rankmaniac 2012 ....................................20 Optimizing your site structure.....................................................22 Multiple keywords........................................................................22 Link paths...................................................................................22 Site map.....................................................................................23 Optimizing your web construction...............................................23 Dos.........................................................................................24 Donts......................................................................................24 Redesigning an existing site...........................................................25 Paying an SEO company to optimize your site.............................25 SEO Secrets V1.3 Copyright Divine Write Copywriting Pty Ltd 4 Table of Contents 4 Chapter Summary........................................................................25 Step 5 Generate links back to your site.......................................27 How do I generate lots of ideal links.........................................27 Add your site to DMOZ Yahoo Directories.....................................28 Check where your competitors links are coming from.......................28 Article PR Write and submit articles for Internet publication.............29 Submit your site to local and industry directories.............................32 Look for link partners....................................................................33 How long will it take..................................................................34 Is it possible to generate links too fast......................................34 Paying an SEO company to generate links for you.......................34 Chapter Summary........................................................................35 Step 6 Monitor your progress......................................................36 Monitor how many links youre generating..................................36 Monitor whos linking to your site...............................................37 Monitor your ranking...................................................................37 Manually.....................................................................................37 Automatically...............................................................................37 Chapter Summary........................................................................38 Conclusion.....................................................................................39 Frequently Asked Questions..........................................................40 Q Why are search engines important to me............................40 Q How do search engines decide on their rankings................40 Q Can't I rankmaniac 2012 just pay for a high ranking.......................................40 Q How do I get a high ranking................................................41 Q What is search engine optimization SEO..........................41 Q What is link popularity........................................................41 Q Are rankmaniac 2012 some links better than others.......................................42 Q How do I get lots of links back to my site...........................42 Q What do you think is rankmaniac 2012 the best way to get lots of links.........42 Q How do I write a
good article PR piece................................43 Q How do I get a high ranking using free reprint content.......43 Q How long does it take to rankmaniac 2012 get a high search engine ranking.43 Q What is the Google Sandbox and is it real..........................43 Q What is the Google Dampening Link Filter and is it real.....43 Q rankmaniac 2012 What SEO companies should rankmaniac 2012 I be wary of...........................43 Q What tools can you recommend..........................................43 Q I'm confused about all the terms used in SEO can you help44 Q What is keyword rankmaniac 2012 analysis....................................................44 Q Do I need to submit my site to the search engines..............44 SEO Secrets V1.3 Copyright Divine Write Copywriting Pty Ltd 5 Table of Contents 5 Q Should I submit my site to the search engines more than once.........................................................................................44 Q What are directories and should I submit my site to them..45 Glossary of Terms..........................................................................46 Index.............................................................................................52 SEO Secrets rankmaniac 2012 V1.3 Copyright Divine Write Copywriting Pty rankmaniac 2012 Ltd 6 Introduction 6 Introduction If youre like most people the term search engine optimization will mean very little. rankmaniac 2012 Either that or it just means expense But it doesnt have to be that way If you feel like youre standing in a dark room handing money to strangers to
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1 2 website copywriter 1 2 website copywriting 1 advertising copywriting 2 advertising copywriter 4 Based in Sydney Australia Glenn rankmaniac 2012 has 12 years professional writing experience. Numbered among his clients rankmaniac 2012 are some of the worlds leading companies including Toyota Honeywell KimberleyClark SafenSound Doubleday the Australian Government Raine Horne PMP Limited Volante and MYOB. Glenn has a Bachelor of Arts in Linguistics and English Literature and a Master of Arts in International Communication. SEO rankmaniac 2012 Secrets V1.3 Copyright Divine Write Copywriting Pty Ltd 8 Step 1 Understand what SEO means 8 Step 1 Understand what SEO means Before launching straight into an explanation of SEO lets talk a bit about search engines. A little about search rankmaniac 2012 engines Approximately 7580 of website traffic comes through search engines. Whats more research shows that most people dont look beyond the first 2 pages of search results. This means if your website doesnt rank in the first 2 pages of the major search engines its only receiving 2030 of its rightful traffic and revenue. And remember being ranked number 1 when you search for your company name or web address doesnt count. You need to rank highly for the words your customers use at search engines. Search engine results The biggest concern for search rankmaniac 2012 engine companies like Google and Yahoo is finding content that will bring them more traffic and thus more advertising revenue. In other words their results must be relevant. Relevant results makes for a good search engine irrelevant results makes for a shortlived search engine. Most search engines these rankmaniac 2012 days return two types of results whenever you click Search NaturalOrganic The rankmaniac 2012 real search results. The results that most
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