The Internet. It’s the new final frontier—an endless expanse of millions of Web sites with billions of pages scattered and spider-webbed throughout cyberspace. Your Web site is a proverbial needle in the mother of all virtual haystacks.
Getting your site to the top of the major search engine results pages (SERPs) isn’t the easiest thing in the world. Everyone wants the same thing, and there are a lot of us. Making your way into the Internet’s sweet spots doesn’t happen overnight either. Search engine optimization (SEO) is a detailed, complex and strategic process, but the results are worth it.
Of course, there are no guarantees that you’ll be El Numero Uno. But one thing’s for sure: there’s no hope of moving up in the SERPs at all without expert advice and a real commitment to progress. If you decide to take on the SEO challenge, you’re going to have to practice the most important virtue of them all: patience. We’re smart as whips, and great at what we do, but we’re not magicians. Geez. So keep in mind that search engine optimization is a process, not an event.
Movin’ On Up
So, how do we make your Web site into the biggest, sharpest, shiniest, easiest-to-find needle it can possibly be in the enormous, competitive haystack of the Internet? We’re so glad you asked. One popular approach is via link building programs. In the world of SEO we call the links they provide, which come from third-party websites, backlinks. These backlinks are extremely important to the search optimization process because major search engines see them and determine that other Web sites find your information useful, accurate, relevant and up to date. In other words, it shows that your site is worth linking to!
Think of backlinks the way squirrels think of nuts: you can never have enough. The more backlinks you get pointing your way, the greater your chances of leading the pack in the SERPs. Link building programs that include text link advertising and directory submissions are a staple component of any successful optimization program. But they’re also only one piece in the overall SEO puzzle.
Feed the Monsters Regularly (or things will get really ugly)
Don’t panic yet! That’s just our pet name for the major search engines. They’re always hungry for fresh content, and since this is the Age of Information, you’ve got to have something cooking for them all the time. Otherwise, it’s down the search engine ladder for your Web site.
So what do the most popular search portals like Google, Yahoo and MSN like to feast on? That’s just it—a feast! A variety of fresh content! A smorgasbord of information in different formats! In today’s Web v2.0 world, you’ve got to add weblogs, wikis, forums, RSS feeds and podcasts to your SEO arsenal if you want to stay competitive.
Web site architecture, content development and external article promotion through multiple information channels are part of the next generation of effective optimization and marketing strategies. The downside? It can take a substantial bite out of your regular work schedule.
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