This document discusses the essential components of a successful search engine optimization (SEO) campaign: text, links, and popularity. It explains that web pages need keyword-rich text placed strategically in HTML tags. Pages also need properly coded internal and external links so search engine spiders can crawl the site. Additionally, sites need links from popular high-quality sites and high click-through rates to achieve a strong popularity component. Mastering all three of these SEO components - text, links, and popularity - is key to getting high search engine rankings long-term.