Seo Rules
ByStrategic SEO Laws
There are many search engines that are operating in the Internet. For sure, when doing your own searches, you are using the services of the search engine, which you think is highly reliable based on your experiences. When you search for data, information and content online, you do not directly type and guess Website addresses. The usual activity is that you type keywords or the main subject of your search in the dialog boxes of search engines. Within seconds, you would be provided with numerous addresses and links to Websites that are likely to contain what you are looking for.
If you are running and operating a Website that should be your basic aim: to make sure searchers and online users would easily find you when they do search engine searches. There are three major search engines that matter today, namely, Google, Yahoo and MSN. These search engines have their own standards and practices in determining search engine rankings of Websites, which would dictate and determine if a Website would be placed at the first page or on top of the list in the first page.
Many Websites are dying to be on the top of the list, or at least listed on the first page of search results. That is because studies have shown that Websites on top of the lists are more likely to lure online users. The page listing also indicates the popularity of Websites. Those in the top of the lists are definitely and logically those that are browsed and visited more often.
You need strategies if you want to ensure the search engine optimization of your Website. Do not fret because it would not cost you much or require you too tedious tasks to optimize or boost the popularity of your Website. Here are three basic rules that would help you strategize in this endeavor.
* Pay attention to the layout of your Website. When developing your own Webpage meant for profits, be sure to make the site as interesting as possible. Before looking at the content, be sure you are working for an effective, creative and useful page layout for your site. You see, online users get stressed when layouts of Websites are too disorganized or poorly designed. Imagine yourself reading a broadsheet. Notice that if the layout of the pages is too compressed and boring, you tend to dread reading the content. In the end, you throw the broadsheet and find for others that would be kinder to your eyes and would be easier to navigate and read. That is also the case for Websites. If users find your site too compressed and too tight to the eyesight, chances are that they would discontinue reading or checking your Website out.
* Sprinkle the entire content of the Website with the basic and optimized keywords relevant to the topic or the theme of your Website. It would be advisable that before you write SEO articles or hire others to do so, you have a list of keywords that should be emphasized and made visible throughout your Website. Otherwise, your site would not be getting the aimed page ranking and usability you desire. Be reminded, however, to make your content interesting and informative, aside from being keyword-rich.
* Establish links with other Websites. You could coordinate with other Websites that also have the same theme as yours. You could build links by having their sites and links in your site, and in exchange, your links would be posted and contained in their Websites. Often, link building helps Websites be indexed by search engines. The more links your site develops, the more popular it could get, and the higher its online search ranking could get. Be cautious though in choosing Websites that you would establish links with. If a Website is banned in search engines for absurd and offensive content, you might also get the same ban if you would develop links with that prohibited site.