Search Engine Optimisation
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Friday, 23 July 2010 18:38
Reasons Why You Need an Excellent Search Engine Optimisation Consultant
Written by Admin Istrator
When using SEO to soar up on the search engine page 'ranks', is it always advisable to look for a search engine optimisation consultant rather than do it yourself. You can find a search engine optimisation consultant that offers his/her help for an affordable price- the money you spend on this will be given back to you many times over in the long run in results! However, make sure you hire a competent SEO consultant, so you won't have to deal with problems that might arise because of incorrect or incomplete SEO practices.
If you want see your website's presence on the internet and you don't want to get 'lost' in all the traffic (which can be quite overwhelming) what you need is a qualified search engine optimisation consultant who can guide your website onto the right path. Be aware that there are different types of SEO consultants who have been successful in getting their clients to the top spot using 'white hat' SEO (generally 'manual' work which is good quality and well regarded) Ensure your SEO consultant doesn't practice 'black hat' SEO, ( lots of automated, re spun content)as that will only have a negative effect on your site- because they usually get blocked by the search engines for 'spammy' practices!
A good search engine optimisation consultant will take a closer look at what your website content is made of -and first make your content 'search engine friendly' in order for the search engine trackers to easily access your site and find it to be 'relevant'. In this process, your search engine optimisation consultant will probably make changes to your website's Meta tags, html's, source codes and URL's to establish a good SEO foundation.
Anyone who is looking for an effective internet marketing campaign must hire a knowledgeable SEO consultant. There are loads of people who claim that they're the best, but find those who prove this with actions and not just words.
Ask the right questions regarding how they will structure your campaign utilising the correct 'keywords' and linking!
You may be tempted to think that hiring a top notch search engine optimisation consultant is expensive. Think about this, because if you know that you're working with a really qualified SEO consultant, your ROI (return on investment) will be many times what you spend.
What is the 'average' value of a customer to your business? If you get even 1 or 2 more clients per week- that will more than justify your hiring someone to do the SEO work on your site.
Want to be on the 'top spot 'in Google, Bing , Yahoo? You can -with the help of a superior search engine optimisation consultant!
If you want see your website's presence on the internet and you don't want to get 'lost' in all the traffic (which can be quite overwhelming) what you need is a qualified search engine optimisation consultant who can guide your website onto the right path. Be aware that there are different types of SEO consultants who have been successful in getting their clients to the top spot using 'white hat' SEO (generally 'manual' work which is good quality and well regarded) Ensure your SEO consultant doesn't practice 'black hat' SEO, ( lots of automated, re spun content)as that will only have a negative effect on your site- because they usually get blocked by the search engines for 'spammy' practices!
A good search engine optimisation consultant will take a closer look at what your website content is made of -and first make your content 'search engine friendly' in order for the search engine trackers to easily access your site and find it to be 'relevant'. In this process, your search engine optimisation consultant will probably make changes to your website's Meta tags, html's, source codes and URL's to establish a good SEO foundation.
Anyone who is looking for an effective internet marketing campaign must hire a knowledgeable SEO consultant. There are loads of people who claim that they're the best, but find those who prove this with actions and not just words.
Ask the right questions regarding how they will structure your campaign utilising the correct 'keywords' and linking!
You may be tempted to think that hiring a top notch search engine optimisation consultant is expensive. Think about this, because if you know that you're working with a really qualified SEO consultant, your ROI (return on investment) will be many times what you spend.
What is the 'average' value of a customer to your business? If you get even 1 or 2 more clients per week- that will more than justify your hiring someone to do the SEO work on your site.
Want to be on the 'top spot 'in Google, Bing , Yahoo? You can -with the help of a superior search engine optimisation consultant!
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Keywords... The very words we use every day when we are searching for a specific something on the world wide web, the words we type into our search so what we want will 'automatically' come to us.
These keywords or keyword phrases are put into 3 categories by Google:
• Navigational- used to find a specific website, like "IBM"
• Informational- used to find information, usually brings up Wikipedia, like "Tsunami"
• Transactional- used to find a product or service, like a dentist or handyman.
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Some people refer to the SEO industry as the 'wild west' because there are no rules or regulations outlining who can provide SEO advice or services... and there are hundreds, if not thousands, of people who take advantage of this.
There are many self-proclaimed 'SEO experts' who, armed with a limited knowledge of SEO and some industry jargon, give businesses incorrect advice or (even worse) charge for services.
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What is SEO?
SEO is short for Search Engine Optimization. It's the process of ranking for competitive keyword phrases at the top of a major search engine such as Google or Yahoo.
A Keyword phrase is simply the combination of words typed into the search engines by somebody searching for something online. For example, a keyword phrase could be "real estate agent," "find a cleaner," or "what is branding."
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How much you should spend on SEO is a difficult decision to make, especially as the investment made today is not returned for 3, 6 or even 12 months in the future. At some stage this is a decision any business person seriously looking to grow their business online will have to make....
