Tips to Improve Your SEO

How to improve you’re SEO, it is a very important question in today’s scenario.

                      Is your website living in a dark corner of the Web? That’s no place for a fledgling start-up, let alone a company that has already proved its merit in the marketplace. Languishing on the fringes of the Internet means customers are not finding your site, and they are not finding your products and services.

Adding metatag keywords is no longer enough to draw Web visitors. What follows are tips designed to produce real results. My recommendation? Go through them one by one with your Web programmer and make sure you have hit them all. Then, track the before and after. Post in comments if you see real results.

1. Treat Keywords Naturally.

Experts in search engine optimization say an important step is to load the beginning of an article with keywords. If you’re writing about the iPhone, make sure you mention the device up front–don’t bury the topic. Repeat these same natural language keywords in the tags.

2. Link Building

A high Google PageRank is something most sites aim for, and while the algorithm for determining page rank is constantly changing the number and quality of links into your site always features.
We suggest using reputable sites and niche directories to link back to your site. With genuine, relevant content, links back to your site can really boost your site’s PageRank.
Some SEO tools will also allow you to view the number of links your competitor sites contain, this will enable you to make sure you have more valid links therefore it is likely your page rank will increase.

3. Deep Linking

While it is important to have as many good quality relevant links as possible coming into your site, it is equality important that these go to different pages across your site. This will allow you to target more relevant links to each specific page. This will not only improve users experience more but will allow search engines to see that your site has lots of valid content, boosting PageRank. Sites that only have links going to the homepage are often viewed as shallow by search engines, or that the links are not genuine and generated by automation, reducing the sites value.

4. Optimize Meta Tags

The Meta tags are in the code of the site. The two most important meta tags are the description and keywords. Meta tags summarize what the site is about and are still have a role in the search rankings.

The description tag is what users will read when your page comes up in search listings and can make the difference between them clicking on your site or not. The recommended length for the description meta tag is 150 – 200 characters. The description tag should have a few keywords within it but should not be stuffed with keywords, this should read like a sentence, not a list.

Many search engines hold little importance to the keyword meta tags due to “keyword over stuffing”. However all search engines still recommend adding them. When putting your list together, you need to think of the terms people are likely to be searching for (see Keyword Research), so they are led to your site with relevant content. It is not useful to add too many duplicates to your site (e.g. SEO agency, SEO agencies, London SEO agency, etc) as these are essentially the same, it is better to pick one or two variations of each keyword.

 5. Use Alt Tags for Images

The alt tags will help SEO as a brief, descriptive alt tag can add relevant text to your source code, which search engines can see when indexing your site. A higher search ranking can be obtained with more relevant content, making these tags valuable.

The use of alt tags also helps the visually impaired who asses the site using screen reader. Whilst they cannot see the image, the alt tag describes what the image was off, so they do not miss any content from the site.

6. Social media

Not technically SEO, Social Media is a fast growing factor in getting your website noticed, and is an important element to include in plans.
Social Media is a term used to describe a variety of Web-based platforms, applications and technologies that enable people to socially interact with one another online. Some examples of social media sites and applications include Facebook, YouTube, Del.icio.us, Twitter, Digg, blogs and other sites that have content based on user participation and user-generated content (UGC).
To achieve the most form social media it is important to have a give and take relationship. Helping members out with retreats, or digs or giving helpful advice will increase the effectiveness of this media.

7. Ensure Domain Name Contains keywords

You do not need to pack lots of keywords into your domain name, but a few carefully chosen keywords to highlight the topic of the website are useful. Too many keywords in the domain name can make a site look like it is spam based. Avoiding the overuse of hyphens is also a key element in getting the domain name right.

8. Use Headings

The page title will be the first thing a search engine will look at when determining what the page is about. It is also the first thing visitors to your site will see when they get to your page. Therefore it is important that heading contain one or two keywords, they are relevant to the content on the page and provide appropriate targeting.

Headings have an important role in the organization of information on a website, they are also able to provide aesthetically pleasing aspects to a site. It is recommended to use the appropriate page heading tags throughout the site as these enable webcrawlers to access the site easily.

9. Do guest posts.

A great way to create valuable backlinks is to write useful content on high quality blogs. Guest posts normally include a link(s) back to the writer’s site.

10. Update directory listings.

Many people list their site in directories when it launches and never look back. Make sure those directory listings are up-to-date in terms of keywords and pages you’re linking to.

11. Manage your Content and let it age.

Content is king, every expert says. The trick is to make sure your content matches what the search engines expect–articles should be at least 400-500 words. The smartest crawlers can detect where the content is rich in quality or parse out the repetitive, fake stuff. Expert says it is also important to let the content sit and age for a while–edits and tweaks mean the crawler has to start over.

12. Claim your Google authorship.

Once you have started generating some fresh content, your next step is to make sure you have claimed your Google authorship. This is a feature in Google+ where you can link your profile on that social network to the content you produce on your site, making it easier for people to find it. Go here to do it: https://plus.google.com/authorship

13. Write Presentable Content.

One of the great secrets to making sure people find your site is to encourage linking. The more people link to your site, the more people will find it. SEO expert says the best way to encourage linking is to write something compelling. Cover an important topic, write about a myth or misunderstanding, add to the social debate. People link to what they like.

 14. Stop Copying.

Your content should be fresh and original, because Google and other crawlers balk at text found in multiple locations. One tool, called Copyscape, can find out whether the text on your website is being used illegally on another site. Google even offers tools to assert copyright on text.

15. Think outside of the SEO box.

Some of the tricks of the trade are well-established: Create a blog, post fresh content. Expert says to think outside of the box. Instead of having a simple “Contact us” link on your site, turn the link into a marketing message–say, “Contact World’s Greatest Chef.” It’s a small step that helps the search engine index your contact link. On most pages, it also helps to bold a few keywords.

16. Fixing the Common problems.

Many business owners create a website that looks appealing and contains fresh content. However, there are a few simple fixes everyone should do. Company owners should make sure there is a robots.txt file in your root folder, which directs search engines. Your site also needs an XML map–you can use a site like xml-sitemaps.com to generate one. Finally, make sure you use descriptive headings. Don’t say eBooks when you can say Free Company X ebooks.

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Regards,

Umar