MaRio8006
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Be bold. Use the <b> </b> tags around some of your keywords on each page. Do NOT use them everywhere the keyword appears. Once or twice is plenty.
Deep linking. Make sure you have links coming in to as many pages as possible. What does it tell a search engine when other web sites are linking to different pages on your site? That you obviously have lots of worthwhile content. What does it tell a search engine that all your links are coming in to the home page? That you have a shallow site of little value, or that your links were generated by automation rather than by the value of your site. Here is an example of deep linking, in this case to my personal happiness workbook.
Become a foreigner. Canada and the UK have many directories for websites of companies based in those countries. Can you get a business address in one of those countries?
Newsletters. Offer articles to ezine publishers that archive their ezines. The links stay live often for many years in their archives.
First come, first served. If you must have image links in your navigation bar, include also text links. However, make sure the text links show up first in the source code, because search engine robots will follow the first link they find to any particular page. They won't follow additional links to the same page. You can see this in action at the link to the home page on this web site monitoring page
Multiple domains. If you have several topics that could each support their own website, it might be worth having multiple domains. Why? First, search engines usually list only one page per domain for any given search, and you might warrant two. Second, directories usually accept only home pages, so you can get more directory listings this way. Why not a site dedicated to gumbo pudding pops?
Article exchanges. You've heard of link exchanges, useless as they generally are. Article exchanges are like link exchanges, only much more useful. You publish someone else's article on the history of pudding pops with a link back to their site. They publish your article on the top ten pudding pop flavors in Viet Nam, with a link back to your site. You both have content. You both get high quality links. (More on high quality links in other tips.)
Titles for links. Links can get titles, too. Not only does this help visually impaired surfers know where you are sending them, but some search engines figure this into their relevancy for a page.
Not anchor text. Don't overdo the anchor text. You don't want all your inbound links looking the same, because that looks like automation - something Google frowns upon. Use your URL sometimes, your company name other times, "Gumbo Pudding Pop" occasionally, "Get gumbo pudding pops" as well, "Gumbo-flavored pudding pops" some other times, etc.
Site map. A big site needs a site map, which should be linked to from every page on the site. This will help the search engine robots find every page with just two clicks. A small site needs a site map, too. It's called the navigation bar. See how the second navigation bar at the bottom of Last Minute Florida Villas is like a mini-site map?
There you have it: 10 of the 52 Top SEO Tips, a free tip sheet that comes with Don't Get Banned By the Search Engines:
There is a lot more to search engine optimization, and there are always more details when looking at an individual site. But these tips should help any website significantly improve its rankings.
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StuLuminos
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<b> hasn't been "proper" HTML since 1999. You should use <strong> these days. I'm not sure it matters for SEO, but it can't harm. Personally I think <h2>. <h3> tags work better for SEO, especially if you put your keywords in them.
Otherwise though, some good tips, some of which I'd never seen. Thanks for the original post.
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No-Brainer
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You left out the number ONE in my opinion, make VIDEOS for YouTube and link back to your website or blog. You can't get a hotter ride to the top of Google, they own YouTube.
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StuLuminos
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Hey No-Brainer,
Do you have any tips for software/websites for creating good videos?
I have used http://www.xtranormal.com and had some good success with it. However, it's not serious, but you can make some hilarious videos on there.
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No-Brainer
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quote:
Originally posted by StuLuminos
Hey No-Brainer,
Do you have any tips for software/websites for creating good videos?
I have used http://www.xtranormal.com and had some good success with it. However, it's not serious, but you can make some hilarious videos on there.
That depends on your budget. I use Camtasia the most, but the $300 price tag keeps some people using Windows Movie Maker, which I also use. If you get a Mino HD Flip Cam, it comes with the software you need to do YouTube videos by plugging it into your USB port and clicking one button.
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TheFinanceGooroo
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Most of these aren't new to me, but this is definitely a huge help to new webmasters. Nice post! 
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micheljaw
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Great information. Thanks for sharing useful information.
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nixies
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StuLuminos spot on, <b>. is now out, but I'm not sure it's that strong a factor. I still have seen nothing beat a good load of quality inbound links.
Good point on you tube too.
