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Improve Your Search Engine Rankings
So you've
decided to create a Web site. The first thing you'll want to think
about is search engine optimization. Using proper SEO will ensure your
site gets great placement in search engine results. You can hire
someone to help you or use SEO yourself.
Here are some tips on
improving your search engine rankings:
1. Select
and use strong keywords. You'll want your
content to be rich with keywords, but don't go overboard. If you use
too many keywords search engines will pick up on it and your site won't
rise in the rankings. If you use too many keywords, your site could be
excluded altogether.
2. Compare
to other sites. You'll want to see what
those with great placement are doing on their sites. Search for sites
that are similar to yours. Take a look at the sites that have received
high placement in the search results. While on the web page select
"view" and click "source." This will give you the opportunity to
analyze the keywords and tags that were used.
3. Use
keyword tools. A keyword tool is helpful in
determining how visitors search for sites related to yours. By using a
keyword tool you'll be able to see how many hits a site would get using
certain search terms. You can use the popular search terms you find to
get better search engine placement.
4. Have
working links. Make sure all the links on
your web site work. If you have dead links on your site, it negatively
effects your site's placement in search engine results.
5. Submit
your site to directories. There are
several free directories you where you can submit your site. Others
charge a fee. Don't overlook paying this fee though because this
increases your changes of having search engines list your site.
6. Create a
sitemap. Creating a sitemap and
submitting it to search engines will guarantee that all the pages of
your site will be included when the search engines crawl the site. You
can use a free program to create a sitemap.
7. Create
backlinks. It can take awhile for search
engines to find your Web site. One way to promote it is by using
backlinks. Backlinks are links that point back to your web site from a
different web site. Ways you can get backlinks are to write articles
related to your site's topic and submit them to free article sources
such as Ezine Articles. At the end of the article, write a little bit
about yourself as an author and link to your site.
8. Use
reciprocal links. Find sites that are
related to yours and ask the web site owner to place a link to your
site on their site. In return you'll do the same. You can contact sites
that are complementary to yours. For example, if you have a site that
sells a variety of hats, you can have links placed on sites that sell
coats and jackets. You can get in contact with the web site owner by
looking for the contact information on the site. Send an email and ask
for a reciprocal link.
Brandon Sheley @ http://www.sheley.com
& http://forum.vbulletinsetup.com
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