{+} SEO stands for Search Engine Optimization, and it means to make your site as friendly to the search engines as possible. Your goal is to get your site to rank higher in the search results. This is one of the best ways to get traffic to your blog. For the purposes of this ...
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SEO in 18 Days – Lesson 18 – Summary
{+} This is the 18th lesson of our journey, and I think it is time to look back on what we have discussed. I want to use this time to share a checklist, how much of this list have you actually done? 1. Brainstorm what potential customers search for. 2. Use Google adwords to refine ...
SEO in 18 Days – Lesson 17 – Social Media
{+} The internet is currently being swept up in an explosion of social interaction. Social based sites like Facebook are driving the trend. When you have a website it is a good idea to tap into some of these sources. I want to look at a couple you should be using, and why ...
SEO in 18 Days – Lesson 16 – Articles
{+} We have been talking about how to generate backlinks to your website. A very easy way to get some more backlinks to your website is through article submission sites. There are a lot of article submission sites out there and more popping up everyday. For the purpose of this lesson I will ...
SEO in 18 Days – Lesson 15 – Profiles
{+} One of the more popular ways to get backlinks these days are through user profiles on websites. There are no lack of sites that offer free user profiles. Another benefit is that many of these profiles are connected to powerful web pages, so Google will view a link from them, more favorably. ***NOTE*** ...
SEO in 18 Days – Lesson 14 – Directories
{+} Alright, so last lesson I had you "begging friends and family for backlinks. If you felt comfortable doing that you should have a couple inbound links to your website so far. Great start! Let's move on to something that takes a little less social interaction though -- Online directories. At one time, ...
SEO in 18 Days – Lesson 13 – Friend Links
{+} This is the first lesson about where to get backlinks, this is one of the simplest methods...ask your friends, family and business contacts! Anyone you know who has a website may have a spot for a backlink. It can not hurt to ask. ***NOTE*** One for one link trades are not very effective, ...
SEO in 18 Days – Lesson 12 – Link Basics
{+} The following few steps will be the most effective steps in getting your website to the top of Google for your local search terms. There are two terms you will hear a lot and you need to know... Backlinks: Backlinks are the number one most important factor when you want your website to ...
SEO in 18 Days – Lesson 11 – Blogging
{+} This lesson is how people can best use their blog to attract customers. These tips work whether the blog is on your main site, or hosted elsewhere (wordpress.com for example). The key to a blog is updating it properly. I will discuss two techniques you can use. 1. Brand yourself as an expert. ...
SEO in 18 Days – Lesson 10 – Google Local
{+} This next step is a big one. This step is bigger than search results placement - it is a must for every business out there, even those that don't want to dominate the local search terms. Google has a local business center that allows users to basically get a profile of their business integrated ...