Social Media SEO Experiment
Bill over at socialdominator.com has just launched a new experiment to see how quickly he can get a site up and running using social media. Here is the blurb…
This is a grand experiment to see just how fast I can get a site ranking, profitable and with loads of traffic. I’ve been challenged to make a high traffic profitable site within days. I’ll keep you updated on all the results I get and fill you in on anything I find a success or a failure (so you don’t repeat my mistakes).
Having mixed social media with SEO for some time, I have a fair idea of the work it takes to make the two achieve good results.
I will be interested in the outcomes and also the videos and tips he provides on the way.
To keep up with this experiment and get some tips, pop over to http://www.socialdominator.com/seo-progress/first-post/ and subscribe to his blog.
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General SEO Basics
Search Engine Optimization, or SEO, is a proven way to improve the number of targeted visitors to your web site through the natural process of finding your web site on the Internet through the search engines. There is some difference of opinion among the experts as to what is acceptable and what is not, but the search engines are clear on what they will accept and what they will not accept.
The search engines are clear that they will accept anything that provides relevant content to the searcher and the search engine. There is no doubt that a well-designed web site with relevant, unique, and fresh content will rank well against its peers. As your web site gains relevant links, both inbound and outbound, it will rank even higher.
Ranking well with the search engines is a science. As such, it follows a well-established formula. With the appropriate amount of time and effort, any web site can rank well. If the web site owner does not want to invest the time, they can hire someone to do the work for them. Whether hired, or designed by yourself, there are some things that will make your web site rank high with the search engines.
Content Must be Relevant
First and foremost, search engines look for relevant content. This is the single most important aspect of a high ranking web site. Having a web site that is well designed is wonderful, but it will not help with ranking. Good content is content that is grammatically correct as well as free of spelling and factual errors. As important as the grammar, spelling, and facts are in your content, never lose sight of the fact that your content should be unique. “Borrowing” content is illegal as well as unethical.
Directory Links For SEO
Placing your link in major directories is still by far one of the best ways to not only increase ranking in the search engines but also obtain targeted traffic to your site.
When deciding on which directories to place links, authority directories should be your target whether it be local directories, major business directories or themed business specific directories.
Directory Qualities
Here is a quick list of items that should be considered when looking to place a link on directories.
- Authority within market place
- Age
- Theme – by industry or country inbound links – number and quality
- Yahoo listed
- Dmoz listed
- Links allowed – number
- Internal page allowed
- Price
- Directory pages cached by major search engines
How a Search Engine Placement Specialist Can Help You
The Internet provides a level playing field for businesses. Businesses that invest in a web site know this and want to get their share of the world wide customer base, but how to achieve this with a vast number of web sites available is a daunting task at best and may even seem impossible. One way is to work with a search engine placement specialist.
When a prospect conducts their search through one of the search engines or directories, they are looking for one of two things: Either they are looking for a product or they are looking for information; will they find your web site?
Consider this; you’re on the bus, the train, or driving to work. You see an advertisement in the newspaper or magazine, or on a billboard, and at that moment you think you could use the item being advertised. When you get to the office, you connect to your favorite search engine and type in what sticks in your mind. The results are…well, if the advertiser is search engine optimized, you will find the advertiser’s web site. Otherwise, you will likely find the competition. Now, think about what would happen if the searcher was someone looking for your web site.
