Website Content vs. your Search Engine Rankings

Written by Brian Basson


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unnatural sound to it will most certainly distract any reader of it. Keyword stuffing has become a huge problem as many searches end up in finding a web page with irrelevant information. Luckilyrepparttar search engines have started to give attention to this factor, and are penalising web sites adopting this crude method. Atrepparttar 127816 same time, for any web page to draw attention to it (search engines), it is very important thatrepparttar 127817 page contain a fair quantity of keywords and keyword phrases related torepparttar 127818 topic / theme of whatrepparttar 127819 page is all about. It is not that easy, but spend some time on this andrepparttar 127820 search engines will most certainly reward you for your efforts !!

Your site will also become known for it's relevant high quality content, and more and more people will regularly visit it and also link to your website. If in doubt, print outrepparttar 127821 page and ask a friend or relative to read it. They will surely be able comment onrepparttar 127822 natural sound of it or not.

Brian is a freelance writer, website marketing expert & webmaster of 3 websites including Rank Advance at http://www.rankadvance.com


Organic Search Engine Optimization

Written by Jeff Palmer


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Search spiders look primarily for text content when judging how a site is to be indexed. Sites which are built entirely of graphic elements or flash are not search friendly. Sites which feature an overuse of javascript and other dynamic content are not search friendly.

A multitude of factors are considered when optimizing forrepparttar search engines. Since different search engines follow different rules, andrepparttar 127815 rules often change, it is unlikely that every aspect of a web site will be perfectly matched to every search engine. The important thing to strive for is eliminatingrepparttar 127816 elements of a site that are known to cause problems, and emphasizing as many search friendly aspects as possible.

3. Usability A site which is difficult to navigate, slow to load, or leaves a user wondering exactly whatrepparttar 127817 site is all about is a site that is not going to perform very well. The flow of information within a web site must be logical and intuitive. Optimizing a site for performance is critical to its overall level of success. After all, what isrepparttar 127818 point of having a web site that ranks well in search engines if nobody can use it?

4. Inbound Links: The amount of inbound links to a web site has a direct effect onrepparttar 127819 search engine page ranking ofrepparttar 127820 site. Virtually all ofrepparttar 127821 popular search engines have methods of calculatingrepparttar 127822 link popularity of any given site. This makes inbound links an important area of organic optimization. The quality ofrepparttar 127823 inbound links can matter more thanrepparttar 127824 quantity. Search engines place more importance on relevant links from sites which they consider to be authorities on any given key phrase. Search engines strive to providerepparttar 127825 most relevant results possible by filtering out meaningless or “junk” links to a website. In some cases, large numbers of irrelevant inbound links are seen byrepparttar 127826 search engines as abuse or spamming. Practices such as “link farming” and “free-for-all” link pages are frowned upon.

Asrepparttar 127827 popularity of paid search advertising grows so doesrepparttar 127828 need for organic optimization. While paid search campaigns can offer short term exposure, organic optimization involves steady, long term results. And asrepparttar 127829 costs of paid search advertising continues to climb, organic optimization offersrepparttar 127830 assurance of appearing in search pages for natural searches.

By combining aspects of search engine technicalities, site structure and usablity, organic optimization not only focuses on search engine results but offersrepparttar 127831 end user of a site a quality experience.

Jeff Palmer is a Search Engine Optimization specialist and Senior Interactive Designer for Openvision an Internet marketing company located in Hilton Head Island South Carolina.

http://www.openvision.com succeed@openvision.com


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