Friday, 9 August 2013

Important Search Engine Optimization Techniques

By Lucy O'neal


As a website owner, maximizing your visibility in results from searches is important. To do this, there are certain things to do. These efforts fall into a group called search engine optimization, or simply SEO. Optimizing your website not only raises your rankings with search engines, but it also increases traffic to your site which thereby also increases your potential sales.

By now, you know that keywords are extremely important. More specifically, keyword placement is vital. Your keywords should be found in all of your content, including your company information pages, articles, image captions, and URL addresses. Titles, title tags, and headers on pages should contain your keywords as well. Avoid using your keywords too frequently because this can actually hurt your rankings. Additionally, you should make sure you are doing an ample amount of keyword research. Higher rankings will not happen if your keywords are not being searched. You will need to use popular keywords to increase visibility. There are many different free and paid keyword tools you can use for help.

Keyword research should be done for all the keyword phrases you want to use. This will help you choose keywords that are actually being used by people. Use one of the many keyword tools available to help you choose ones that are popular. Many of these tools will also provide you with popular related keywords to use. Internal linking is another area you can handle on your own. These links are used to direct readers to other areas of your website. The links are also picked up by engines and influence rankings. One of the best ways to use internal links is through anchor text. Generally, you anchor your link to one of your keywords. Make sure that your internal links lead to something that is relevant to that particular piece.

Content is another aspect of SEO that is important. Your content should be written for both your readers and the engines. You should add new content regularly but it should be beneficial for your readers as well. It should not be too long or too complicated to understand by your target audience. Think about having a blog added to your site too. RSS feeds and social media outlets can be helpful tools for you. Try signing up for Twitter and Facebook accounts with your company profile. It will give you the extra ability to get your name out there even more. RSS feeds added to website allow you to provide fresh stuff with minimal effort.

Many people believe that search engine optimization is difficult. In reality, while there are some more complicated parts, it is relatively simple for the most part. Increasing your ranks will play a large role in your traffic and further the sales you might gain from the added visitors to your site. Some SEO techniques can be a little time consuming, such as writing articles so often, but there are some parts that you can outsource if you are time strapped. If you choose to outsource individual parts, make sure you are choosing people who know what they are doing so you do not waste money and more time fixing mistakes.




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