SEO Tips That Work

By Peter Hammond


More and more businesses are realizing the importance of an on-line campaign. The age of the phone book is over and customers are using Google and various social media channels to find products and services. Looking at Search Engine Optimization (SEO) reveals a seemingly endless array of topics ranging from on-page changes to links and Pay Per Click (PPC) options. On top of that misinformation is rampant making it even more difficult to decide on a course of action. Which are really necessary? Here are some great ideas for making the most of your SEO activities.

First, it's necessary to commit to the optimization process. Search rankings will not improve over-night and sometimes can take many weeks to months to see any real movement in search results. If you're trying for a local term that doesn't have much traffic then, obviously, it will take far less time to obtain the desired result.

Do research for keywords and key-phrases. Building a site around poorly constructed or poorly researched phrases is a recipe for failure. The first component to a successful SEO campaign is proper research. There are free tools available like Google Keyword Tool or WordTracker that provide some analysis of keywords. The key is look at the volume of each word or phrase comparative to others. The more volume usually means the more difficult the phrase would be to obtain due to competition.

You should also focus on implementing meaningful on-page changes. Adding the right keywords to your site is the first step toward an effective campaign. The right site key-phrases can help your site rank naturally so its important to have the right markup in place. Titles play a huge role in organic SEO and should include the phrase or phrases you are trying to capture with the page in question. In addition, each page uses a meta description to provide more detailed information about what each individual page is about and this should also include your keyword phrase(s).

In addition, properly constructed anchor text if useful to improve your on-line visibility. Try using your keywords as part of any anchored text. Using things like "Home" or "Read More" are meaningless from an SEO perspective. Also, including proper anchor text between your internal pages and to your home page works to help Google better analyze your site.

And, of course, your page content is crucial not only to the engines, but to any readers you attract to your site. Expect that well written, meaningful content creation is easily the best way to convert people shopping to people buying your goods and services. The concept of good content extends to any other marketing you pursue like back-links, etc... Poorly spun article submissions can often hurt your ranks instead of improve them. Concentrate on quality and you will find people will find your site naturally.




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