How do you actually get ranked for a certain keyword ?

Discussion in 'Search Engine Optimization' started by mkenana, Jan 5, 2012.

  1. #1
    Hey guys,
    New in the seo field. So I'm trying to seo my website and I already picked the keywords that I want to be ranked. Now I want to know, how do you actually get ranked for the specific keywords you picked. Say you pick "yellow ice cream" as the keyword, How do you get ranked for that. Is it due to backlinks with anchor text yellow ice cream or what ?

    I have been ranked for other keywords on google that I never even really worked on too and don't know what really happened there too.
     
    mkenana, Jan 5, 2012 IP
  2. sultanofseo

    sultanofseo Notable Member

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    first yuo do proper on-page optimization and then build backlinks with your anchor text. thats all about it, no secret.
     
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  3. mkenana

    mkenana Peon

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    #3
    So use your keywords in your anchor text then.
     
    mkenana, Jan 5, 2012 IP
  4. Matt-APEXCGI

    Matt-APEXCGI Peon

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    First the keyword in website should have greater density, it must be bold, it should be marked as heading (h1). Google would focus on that.

    Secondly backlinks, more backlinks more better rank.
     
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  5. bugs810

    bugs810 Peon

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    #5
    It's all about backlinks, but your site, and the pages that the backlinks point to also need to be relevant and properly formatted to see the best results. For example if your anchor text is "yellow ice cream" the page that the link points to should have reference to yellow ice cream and be relevant to that topic in some way.
     
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  6. Gary Richards

    Gary Richards Guest

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    Hi,
    You need to work on both verticals on-page as well as off-page.Link building will no doubt play an important role.Given below are the tips for both.
    For On-page optimization:
    -Meta description
    -Meta tags
    -URL structure
    -Image optimization
    -Keyword density
    -Body tags (H1,H2,H3 headers)
    -Internal linking.

    For Off-page optimization
    -Article submission
    -Blog Posts
    -Blog Commenting
    -Social bookmarking and social media
    -Directory submission
    -Forum postings
     
    Gary Richards, Jan 5, 2012 IP
  7. paulseo

    paulseo Member

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    You need backlinks which link to your site with the exact word/s you want to rank for (anchor text) - its not only the amount of links but the authority of the page your link is on that matters. also the link needs to look natural eg has a different description alongside each time (thats why bulk link services DO NOT WORK because they don't put the effort in to make the link look like a genuine 'vote')
     
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  8. localnumberone

    localnumberone Peon

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    Gary Richards explained very well! The Keyword which you want to get ranking, Just place it in title, description, Alt tag, Content & Navigation of the page. Target different keywords for each page and after that start Off page submission for that particular keyword. You will definitely get ranking for your all keywords.
     
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  9. Ryspencer

    Ryspencer Active Member

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    You need both on page SEO and off-page SEO.

    To do on page you need unique content targeting your kewords.
    Meta title and meta tags specific to your keywords.
    Constant unique content.

    Offpage, I do the following

    - Content creation
    - Article Submission
    - Social Media Submission
    - Contextual Backlinking in private and member only blog networks.
    - Social media bookmarking
    - link wheel link building

    I try to follow that same order and slowly build over 4-6 weeks so it looks like a natural progression.
     
    Ryspencer, Jan 6, 2012 IP
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    ponsankari Peon

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    Optimize your website in a better way in accordance to the keyword that you have aimed. (related to your service/products). Apart from this, just prefer off-page (promotions) techniques like bookmarking, forum submissions, directories, article submissions, blogging, social networking sites like twitter, G+, so on.
    This could help you in a better way. Even more there are numerous free link building services that brings you an easy solution in an effective way.
     
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  11. uday11

    uday11 Active Member

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    better hire an SEO person.., he will do it for you.,
     
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  12. Somali

    Somali Peon

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    #12
    You need to choose the right keywords to your site and meta tags. The you can do the off-page optimization to build your backlinks.
     
    Somali, Jan 6, 2012 IP
  13. humbleman

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    #13
    bookmarks your site to many bookmarking sites.
    send articles to article directories
    do blog comments that have high pr

    use anchor text with different keywords.
     
    humbleman, Jan 7, 2012 IP
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    Promoman Active Member

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    blogs make a great daily way to build anchor text links to your site.
     
    Promoman, Jan 8, 2012 IP
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    hey,
    We can attain ranking for a specific keyword by promoting the keyword with the use of SEO activities like press release submission, bookmarking, blog posting etc.
     
    harveshm, Jan 8, 2012 IP