What are the 3-5 most important things I should pay attention to in Google Webmaster Tools?

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What are the 3-5 most important things I should pay attention to in Google Webmaster Tools?
Tiffany Oberoi, Mountain View, CA

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http://support.google.com/webmasters/bin/answer.py?answer=140528

Set your preferred domain:
http://support.google.com/webmasters/bin/answer.py?answer=44231

Set your geographic target:
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Configure URL parameters:
http://support.google.com/webmasters/bin/answer.py?answer=1235687

Keywords:
http://support.google.com/webmasters/bin/answer.py?answer=35255

HTML suggestions:
http://support.google.com/webmasters/bin/answer.py?answer=80407

Site performance:
http://support.google.com/webmasters/bin/answer.py?answer=158541

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