular.
- Tools to Integrate: Google Search Console, SEMrush, Ahrefs.
15. Security and HTTPS
- SSL Certificate: Check whether the website is using HTTPS, which is a ranking factor for Google.
- Tools to Integrate: Google Search Console API.
16. Technical SEO Audit
- Crawlability and Indexability: Ensure that search engines can crawl and index the website without issues.
- Tools to Integrate: Google Search Console API, Screaming Frog.
- URL Structure and Canonicalization: Ensure URLs are clean, simple, and canonical tags are used to avoid duplicate content issues.
- Tools to Integrate: Screaming Frog, Moz.
17. Algorithm Updates and Penalties
- Algorithm Change Tracking: Track and respond to changes in Google’s algorithms (e.g., Panda, Penguin, Core Updates).
- Tools to Integrate: Google Search Console, Moz, SEMrush.
18. Content Duplication
- Content Duplication: Ensure there is no duplicate content on the site, as this can harm rankings.
- Tools to Integrate: Copyscape, Screaming Frog.
19. Ranking Alerts
- Real-time Alerts: Set up alerts to notify users of ranking drops, new backlinks, or any significant changes in SEO performance.
- Tools to Integrate: SEMrush, Ahrefs, Moz.
Here is a table summarizing the website ranking factors with their respective sources, API support, and whether they are free or paid:
Statistics Name | Source of Data | API Support | FREE or Paid |
---|---|---|---|
Organic Search Rankings | Google Search Console | Google Search Console API | Free (with rate limits) |
Keyword Ranking Trends | SEMrush, Ahrefs, Moz | SEMrush API, Ahrefs API, Moz API | Paid |
Domain Authority (DA) | Moz | Moz API | Paid (limited free trial) |
Page Authority (PA) | Moz | Moz API | Paid (limited free trial) |
Total Backlinks | Ahrefs, Moz, SEMrush | Ahrefs API, Moz API, SEMrush API | Paid |
Referring Domains | Ahrefs, Moz, SEMrush | Ahrefs API, Moz API, SEMrush API | Paid |
Quality of Backlinks | Ahrefs, Moz, SEMrush | Ahrefs API, Moz API, SEMrush API | Paid |
Anchor Text Analysis | Ahrefs, Moz, SEMrush | Ahrefs API, Moz API, SEMrush API | Paid |
Disavowed Backlinks | Google Search Console | Google Search Console API | Free (with rate limits) |
Core Web Vitals (CWV) | Google PageSpeed Insights | Google PageSpeed Insights API | Free (with rate limits) |
Largest Contentful Paint (LCP) | Google PageSpeed Insights | Google PageSpeed Insights API | Free (with rate limits) |
First Input Delay (FID) | Google PageSpeed Insights | Google PageSpeed Insights API | Free (with rate limits) |
Cumulative Layout Shift (CLS) | Google PageSpeed Insights | Google PageSpeed Insights API | Free (with rate limits) |
Mobile Friendliness | Google Mobile-Friendly Test | Google Mobile-Friendly Test API | Free (with rate limits) |
Mobile Performance | Google PageSpeed Insights, Lighthouse | Google PageSpeed Insights API, Lighthouse | Free (with rate limits) |
Page Load Speed | Google PageSpeed Insights | Google PageSpeed Insights API | Free (with rate limits) |
Speed Score | GTmetrix, Lighthouse | GTmetrix API, Lighthouse API | Free (limited features) |
Image and File Optimization | Lighthouse, GTmetrix | Lighthouse API, GTmetrix API | Free (with rate limits) |
Social Media Mentions | BuzzSumo, Mention | BuzzSumo API, Mention API | Paid |
Social Shares and Engagement | BuzzSumo | BuzzSumo API | Paid |
Total Website Traffic | Google Analytics | Google Analytics API | Free (with Google Analytics account) |
Bounce Rate | Google Analytics | Google Analytics API | Free (with Google Analytics account) |
Session Duration | Google Analytics | Google Analytics API | Free (with Google Analytics account) |
Source of Traffic | Google Analytics | Google Analytics API | Free (with Google Analytics account) |
Local Search Rankings | Google My Business | Google My Business API | Free (with verification) |
NAP Consistency | Moz Local, BrightLocal | Moz Local API, BrightLocal API | Paid |
Local Reviews and Ratings | Google My Business, Yelp | Google My Business API | Free (with verification) |
Rich Snippets | Schema.org, Google Structured Data | Google Structured Data Testing Tool API | Free |
Schema Markup Implementation | Schema.org | Google Structured Data Testing Tool API | Free |
Content Freshness | ProWritingAid, Grammarly, MarketMuse | ProWritingAid API, Grammarly API | Paid |
Readability | Grammarly, Hemingway | Grammarly API, Hemingway API | Paid |
Time on Page | Google Analytics | Google Analytics API | Free (with Google Analytics account) |
Click-Through Rate (CTR) | Google Search Console | Google Search Console API | Free (with rate limits) |
Page Interactivity | Lighthouse, PageSpeed Insights | Lighthouse API, Google PageSpeed Insights API | Free (with rate limits) |
Voice Search Queries | Google Search Console, SEMrush, Ahrefs | Google Search Console API, SEMrush API | Free (with rate limits) |
SSL Certificate (HTTPS) | Google Search Console | Google Search Console API | Free (with rate limits) |
Crawlability and Indexability | Google Search Console, Screaming Frog | Google Search Console API, Screaming Frog API | Free (with rate limits) |
URL Structure and Canonicalization | Screaming Frog, Moz | Screaming Frog API, Moz API | Paid |
Algorithm Change Tracking | Google Search Console, SEMrush, Moz | Google Search Console API, SEMrush API | Free (with rate limits) |
Content Duplication | Copyscape, Screaming Frog | Copyscape API, Screaming Frog API | Paid |
Real-time Ranking Alerts | SEMrush, Ahrefs, Moz | SEMrush API, Ahrefs API, Moz API | Paid |
Key Observations:
- Free APIs:
- Google APIs (Search Console, PageSpeed Insights, Mobile-Friendly Test, Analytics) are generally free, with some limits.
- Moz, SEMrush, Ahrefs provide free trial periods or very limited free usage, after which they require a paid subscription.
- Google My Business API is free for businesses with a verified listing.
- Paid APIs:
- Moz, SEMrush, Ahrefs offer more comprehensive data but are paid APIs.
- Social Media APIs (BuzzSumo, Mention) generally require a paid plan to access full functionality.
- ProWritingAid, Grammarly also have paid plans for advanced features, especially for content optimization.
I’m a DevOps/SRE/DevSecOps/Cloud Expert passionate about sharing knowledge and experiences. I have worked at Cotocus. I share tech blog at DevOps School, travel stories at Holiday Landmark, stock market tips at Stocks Mantra, health and fitness guidance at My Medic Plus, product reviews at TrueReviewNow , and SEO strategies at Wizbrand.
Do you want to learn Quantum Computing?
Please find my social handles as below;
Rajesh Kumar Personal Website
Rajesh Kumar at YOUTUBE
Rajesh Kumar at INSTAGRAM
Rajesh Kumar at X
Rajesh Kumar at FACEBOOK
Rajesh Kumar at LINKEDIN
Rajesh Kumar at WIZBRAND