Step by Step SEO - How you can really do it

Discussion in 'Search Engine Optimization' started by chrishonda, Aug 14, 2011.

  1. #1
    I wrote this for a landing page a couple months ago but never ended up promoting the product. So I figured I'd post it here so maybe someone could use it. (Don't worry...no affiliate links! All straightforward content!) Hope this helps! Good luck, guys! :)

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    Organic search engine optimization is the purest form of optimizing your website for the benefit of the search engines while still retaining interest for your site visitors. It’s exactly the thing that search engines are looking for in a website, and once they find it, they will reward your site with better rankings and improved positions within the search engine results pages.

    Step 1 – Analyze your competition


    This is the best way to start optimizing your website! Look at the Top 10 pages on Google for your chosen keywords and try to see how they got their rankings. Look at:
    • what keywords they are using
    • their source code and meta tags
    • their keyword density
    • their comment tag, alt tags, and title tag
    • internal and external links on their websites
    • how many pages they have
    • how many sites are linking to them
    • the quality and link popularity of sites linking to them


    Step 2 – Start to improve your website with quality content

    Make sure to always use keyword in the meta tags which are reflected in your page. Relevancy is important!


    Step 3 – Choose the right keywords

    Don’t just copy your competition! Do your own research with tools like WordTracker.


    Step 4 – Create meta tags: the TITLE tag

    The Title tag is the most important because it appears in the head section of your website and as the first line in the search engines. Make it short (about 14 words), descriptive and to the point.


    Step 5 – Create meta tags: the DESCRIPTION tag

    The next important meta tag is the Description tag. It describes content of your web page for the search engines. (Your viewers won’t see it.) Keep it to a max of 120 characters.


    Step 6 – Create meta tags: the KEYWORD tag

    Enter the 5 most important keywords, separated by commas, that represent your website or post. Each keyword should have 1-3 words.


    Step 7 – Create meta tags: the ROBOT tag

    <META name=Robots content=”index, follow”>
    <META name=GOOGLEBOT content=index,follow>


    Step 8 – Check your website URL before submitting to search engines

    Before search engine submission, make sure there are no errors:
    • no broken links
    • no spelling mistakes
    • have a good design
    • no html tag mistakes
    • have a site map


    Step 9 – Submit your website to the search engines

    Submitting your website to the most important search engines will bring you the most of traffic. Here are just a few suggestions:
    • Google
    • Yahoo
    • Altavista
    • AllTheWeb
    • Excite
    • Lycos
    • WebCrawler
    • Alexa
    • Jayde
    • WhatUSeek
    • Open directory
    • DMOZ
    • Yahoo directory


    Step 10 – Build your link popularity

    Link popularity (also known as backlinks) is the number and quality of other websites that link to your site. Top rankings depend on your link popularity. You can increase this by creating quality links from related web sites and Internet directories, blogs, and forum sites.
     
    chrishonda, Aug 14, 2011 IP
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    PressKean Member

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    Thanks for sharing this post :) I'm currently in need of learning these SEO techniques.
     
    PressKean, Aug 14, 2011 IP
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    chrishonda Peon

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    Oh good, PressKean! I'm so glad to hear it helped someone! Keep at it...you can definitely do it!
     
    chrishonda, Aug 14, 2011 IP
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    Yes, the right guidance. Choosing the right keywords would be the most important one before start all other works.
     
    linc, Aug 15, 2011 IP
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    freejing Peon

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    Great guy ! yes , we need consider this , we really do seo job step by step ? sometimes , you are easy to leave this far away !
     
    freejing, Aug 15, 2011 IP
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    freejing, leave far away? but how are you going to increase your site by leaving far away??)))
     
    scaldz, Aug 15, 2011 IP
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    kchanda Greenhorn

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    No doubt this content is very helpful for new comer like me. Its really resourceful and informative.
     
    kchanda, Aug 15, 2011 IP
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    Thanks for sharing.
     
    superyachts, Aug 16, 2011 IP
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    Very informative post thanks for sharing its here.
     
    ianspencer, Aug 20, 2011 IP
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    that's nice. But i have one question, "How much time we can submit our site to DMOZ ?" Reply fast.
     
    syrill, Aug 20, 2011 IP