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Understanding the Ranking Algorithm of Google

So I've been in the Internet Marketing / Search Engine Optimization Industry for well over 10 years now and the landscape has changed so much.  In the beginning all website developers had to do was punch in a few keywords, put in proper titles, ask other websites to link back and essentially that was it.  You would be able to rank just by doing those 3 things.  Now, SEO no longer Childs play.  Google changed and updated its technology and recently launched RankBrain . RankBrain, like its name sake, is the AI (artificial intelligence) behind the ranking mechanism of Google. Its machine learning so its actually teaching itself instead of following a command prompt created by humans.  Thats pretty far out.  Please note though that RankBrain is not an Algorithm.  It is instead a "sorting hat" designed to scan the billions of websites and rank them according to the algorithm requirements.  Essentially RankBrain works as part of the algorithm.  G...