Sunday 29 July 2012

How to Optimize your Blog or Website for Search Engines


How to seo your blog

SEO, also known as Search Engine Optimization is important for your blog or website, as it improves your performance and visibility on search engines.But treat it as a game, where you have to follow certain rules and always update it.Here are the most important factors, that play a major role in Search Engine Optimization.

  • Domain Name :  Having a good domain is also important factor in SEO.There are domain names that just advertise itself.I mean if I wanted to look for some information about SEO, I would try looking up www.seo.com to see what I find.Make sure there are no similar domain names to what you chose.I have made that mistake by choosing a domain name which has a rival with very similar domain name.Because there is a similar and popular domain name already known, your domain will just be listed at the bottom of search results.But at the same time it may be a good idea, you may get mixed up in search results or mistyping domain could lead a visitor to your site =).Also putting a keyword in a domain name is also a good idea.

  • <h1>, <h2>, <h3> Tags : These tags simply shows importance of a word or sentence.Make sure your titles or important keywords are in  <h1>, <h2> or <h3tags.

  • Keywords in  <title>< / title> : Title is an important factor in SEO.It is your title after all.That`s why it is important to title your pages, articles or posts according to it`s relevancy.An example would be, if you have a post explaining SEO, your title could be what is SEO or all about SEO.

  • Title your links : Having a title for your links is also important.It gives a description of what the link is about.Such as <a href=” http://bloggermonkeys.blogspot.ca/ ” title=”Seo Money Blog”>Blogger Monkeys</a>.

  • Kewords in Links : Always use keywords in your links.Example, www.example.com /target-keyword.html.Target-Keyword should contain your keywords related to the page, article or post.

  • Meta Tags : Some people see meta tags less important, but I have to disagree.Meta tags still give information about what the webpage contains.After all you are using keywords relevant to your webpage content.

  • Link Backs : Link backs is probably one of the most important aspects of optimizing your website or blog for search engines.Having link backs means popularity and reputation.It is even better if you can get couple link backs from popular websites.

  • Content Quality : Well its not a surprise that content plays a major role in SEO.Having related and rich content is very important.You just have to keep couple key elements in mind.”What would people search for to find the content that I provide?”, “What are relevant popular keywords I can chose to use for my title and meta tags?”.Answer these questions as you write your content.Remember everyone can write articles and publish them.Some people can even write over 100 pages of content a day.But without relevancy and useful information, those 100 pages are just useless.Instead write couple pages but make sure it offers what your readers and users are looking for.

  • Sitemap : Sitemap is a must have.It makes it easier for search engines to find all your links and speeds up indexing.

  • Image  <alt> keywords : Having alt description or keywords will help your images be found on search engines.

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