Tuesday, January 20, 2009

Insite Linking For SEO

Insite linking is defined as " linking from one web page to another web page within the same website."

If you observe website trends closely, You will feel the difference in navigation techniques. Sometime Top Menu is in trend and then Side Menu. However in some search engine attractive website you will watch Footer Menus, Side Menu, Left Bottom links, Inline links etc.

This Footer/ Segmented Portion Or Menu contains some categorical links of same website.

There are certain situations and objectives where you need insite linking.

1- Graphical/Flash website with less content

If you have less content in your website then, you can't adjust keywords in the content. Use some good keywords linked to your other website pages in Footer.

2- Keyword Adjustment

If your website has dynamic keywords that should be changed with season or events like florists or gifts are discounted on Xmas and Valentine Day. You don't not want to change the whole contents of website.

Take example of Shopping Cart where Post Cards of valentine day has a category. Use that Link in your website footer with attractive keywords.

3- Visitor/Bots Stay

If you know some catchy keywords that are not appearing in the content but have the visitor's demand. Use these keyword links in Footer, It will keep user on your website for more time.

Same thing happens with bots. Bots will stay more time on your website and will cache more keywords.

4- Keywords Density

Keywords density is very important feature for SEO and insite linking is one of best way to increase it.

For example I provide home windows replacement service in California, However I have some counties and areas that I cover in my services.

My website has the "California Windows Replacement" keyword.

What about Counties? What about Towns?

People may search like "Orange County Windows Replacement"

Here you can use your popular keywords for insite linking in Footer or any site menu.

5- Categories/ Segments

Most of the time there are some dynamic content that is not listed. Like sub-categories. For example, Men's Jewelry is Main Category and Watches is Sub-category. Mostly Sub-category will be listed after opening Main Category.

What if you like to place some Sub-Categories on front? You will need Footer, Left Bottom or any portion of your website to show this content.

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How to Learn Latest SEO Writing Techniques

The success of SEO depends on the correct and natural techniques of optimization. Every SEO practitioner has to keep in mind that there are two parts to the SEO viz. the ranking with search engines and the satisfaction of the readers which depends much on the natural flow of writing and word coordination. It must be thoroughly understood that while research into keyword usability can prove to be very essential, indiscriminate use of prospective keywords can damage the readability of SEO and cause much loath in the minds of the readers which is by no means expected.

There are some simple points to be followed to secure a high rank for an SEO article. One of these techniques is to put the keyword or phrase in the front portion of the title of an article. Most of the time this ensures high ranking for the article. Also, putting the title in an interrogative mode (eg. With 'How') can also help in the long run since a large number of people search for articles that explain the "how to" of something or the other? The keyword should also be part of the introductory paragraph and preferably the first sentence. The same tips should be followed while writing the concluding paragraph of the article. All over the body of the article the keyword should be spread discriminately with the preferred density of 3-7% of the word count.

There are some features in an SEO which may not be captured within one keyword. Therefore a need may arise to provide one or two secondary keyword(s).The framing of this keyword should be entirely purpose oriented and provide clear direction to the visitors regarding the product, service or concept discussed in the article. An opening sentence can be framed interestingly in a conversational mode to arouse interest in the reader. The time that a reader spends on a page during a visit has been calculated as very small by researchers. Therefore the attention of the readers should be captured with the very first sentence if possible.

Eye-catching resource boxes featuring the primary keyword can be very helpful. There is a need to help the readers identify the exact nature of the things discussed and boxed rather than paragraphs are particularly helpful in this regard. The boxes should be positioned near the primary phrases so as to automatically guide the readers to it whenever the repetition occurs. While writing an SEO article clarity and conciseness should be strictly followed. It is better to let the readers take decisions from the supplied information rather than focusing on a viewpoint with the aim of influencing their demands.

Article written by Mr. Neeraj Arora, Marketing Director of Himalayan IT Solutions a SEO Company Delhi also offers Web application Development in Delhi.

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Sunday, January 18, 2009

How to Make More Search Engine Visible Websites

One day I was desperately searching for one topic in Google. I was not not satisfied with the top page results as the content included in the top search result pages were not enough. So I decided to check the results in the less priority pages. I wondered that some web sites were content rich than I expect. So after that I was thinking why these pages came to low priority and the less relevant pages got high rankings. As a working SEO I decide to analyze each pages on the top ranking and the pages with low search ranking even though they are content full. I didn't care about the external factors which affecting the result ranks. I just analyzed the on-page factors which determines how much search engine friendly the web page is.

