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Some Key SEO Pointers for the Newbies

by LetsFlyCheaper Banned
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Hi,

I am Ramon and I just joined this forum.
Like most of us I also am looking for ways to get better search engine rankings and more traffic.
Along the way in my learning process I made a small 'cheat' sheet for myself and I want to share that with my fellow seo lovers.
Comments are welcome of course.

Thanks,


Off-Page SEO :

o Off-page optimization is the key to Google success
o Thesuccess on Google is based on which websites are linking to us and how they link to us
o Link quality is essential for improving SERP's
o There are essentially three types of links: one-way, reciprocal, and three-way linking. One way links, especially if they are from a page with a high Google PR are the best.
o The most effective way to identify the right sites to get links from is to identify who is linking to your competition. You can do this by using SEO software.
o Use the proper link text when link building
o Always include your keywords and/or keyword phrases in your link text
o When link building, remember that quality attracts quality
o Be persistent, work every day a little to build up links
o Give people a reason to link to you: fresh content, travel guides, fun articles

Build inbound Links:

o Article Marketing
o Link Requests
o Directory Submissions
o Blogging
o Social Bookmarks
o Press Releases
o RSS Feeds
o Forums & Review Sites

On-Page SEO:

o On-page optimization is what we do on our website to influence SERPS's on Google.
o Having the proper meta tags is essential. Be sure to include the keyword phrases in the meta tags.
o The page format is important for optimization
o Make sure you design your web pages so Google is forced to read our on-page content first
o Include keyword phrases in <h1>, <h2>, and <h3> header tags. This signifies the importance of your content to Google.
o Label each graphic with an alt tag that includes our keyword phrases
o Place your keywords in the first 25 words on our web page and the last 25 words on the web page
o Italicize, bold, and underline our keyword phrase within our content
o Eliminate Flash if it's the main presentation of our website, Google doe not view this favorably.
o If using JavaScript, place the code in an external file
o Be sure to include a sitemap that is easily accessible by Google
#key #newbies #pointers #seo
  • Profile picture of the author A Bary
    Originally Posted by LetsFlyCheaper View Post

    Hi,

    I am Ramon and I just joined this forum.
    Like most of us I also am looking for ways to get better search engine rankings and more traffic.
    Along the way in my learning process I made a small 'cheat' sheet for myself and I want to share that with my fellow seo lovers.
    Comments are welcome of course.

    Thanks,


    Off-Page SEO :

    o Off-page optimization is the key to Google success
    o Thesuccess on Google is based on which websites are linking to us and how they link to us
    o Link quality is essential for improving SERP's
    o There are essentially three types of links: one-way, reciprocal, and three-way linking. One way links, especially if they are from a page with a high Google PR are the best.
    o The most effective way to identify the right sites to get links from is to identify who is linking to your competition. You can do this by using SEO software.
    o Use the proper link text when link building
    o Always include your keywords and/or keyword phrases in your link text
    o When link building, remember that quality attracts quality
    o Be persistent, work every day a little to build up links
    o Give people a reason to link to you: fresh content, travel guides, fun articles

    Build inbound Links:

    o Article Marketing
    o Link Requests
    o Directory Submissions
    o Blogging
    o Social Bookmarks
    o Press Releases
    o RSS Feeds
    o Forums & Review Sites

    On-Page SEO:

    o On-page optimization is what we do on our website to influence SERPS's on Google.
    o Having the proper meta tags is essential. Be sure to include the keyword phrases in the meta tags.
    o The page format is important for optimization
    o Make sure you design your web pages so Google is forced to read our on-page content first
    o Include keyword phrases in <h1>, <h2>, and <h3> header tags. This signifies the importance of your content to Google.
    o Label each graphic with an alt tag that includes our keyword phrases
    o Place your keywords in the first 25 words on our web page and the last 25 words on the web page
    o Italicize, bold, and underline our keyword phrase within our content
    o Eliminate Flash if it's the main presentation of our website, Google doe not view this favorably.
    o If using JavaScript, place the code in an external file
    o Be sure to include a sitemap that is easily accessible by Google
    First, welcome to the forum..

    Second, from your username, and the structure of your first post here, I had the feeling that you're following a certain advice of "forum marketing" type.

    My concerns are justified for me, it's not common for someone to name himself "let's fly cheap", and it's not common for a new comer to such a huge and outstanding community to start his very first post with advice with a powerful subject like SEO, while if you browse the forum, you'll discover that there's much more to learn about the subject, and the good news, you can learn it by reading through the forum

    I don't mean to be harsh, I am just trying to introduce this amazing community to you in a different way than I felt you're thinking about...

    If my assumptions were wrong, plz accept my apologies...

    Best regards

    A Bary
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  • Profile picture of the author LetsFlyCheaper
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    Hi Bary,

    I just want to share my seo expierences, unlike most other forum members, I am not here to sell SEO services or any kind of marketing service what so ever. I am in the travel business, and if I did this pure for spam/market I would be on the wrong forum right ;-)
    It's true that I am a newbie but I am here because I want to participate on this forum, share my expierences and learn from others.
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  • Profile picture of the author LetsFlyCheaper
    Banned
    I agree with you Groovy, that you have to try to be different.
    But it's so hard to be different in my opinion because if something new works, few days later everybody will follow.
    And as a relative newbie I have hard time to know what really works and what not, you read so much different stories about seo and seo software.
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    • Profile picture of the author John Taylor
      Originally Posted by LetsFlyCheaper View Post

      I agree with you Groovy, that you have to try to be different.
      So, why did you copy and paste the content of your first
      post from SEO Made Easy?

      This is a discussion forum.

      It's not an article directory and we don't tolerate people
      who plagiarize other people's content.

      John
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      • Profile picture of the author A Bary
        Originally Posted by John Taylor View Post

        So, why did you copy and paste the content of your first
        post from SEO Made Easy?

        This is a discussion forum.

        It's not an article directory and we don't tolerate people
        who plagiarize other people's content.

        John
        It's the sad repeated story

        For those who are new here

        FOR GOD SAKE.. ditch the very bad, stupid advice you get from bone heads about forum marketing,,,at least take it outside from here

        The advice of "try to be cool, share something of value (no matter it's right or wrong, or it's your own ideas or others, just share what you think is cool), then heavily spam the forum for backlinks or promotions ISN'T WORKING HERE, this place is moderated by very smart people, plus, it's moderated by its own users, so, such a strategy will never get you anywhere, you'll be spotted faster than you think....

        I am posting this because I feel sad for people who throw away the opportunity to learn IM the right way form this forum by following the advice of idiots, and focus on spamming and self promotion instead of learning and sharing real ideas..
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