By Linda Surefoot


More and more businesses are realizing the importance of an on-line campaign. The age of the phone book is over and customers are using Google and various social media channels to find products and services. Looking at Search Engine Optimization (SEO) reveals a seemingly endless array of topics ranging from on-page changes to links and Pay Per Click (PPC) options. On top of that misinformation is rampant making it even more difficult to decide on a course of action. Which are really necessary? Here are some great ideas for making the most of your SEO activities.

First, it's necessary to commit to the optimization process. Search rankings will not improve over-night and sometimes can take many weeks to months to see any real movement in search results. If you're trying for a local term that doesn't have much traffic then, obviously, it will take far less time to obtain the desired result.

Do research for keywords and key-phrases. Building a site around poorly constructed or poorly researched phrases is a recipe for failure. The first component to a successful SEO campaign is proper research. There are free tools available like Google Keyword Tool or WordTracker that provide some analysis of keywords. The key is look at the volume of each word or phrase comparative to others. The more volume usually means the more difficult the phrase would be to obtain due to competition.

You may need to change actual copy on your webpage so it contains your keywords. This is considered organic or on-page SEO. A page's title is the most important on-page factor as it gives readers and the search engines a focused idea on what each page is about. Make them unique and have them include the keywords you researched. A page's meta description is also important and, with the title, gives a more detailed description of what each page is about. You should also include these keywords and phrases on the actual page(s) themselves.

Proper anchor text is also an important on-page SEO ranking factor. Using words and phrases like "Read How..." or "Find Out How..." are useless in providing any meaningful information to the search engines as to the target's content. Instead use anchor text that includes the words and phrases you have already researched. Use them on internal pages to point to your home page or other internal pages with relevant keywords to improve your site's search visibility.

And, of course, your page content is crucial not only to the engines, but to any readers you attract to your site. Expect that well written, meaningful content creation is easily the best way to convert people shopping to people buying your goods and services. The concept of good content extends to any other marketing you pursue like back-links, etc... Poorly spun article submissions can often hurt your ranks instead of improve them. Concentrate on quality and you will find people will find your site naturally.




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