To Search Engine Optimizers, who submit client sites on a regular basis to the search engines, it can seem as though submitting sites via the standard forms at those sites is the most mundane and routine part of our jobs. It’s easy to forget the host of small business webmasters out there who do it themselves and need guidance through the maze of submission confusion.
SEO Corner – Keyword-rich URLs and search engine visibility
Question: Can an search engine’s bot distinguish between words in a domain name? For example, if a domain name is www.biggreenboat.com, will search engines “separate” these words (Big Green Boat) and then give prominence towards keywords or as if treated as keywords?
Considerations For a Portal Site with Search Engine Presence
A client of mine is developing a large portal site using Oracle 9i AS and has asked me whether this program will have any effect on the search engine presence that their site already maintains. Can you tell me whether there are any issues I have to consider in optimising this site for the search engines (above the normal considerations) and what limitations the software might bring in this area.
Many thanks indeed for any help you can give.
Yours faithfully
Rachel S.
Artychoke
8 Hot Tips For Search Engine Success
I was worried. “With a hundred million web sites competing, how on earth can I get anyone to my site?
“Search engines,” said my friend Dave.
How To Hire A Search Engine Optimization Firm
Search engine optimization is a growing industry, and increasing numbers of companies are becoming interested in hiring search engine optimization firms. Unfortunately, many of these companies become interested in search engine optimization for the wrong reasons, and many also have unrealistic expectations. This article should help companies determine whether they are ready to hire a search engine optimization firm.
Do-It-Yourself Search Engine Optimization – Part 1: Keyword Optimization
The first step in a search engine optimization campaign is to choose your keywords or keyphrases for each of your web pages. Keywords are the terms that search engine users type in the search box to conduct a query. The right keywords are those that:
How Important Is Search Engine Placement?
According to a recent study by Jupiter Media Matrix over 55% of all Internet purchases begin with a search engine. But 93% of these consumers did not look past the first two pages of the search results. In other words, if you are not listed in the first two pages of the search results, then you may as well not be listed there at all.
Get Top Search-Engine Ranking Using Keyword Strategies
Keywords and META tags can dramatically improve your search-engine ranking. Your prospects use keywords and key phrases to find you in the search engines. They give your web pages a chance to come up in the search results when your prospects type in words into a search engine that match the keywords in your META tags and web content.
Search Engine Options: Getting Your Site Listed by the Search Engines
Many of my web design clients are initially surprised to learn that, even though they now have a website and can view it on the Internet, their site cannot be found via the search engines-even if they search on the domain name itself! If you have decided to invest in a website for your business it is important that you have some understanding of the terrain.
Search Engine Optimization What is it? Why does it work?
If you build it, will they come? That depends. Can your potential clients find your business’ web site when they search for it online? If you haven’t thought about optimizing your site for search engines the answer is probably no. By ‘optimizing’ your site for search engines, you can cost effectively direct targeted traffic to your web site, which leads to increased sales.