The date your domain name (i.e. www.google.com) was registered with a domain name registrar. Domain registration is the first step to setting up a website. This date is significant because older websites tend to be more trusted by search engines.

The date a website was launched. This date is significant because older websites tend to be more trusted by search engines. Websites with unique content indexed longer also receive tenure-based ranking boosts.

The domain name is a unique combination of letters and numbers that identifies a particular computer on the Internet. Domain names containing keywords often help sites in ranking for those particular keywords.

The company or organization a domain name is registered with. Popular registrars include GoDaddy.com and NetworkSolutions.com.

The date your domain name (i.e. www.google.com) was registered with a domain name registrar. Domain registration is the first step to setting up a website. This date is significant because older websites tend to be more trusted by search engines.

The date a domain's registration is due to expire. The length of time this date is extended out is significant because older websites tend to be more trusted by search engines.

PageRank is a Google metric that scores the total link popularity of a web page. PageRank is measured on a scale of 1-10 with 10 being the highest PageRank possible. Rankings are determined by the number and quality of pages that link to a website. While link volume is important, the relevancy and trustworthiness of incoming links is also a factor. Links with a high PageRank themselves are more valuable to a website.

An inbound link is a link to your site from an external site. Inbound links are the primary component that Google uses to rank web pages for particular keyword phrases. When calculating the value of each inbound link, Google looks at multiple factors including the page the link is located on and its anchor text (the clickable link text).

Indexed pages are the pages that Google has found and added to its internal database. Once pages have been indexed, they will be processed by Google's rankings algorithms and begin showing up when Google users type in terms related to the pages' content and/or links.

Google Analytics is a free website analytics program to examine where a website's traffic comes from and how users navigate the site. This field indicates whether or not your website is registered with Google Analytics.

An inbound link is a link to your site from an external site. Inbound links are one of the primary components that Yahoo! uses to identify which pages on your site will rank for which keyword phrases. A website that has many quality links pointing to it will generally rank well on Yahoo!.

Indexed pages are the pages that Yahoo! has found and added to its internal database. Once pages have been indexed, they will be processed by Yahoo!'s rankings algorithms and begin showing up when search engine users type in terms related to the pages' content and/or links.

The more pages a website has indexed with a search engine, the more opportunity the site will have to rank within the search results. Search engines use automated programs, or spiders, to "crawl" a website's hyperlink structure. Crawled pages are then indexed in the search engine's database. When a search is conducted all indexed pages are assessed for relevancy. Below you will find the top ten Yahoo! pages on your site.

Digg.com is a community based website where members submit articles, podcasts, videos etc. that are viewed and rated by the community. A Digg is a vote for a submission and each Digg contributes to its popularity. A high number of Diggs represents a popular website.

del.icio.us.com is a community based website that enables users to store and organize their bookmarks online. Users can view and add bookmarks anywhere, anytime, from any computer. They can also view links saved by others in the community. A high number of saved links represents a popular website.

Technorati.com is a blog search engine. Technorati Reactions are links from other blogs to your blog. A high number of Technorati Reactions indicates a popular blog.

The Alexa Ranking measures the traffic (over a three month period) to a website's homepage via the Alexa Toolbar. The number of users who visit a site on a given day and the number of users who directly request a site's URL are combined to achieve the ranking. Alexa Internet, Inc. is a subsidiary of Amazon.com.

The title of a web page is located in the <head< section of the document. It is an important component of on-page search engine optimization, as it's the primary indicator to the search engines about the page's topic and focus.

The description of a web page is located in the <head< section of the document. Search engines often use the description beneath the page's title in the search engine results pages (SERPS). Well-written descriptions help entice search engine users to click a web page's listing in the SERPS.

The keywords of a web page are located in the <head< section of the document. Keywords help the search engines identify which terms the page is relevant for.