Google ranking factors to consider

[Nessia]

apart from quality, what are other important things that Google wants to see to secure a number one ranking in Google, since many SEO blogs I read online, none seem to come clean exactly on what needs to be done.

[Amport]

There are more than 200 ranking factors as per Google, so it's very difficult question to answer but as always content is king.

[randysdq]

The best strategy to outrank your competitors is to analyze what they are doing and duplicate their strategy. If they are number 1 in google for a particular keyword...it's because their strategy is working