And when checking offsite factors then I find the following to be the most trusted metrics to check.
� MajesticSEO – I like to check the trust flow and the number of backlinks to each site
� Moz. com – I like to check the Domain Authority and Page Authority for each site
� Social Signals & Domain Age – I also like to know how long a site has been around for and the type of social popularity they have
By analysing all 10 sites that are ranking, you will be able to:
� Quickly gauge how easy or difficult it will be to rank in Google, � See exactly how the top 10 sites are optimizing onsite to rank � See exactly how the top 10 sites are optimizing offsite to rank
And then you will be in a position to know exactly what’ s needed for google to rank your own site.
Now let’ s move onto step 3