All you need for Search Engine Optimization (SEO)

[Webnauts]

New Tools, Articles & Tutorials

SEO ANALYSIS TOOL

NEW! Google Accessible Web Search for the Visually Impaired

NEW! Why Spell Check is Important for Your Web Site

NEW! Search Engine Indexing of Secure Pages

Why SEO should be important to you
An article explaining,why SEO (Search Engine Optimization) is important for you too.

Search Engine Optimization (SEO)
Article about Search Engine Optimization at Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

The Classification of Search Engine Spam
A document been written to allow search engine marketers and other industry professionals to objectively evaluate actions to see whether those actions equate to spamming a search engine.

Redundant Meta Tags are worthless!
Google explains why redundant Meta Tags are worthless!


Do SEO Yourself (Tutorial)

SEO is an acronym for "search engine optimization". It is the process of analyzing your potential design and problems for search engines indexing and positioning. In other words, making your web site and its content attractive, relevant and visible to search engines and web searchers.

There is nothing worse than having a beautiful web site with excellent written content, though you still lose traffic or you even keep potential visitors away, while your site cannot be found.

Before you begin optimizing your pages for Search Engines, consider that the following search engine optimization techniques are SPAM!

* automatically generated doorway pages
* cloaking and false redirects
* keyword stuffing
* hidden text or hidden links
* pages loaded with irrelevant words
* duplicated content on multiple pages
* misspelling of well-known web sites
* unrelated and centralized link farms
* other methods that try to trick search engines

If you use one of the above techniques, you might get short term results, but it's most likely that your site will be banned from search engines, and therefore you will put your business at severe risk.

You will have more success, if you will optimize your site for humans, and not machines.

Good luck with Search Engine Optimization.

More about: Webmaster Help Center - Webmaster Guidelines

VALUABLE RESOURCES & TOOLS
Please report broken links or other issues, as misleading information, etc.

SEO Code of Ethics
* Search Engine Optimization Code of Ethics bruceclay.com - SEO Code of Ethics, "Do No Harm"

Search Engines Guidelines for Webmasters
* Google Webmaster Guidelines Webmaster Help Center - Webmaster Guidelines
* Yahoo! Search Site Guidelines Yahoo! Help - Search
* MSN Guidelines for Webmasters http://search.msn.com.my/webmasters/guidelines.aspx
* Ask Jeeves Guidelines for Webmasters http://sp.ask.com/docs/about/policy.html
* Open Directory Editorial Guidelines Open Directory Editorial Guidelines - Site Selection Criteria
* Zeal Guidelines Overview http://www.zeal.com/guidelines/overview.jhtml
* Overture's SiteMatch™ Content Guidelines Online Marketing from Yahoo! Search Marketing (formerly Overture)

* Filing at Google a reinclusion request - howto Matt Cutts: Gadgets, Google, and SEO » Filing a reinclusion request
* Remove content from Google's index Webmaster Help Center - How can I prevent content from being indexed or remove content from Google's index?

Search Engine Spammer Reporting
* Overture, AllTheWeb feedback@Overture.com
* AltaVista AltaVista - Search
* Google, AOL Report a Spam Result
* Ask Jeeves http://sp.ask.com/docs/about/contact_tuwyt.php
* DMOZ / ODP Open Directory Public Abuse Report System
* Lycos Lycos.com's Support Site
* Inktomi, MSN reportspam@inktomi.com
* Teoma ask@teoma.com
* Yahoo reportsearchspam@yahoo-inc.com

Search Engines Information for Webmasters
* Google Information for Webmasters Webmaster Help Center

SEO Tutorials
* SEOmoz | Beginner's Guide to Search Engine Optimization SEOmoz | Beginner's Guide to Search Engine Optimization
* Do It Yourself SEO, Where Do I Begin DIY SEO, Where Do I Begin? - Jaan’s Search Marketing Blog - Toledo, Ohio
* Basics of search engine optimisation http://www.456bereastreet.com/archive/2005...e_optimisation/
* Website Promotion Tutorials by instantPROMOTION Web Site Promotion Articles - Tips - Strategies
* Google vs Yahoo! vs MSN Search: Defining Search Engine Relevancy Google vs Yahoo! vs MSN Search: Comparing Search Algorithms

SEO TIPS
* Ten Tips to the Top of the Search Engines Ten Tips to the Top of the Search Engines - Jill Whalen
* Bruce Clay Search Engine Optimization Technical Tips bruceclay.com - Search Engine Optimization Technical Tips

