5 simple no-nonsense SEO rules to follow
Ivan | Sun, 2008-05-25 22:49First of all don't be fooled by SEO professionals. 95% of the offers are scam. The rest are serious professionals, but unless you are running a million dollar business you don't need them. Just follow these 5 suggestions and you can be sure you've done everything you can to rank high in Google.
- Include the keywords in your domain name, page title and h1 article title. So for example if you want to sell squirrel food, register the domain squirrelfoodforsale.com. Include the keywords Squirrel Food in the page title and h1 article title. Include the same keywords in the body copy as well, but don't overdo it. Just make it natural.
- Make sure as many related sites link you as possible. Not only the link has to include your keywords but the title of the article linking you should include it too. So if petfood.com links your site from the article Feeding your squirrel then you've got a valuable link.
- Use Analytics and AdSense on your page, so Google can monitor the traffic of your site and make sure many people visit your page.
- Update your site and page often. Google gives priority to content that has been updated within a week for obvious reasons.
- Avoid links from spam and fake sites. You can get blacklisted easily and you will do more harm with such links than good.
Don't spend too much time on SEO, working on your product is time better spent, because there is nothing better than being linked organically.
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6. Use sitemap.xml file for best file cataloging by search engines, especially google. And DO NOT use 'no follow' to indicate a page that you don't want searched. Use a robot.txt file for that, with proper code within.
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This is very important if your CMS supports it.
Doesn't require any CMS.
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But if you add content regularly you would need to update the sitemap.xml file manually, right?
I see your point. :)
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You can create free sitemaps using online tools too:
http://www.xml-sitemaps.com/
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But i heard in one of the Matt Cutts Lecture that instead of installing a .XML sitemap, the html verison is much preferable. What do you say?
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I recently posted a link about SEO over at WebDesignerWall titled SEO Guide for Designers. It's a great read, and doesn't get too technical - Just the basics.
SEO is important, but as you said, your content will ultimately determine the success of your site.
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Guys give me a break... (dont laugh... let me ask) what is this SEO and CMS thing.. is it something that lives deep in the ocean or something that lives in the middle of the saharas... call me illiterate but I really never heard of this thing....!
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I'm thinking SEO = Search Engine Optimization; and
CMS = Content Management System
Both need-to-knows for site location and editing content.
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The above is correct. Thank you!
Sorry for using these acronyms. I suppose I should've expanded on that at the beginning.
SEO - Search Engine Optimization
Content Management System
A great blog about SEO
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Thank you for these tips I really agree using them but the most important remains always the content.
Optimizing your site with your targeted keyword will definitely helps as you grow your link popularity. SEO will definitely help though don't dare build links to just get any inks but to have a quality related/relevant sites linking to you.
Thanks for your post.
Kristy Martin