32 Most Important SEO Tips

[edwinreyes]

Originally Posted by kwagner

Pertaining to #31 on the list (selling links)... as an unrelated (perhaps) thread/question, I am wondering if selling text links can drop page rank?

My site www.cooking-solutions.com has run at PR5-6 for several years until a couple months ago when I dropped to PR3. I couldn't figure out why since I have a large content-based site, until I thought about the latest Google slap around the same time. I have tons of links out, and yes, some of them are paid ads. Definitely a small percentage of overall links out, but do any of you know if this would drop my PR since I don't use "nofollow" anywhere in my code?

Thanks in advance...

Chef Kevin

According to Google......

Buying and selling links are just fine for advertisement purposes only and should contained the nofollow tag.... but not for the purpose of manipulating PageRank

I think you need to review your backlinks especially the reciprocal links. May be some of your link partners are no longer active, or banned by Google, or they linked to bad neighborhoods, or their PR also dropped.

You might want to reduce your reciprocals and retain only the best and trusted ones, Better to eliminate them if possible..... and increase your one way links instead.

to be safe ... use nofollow to all untrusted links.

[Sirric]

Dang these are some great tips, thanks a bunch for all the followup posts, i love it!

[eukristian]

These are the old tips almost any seo expert knows. Meta tags don't count anymore . The basic thing is : the more quality links pointing to your site and use a clean HTML navigation .

[Misch.Chief]

That is very good and comprehensive list for SEM's - great stuff!

[h1dayah]

Originally Posted by eukristian

These are the old tips almost any seo expert knows. Meta tags don't count anymore . The basic thing is : the more quality links pointing to your site and use a clean HTML navigation .

Hei been a while .....would you mind to tell me more about "clean html navigation" please............if you have web page that offer free stuff to check it am appreciated.

thank you..

[johnymartin11]

I think you have covered all basic things ... but as I am new bie so will you please tell me about these two terms ...

ALT tags
Lynx as text browser

Take Care

[h1dayah]

Originally Posted by johnymartin11

I think you have covered all basic things ... but as I am new bie so will you please tell me about these two terms ...

ALT tags
Lynx as text browser

Take Care

1) Alt attributes

The alt attribute is used to describe the contents of an image file. It's important for several reasons:

* Googlebot cannot read text embedded in images. Therefore, alt text is a useful way to give Google information about an image.
* Many people, for example users with visual impairments, or people who use screen readers, or have low bandwidth connections, cannot see images on web pages. Descriptive alt text provides these users with important information.

Not so good:

<img src="puppy.jpg" alt=""/>

Better:

<img src="puppy.jpg" alt="puppy"/>

Best:

<img src="puppy.jpg" alt="Golden Retriever puppy fetching a stick">

To be avoided (may cause your site to be perceived as spam):

<img src="puppy.jpg" alt="puppy dog baby
dog pup pups puppies doggies pups litter puppies dog retriever
labrador wolfhound setter pointer puppy jack russell terrier
puppies dog food cheap dogfood puppy food"/>



2) Use a text browser such as Lynx to examine your site, because most search engine spiders see your site much as Lynx would. If fancy features such as JavaScript, cookies, session IDs, frames, DHTML, or Flash keep you from seeing all of your site in a text browser, then search engine spiders may have trouble crawling your site.


And this is what they mean (i put my website just as example only)

Search Engine Simulator





Example 1: Summary based on all text on page
Professional People Search - Instant Online Records Retrieval By.Brandsite.org Thu, 11 Sep 2008 11:56:09 GMT, 64092 bytes
1 Nationwide Databases: - Information on 90% of U.S. Residents - Search Over 250 Million Criminal Records - Over One Billion Records Under Your Fingertips I never knew that so much criminal data is
Professional People Search - Instant Online Records Retrieval By.Brandsite.org



Example 2: Summary based on headers only
Professional People Search - Instant Online Records Retrieval By.Brandsite.org Thu, 11 Sep 2008 11:56:09 GMT, 64092 bytes
Nationwide Databases: ARE YOU TRYING TO LOCATE A MISSING PERSON? ARE YOU IN SEARCH OF A LONG LOST LOVE, FAMILY MEMBER, OR FRIEND?
Professional People Search - Instant Online Records Retrieval By.Brandsite.org

So based on their software this is what it is close to likely search engine look at my site...and i think my site pretty well.


Hopefully can give you some idea......
Here is the link for lynx delorie software

[trade queen]

For sure very useful.
What is a deal with reciprocal links .Most of directories would require those for submittinf.
Good or bad?

[h1dayah]

Originally Posted by trade queen

For sure very useful.
What is a deal with reciprocal links .Most of directories would require those for submittinf.
Good or bad?

In my Opinion if you submit it to directories it is good ,but it will nice if you choose high PR as possible, It is not bad or good,they doing this one cause most probably they still new and tend to have lower PR. In order to make they own come up as well since they will get more link submit it to them.And Search Engine like directories cause they tend to be high traffic..DMOZ as a sample.

Choose wisely when you submit to directories that have high PR then you submit to 10 directories that no have PR.

