Passage rankingWhat it means for you.

Search ranking that judges individual sections of a page, not only the page as a whole.

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What it means

With passage ranking, a search engine can surface a page because one section answers the query well, even when the rest of the page is about something broader.

It rewards clear sections with their own headings. Long pages benefit from being easy to scan and quote in parts.

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Search for a new siteWhat moves a new domain, in what order, and what to skip so early effort is not wasted.Your first 100 customersFour zero-spend channels, run one at a time, each read in two weeks.Get pages found in searchSix checks in the order search meets them, from robots.txt through to indexing.

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What is Passage ranking?

Search ranking that judges individual sections of a page, not only the page as a whole.

Where does it sit in Growth Score?

It belongs to the Acquisition pillar, one of the 12 pillars your score is built from.

What should I read next?

Start with Quotable answer and Heading structure, then browse the other terms in Acquisition.

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