How does Google search work?

Hi Matt, could you please explain how Google's ranking and website evaluation process works starting with the crawling and analysis of a site, crawling timelines, frequencies, priorities, indexing and filtering processes within the databases etc. RobertvH, Munich

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[Spook SEO]

To sum it all up, Google looks at the volume of incoming links a site has, and then ranks them in that order. That's the simple version!

[jusu313]

"How does Google search work?" Well as of April 25th 2012 it doesn't!!!

[NeroLeMorte]

How does Goolgle Search work? well it as of june 14th 2013:

it is filled with stupid text advertisements,forces u to integrate reader into Google+,the current Google algorithm update is has irrelevant links as many sites got penalized and moved behind,

Censors images & now you CANNOT turn off safesearch now only TWO options filter & unfilter yet porn still shows up anyways,Doesnt give a warning for Malware sites that installs viruses on your you computer such as MediaFinder & xvidinstaller etc.

[sean1ers]

Now all i need is an apple watch and a flying car and it will feel like the jetsons.

[StarTranslation]

Matt the genius at work again.

[Latifah Lewis]

good

[bingopkmehran]

hmmmmmmmmmm

[xunrar suli]

Awesome idea, its pretty similar to Monthly Bill Nutshell. Search Google for it, I make an added income with it now & work from home... I don't think about expenses anymore haha.

[half light]

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