There’s a huge amount of hype in the Search engine optimisation industry probably because it is a techno field plus is very competitive so everyone is attempting eyebrow everyone else and get the upper edge.
Being in my antiquated 40’s – hippy 1965 baby to be exact – I have been around the IT industry well before most of the current players were out of diapers. I was there in our computer room when they unveiled the latest hard drive – it looked like a modern day top-loader washer and was the same size! All up it held a ‘breath-taking’ 40 Meg of data. Yes that is right 40 Meg! When we saw the new micro PC’s come out we felt they would never take off (we must have had IBM blood in us!) and the IT journey went on from there.
Today my ‘long teeth’ dip in my beer and my eyeballs roll back in their sockets when I hear some of the hype plastered around the SEO playing field.
Yes Search engine optimization can be specialized but only usually after you got it drastically wrong from the outset – your internet site that is. If you did not engage an Search engine optimization consultant to provide you with the run-down BEFORE you started building then you most definitely wound up with a website punctured with a zillion Search engine optimization holes. These websites can take some fixing without a doubt. Most web creative designers do not know anything with regards to Search engine optimization and what they do know they hardly ever implement because they are not requested to by you! Not appointing a great SEO advisor is like constructing a three storey home without using an architect and engineer and expecting the contractor to get it right – no way.
I encounter a great SEO site once in every 100 web-sites. This is a terrible track record for web-developers. Almost every other single web site is a ship full of holes sinking in the lower zones of page 196 of Google!
So aside from adding some vibrant pros to this piece I suppose I should add some substance. Well here it is – short and simple (well maybe not that short!)
Content is King
Google uses back links a lot right now to judge a web sites popularity. However, it is currently a breeze to generate inbound links of high quality in significant amounts to unbalance the ranking game. Google knows it has to find a way to balance this out. When it does, most people’s ranking will probably come crashing towards the ground overnight.
On the other hand, Google always wants QUALITY content material – the best it can display. Should you have this, then because content is the only reason why we have search engines in the first place, your site will invariably flourish no matter what twists and turns Google puts its search engine algorithms through.
Never ever overlook that content rules within the Search engine optimisation jungle. Forget at your peril.
We fought to get content on customers web sites for so long until we built it into our SEO ranking packages. We now offer a content and back-linking service (SEO.SIMPLE.) that solves this inherent problem. Now our clients get fresh unique content on their web sites weekly and gain ranking results from it seeing it is Search engine optimisation optimised as well.
Your content delivery engines needs to be well tuned
Don’t think that you can merely add content to a internet site and miss out on the platform you might be adding it to. Google wants to ensure that the content is not just the best for the keyword and key phrase requested, but it also delivers the best user experience. So be sure you cross your T’s and dot your Search engine optimization eyes when it comes to ensuring your website delivers the very best experience such as doing these :
Make certain your server is fast – Google not long ago added this one – upgrade today if it takes too long to download your webpages
Be sure ALL images have ALT tags WITH meaningful content material
Make sure every page has a UNIQUE page title relevant to the content of the page
Fix Canonical issues (were http://www.yoursite.com and http://yoursite.com and http://www.yoursite.com/index.php etc all resolve to the same page but have different addresses. Instead they should all redirect to a single page and that page should be used throughout the site in all links. If you are on a UNIX based server this can be fixed quickly usually through the htaccess file)
Make sure there are at the least 300 words of meaningful text on any page – the more the better for Google
Make certain that if you are utilizing a CMS that the URL’s are fixed so only words appear (and preferably keywords) and not funny programming expressions and numbers
Whenever you create a link use a keyword(s) and not the notorious ‘click here’ as the anchor text
If you cannot add content to your internet site (maybe you have a flash site), then at the very least add a weblog attached to your site – this helps a great deal
When you next renew your domain, renew for at least three years – after all longevity exhibits maturity and improves trust
Back links and more back-links
And of course don’t cease back-linking. Right now it’s the powerhouse for Search engine optimization but don’t rely on this for the long term.
So I hope this has helped ‘de-hype’ a few of the SEO materials available and assisted you along the Search engine optimisation highway a little bit further.
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