Search algorithms do have some weaknesses and many website owners do take this to their benefit. In order to address this problem, search engines keep their algorithms up to date. Google makes changes in its algorithm almost on a daily basis. So, it can be said that both SEO techniques and search algorithms are gradually developing in a vicious circle.
Sean A. Golliher (2008) states that as search engines disapprove the manipulative strategies and punishes the websites by removing them from their index; therefore it is very important for webmasters to follow the guidelines of search engines for implementing only ethical SEO …show more content…
They studied and analyzed the usage of different elements in the highly ranked pages. They used the deductive research methods for identifying the factors influencing the ranking of a website. Alternatively, some of the other researchers adopted the inductive reasoning method for their research work; they implemented the SEO techniques on websites, analyzed the results empirically and formed their observations on the basis of the results achieved. The focus of research in the past has been mainly to identify the on-page SEO factors influencing visibility and ranking of the websites on search