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Wordpress is without a doubt one of the most popular open source platforms available for blogging. The popularity of Wordpress stems from its simplicity of use combined with the customisations available to improve SEO rankings.
Some of you already using Wordpress may not even understand the scope of what can be achieved with it. There are customisations, modules, plugins and themes that can significantly improve your rankings in the search engines.
Link building practices aside, here are some Wordpress customisations that will assist your SEO rankings.
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You invest tens of thousands of dollars and many months, maybe even years, implementing search engine optimisation (SEO) strategies to improve your search engine rankings to drive sales and profits for your company.
You implement blogging, article marketiang, social bookmarking, link building, press releases and a host of other strategies on a monthly, weekly or even daily basis...
You're ranking on the first page of Google for your most valuable keyword phrase and your business is growing as a result.
You ensure that you are on top of every part of your SEO strategy, ensuring that your rankings remain high...
But have you thought about everything?
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Sunday, 02 May 2010 15:42
10 Tips To Effective Search Engine Submission And Promotion
Written by Maggie Admin
1.Meta tags
The first and most important step is to create relevant meta tags after studying your competition and coming up with the most important keywords for you site. All the pages in your web site must have the relevant keywords, title and description.
2. Keywords in your Content
The keywords used in your meta tags should be repeated in your content - specially in the heading and the first paragraph.
3. Alt Tags
Put your keywords in the image alt tags. Some search engines index the alt tags.
The golden rule for effective search engine submission is that all your important keywords should appear in your title, description, content and alt tags of your web page. This increases your keyword density and helps in boosting your ranking with the search engines.
4. Create Doorway Pages
Create doorway pages for your most important keywords. These keyword specific pages will rank higher in the search engines and can be used as a doorway to your site.
5. Site Readiness
Directory submissions are reviewed by people, so make sure your site is 100% complete before submitting it.
6. No special Symbols in your URL
Don't put any special symbols in your URL (e.g. &, %,=, $ ,? ). Search engines cannot recognize these symbols.
7. Don't Spam!
Try to stay in the search engines' good books by not spamming. Spamming includes excessive keyword repetition, machine generated doorway pages with little or no content and pages that contain invisible text.
8. Submit to the Major Search Engines and Directories
Make sure you have submitted your web site to the 10 big search engines and directories. Most of your traffic will be generated from these search engines. Keep checking to see if your web site is indexed. Dmoz, Direct Hit and Inktomi seem to be gaining a lot of importance so make sure that you are listed in these sites. Their results are used by a number of other important search engines
9. Don't change the URL of your pages after submission
Never change the path of any of your web pages after submitting your web site. Don't rename a file or change the file extension. This can really hurt your promotion efforts because it will show up as a dead link in the search results page.
10. Be Patient
Don't expect miracles overnight. It may take anywhere from 2 weeks to 5 months to be indexed in the big search engines and directories. Keep checking every week and be patient. Continue to add quality content to your site. That will be a sure winner.
The first and most important step is to create relevant meta tags after studying your competition and coming up with the most important keywords for you site. All the pages in your web site must have the relevant keywords, title and description.
2. Keywords in your Content
The keywords used in your meta tags should be repeated in your content - specially in the heading and the first paragraph.
3. Alt Tags
Put your keywords in the image alt tags. Some search engines index the alt tags.
The golden rule for effective search engine submission is that all your important keywords should appear in your title, description, content and alt tags of your web page. This increases your keyword density and helps in boosting your ranking with the search engines.
4. Create Doorway Pages
Create doorway pages for your most important keywords. These keyword specific pages will rank higher in the search engines and can be used as a doorway to your site.
5. Site Readiness
Directory submissions are reviewed by people, so make sure your site is 100% complete before submitting it.
6. No special Symbols in your URL
Don't put any special symbols in your URL (e.g. &, %,=, $ ,? ). Search engines cannot recognize these symbols.
7. Don't Spam!
Try to stay in the search engines' good books by not spamming. Spamming includes excessive keyword repetition, machine generated doorway pages with little or no content and pages that contain invisible text.
8. Submit to the Major Search Engines and Directories
Make sure you have submitted your web site to the 10 big search engines and directories. Most of your traffic will be generated from these search engines. Keep checking to see if your web site is indexed. Dmoz, Direct Hit and Inktomi seem to be gaining a lot of importance so make sure that you are listed in these sites. Their results are used by a number of other important search engines
9. Don't change the URL of your pages after submission
Never change the path of any of your web pages after submitting your web site. Don't rename a file or change the file extension. This can really hurt your promotion efforts because it will show up as a dead link in the search results page.
10. Be Patient
Don't expect miracles overnight. It may take anywhere from 2 weeks to 5 months to be indexed in the big search engines and directories. Keep checking every week and be patient. Continue to add quality content to your site. That will be a sure winner.
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