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SEO Basics

Posted by Mike Campbell on March 17, 2010  |   No Comments »

SEO means Search Engine Optimization. Today various optimization techniques are used to optimize the websites and stay ahead of the competitors. The basic requirement is getting the exact or apt key word. If the site is all about an eating environment, then restaurant, diner, cafe etc would be the words used by people to search for the site. Targeting a suitable will depend upon the website as well as the products and services offered.

The URL and Title Tag are other most determining factors taken in the basics of SEO. The Title tag is equally as important as the domain name. It is helpful to have unique title tags for each page on the site. This is also very useful when a site wants to do well in searches for multiple keywords. Regional diction complicates key word selection if a site is aimed at a large geographical area. There are many factors that influence how an audience might search for a website.

The purpose of search engine optimization is to make a website as search engine friendly as possible. Basic SEO doesn’t require specialized knowledge of algorithms, programming and taxonomy but it requires a basic understanding of how search engines work. In simple terms, search engine collects data about a unique website by sending an electronic spider to visit the site and copy its content which is stored in the search engines database.

One of the most important basic SEO tip is to provide clear paths for spiders to follow from point A to point Z in your website. This is best accomplished by providing easy to follow text links directed to the most important pages in the site at the bottom of each document. Meta tag is another basic SEO element. These basics help to optimize the search efficiently.

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