I'd give 75% to good content and nice layout. Rest 25% I'll give to domain name, domain age & website traffic because if you have unique and attractive content on your website or blog, you will surely get incoming links from others either in terms of web-based links or email links.

I'm saying it from my own experience.

Sincerely,

Ajay Chadha (Director)
Chadha Software Technologies

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