However there are some simple steps businesses can take which will help drive your website up the search engines.
1. Make sure all your products and services are described in depth.
Google's search engine works on a very simple question and answer model. You type in what you want and Google returns the websites that best match your search. Therefore your website needs to include all the names and various terms (keywords) that describe your products and services. Google also likes to see your products and services described and worded naturally, with lots of support information that relates to that content.
2. Add new content regularly.
If you read the newspaper every day and it reported the same news stories week after week, you would never buy it. View your website in the same way. Generally speaking Google ranks websites that update their content regularly higher than those that do not. Why? Because Google wants to present 'current' content to its searchers. New content may include such things as better product or service descriptions, company news, market news, new clients, new projects, case studies, testimonials, guides, video, photo gallery, hints & tips, articles..I think you get the picture!
3. Generate some inbound links to your website.
Why create inbound links? Because Google interprets this as somebody else endorsing the quality of your website, which is a big thumbs up. Getting a link from another website to yours can be easy, but unfortunately these tend to be the ones that don't carry any value. Links can generated from lots of websites, including suppliers, customers, industry associations, industry magazines, industry news, industry directories / portals, industry article and general directory and article.
There are also many different ways to achieve the link. With a directory it might simply be a case of adding your company details, which is why they don't often carry any value. With suppliers you might want to write a press release on a recent project endorsing their products. With a customer you could write a press release celebrating your longstanding relationship. With industry sites you may wish to offer your services to blog and comment on certain topics. When you create a link within an article, where possible try to link from a keyword to the relevant page on your website. You may have to pay for some of your links, particularly in things like industry news websites or general news websites. If the website has a reasonably high page rank, then this is certainly worth considering.
4.Create a blog.
As illustrated in point 2, Google gives credit to websites that update their content regularly. Create a blog on your website that enables you to add comments and news information on what's going on in your business on a regular basis.
5.Create links within your website.
Google likes to see websites that are well structured and which help visitors navigate through the site effectively. Within the wording of your website, create links to other pages where people might wish to go for more information. If you are in an extremely competitive marketplace, deploying these tactics alone is unlikely to get your website to the top of page one for your target keywords. While the ranking of your website will certainly improve, if your aiming for the top of Google you may require the support of an SEO agency.
Special thanks to Northern Light Media in the UK for these helpful search engine optimization tips. For more information visit http://www.
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