The 1,500 Search Engine
Fallacy
Search engine placement can generated traffic from both good and
poor keyword(s) and keyword phrases.
A recent example was a web site for a marketing consultant.
The keywords were submitted and his web site traffic rose to
approximately 1,000 page visits with a good search placement by
the end of six weeks. Yet, only a few emails were received, no
telephone calls and no new business.
The search engine ranking was giving our client a top listing,
yet he was receiving no benefit. The initial web site keyword(s)
and phrases when used at the search engine brought people to the
web site looking for free information about marketing plans and
strategic marketing. This is why keyword(s) and phrases submitted
to a search engine is more than just doing what a client believes
should be the submitted.
Search engine placement is a continuing process for a
business. Just as a business needs advertising and visibility in
the Yellow Pages, it must be present on the Internet and visible
in the first few pages displayed by a search engine.
Good web site promotion is not taking place if you are not
listed within the first or second page of results,you lose, no
matter how many sites you submitted your web pages too. That is
why you need a search engine placement consultant.
Virtually everyone begins their Web browsing at one of the
major search engines. Your rank within these sites determines how
many people will find and visit your Web site.
Things You Can Do
Have Text on Your Home page
When you web pages are indexed, the text is cataloged on your web
pages they visit. If a page lacks descriptive text, then there is
little chance that a web page will come up in the results of a
query.
Have Links to Pages
If there are no links to other pages from the web page, then the
most descriptive, relevant pages that are often other web pages
rather than the home page may not be found.
Use the Meta Tag
Meta tags will help you control your site's description in search
engines that support them. They will NOT guarantee that your site
appears first. A meta tag gives a spider specific information,
such as keywords or site summaries, about a site. "Meta tags are
part of the HTML code. They stay behind the scenes -- the end
user never sees them.
Search Engine Submission
After you have done all the right things with text, keywords,
Meta tags, etc. submit your web pages; but it may take weeks or
months before they update their database.
Swap Links
Swap links with other sites! First place a number of related
links on your site, then contact those sites asking for a
reciprocal link. You'd be surprised how many people are willing
to do this.
Have Patience
Some engines take weeks or months before they update their
database. They may be working all the time, but those new
findings aren't available to the public until the database index
is updated.
Frames
Use frames with care (a frames site normally has a separate fixed
window on the left side, and/or sometimes the top or bottom of a
web site). Although people enjoy the convenience and design of
frames-based layout on a home page, frames can create challenges
for engines spidering your web site. If you use frames, be sure
you use meta tags. on your index page.
Whether you are planning a new website, or have an existing
site and want to attract more web users to visit it, we can
provided you with a solution to consider.
As business and Internet consultant's we can help you with
your search engine placement and optimization needs, by helping
you improve your ranking or even get you into the top 20. We
guarantee our work.
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