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The Absolute Basics Of Seo



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earch engine optimization       it is a good idea to include some 
is the process of               common misspellings of these      
maximizing the ranking of       words as well.

                
you site in search engine             

The title is just as           
listings. The most important          important, if not more important, 
factors to consider to achieve a      than your keywords. Most search   
high ranking are: the keywords        engines place the highest level   
you use, your title, your             of importance on the words found  
description, the text of your         in the title when calculating the 
site, and the links others            ranking. You should place your    
provide to your site.                 most important keyword phrases    
To begin selecting keywords,          first in your title, as some      
consider what words and phrases       search engines limit the number   
the people you are trying to          of characters you can use. Make   
reach will be searching on. When      your title a readable sentence,   
placing keywords in your keyword      as this is the first text that    
tag, it is best to use phases         will appear for your listing on   
rather than single words. Almost      the results page. One thing you   
all single words are in very          should avoid doing is simply      
widespread use, thus will not         listing keywords. This could be   
tend to produce high rankings.        regarded by the search engine as  
Keyword phrases can be better         keyword spamming, and may lower   
tailored to your business. Also,      your search ranking, or even get  
since phrase searches produce         your listing removed from the     
fewer results, people are more        site. As with keywords, it is a   
likely to search on them. It is       good idea to give each page a     
also a good idea to produce a         unique title.

                 
list of keyword phrases for every     

In your description you should 
page of your site. If you must        once again make use of your best  
include difficult to spell words,     keyword phrases. In this case,    



you can use more of them, since       certain design elements that can  
search engines will give you          interfere with your search        
typically around 1024 characters      rankings. These include frames,   
for the description, while they       dynamic URLs, Flash, using image  
will give you only around 50 to       maps for navigation, and using    
80 for the title. Again, place        javascripts for navigation. Also, 
your keywords as close to the         there are certain practices that  
beginning of your description as      search engines regard as          
makes sense.

                      spamming, and these practices     

In the text of your site you       will get you permanently removed  
should make use of, yes, you've       from the site. These include      
guessed it, your keyword phrases.     using keywords in your meta tags  
Also include any text you have        that do not relate to the content 
used in other tags, such as meta      of your page, using multiple      
tags, alt tags, and headings.         instances of the same tag, and    
Having a lot of content helps as      listing keywords in the text of   
well. A minimum of 200 words per      your site.

                    
page is recommended. Having many      

This is just the briefest      
pages of content also increases       introduction to search engine     
your rankings.

                    optimization. One book available  

Having many other sites link       on this topic is Search Engine    
to you is another good way to         Visibility, by Shari Thurow.      
increase your search rankings.        Software packages that can assist 
Both the links themselves and the     you with SEO tasks include Bruce  
increase traffic which results        Clay's SEOToolSET and Web CEO's   
will help. Also, having bloggers      Web CEO.

                      
link to your site is a good                                             
idea.

                             

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About the Author:

Matt Canham is a SEO/web copywriter and information product marketer. He runs http://ws-domains.marinerblue.com

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