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, E and O are probably the      relevance and value of a site,    
three most talked about         SEO was essential. Without good   
letters on the Internet.        on-page optimization, a site      
That’s because search engines         simply didn’t rank on the top     
were, and still are, deemed to be     pages of search results and when  
the most important form of            a site doesn’t attain those lofty 
advertising there is. However,        heights it doesn’t get hit. But   
this theory has its inherent          these were the days when cramming 
problems. Even websites that are      a page with useless content       
set up (intentionally or              containing repetitive and         
naturally) perfectly to benefit       uninformative keyword stuffed     
from the algorithms dreamt up by      content would gain the top spot   
Google and other major search         for a search term.                
engines will spend some                                                 
considerable time wallowing very      The search engines soon learned   
close to the bottom of the search     of these “underhand” methods and  
piles. And that’s only once           introduced new algorithms. These  
they’re indexed. In the case of       algorithms penalized sites guilty 
Google, touted as being the most      of keyword spamming, and the      
populous and therefore important      result was a wave of blackhat     
of all search engines, you could      SEOs trying to find other ways to 
be waiting many weeks or even         dupe the search engines. Those    
months before you receive the         ways soon became evident. To cut  
traffic you deserve.                  a long story short, search        
                                      engines have discovered and for   
The reason for the popularity of      the most part beaten the less     
SEO is simple. When search            than desirable SEO actions of     
engines first existed and first       cloaking, redirecting, link       
introduced the complex algorithms     building using link farms, and    
that they use to determine the        many more.                        



                                      meaning that websites have to go  
Finally they are left with a          through a period of purgatory     
delicately balanced list of           before they receive their proper  
websites that have just the right     ranking. Some claim this period   
amount of links gained over an        is six weeks, some claim it’s     
appropriate period of time            more like six months, some claim  
containing content that includes      that it doesn’t exist, and others 
the appropriate percentage of         claim that it’s all a conspiracy  
keywords (not too many and not        headed by the unified Governments 
too few). Bear in mind that these     of the world in order to prevent  
formulae are supposed to              freedom of speech. Regardless of  
encourage natural content and it      the real time period, or the      
is clearly ironic that search         paranoia levels of the SEO        
engines use so many mathematical      profession, it leaves websites    
equations to calculate which          with a huge gaping hole where     
sites pass their rigorous test.       they receive no traffic despite   
                                      their very best efforts.          
The long and short of this rant                                         
about search engine algorithms is     So, to the real reason for this   
that one of the methods they use      article – a viable alternative    
to combat undesirable websites is     (or should that be addition) to   
to monitor the number and quality     SEO. The single most important    
of inbound links. In the case of      alternative to SEO is good        
Google, any new site that             quality content posted regularly  
suddenly finds itself with            both on your site and off it.     
hundreds or even thousands of new     This can be done through the      
links is believed to be up to no      website itself, a blog, a forum,  
good.                                 an external article directory, or 
                                      any other method. The more        
So, the Google Sandbox is born,       content you can produce and post  



to your site the better. Firstly,     your site.                        
this actually complements your                                          
SEO efforts because it will give      On the other hand, off page       
you a greater number of keywords      content will generate the         
in your text but it will also         visitors in the first place. By   
work in other ways.                   posting high quality articles to  
                                      article directories, your site    
The Internet is awash with            will soon make it onto the map.   
websites. In fact, that’s kind of     Websites, e-zines, and            
the point of the while thing.         newsletters scour the pages of    
Most of these websites are linked     directories looking for valuable  
to one another through other          content to use. Because your      
websites. The more links, the         article must be taken and used in 
more visitors a page receives. In     its entirety, and because you had 
theory, the more visitors a page      the good foresight to include a   
receives, the more links it will      short paragraph about and a link  
get and so the circle continues.      to your own site you will get     
                                      traffic. And so the circle        
Good quality content posted on        begins. More traffic means more   
your site provides you with a         links. More links means more      
greater possibility that those        traffic. I’m sure you get the     
search engines that have indexed      picture.                          
you will pick up on your pages                                          
and give you rankings. However,       So top quality content is where   
the big advantage comes from          the sensible money lies. By all   
offering your visitors genuinely      means optimize the pages of your  
useful information. This useful       site but don’t sit around idly    
information is what will persuade     waiting for six years (or however 
your visitors to keep visiting        long) until your site gets        
and also pass on the word about       indexed. Instead, get networking. 



Post articles, join forums, post      doing for years – sell yourself.  
on blogs, and generally do what       

                              
good marketing people have been       






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