Wednesday, 3 September 2014

Great Ideas About Search Engine Optimization That Anyone Can Use

By Miss Hagemeier


If you choose to fully optimize your site for search engines, your website will surely reap the rewards. In this article, we'll cover techniques that will allow you to search engine optimize properly.

Tag appropriately. No one likes to type something in to google and get search results that have nothing to do with what they are wanting or needing. It wastes their time and make them angry. Make sure your site only pops up to people who are looking for it by using appropriate tags, not ones that you think will get you higher in search results.

Unleash the power of your URL's, by including your site's keywords and phrases in them. This increases the density of keywords on your web page and highlights the relevance of each component of your website. Make sure that you do not include more than three or four key-phrases in the URL. For instance, as a user, how much would you trust a URL like this: www.domain.com/pets-dogs-cats-animals-furryfriends?

Pictures and graphics are great for the visual aspect of your web page. Unfortunately, search engines cannot interpret them (unless a user is doing a specific image search). If you have an awesome image, make sure you have an awesome, descriptive text caption to go with it. If you are familiar with HTML, use an "ALT" tag for this: it will allow you to write a lengthy description that you can fill with search-engine-friendly keywords.

Do not title any of your pages with general information. Even your welcome page should be titled with something relevant to your website. Doing this will allow a search engine to direct someone to your page without difficulty. It also lets the customer know that this is, indeed, the page they were looking for.

A fantastic way to get a more visible site is to use unique and relevant titles and descriptions on each and every page of your site. When you have a title for each page, your site will end up higher on the list for primary search keywords, increasing your visibility. Use Google Maps and similar services to promote your website. When people look for a local business, your name is going to come up. Include a link to your website in the description, to allow visitors to learn more about your services. You should get visits from local people who are potential customers.

Do not make your site entirely Flash-based. Not only will some people not buy due to device incompatibility, others simply don't like Flash and will click away from your site quickly. Do, however, use Flash in product or service demonstrations, as they can convert customers. But, have a text description for those who can't or won't use Flash.

Now you should be much more prepared when it comes to SEO. If you thought that you were ready before, now you should be an expert! The tips in this article, provided you with advice to help you get started with SEO of your website.




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