How to rank a website on Google.com?

[susanburling]

Hello,
Which target location should be set on Google webmaster tool while ranking on Google.com?

[jackgrylls]

Five Ways to Improve your Site's Ranking (SEO)
Publish Relevant Content. Quality content is the number one driver of your search engine rankings and there is no substitute for great content. ...
Update Your Content Regularly. You've probably noticed that we feel pretty strongly about content. ...
Metadata. ...
Have a link-worthy site. ...
Use alt tags.

[albertk2]

If you are wondering on how to get a brand new website ranked on Google.com here are  some essentials points to improve your search engine optimization (SEO) and watch your website rise the ranks to the top of search-engine results.

Publish Relevant Content:

The content is the king for your search engine rankings and there is no substitute for great content. Relevant and accessible content increases site traffic ,which improves your site’s authority and relevance. Target and identify a keyword for each page and  the H1 tag must be bold and it must be repeat several times in the starting and end of the page.

Content must be updated regularly

To increase the relevance of the page content must be strong and easy to understand which must be unique and updated regularly content is viewed as one of the best indicators of a site relevancy.

What is metadata?

Metadata is  a prefix that is used in most of the  information technology usages means "an underlying definition or description." metadata is used for images, videos, spreadsheets and web pages. Metatags are often evaluated by search engines to help decide a web page’s relevance, and are used as the key factor determining position in a search and here are some types of Metadata

•   Title Metadata
•   Description Metadata
•   Keyword Metadata

Link Worthy sites:

Focus on creating relevant links within the text. Always use descriptive links keywords—it not only improves search engine optimization, but also adds value to your readers.

Use alt tags

Always describe your visual and video media using alt tags, or alternative text descriptions. They allow search engines to locate your page.