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Search Engine Optimization |
Search Engine Optimization
Search engine optimization is the practice to make the website better visible in search engines results. It is a task to make the website search engines friendly. Even the best designed website may not be search engine friendly. If a well designed website backed with latest web development techniques is not visible high in search results, then, why to do massive investment for making the website technically advanced.
The SEO activities can be put in to two categories- off page SEO and on page SEO. Both have their own importance. Perfect balance in both is must to yield the desired results.
On Page SEO
On page SEO is the 2nd part of any SEO program but it is an ongoing process. It needs continuous efforts; even a break of few weeks may scrap the yields of previous efforts. So, a pre- assessment of costing, time frame, traffic boost, business yields and any possible change in targeted audience like factors is must.
On page SEO is set of different activities including search engine submission, sitemap submission, directory submission, press release submission, article submission, blog creation and participation,
Off Page SEO
It is seen as start up of SEO program. It involves the web masters also because all the action takes place on the page that needs details of web development. Required changes are made in different attributes like meta tags, meta description, heading, sub-headings, site maps, URL structure, image placement, web content and internal links etc. It is a onetime process; however, refreshing the web content periodically is a good practice. According to the changes made in web content, you may need to make changes in meta-tags and description also.
The importance of keywords goes on changing. A set of keywords that seems relevant and effective today may not be so after few months. Therefore, keep a track upon the keywords which are delivering good traffic to your competitors’ website. Availability of Free Tools make this task a DIY exercise but do not change the targeted keywords too frequently unless you get satisfactory Google rank position for the current set of targeted kws. Even the best SEO plan takes time to deliver results; so, spare enough time for the hired local SEO Company to evaluate the efforts and results.
forum postings, promotion through social networking sites, bookmarking and feeds to RSS directories etc. Each of these activities delivers. Selection and clubbing of different activities depend upon the nature of requirements and available budget.
The success of SEO plan depends upon the right assessment of competition, future trends, website analysis and ethical white hat practices. A local SEO company may quote amazingly low price to get the contract but it may use unethical black hat practices to deliver results- that harm you in long run.