SEO And Internet Marketing Unplugged
There's a little bit of confusion as to whether SEO and internet marketing is an art or a science. It is actually more science than art, because there is a systematic way to go about acquiring traffic and generating buzz for a website and product. Only thing required is that a person understands the basics and knows what tools to use.
SEO Basics: First thing to know is that search engine optimization is essentially about offering visitors a better experience and bringing in more visitors. So it's better to be an expert on the subject matter than to be a so-called SEO wizard. As for the technicalities, just use the right software (blog platform like Wordpress, CMS like joomla, etc.) and follow the basic SEO guidelines provided by Google in their webmaster section.
Keyword Tools: SEO begins with keywords, so before doing anything else, compile a list of keywords relevant to the website. All future activities, including those outlined below, depend in one way or other on this list. It is therefore imperative to get hold of a nice bunch of keywords with high query volumes that are actively being sought after by competitors.
An expert in SEO will be able to come up with a nice list of keywords without any help. But it works better, and is more scientific, to use a keyword tool. The most popular one is from Google, which generates keyword suggestions for Adwords users. There are many more, though, that work just as well, including Wordstream and SpyFu.
Onsite Optimization: The onsite optimization process essentially involves focusing the content on each page to match a specific keyword. Keywords in page titles and URLs matter a whole lot. Within the page content, the presence of keywords has to look natural and should not break the flow of the narrative. New landing pages can be created to target each keyword.
Using the right CMS and/or blog platform helps for including the keywords in all the right places, not to mention the ease of creating an internal linking structure with a good hierarchy, which is a good strategy for all Internet marketing practices. Design modification to enlarge fonts and optimize graphics can help the user experience and page loading speed. So does tweaking back-end scripts and shifting to a more powerful web server.
Link Building: Incoming links are pretty important, as far as search algorithms are concerned. What a link building campaign does is work with the keywords and content creators to acquire targeted links for each page, based on the keyword. The essence of it is to reach out to and establish relationships with like-minded and important website owners. The actual transaction needs a certain amount of experience, so unless the webmaster is aware of terms like three way link deals or sitewide links, it is better to get a professional to do this.
Analytics: After a certain level, poring through raw server logs and the web host's site stats tool is no longer enough. A growing website needs strong analytics scripts that can pinpoint everything from keywords to referrals, landing page information and visitor demographics, not to mention the all important ad clickthru's and conversion data. All this provides direction by spotlighting areas with potential and others that need improvement.
To summarize, there is no deep, dark secret behind SEO and internet marketing. Yes, there are tools and software that make life easier, and some tricks of the trade that can help the site grow faster. But the core of it is to have a good product/service to offer visitors, and lots of talent and hard work.
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