of backlinks and age httpwww.webuildpages.comseotoolswhoischeckbykeys.pl Top 10 sites for a keyword httpwww.webuildpages.comcoolseotool Spider Simulator httptools.summitmedia.co.ukspider Q I'm confused about rankmaniac 2012 all the terms used in SEO can rankmaniac 2012 you help A See 'Glossary of Terms' p.46. Q What is keyword analysis rankmaniac 2012 A The first thing you need to do when you begin chasing a good search engine ranking is decide which words you want to rank well for. This is called performing a keyword analysis. Keyword analysis involves a bit of research and a good knowledge of your business and the benefits you offer your customers. For more information download our free 'SEO Secrets' eBook from httpwww.divinewrite.comseosecrets.htm . Q Do I need to submit my site to the search engines A Theoretically no. But I wouldn't risk not doing it especially as it's free. As soon as you register your domain name submit it to Google Even if you havent built your site or thought about your content submit your domain name to Google. In fact even if you havent fully articulated your business plan and marketing plan submit your domain name to Google. For more information download our free 'SEO Secrets' eBook rankmaniac 2012 from httpwww.divinewrite.comseosecrets.htm . Q Should I submit my site to the search engines more than once A No need. Although some of rankmaniac 2012 the search engines allow you to do this there's really no need. SEO Secrets V1.3 Copyright Divine Write Copywriting Pty Ltd 45 rankmaniac 2012 Frequently Asked Questions 45 Q What are directories and should I submit my site to them A Directories are websites or web pages which simply list lots of website and give a quick rankmaniac 2012 description of the website. Some are free and some require you to pay for a listing. Free directories are useful because you rankmaniac 2012 get a free link. However the links aren't worth that much. Paid directories can be good if they're relevant but they can cost a lot in the long term so choose wisely. One essential directories for any website is the DMOZ Open rankmaniac 2012 Directory Project. SEO Secrets V1.3 Copyright Divine Write Copywriting Pty Ltd 46 Glossary rankmaniac 2012 of Terms 46 Glossary of Terms AdWords See Sponsored Links. algorithm A complex mathematical formula used by search engines to assess the relevance and importance of websites and rank them accordingly in their search results. These algorithms are kept tightly under wraps as they are the key to the objectivity of search engines i.e. the algorithm ensures relevant results and relevant results bring more users which in turn brings more advertising revenue. article PR The submitting of free reprint articles to many article submission sites and article distribution lists in order to increase your website's search engine ranking and Google PageRank. In this sense the PR stands for PageRank. Like traditional public relations article PR also conveys a sense of authority because your articles are widely published. rankmaniac 2012 And because you're proving your expertise and freely dispensing knowledge your readers will trust you and will be more likely to remain loyal to you. In this sense the PR stands for Public Relations. article distribution lists User groups e.g. Yahoo MSN Google Smartgroups and Topica groups which accept email submissions of articles in text format and then distribute these articles via email to all of the members of the group. See also 'article PR'. article submission sites Websites which act as repositories of free reprint articles. Authors visit these sites to submit their articles free of charge and webmasters visit to find articles to use on their websites free of charge. Article submission sites generate revenue by selling advertising space on their websites. See also 'article PR'. backlink A text link to your rankmaniac 2012 website from another website. See also link. copy The words used on your website. SEO Secrets V1.3 Copyright Divine Write Copywriting rankmaniac 2012 Pty Ltd 47 Glossary of Terms 47 copywriter A professional writer who specializes in the writing of advertising copy compelling engaging words promoting a particular product or service. See also SEO copywriter and web copywriter. crawl Google finds pages on the World Wide Web and records their details in its
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takes so long to increase your ranking Google AdWords See Sponsored Links. Google PageRank How Google scores a websites importance. It gives all sites a mark out of 10. By downloading the Google Toolbar from httptoolbar.google.com you can view the PR of any site you visit. Google Toolbar A free tool you can download. It becomes part of your browser toolbar. Its most useful features are its rankmaniac 2012 PageRank display which allows you to view the PR of any site you visit and its AutoFill rankmaniac 2012 function when youre filling out an online form you can click AutoFill and it enters all the standard information automatically including Name Address Zip codePostcode Phone Number Email Address Business Name Credit Card Number password protected etc. Once youve downloaded and installed the toolbar you rankmaniac 2012 may need to set up how youd like it to look and work by clicking Options setup is very easy. NOTE Google does record some information mostly regarding sites visited. SEO Secrets V1.3 Copyright Divine Write Copywriting Pty Ltd 48 Glossary of Terms 48 HTML HTML HyperText rankmaniac 2012 Markup Language is the coding language used to create much of the information on the World Wide Web. Web browsers read the HTML code and display the page that code describes. Internet An
interconnected network of computers around the world. JavaScript A programming language used to create dynamic website pages e.g. interactivity. keyword A word which your customers search for and which you use frequently on your site in order to be relevant to those searches. This use known as targeting a keyword. Most websites actually target rankmaniac 2012 keyword phrases because single keywords are too generic and it is very difficult to rank highly for them. keyword density A measure of the frequency
of your keyword in relation to the total wordcount of the page. So if your page has 200 words and your keyword phrase appears 10 times its density is 5. keyword phrase A phrase which your customers search for and which you use frequently on your site in order to be relevant to those searches. link A word or image on a web page which the reader can click to visit another page. There are normally visual cues to indicate to the reader that the word or image is a link. link path Using text links to connect a series of page i.e. page 1 connects to page 2 page 2 connects to page 3 page 3 connects to page 4 and so on. Search engine spiders and robots use text links to jump from page to page as they gather information about it so its a good idea to allow them traverse your entire site via text links. See Link paths on p.22. for further information. link partner A webmaster who is willing to put a link to your website on their website. Quite often link partners engage in reciprocal linking. link popularity The number of links to your website. Link popularity is the single most important factor in a high search engine ranking. Webmasters use a number of methods to increase their site's link popularity including article rankmaniac 2012 PR link exchange link partners reciprocal linking link buying and link directories. SEO Secrets V1.3 Copyright Divine Write Copywriting Pty Ltd 49 Glossary of Terms 49 link text The part of a text link that is visible to the reader. When generating links to your own site they rankmaniac 2012 are most effective in terms of ranking if they include your keyword. meta tag A short note within the header of the HTML of your web page which rankmaniac 2012 describes some aspect of that page. These meta tags are read by the rankmaniac 2012 search engines and used to help assess the relevance of a site to a particular search. natural search results The real search results. The results that most users are looking for and rankmaniac 2012 which take up most of the window. For most searches the search engine displays a long list of links to sites with content which is related to the word you searched for. These results are ranked according to how relevant and important they are. organic search results See natural search results. PPC PayPerClick advertising See Sponsored Links. PageRank See Google PageRank. rank Your position in the search results that display when someone searches for a particular word at a search engine. reciprocal link A mutual agreement between two webmasters rankmaniac 2012 to exchange links i.e. they both add a link to the others website on their own website. Most search engines certainly Go