All the best.

[MaxineKelly]

Hey h1dayah

The way you are replying to each query with the examples and all thats simply superb dear. Hats off to you. I will add you on IM and I hope you will be supportive at there too as you are here.

You are really doing a great job for a new bie. Would you like to tell us your website also ... so that we can learn from there as well.

[h1dayah]

Originally Posted by MaxineKelly

Hey h1dayah

The way you are replying to each query with the examples and all thats simply superb dear. Hats off to you. I will add you on IM and I hope you will be supportive at there too as you are here.

You are really doing a great job for a new bie. Would you like to tell us your website also ... so that we can learn from there as well.

Hello.

am here also to learn ......and share.....that the way it is ,because i know there is no legal school to provide this subject.

here is my website .just click link below:
Best People Search | Instant Online People Search Retrieval By.Brandsite.org

my goal now .....to get effort to "best people search" keyword.am working on it to be in good page in google.

all the best.

[MaxineKelly]

These are the basic tips for any newbie SEO and I am sure new bie will love it. But however you should explore a bit more. Somewhere these are really confusing.

[h1dayah]

Hello all i came across the site and i found something interest.

This just only one paragraph that am cut it off.

How to Optimize Title Tags
Optimizing the title tags plays an extremely important role in any search engine optimization campaign. In addition to search engine optimization, well written title tags also help you in increasing the usability of a web page.

Importance of title tags
Title tags play three very important roles as described below

* First and foremost title tags are very important from the search engine point of view. This is because all major and minor search engines place much weightage on these tags (and use these tags to gather information about an website) in comparison to all other aspects
* Secondly many major search engines like google and yahoo! display title tags of a web page as a heading in their SERPs (Search engine results page) followed by a breif description of the content were the keywords appear
* The third most important function of title tags is to help the user in finding out which page he is on. Almost all popular browsers including Microsoft Internet Explorer, display title tags on the top bar as well as the bottom. Firefox 1.0 uses title tags to describe 'tabs'. This makes title tags extremely important from the web usability point of view as well.


for the complete story just follow this link

How to Optimize Title Tags?

You will find more usefull information.

[h1dayah]

hello,

i found this one in google group.......

SEO Tools SEO Company - free seo tool - Search Engine Optimization Company


SEO Tools

* New SEO Tools (4) - A list of the newest SEO tools added to the
directory.
* Alexa Tools (5) - Tools that assist in attaining valuable SEO
related information from the alexa.com website.
* Backlink Tools (1) - You can find out information about the
backlinks on your website, or someone elses with these tools.
* Code Validation (2) - A set of tools that allows you to check
and see if your website or xml file validates as a professional
standard.
* Combined Keyword Suggestion Tools (2) - Tools that help combine
keywords. Mainly used for PPC campaigns.
* Combo Search Engine Ranking Tools (4) - Check various search
engines for multiple keywords all at once. A nice resource for users
that like to find out how they rank in multiple search engines without
having to go to each one and checking.
* Compare Search Engine Ranking Tools (8) - List of tools that
compare your rankings in the various search engines.
* Domain Tools (18) - In depth information about domains.
* Exchange Link SEO Tools (5) - Tools that check links on a
website to verify whether they are broken or not.
* Google Ranking Tools (8) - List of tools that check your ranking
in the Google search engine.
* Google Sitemap Tools (1) - A set of tools that help generate
Google sitemaps. A quick solution to a lengthy process.
* Internet Bookmarking (2) - Websites that provide a global
bookmarking resource. Stores your bookmarks on their websites, so that
you can access them from anywhere.
* Keyword Suggestion Tools (13) - List of tools that help you
choose the best keywords for your website.
* Keyword Tools (9) - Tools that check your keyword density on
your website.
* Link Popularity Tools (14) - A list of tools that check various
sources for information on links to determine their popularity.
* Misc Tools (8) - Various tools that perform SEO related
functions.
* MSN Ranking Tools (2) - Checks the MSN search engine to find out
what your sites ranking is for a specific keyword.
* Page Rank Tools (4) - Tools that query Google data centers to
find out what your website Page Rank is.
* Pay Per Click Tools (2) - If you are interested in PPC, check
out the tools available for PPC resources.
* Related Page Rank Tools (11) - List of tools that determine your
current and future Page Rank based on inbound links.
* Robots.txt Tools (3) - Tools for generating Robot.txt files.
* Search Engine Position Tools (7) - Checks your position in each
search engine based on the keyword and URL inputted.
* Text Link Ad Value Tools (4) - Help determine the value of your
keyword phrase based on popularity and usage.
* Toolbars (7) - A list of websites that provide toolbars for
popular website browsers. (IE, FF, Opera, etc.)
* Track Ranking Tools (1) - Tools that track keyword rankings in
the top search engines.
* Web Site Optimization Tools (16) - Set of tools that help
optimize your website for the various search engines.
* Yahoo Ranking Tools (2) - List of tools that show your ranking
in the yahoo search engine results for certain keywords.




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[realistics]

Dear Friend,

Here I am new member.

Thank You very much friend for very helpful tips.

