subject: Beginners Guide To Seo - Search Engine Optimization [print this page] If you have an idea for a website or blog and need to get the word out, we have put together a list of tips to consider when getting started. SEO
or Search Engine Optimization is second step after building your website with content that is useful to a growing online community. Before beginning your SEO, we recommend making sure that you have a website that is easy to navigate and engaging. After that is accomplished, take an afternoon and work through this list of tips for kicking off your SEO campaign.
Content is King: Generating new content on your website is essential to being crawled by search engines on a regular basis. Blogs need to be updated frequently with engaging topics. If you have started a website, then one would assume that you have a topic that you are passionate so take 20 minutes a day to put together an article on a relevant topic. We recommend no less than 3 updates per week or more.
Register with Every Search Engine: Yes, you know to register with Google, Yahoo, Bing and Ask but there are many smaller search engines that you should register your site with over the first month or so in your initial marketing of your website. Use Google and Bing to search Register my website and Register my website with search engines will get you many of the choices that you seek.
Register with every top Directory: Unfortunately there are hundreds of directorys to register your site with but it is a necessary evil. Some directorys are worth more than others. A quick Google or Yahoo search will help you find the most popular. This is a tedious process but you will want to have as many quality back links to your site as possible in order to grow in organic search. A back link is having a popular site with a link to your website.
Become a member of Social Bookmarking websites: Social bookmarking websites are great places to find information on topics like that apply to your website. Join a community of those that have a similar passion. Make sure that you have a presence on the social bookmarking sites like Digg, Reddit, StumbleUpon and many more. You will need to register so that you can submit articles that you find are interesting along with some of your own articles that you have written. We also suggest that you have tools for those visiting your website to tag the social bookmarking websites with your articles if they like the topic.
Define your Tags and Description of your website: As you register your website with each search engine, directory and social bookmarking website, you will need to have concise (short) description and tag line. Also do research and find which 6 to 8 tags (one word descriptions) that you will enter on several of these sites.
Starting with this checklist will provide you with quite a bit of insight on other ideas about Search Engine Optimization
for your website or blog. In future articles we will provide additional tips for those that have done all of the included tips and are ready to move on the next set. If you have any ideas or suggestions Please send us a note. Now get started and best of luck.
