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What is SEO?

Search engine optimization (SEO) is the process of improving the volume or quality of traffic to a web site or a web page (such as a blog) from search engines via "natural" or un-paid ("organic" or "algorithmic").

SEO is creative and it's technical. It's logical, parasitic and opportunistic. The aim of seo is to maximise targeted types of valuable traffic to a website from search engines by improving the visibility of said website in Google organic or unpaid SERPS. Traditionally, this has meant aiming for no1, or top ten positions in Google but SEO has evolved and now a SEO needs to be more a marketer than just a tech geek. A seo needs to be concerned, not just with high positions in Google for relevant keywords, but with analysing competition, traffic and analytics, and converting traffic to leads and sales. I like to draw a line between SEO and Linkbuilding. One (SEO) is on-page (on-site), the other, off-site (Linkbuilding).

SEO is the process and practice of optimizing your website so that it ranks well in search results. When someone types a word or phrase into search engines (like Google) looking for your product, you want to appear on the first or second page of the search results.

Here are the top 10 factors that positively affect your search engine rankings:

   1. Keyword Use in Title Tag
   2. Anchor Text of Inbound Links
   3. Global Link Popularity of Site
   4. Age of Site
   5. Link Popularity within the Site's Internal Link Structure
   6. Topical Relevance of Inbound Links to Site
   7. Link Popularity of Site in Topical Community
   8. Keyword Use in Body Text
   9. Global Link Popularity of Linking Site
10. Topical Relationship of Linking Page

SEO includes:

On-Page Optimization and Off-Page Optimization.

On-Page Optimization:

It It is a Search engine optimization method, which is done on the website.
On Page Optimization is a technique by means of which your web page gets a high ranking on various Search engines like yahoo, Google MCN etc.

Features of On Page Optimization:

Title Tag: This is an area in a web page where the text is placed that shows the title of the website on the very top of the web browser window. Search engines use title tags to make a link in search results.

Meta tag description: A Meta Tag Description is a part of web page coding that gives the basic description about the website. This should focus on the website because Meta tag description plays a very important role in web page ranking.

Meta Tag Keywords: Meta Tag Keywords play the similar role as meta tag description for highlighting the importance of a website.

Keyword Density: A particular percentage of keywords used on a web page are called keyword density. A keyword must be used in a web page from 2% to 8 % for good page ranking. This technique is the backbone of Search Engine Optimization.

URL Structure: If you want your website to rank well then your URL of website must be related to the context of the website.

Off-Page Optimization:

It is a Search engine optimization method, which is done outside of the website to get the best positions for particular set of keywords and attract more visitors.
Off page optimization concentrates on getting back links via various link building strategies for particular keywords.
Link building methods can be any like, article distribution , link exchanges, and many more...

Social Media Optimization: submitting links to social sites like facebook, twitter,orkut etc.
Directory Submissions
Link Exchanges
Blog Commenting
Blog Posting
Article Submission: writng article on site and submitting it to free article submitting sites
Forum Posting
Article Distribution
Social Bookmarking Submission
Press Release Submissions
Footer Links
And many more.

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SEO : In simple words !!

ABC's of SEO

I get this question all the time from clients and people I work with. "what exactly is SEO, why do I need it and how does it work. More importantly, what specifically do I need to do about SEO?"

Well, let me explain it in very simple and easy to understand language so you can incorporate the right SEO strategy online for your business that will help you authentically build your list and get more clients.

What is Search Engine Optimization (SEO)?

Simply put, SEO is the process of optimizing your website by improving the internal (behind-the-scenes web techy stuff) and the external (web content, pages, images, etc.) setup in order to increase traffic to your site from search engines like Google.

Why does my website need SEO?

The big commercial search engines - Google, Bing, AOL and Yahoo, drive a lot of web traffic. If your site cannot be easily found by search engines or your content cannot be put into their database, you miss out on an incredible opportunity available to websites who appear in the search engine results for the keywords you want to be associated with. As a result, less people who want to have what you have will be visiting your site. Whether your site provides content, services, products, or information, search engines are a primary method of navigation for almost all people online.

How does SEO work?

Search queries, the words that users type into the search box which contain terms and phrases best suited to your site, carry huge value. These "keywords" dictate what sites the search engines deem worthy of appearing in the results. To do that, search engines really have four main functions - crawling, building an index, determining relevancy & rankings and providing results. Crawling and indexing the zillions of documents, pages, files, news, videos and media on the Internet - and - providing answers to user search queries, through lists of relevant sites / pages via search results and rankings.

What do I do about SEO?

It comes down to doing what I call the ABC's of SEO.

A is for Architecture

The architecture of your site is critical for SEO success. And, I don't mean having tons of funky widgets and menu options on your site with flashy design or cool features. Your site needs to have the right framework - like a solid design and well-implemented architecture (i.e. like a house) to support the content and links within the site.

Think of the site like a house where the rooms, stairs and other internal parts of the house require a solid foundation - floors, walls, wiring, mechanics, etc. Without a solid internal architecture, the house (i.e. your site) won't support it. Equally as important is the external architecture of the house to support the roof, siding, doors, windows, etc. The architecture matters on both the inside and outside.

B is for Back links

The more your site and individual pages are referenced by other sites - the more "back links" you have and the more the search engines will favor your site. It's basically like other sites giving your site the "thumbs up" indicating they recommend or endorse your site.

One of the best ways to get back links is by submitting your articles to article directory sites. As a result, the search engines will "listen" to their recommendations based on the articles submitted on their site and linking back to your site and content. (Tip - always have a call to action at the end of your article to refer people back to your site so they can opt-in to your list!)

C is for Content

Any site won't really amount for much in terms of SEO unless it provides good content. The content has to be keyword "rich" for the search terms you want to appear for and be extremely relevant and valuable for your visitors. Be sure to include the keyword terms and phrases in your content that would be relevant and valuable for your visitors.

For example, if you portray your site to be all about "skiing" in terms of the URL, site name and page names, etc. and you only talk about "underwater basket weaving" and nothing about skiing, people will click on your site and then click away. This tells the search engines your site is not providing useful content or relevant information for what it portrays to be providing. You have to provide high-content and high-value information using very useful and authentic content.

Follow these ABC's of SEO and you'll be on your way to improving the rankings of your site in the search engines and as a result - improving your authentic online marketing to build your list and get more clients!

Source : internet

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