I read it and it will be definitely helpful for me.

[WasabiHound]

Great posts - I feel like I just got a 5 hour class in 36 min (I'm a careful reader). Thank esp to H1dayah for starting the whole thing off and to everyone else for the lively discussion esp Kelvin Brown and Askloz. Hope I can contribute something on these lines soon - in the mean time - for me it's learn and test and learn and test again.

[Tim45]

Originally Posted by SEOvB

Some pretty outdated tips and bad advice, but overall not to bad.

Can you tell the warriors here why its bad advice?
Some of it might be outdated but, I hardly think its bad advice.

I'm not an seo expert but, maybe you are, so please enlighten me.

[kierenm]

You've created a nice sized list for people to get started on. Good to see it- and without the misleading info that's gonna run people into trouble down the track in their SEO efforts!

Cheers.

[smartfinds]

Hello,

I have to admit I'm not sure if I agree with the entire list either, but most of them are correct.

There is a posting here from "akloz" about not submitting your sitemap to the search engines and I definitely don't agree with that person. When you submit your sitemap to Google within the webmaster tools, Google provides you invaluable stats, which can only happen if you submit your sitemap.xml file. Google even encourages you to do so. Not entirely sure why "akloz" feels this is not a good thing. We've seen successes with our client projects.

[pixelcrafter]

Great tips my friends ... nice Gan

[dahsyat212]

Good job friend, thanks

[George Sotello]

What a firey subject. I have to say, I'm still confuse with all the conflicting "facts".

Any suggestions on where I can find relevant and updated information on SEO?

[freeonlinedating]

nice list,its usefull for people who newly starting seo especially,Thnaks for that list

[Topgunb]

Seo is so vast.

Just a few things to add, fix , suggest

Headings should be bold h2 or h3 must contain key term

Per page only ref to current keyterms

links no more than 10

Have complete text sales page as link from pic,

Make link keyterm in sales letter

back links to be text based targeting main key term

Thats about it.

Brian

[StevenSaliba]

Should the Meta tag keywords and description be different on every page? Thanks.

[Jenie0109]

you can optimize your site even lots of images are included there. That's why, we discovered the essential of alt tags

[Solidsnake]

I am going to create my own article based on this one.. .. thanks

[JoshOm]

Very good post.
It is always good to learn something that you didn't know.

[jesus3]

great post. will for sure use this info. bookmarked for future reference =]

[amadisalano]

SEO tricks:
Write great content
Write unique content
Add new content all the time
Create a great keyword phrase
Choose a phrase that is popular, but not too popular
Write an accessible site
Use the keyword phrase in your title tag
Get a domain with your keyword phrase
Use the keyword phrase in your URL
Use your keyword phrase a lot, but not too much
Use your keyword phrase in headlines
Use your keyword phrase in anchor text of links
Ask other people for links to your page
Try to get your keyword phrase inside incoming links
Try to get links from reputable sites
Try to get links from similar sites
Try to get links from .edu, and .gov sites

[petesankey]

Thanks for the list. Good for complete Newbies, but it is a bit straight laced. You need a little bit of slightly black hat techniques (but done carefully and well) to really excel in SEO in my opinion.

[FrankBowman]

Originally Posted by ibuildlinks

I just want to add, get links from 'do-follow' sites.

DoFollow only related to the passage pf PageRank.

SE spiders follow "nofllow links" to your site to see what its about.

Just use anchor text in link. Dofollow,nofollow.........meaningless

Happy new year

[FrankBowman]

This really needs to be put into context. If you're looking to rank for a KW with less than say 500 monthly searches, then........

Get an exact match domain
Put the Kewyword in the Title of the site
Write some decent content
Buidl a few blog comment links and a couple thousand profile links

.........you'll be in the top 1-5 positions in no time.

If you're trying to rank for high searched terms, then yes, it becomes more complicated and requires more work.


Happy New year

[orvn]

Lmao, Loz is SO right. A lot of misinformation here!

[Mamun_R]

Very good list. I always keep a copy of "The Art of SEO" on my desk, this is definitely going to be added as a reference list.

Thanks for sharing h1dayah!

Regards
Mamun

[alfieclinton]

The SEO tips which you have given is very nice and I am much impressed. Also I want to share some ideas . The SEO ideas are as under:-
1. Unique Content Writing.
2. Strong Link Building.
3. Spreading Right Keyword.
4. Social Bookmarking.
5. Blog Writing And Submission.

[SamWilsonLaw]

On #2 - manually submitting doesn't seem to work as well for me with Google than having the spider find the site through good backlinks.

On #21 - "dirty tricks" (not totally sure what this entails other than it's probably anything that isn't "white hat") work well in $$$ for me (among over a couple thousand of my sites). Totally pedestrian view of SEO in my opinion.

[submitedgeseo]

These are really important tips about the SEO and thanks for sharing it. As i think doing the on page optimization properly really helps to get the quality traffic and the better ranking for the website.

[togu25]

great seo tips dude!

[ameerulislam10]

One important point is missing " Specify your canonical" know about it from google's official blog Official Google Webmaster Central Blog: Specify your canonical