SEO help

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I have been researching SEo, but it seems very complicated to me. I am new to IM and recently created a blog. I am still working out the kinks but I decided to make it open to the search engines about 3 days ago. Today it started showing up in google. (4th page) I have bookmarked a few of the pages and have a few articles pointing toward the site. I know that I need to expand on these efforts, but what other steps should I be taking to improve my rankings? Should it be higher than the fourth page when it initially gets ranked or is this nomal?

Thanks in advance for any suggestions!
#search engine optimization #seo
  • How well you rank is dependent on a lot of things. If you don't have a lot of competition then you may be able to rank high pretty quickly. I think I would start focusing on backlinking if I were in your position.
  • Fourth page is fine, gain back links or purchase packs to boost your authority on the web.

    Also made sure you have your keyword at a density of 3-7%

    Owen
  • My advice would be to focus on just one or two simple methods of building backlinks. Be consistent.

    Also, make sure that your on-page SEO is decent, because that alone can give you a big boost in the SERPs.

    Also, wrong forum.
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    • OR, don't link at all.

      Just start a Wordpress blog in extremely low competition keys.
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  • I would focus on links and getting the word out on Facebook and Twitter, as those 2 have a lot of impact now. Also it would be good if you could do a press release check out PRLog because when you submit it there, they actually publish it to Google News for free. That is HUGE, and the quickest way to get to the top. Make sure your headline is keyword rich and very targeted. But it doesn't last long, so you would have to keep doing this to stay on the top.

    If you know a lot about your topic, maybe start writing articles and distributing them so other people can publish your content, and give you back links. If you are not good at writing, you can hire someone to write you an article or press release for $15. Hope that helps.
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    • ~Jack H.

      Think about your blog the way a mom who doesn't know a dang thing about SEO thinks about helping other moms on her blog.

      Standard SEO gets you ranked for a few keywords if you work hard. POPULARITY gets you ranked for hundreds and then thousands of keywords because Google recognizes how people are trying to find you. (some of this also applies to standard seo... there is a blending)

      The point is how you think about rank. it comes naturally with great content. make sure your content is exciting or thought provoking to those who read it.

      Make sure you give ways for people to interact and respond to your blog. Use social sites to spread the word about your website...
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  • Standard answer: It depends.

    What keyword phrases are you trying to rank for? What KW phrase showed up on page 4?

    Once the "Google dance" is over, you may find your site a lot lower down on the results pages.

    How competitive are the keywords? The most basic advice I can give is this:

    Using your main keyword, find out what the top 10 are doing in terms of SEO...and then do MORE.

    For example, if the sites have between 200 and 2000 backlinks, you better have at least 200 backlinks just to compete.

    Short story: Beat your competitors.
  • you should go to relevant sites and exchange links. Submit your site to link directories and make sure you add in meta tags. You should also make sure you have a right amount of keyword density in your content. Hope this helps
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  • great post with great recommendations.
    @ Art_Marks: you stated that ezinearticles.com is number one for you. Could you share why you prefer ezinearticles over others? The points might be useful to us as well.

    Cheers!
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    • It is the most popular site. It get's a lot of traffic. I also noticed that ezinearticles ranks higher in google than other article sites.
  • For me i like blog posting, making sure you leave relevant feedback forthe article or page you are commenting on if not its likely to get deleted as spam, a few a day will work out in the end..
    Danny
  • Start with article submission and bookmarking. Slowly learn more methods.
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    SEO help

    I have been researching SEo, but it seems very complicated to me. I am new to IM and recently created a blog. I am still working out the kinks but I decided to make it open to the search engines about 3 days ago. Today it started showing up in google. (4th page) I have bookmarked a few of the pages and have a few articles pointing toward the site. I know that I need to expand on these efforts, but what other steps should I be taking to improve my rankings? Should it be higher than the fourth page when it initially gets ranked or is this nomal? Thanks in advance for any suggestions!