The analysis completed with following results.

1. The pages which optimized are enjoying the high search engine position.

2. The pages which are not optimized are in bottom pages.

What optimization the high rank pages did are not heavy works. They are some simple smart works to ensure that search engines would definitely notice the web page. I am going to tell you some simple steps which any web master can follow.

1. Don't avoid title tags

Title tags are very important as all search engines will crawl this area for getting an idea about the web page. If the title tag is not relevant to the content of the web page you will not get quality traffic. There is a chance of high bounce rate also present. If a web page has higher bounce rate that the normal rate major search engines will think like you are not providing quality content and that may lead to penalty. So always create relevant title tag with relevant keywords.

2. Don't waste your time for meta tags

Once upon a time meta tag was very important. All major search engines give attention to the meta tag contents provided in the header. But later many web masters misused the meta tag as they found it is the area they can stuff high traffic keywords to drive traffic. Later google decides to neglect meta tag as meta tag key words are not relevant to the actual page content. But my advice is not totally neglect meta tag as some search engines still using meta tag. So use a few key words in meta tag and avoid meta tag stuffing.

3. Alt text for images

If your web page is full of images we need to make sure that they have an alt text. In image rich web page search engine will find it difficult to determine what this site is going to tell. Because search engine spiders cannot read images. One more issue is some people still using text only browsers and they cannot see the images. To overcome this limitation we need to add some alt text for images. The alt text should be neat and keyword rich.

4. Ensure that the page contains enough keywords

I stress this part as an important way to get noticed by search engines. If you are creating a content full web page normally there should be enough keywords. But instead of keyword many authors are using short form of keywords to avoid the typing. For a user it is OK as he knows the short form means the keyword but search engine spiders cannot. So use some smart work along with your hard work.

There are many on-page factors which I don't cover but I ensure you that if you concentrate the points I listed above, that will boost your search engine ranking.

Siju George

SEO consultant

Official Site: http://www.noblewebsolutions.com

Blog: http://beanseo.blogspot.com

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Search Engine Optimization and Why You Need It

When having any sort of a website online it's always important to follow certain procedures to ensure that your website is seen. One of the main processes you should be following in order to GET people to your site is something called Search Engine Optimization or SEO for short. This process allows you to optimize your website for search engines to be able to find your website and in turn index it.

If your website is indexed on search engines like Google and Yahoo your pretty golden in terms of "being seen". See when you are indexed your site will show up on these engines when people search for certain phrases. So say your website is about Cars or more specifically Ferrari's, if your website is optimized correctly and you use word in your meta tags and site title like "Ferrari enzo", then when people search for Ferrari enzo's on the search engines, your site will show up. Obviously this is an important part of getting people to your website but it also boosts page rank as well. The higher the PR you have the closer your website will show up on Google within the pages of the results.

So if your PR is 9/10 then chances are your site will always show up on AT LEAST the first page of Google when people search for Ferrari enzo. Good deal. But how do you optimize your website? In particular, I have found the easiest way to complete this process is by hiring people to do it for you. As a novice you may not really understand things like page rank, optimization, meta tags, etc.

And really if you have no idea about any of these words let alone why you should have them or how they work; you need to hire someone in SEO. The people that do SEO are masters at what they do. In fact, a lot of sites will actually guarantee that you show up as #1 on Google and other search engines, whereas others will guarantee you show up on the first page. It really depends on whom you go with and what they promote their business as doing for you! When I first got into having my first site online, I obviously had no idea what I was doing.

I had no sales, hardly any visits, and my site barely ever showed up on Google and I could never figure out why. Then, within the last few years I have learned a lot about SEO and why its so important so I decided instead of making the same mistakes, I would hire someone on to do the work for me.

As aforementioned these guys are masters at what they do. In the same way that you know how to do your job, they know how to do theirs, and very well might I add. SEO isn't a daily type of procedure that you will be charged constantly for. Of course things need to be tweaked from time to time and this is another things these guys are good at doing! Really, if you have a website online, you absolutely need to be optimized, and these people are the best choice for your options! If you want sales, if you want promotion, and if you want to be seen, this is definitely the route you need to take!

This author is a HUGE fan of Tampa Search Engine Optimization

Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Kristi_Ambrose


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