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vegas4sale
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quote:
Originally posted by StuLuminos
<b> hasn't been "proper" HTML since 1999. You should use <strong> these days. I'm not sure it matters for SEO, but it can't harm. Personally I think <h2>. <h3> tags work better for SEO, especially if you put your keywords in them.
Otherwise though, some good tips, some of which I'd never seen. Thanks for the original post.
You can use both bold and strong tags, but one should not over use it or any other tags. similarly there should be only 1 h1 tag in a page and that page should contain your primary search phrase. When it comes to seo there are very few principles and if we use them wisely then we can get better organic placements. 
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motoxxx
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Some good tips in there. Another thing is base the root of your domain name around your main focal keyword and keep it as short as possible Using internal site anchor text links to describe your site to the visitors and the search engines.
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Moneymaker79
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Some nice advice here...
I would add the <TITLE> and <META description> tags.
Make sure you put your main keyword inside those tags.
It doesn't have to be only that keyword but do include it.
Also, don't stuff keywords in there or your site will get
penalized!
Two things will happen...
1.) Search engines will rank you higher for the keyword in
those tags
2.) Your title appears as the main link and your description
as description of your web site in Google results.
This is cool because it will also attract more clicks in Google
for those keywords.
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amabaie
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This is plagiarism of my article. Please see original at http://www.seo-writer.com/reprint/top-seo-tips.html . Without the hyperlinks in the article, some passages don't even make sense.
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Originally posted by MaRio8006
Be bold. Use the <b> </b> tags around some of your keywords on each page. Do NOT use them everywhere the keyword appears. Once or twice is plenty.
Deep linking. Make sure you have links coming in to as many pages as possible. What does it tell a search engine when other web sites are linking to different pages on your site? That you obviously have lots of worthwhile content. What does it tell a search engine that all your links are coming in to the home page? That you have a shallow site of little value, or that your links were generated by automation rather than by the value of your site. Here is an example of deep linking, in this case to my personal happiness workbook.
Become a foreigner. Canada and the UK have many directories for websites of companies based in those countries. Can you get a business address in one of those countries?
Newsletters. Offer articles to ezine publishers that archive their ezines. The links stay live often for many years in their archives.
First come, first served. If you must have image links in your navigation bar, include also text links. However, make sure the text links show up first in the source code, because search engine robots will follow the first link they find to any particular page. They won't follow additional links to the same page. You can see this in action at the link to the home page on this web site monitoring page
Multiple domains. If you have several topics that could each support their own website, it might be worth having multiple domains. Why? First, search engines usually list only one page per domain for any given search, and you might warrant two. Second, directories usually accept only home pages, so you can get more directory listings this way. Why not a site dedicated to gumbo pudding pops?
Article exchanges. You've heard of link exchanges, useless as they generally are. Article exchanges are like link exchanges, only much more useful. You publish someone else's article on the history of pudding pops with a link back to their site. They publish your article on the top ten pudding pop flavors in Viet Nam, with a link back to your site. You both have content. You both get high quality links. (More on high quality links in other tips.)
Titles for links. Links can get titles, too. Not only does this help visually impaired surfers know where you are sending them, but some search engines figure this into their relevancy for a page.
Not anchor text. Don't overdo the anchor text. You don't want all your inbound links looking the same, because that looks like automation - something Google frowns upon. Use your URL sometimes, your company name other times, "Gumbo Pudding Pop" occasionally, "Get gumbo pudding pops" as well, "Gumbo-flavored pudding pops" some other times, etc.
Site map. A big site needs a site map, which should be linked to from every page on the site. This will help the search engine robots find every page with just two clicks. A small site needs a site map, too. It's called the navigation bar. See how the second navigation bar at the bottom of Last Minute Florida Villas is like a mini-site map?
There you have it: 10 of the 52 Top SEO Tips, a free tip sheet that comes with Don't Get Banned By the Search Engines:
There is a lot more to search engine optimization, and there are always more details when looking at an individual site. But these tips should help any website significantly improve its rankings.
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Adding your company's address onto Google is a great way to get free advertising for your company, plus it will allow your company to show up above many organic links when people are doing local searches.
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