tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-61443470879591261792011-11-27T16:09:45.127-08:00Location:http://www.blogger.com/profile/11596862411922520717noreply@blogger.comBlogger21100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6144347087959126179.post-41074041592952264202009-02-26T09:28:00.000-08:002009-02-26T09:31:25.307-08:00Well, according to <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Search_engine_optimization">Wikipedia</a>:<br /><br /><em><span style="font-size:130%;color:#009900;">Search engine optimization (SEO) is the process of improving the volume and quality of traffic to a </span></em><a class="mw-redirect" title="Web site" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_site"><em><span style="font-size:130%;color:#009900;">web site</span></em></a><em><span style="font-size:130%;color:#009900;"> from </span></em><a class="mw-redirect" title="Search engine" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Search_engine"><em><span style="font-size:130%;color:#009900;">search engines</span></em></a><em><span style="font-size:130%;color:#009900;"> via "natural" ("organic" or "algorithmic") </span></em><a title="Search engine results page" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Search_engine_results_page"><em><span style="font-size:130%;color:#009900;">search results</span></em></a><em><span style="font-size:130%;color:#009900;">. Typically, the earlier a site appears in the search results list, the more visitors it will receive from the search engine. SEO may target different kinds of search, including </span></em><a title="Image search" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image_search"><em><span style="font-size:130%;color:#009900;">image search</span></em></a><em><span style="font-size:130%;color:#009900;">, </span></em><a title="Local search (Internet)" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Local_search_(Internet)"><em><span style="font-size:130%;color:#009900;">local search</span></em></a><em><span style="font-size:130%;color:#009900;">, and industry-specific </span></em><a title="Vertical search" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vertical_search"><em><span style="font-size:130%;color:#009900;">vertical search</span></em></a><em><span style="font-size:130%;color:#009900;"> engines.</span></em><br /><br />Wikipedia goes into depth on the Search Engine Optimization Explanation and Basics. Check out their website for more information on S.E.O. <br />(<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Search_engine_optimization">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Search_engine_optimization</a>)<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6144347087959126179-4107404159295226420?l=fireweedstudio.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Location:http://www.blogger.com/profile/11596862411922520717noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6144347087959126179.post-1910054394285761062009-02-13T16:52:00.002-08:002009-02-13T17:13:37.227-08:00Increasing the traffic to your website involves much more than just submitting your site to search engines. There are many things you can do to help lead new visitors to your site:<br /><ul><li><strong><span style="font-size:130%;"><u>Distribute your "URL" or website address.</u></span></strong> </li><li>Make sure that your website is clearly represented on all of your marketing materials, your business cards, advertisements, even your product. By putting your website address on your product it makes it easier for your customer to inquire about future purchases.</li></ul><p></p><ul><li><strong><span style="font-size:130%;"><u>Create a Links Page and Exchange Links with businesses that relate to your field.</u></span></strong> </li><li>A Links Page is a great way to increase your exposure in Search Engine Results. As the Search Spiders crawl web pages, they follow every link that is included in the site. If your website address is included on a Links Page from partnering company, then the Spider will follow your URL to your site...and begin to index your site. The more a Spider can crawl and index your site, the better your exposure.</li></ul><p></p><ul><li><strong><u><span style="font-size:130%;">Respond Quickly.</span></u></strong> </li><li>Most site visitors lose interest if it takes too long for the business to respond to a question or comment that may have been sent via email. At the very least, make sure you set up an Auto-Responder so the site-visitor knows you received the email. </li></ul><p></p><ul><li><strong><u><span style="font-size:130%;">Update Your Website Regularly</span></u></strong></li><li>Visitors to your website want to see new and fresh ideas. Review your website regularly to make sure that the information on your site isn't stale or outdated.</li></ul><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6144347087959126179-191005439428576106?l=fireweedstudio.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Location:http://www.blogger.com/profile/11596862411922520717noreply@blogger.com0