Online Ranking Tools

The following sites provide free online tools for checking your position at major search engines:

http://www.webmaster-toolkit.com/search-engine-position-checker.shtml

www.gorank.com/seotools

www.netmechanic.com

Offline RankingTools

Search engine positioning software like WebPostion Gold and Web CEO also incorporate tools for checking your ranking at search engines. As you would expect they offer far more features than online tools and will check your position at far more search engines than online tools.

Get a good Website Ranking

Your choice of Website theme is main factor determining ease of achieving high ranking. A Website theme that very few Websites are targeting will be easier than themes that have a lot of competition.

How to Improve Your Website Ranking

There are two principal ways of improving your website position: Web Page optimisation and Link generation. Web page optimisation requires you to carefully construct your Web page around you keywords whereas link generation involves getting other websites to link to your website.

For information on how Meta tags affect your website ranking see Meta tags explained.

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First Draft: “We sell EZ Widget 4000.” To think like your customers, ask yourself, “So …what’s in it for me?”

Second Draft: “Our EZ Widget 4000 has seven speeds.” “So…what’s in it for me?”

Third Draft: “With seven speeds, EZ Widget 4000 will save you time and money, reducing your costs by up to 50%!”

BINGO! That’s selling statement you really need! To write effective copy, you must think like your customers.

3.Long web pages are better. It’s easier for your viewers when they don’t have to wait for several pages to download.

4.Position yourself as an expert. Provide free information that your customers find valuable. This will build credibility and help establish you as a professional.

Having valuable customer focused content is key to any successful web site, so spend necessary time writing and rewriting your copy until it is absolute best it can be.