{"id":307,"date":"2013-06-10T16:07:58","date_gmt":"2013-06-10T21:07:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/faq.clix.co\/?p=307"},"modified":"2013-06-10T16:07:58","modified_gmt":"2013-06-10T21:07:58","slug":"algorithms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/clix.co\/faq\/2013\/06\/10\/algorithms\/","title":{"rendered":"What is an Algorithm?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Google, Bing, and Yahoo leverage the power of algorithms to deliver their search results. An algorithm is a set of rules and procedures that are programmed into a computer for specific operations. In this case, Google&#8217;s algorithm is a procedure that Google follows in order to deliver relevant search results according to key variables that they value in a website. Google analyzes approximately 200 variables when positioning websites within search results. 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