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Monday, March 3, 2014

Use SEO To Draw More Site Traffic

By Johnette Cheuvront


Lots of folks have talked about SEO, but now is the time to get started on your own learning journey. This might take some more effort than before, but you reap what you sow. This article has many tips for you.

For search engine optimization, the first thing you should do is register with Google and other search engines (such as Yahoo! and Bing). You can visit a special site, fill out a very short form with your website address and you'll likely be "crawled," in other words added, by that search engine faster.

There is no sense in optimizing your site for "hooded sweatshirts" if your target market calls them "hoodies." You simply must know what words people are actually using, not what you think they use. One invaluable tool in your quest is Google Insights, which will show you, in incredible detail, patterns of Google searches, either globally or by country, stretching back to 2004. Get a solid handle on the words people ACTUALLY use to find what they're looking for and you can have confidence in the keywords that you choose for SEO.

You should understand that free keyword-finding tools are just as efficient as the tools that cost money. This is how you will end up saving in the long run, by getting the things for free that a lot of eager start-ups are paying big money for. A free keyword tool is just as beneficial to you because you should be checking for obscure and lesser-used words and phrases in the first place.

Make sure that all the pages on your website load quickly. New search engine algorithms now take into consideration page response times when assigning a rank to your website. If your pages take a long time to load it could be due to your web host rather than your content. It is best to use a dedicated web server to host your website.

To better optimize your site for search engines, you should place keywords in the title tag for every post. Most search engines place more importance on titles than other types of contents. This means that using effective keywords is your title is one of the best ways to draw in traffic from search engines.

Do not simply focus on your web copy to carry your keywords. Incorporate your keyword into all aspects of your site. This means being creative in your domain name, folders within the site and individual page names. Keywords in these areas, along with keywords and phrases throughout your copy, greatly increase your chances.

You must ask yourself this following question; "How can someone discover my site if he or she is looking for it?" Once you answer this question, you have to use your answer as the keywords, and scatter them all around your site. You should include keywords throughout your content and in your titles; however, don't overuse them, or you run the risk of having your website deemed to be spam.

As stated above, search engine optimization is a term to be very familiar with while working on the Internet. Using the tips and techniques above will put you ahead of the curve and give your website, blog or Internet business the exposure that it deserves. Keeping search engines in mind is a positive way to drive traffic to your site.




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