SEO Takeways from Search Engine Quality raters Guidelines

16,000 raters rated pages based on these examples Dec 2022

Low

Getting Rid Of Toxins After The Holiday Season - YMYL

 40th birthday party food ideas  - Filler Content

tips for dressing for the office  - Filler Content

ginger for your health - YMYL

How to adopt children from Iraq - YMYL

n picking a quality stock for investment - YMYL

how long the flu lasts  - YMYL

Apple pie recipe  - Don't Write the Recipe directly

Gluten-free New York cheesecake recipe    - Don't Write the Recipe directly

Medium: ( Nothing wrong, but nothing special can rank 1)

baroque pearls-  Ranks 1 (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baroque_pearl) No Reason 

 Keeping Up with the - Entertainment

 Kardashians Recap

Miley  Cyrus - Article on Short Shorts

Never You/Fear Love Lyrics- Just Lyrics enough

Mexi-Chicken  Recipe - Just Recipe on newspaper website is tolerable

Recipe for cherry-topped cake - Acceptable to have just recipe on strong website

High:

news 

Opinion

 Article on a humor website  

 Local fish & chips restaurant  

 Local preservation center

Parenting article about strollers - Acceptable on Newspaper website

Backpack shopping page on a popular store website 

Bathroom décor page on a store website 

Saturday Night Live video on a video website- Hulu

 An Engineer’s Guide to Cats Video- Youtube

 Online game

Encyclopedia article about the American Civil War - Wiki on History  

Highest:

 Article on a newspaper website

Fact-checking page on an Internet rumor debunking website

Ball gown wedding dress page - The Knot ( reputation on this subject)

Highest: Government agency -  Yosemite National Park information  ( Government site with bad info has to rank)

Highest: Technical 1 Software tips- Microsoft 

Highest: Technical 2 Linux Kernel archives- Linux Official

Highest: Financial 1 Credit report information website- YMYL Official site

Highest: Financial 2 Tax forms page  - YMYL Official site

Highest: Magazine Article 1

 Article titled Secret Fears of the - The Atlantic  ( Topic Authority Awards )

 Super-Rich

Highest: Magazine Article 2 Interview with the musical artist-  Rolling Stone Interview 

Highest: Medical 1 BMI calculator

Highest: Medical 2 Page about meningitis

Highest: Medical 3 Page about seasonal flu 

Highest: Medical 4 Health information on a hospital page

Highest: Shopping Backpack shopping page 

Highest: Login Online banking login page 

Highest: Charity Homepage of a charity 

Highest: PDF File Campus map 

Recipe: Ingredient + Recipe+ Directions handletheheat.com

Highest: Video 1

 The band OK Go’s music video

 for the song This Too Shall Pass

Highest: Video 2

 Henri 2, Paw de Deux= video 

Highest: Video 3 Saturday Night Live video on the TV network’s website

Forums 

 Lowest: Q&A page about chest

 pains and smoking - Yahoo Answers

 

 Low: Q&A page about a 2002

 Volvo part - Ask.com

 

 Low: Q&A page about a game

 console - Ask.com

 

 Medium: Forum page on how to

 wash ballet shoes - Ebay

 

 High: Forum post on the magic

 loop technique in knitting - yahoo Answers

 

 ● High E-E-A-T for the purpose of the page

 The person who posted the first message on

 this forum page provides a helpful resource on

 how to master the magic loop technique in

 knitting (effort, skill). She also shares pictures

 of her own version using an old pair of blue

 jeans (original content). With over 20 years of

 experience knitting socks, we would consider

 her to be an expert on the topic.

 High: Q&A page about whether a

 Roomba will work

 ● Satisfying MC: achieves the purpose of

 the page well

 ● High E-E-A-T for the purpose of the page

 Many participants share their personal

 experiences with these products, giving details

 such as how well certain models work with pet

 hair (effort, first-hand experience, original

 content). There are many descriptions of

 participants’ own experiences with this product

 and how well it works for them, making the MC

 satisfying for the purpose of the page.

 High: Forum page on

 authenticating a purse (Purse.com)

 ● Satisfying MC: achieves the purpose of

 the page well

 ● Positive website reputation for the topic of

 the page

 ● High E-E-A-T for the purpose of the page

 This forum is a go-to source for discussions on

 luxury designer purses (positive website

 reputation, experience, expertise, "go-to"

 authority). On this particular forum page,

 members are consulting forum experts who

 have expertise authenticating bags from this

 brand. These experts can tell if a particular bag

 is authentic or fake. The quality of the MC is

 high due to the level of effort, skill, and

 engagement among those who participate in

 the forum. While there is an ad at the top and a

 few ads within the forum message, it does not

 distract from the MC, which is easy to find.

 High: Forum page on landscaping

 an aquarium (APC) 

 ● Satisfying MC: achieves the purpose of

 the page well

 ● High E-E-A-T for the purpose of the page

 This discussion focuses on the landscaping for

 a particular paludarium (an aquarium with

 terrestrial and aquatic elements). There is a

 lot of discussion and interaction between forum

 members about the types of materials and

 species used in the aquarium (effort, original or

 unique content). The posts show expertise in a

 niche topic aquarium landscaping (experience,

 expertise).

 Highest: Q&A page about how

 long most cancer patients live

 ● Very satisfying MC: achieves the purpose

 of the page very well

 ● Positive website reputation for the topic of

 the page

 ● Very high E-E-A-T for the purpose of the

 page

 How long a person may live with a disease

 could significantly impact life decisions. This is

 a YMYL topic.

 This is a Q&A page on a medical question that

 is well-answered by non-experts with life

 experience. There are many responses

 describing how long a loved one lived after

 diagnosis. The focus of the page is

 experience, not medical advice. Many

 responses are based on personal experience

 and are helpful for this topic.

 Highest: Q&A page on

 abbreviations

 ● Satisfying MC: achieves the purpose of

 the page well

 ● Very positive website reputation for the

 topic of the page

 ● Very high E-E-A-T for the purpose of the

 page

 The purpose of the page is to answer questions

 about the usage of abbreviations, and it

 contains helpful information about common

 abbreviation issues. This website has a very

 good reputation as a reference for information

 on writing, publishing, etc. It is considered

 highly authoritative and trustworthy for the topic

 of the page.