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Top Factors Google Looks for Before Showing Your Website to Customers

Published by SayTech on May 25, 2026 |
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Getting your brand visible online isn’t that easy. You may have a stunning-looking website, but be missing the services or products a User is looking for. But if Search Engines like Google and Yahoo aren’t displaying your website to users searching for things you offer, all the efforts will go in vain. 

 

Now, Google doesn’t have a rulebook to which it abides, but as time moves on, you will start noticing some important patterns to make the digital search display your data. 

 

There are certain factors Google obviously likes when it determines which sites get the top rank in the search result pages. So, if you’re working on your website yourself, hiring the services of a digital marketing agency, or discussing digital marketing consultants, focus on these important factors on how to increase search visibility.

 

  1. A Website That Works on All kinds of Mobile Devices:  Great mobile website design is crucial for the user experience. Say Technologies builds mobile-responsive websites that look great and convert on phones, tablets, and desktops.
     
  2. A Secure Connection: Have you ever noticed alerts that say “A Website isn’t secure”? It actually looks and feels unsafe. Google wants people to be safe and secure. If your site isn’t sporting that “HTTPS” padlock, get to work on it. That tiny adjustment notifies search engines and online visitors that your site is safe to trust.
     
  3. Use of Keywords in a Natural Way: Keywords are still important and have high value. But those days of force-inserting a phrase into every other sentence are over. Google has reached new heights of intelligence. Use words people may actually type when searching for your product or service… then write the way you speak. That’s the balance.
     
  4. Improved Speed. Nowadays, people don’t like to wait: You must have done this before - - clicked a link, waited a few seconds, then backed out because the page wouldn’t load. Your audience reacts in the same manner. If your site is slow, people will surely leave that too in an instant. Google tracks that. And honestly, it’ll rank faster websites higher. Makes sense, doesn’t it?
     
  5. Other Sites Linking to Yours (Backlinks): When a different website links to your website, it's a vote of confidence, particularly if it’s a reputable one. It says to Google, “Hey, this site contains something worth crawling.” 

 

The more reputable websites that link to yours, the higher your opportunity of being discovered.

 

Note: Say Technologies is a fast-growing web design, development, and custom software company serving clients across the region.