Free Online SEO Tools
* SEO Analysis Tool SEO Workers - Search Engine Optimization Analysis Tool
* Page Strength SEO Tool SEOmoz | Page Strength SEO Tool
* instantPROMOTION SEO Tools Free Web Site Promotion Tools
* Sitening SEO Analyzer - A Web Standards & SEO Web Design Page Analyzer SEO Analyzer - SEO Tools - Nashville SEO, SEM, Internet Strategy and Web Design
* Reaction Engine Free Online SEO Analysis http://www.reactionengine.com/
* SEOBook Free SEO Tools Free SEO Tools & Search Engine Optimization Software
* AbiLogic Page Keywords Analyzer Page Keywords Analyzer
* SEO Scanner WebmasterBrain - SEO Tools, Tips & News
* Keyword Density & Prominence Keyword density analyzer, and keyword placement & prominence analysis
* Meta Tag Analyzer Website Webmaster Search Engine Tools
* Search Engine Keyword Tracker & Keyword Ranking Tool Free Search Engine Ranking & Keyword Tracker / Keyword Ranking Tool / SEO Rank : Search Engine Position Analysis Report
* Web Site Analysis search engine submissions - SiteSolutions.Com - free web site tools for search engine submissions, analysis, meta tags, search engine checker, search engine submission, web site submission service
* Free Robots.txt Generator Robots.txt Generator - McAnerin Networks Inc.
* Robots.txt syntax checker Robots.txt syntax checker
* Robots.txt Validator http://www.searchengineworld.com/cgi-bin/robotcheck.cgi
* Link Vendor SEO Tools Linkvendor - Professional SEO Tools
* Bad Neighborhood Text Link Checker Bad Neighborhood - SEO Tools
* Google Banned Tool Google Banned Tool
* Free Site Map Generator Free Sitemap Generator

Free SEO Desktop Tools
* Good Keywords Good Keywords - Find the best keywords for your web pages.
* Free Monitor for Google Free Monitor for Google - query Google easily. Google Monitor Query website position web ranking software
* GSite Crawler Google Sitemap Generator for Windows Google Sitemap Generator for Windows :: GSiteCrawler

Web Site Submission at Major Search Engines
* Google Add your URL to Google
* Yahoo! https://login.yahoo.com/config/login?.src=s...om/free/request
* MSN Live Search URL Submission

Web Site Submission at Human-edited Directories
* DMOZ Submitting a Site to The Open Directory Project
* Webnauts Net Human and Search Engine Friendly Web Directory Submit a Link - Has been checked by HVO Group !!!

SEO Discussion Forums
* SEO Workers SEO Workers - Search Engine Optimization & Marketing Discussion Forums - Index
* Webnauts Net Webnauts Net Discussion Forums (Powered by Invision Power Board)
* Digitalpoint Webmaster Forum - Internet Marketing & Search Engine Forums
* Google Community Google Community
* Search Engine Forums Talk SEO ... Search Engine Optimization Techniques and Search Engine Marketing Industry Discussion Forums at JimWorld

Social Bookmarking
* Social Bookmarking (all in one) Socializer - free automatic social bookmark submission

SEO Joke
A declaration of the abbreviation SPAM:
S = SITES
P = PLACED
A = ABOVE
M = MINE

Turn on your loudspeakers to hear the spam hymn: http://www.mailmsg.com/sounds/spam-song.wav

[greeneagle]

Valuable post Webnauts!

I really like what you are doing in your posts, on your Site and what you are attempting to achieve in your new directory.

Someone has to be a guiding light.

If anyone wants to access info on how to build a universal site for almost all technoligies without exclusion of any potential viewer including accessability issues, mobile devices, etc.. you have something to offer, and clearly stand out as a leader.

Ken

[Webnauts]

Thanks Ken! And I hope it is OK that I made this thread sticky. :)

[internet-marketing-cr]

Thanks webnauts, a lot of good information, I have been following your posts lately. I am relatively new to Internet Marketing, but I have been able to learn quite a bit by visiting forums like this one, keep it up.

[Bats]

Thanks Webnauts.

Valuable information in one post. All the guidelines are too helpful for anyone who is new to this feild.

[mantawebsolutions]

Thanks webnauts, as always a great post. You seem to always want to add value to something or someone. Thanks for sharing

[DrK]

Add this free online Google XML sitemap creator to your list.

[Webnauts]

Originally Posted by DrK

Add this free online Google XML sitemap creator to your list.

I only add links to pages I have view or tools I have tested.

I am not sure yet if this sitemap generator is good enough to recommend. I got a message that I have two broken links on my site which cannot be possible so far I can tell.

[Webnauts]

Post above just updated. :)

[rbws4me]

A great low cost sitemap tool is the Xtreeme SiteXpert. I know most of you like products free of charge but this one is a great reliable tool worth the investment.

Their site is as follows:

http://www.xtreeme.com/sitexpert/

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Bryan
www.rbws4me.com

[khurramali]

nice collection of resources.

[onelife]

Webnauts,

Please don't add that xtreeme sitemap software, it's garbage. I couldn't even crawl 20,000 pages into my site, where free ones could quite easily. $169 for software which can't do the job. And probably the poorest support forum ever.

Cheers,

Dave

[Webnauts]

Originally Posted by onelife

Webnauts,

Please don't add that xtreeme sitemap software, it's garbage.

Thanks Dave for the info. I was not planning to add it anyway, while I only add above stuff I have read or tried or myself. :)

[Webnauts]

Post updated!

I love the document: The Classification of Search Engine Spam.

[sis651]

Thanks.Good source.

[gparsons70]

Really helpful Info, putting it all together takes the step by step approach.

[techblology]

great thread.
I'm just starting out with my site so I need this info