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Posted 01 June 2009 - 07:03 PM
Hi guys,
I am currently in the process of building a site for a friend & one of my next main priorities is to get a high search ranking in Google & have a few questions.
First of all I hear that meta tags play in important role in SEO. Is this correct & can someone please provide an example of how I would write one?
Secondly, I believe you need to register the url with Google. How do I do this?
Lastly, what books do you recommend I study to get a better understanding of SEO?
Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks.
Lee.
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Posted 01 June 2009 - 07:12 PM
Lee W, on Jun 1 2009, 20:03, said:
Hi guys,
I am currently in the process of building a site for a friend & one of my next main priorities is to get a high search ranking in Google & have a few questions.
First of all I hear that meta tags play in important role in SEO. Is this correct & can someone please provide an example of how I would write one?
Secondly, I believe you need to register the url with Google. How do I do this?
Lastly, what books do you recommend I study to get a better understanding of SEO?
Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks.
Lee.
I am currently in the process of building a site for a friend & one of my next main priorities is to get a high search ranking in Google & have a few questions.
First of all I hear that meta tags play in important role in SEO. Is this correct & can someone please provide an example of how I would write one?
Secondly, I believe you need to register the url with Google. How do I do this?
Lastly, what books do you recommend I study to get a better understanding of SEO?
Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks.
Lee.
meta tags
<meta name="author" content="name" /> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html;charset=ISO-8859-1" /> <meta name="description" content="about the site" /> <meta name="keywords" content="keywords about your site seperated by , " />
submit to google
Google Add URL
other tips for seo
<a href="page.php" title="title of link">link name</a> <img src="image.png" alt="image name" />
make sure your code is W3C complaint
w3c validator
i recommend coding to the xhtml standards
the only real difference is certain html commands don't validate and add a /> to end of a br tag
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Posted 01 June 2009 - 08:10 PM
Faevilangel, on Jun 1 2009, 20:12, said:
meta tags
submit to google
Google Add URL
other tips for seo
make sure your code is W3C complaint
w3c validator
i recommend coding to the xhtml standards
the only real difference is certain html commands don't validate and add a /> to end of a br tag
<meta name="author" content="name" /> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html;charset=ISO-8859-1" /> <meta name="description" content="about the site" /> <meta name="keywords" content="keywords about your site seperated by , " />
submit to google
Google Add URL
other tips for seo
<a href="page.php" title="title of link">link name</a> <img src="image.png" alt="image name" />
make sure your code is W3C complaint
w3c validator
i recommend coding to the xhtml standards
the only real difference is certain html commands don't validate and add a /> to end of a br tag
Thanks very much for the advice.
I am currently struggling with my declaration as it won't validate as I am getting the following error: -
No Character encoding declared at document level
This is my declaration: -
<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Strict//EN"
"http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-strict.dtd">
<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" lang="en" xml:lang="en">
What am I doing wrong & where do I put the met tags?
Thanks again.
p.s Still need to study DOCTYPES more.
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Posted 07 July 2009 - 09:07 AM
since when did validating code help you rank better?? 
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Posted 08 July 2009 - 04:28 PM
it doesnt...
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Posted 08 July 2009 - 07:40 PM
meh, most top ranking sites don't validate... yes even for web design. If it looks ok, it will be read ok.
But yeah, you need to start building links.
But yeah, you need to start building links.
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Posted 17 August 2009 - 11:57 AM
Get the book "get into bed with google" by Jon Smith. This is a great book for seo and it is also very easy to understand.
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Posted 25 August 2009 - 08:40 AM
Don't forget the search engine spiders have to crawl through the pages of your site. This means they crawl through your HTML. Google has recently blogged about a new tool called Page Speed (http://code.google.c...eed/page-speed/). This may indicated that they think it may provide a better user experience if the page loads quicker. Better code equals faster loading and a more efficient crawling of your site. Some SEO's think that could improve the chances of getting ranked. Remember it is very important to Google that we all use their search engine so they want us to have a better user experience!
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Posted 25 August 2009 - 09:31 AM
Heya, this introduction to search engine optimisation which I wrote might be of use to you and if you're planning on doing some serious optimisation, have a look at the SEOmoz introduction linked to at the bottom of that page.
Meta description tag is important because Google will often use it as the description of your site in search results. Meta keywords tags are pretty much obsolete, it was too easy to spam so most search engines completely ignore it now. Most important OnPage Factors:
And probably the most important factor is building up backlinks from high quality, relevant sites.
Good Luck!
Meta description tag is important because Google will often use it as the description of your site in search results. Meta keywords tags are pretty much obsolete, it was too easy to spam so most search engines completely ignore it now. Most important OnPage Factors:
- Title
- H1, H2
- Bold Text
And probably the most important factor is building up backlinks from high quality, relevant sites.
Good Luck!
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Posted 26 August 2009 - 05:59 AM
really helpfull TIPS ! Thanks to all !
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Posted 26 August 2009 - 09:07 AM
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since when did validating code help you rank better
Not a direct effect but there is a related effect.
There are directories and organisations that will link to your site if your code (and that in your portfolio of sites) validates.
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Posted 27 August 2009 - 11:42 AM
Submit your web site to Google webmaster tool, Submit site map and create robot file.
These methods can be helpful increase Google crawling frequency.
Use both process on page and off page SEO for your web site. In on page you can analyze your website Meta tag, keyword, title and description. And
Off page SEO
• Social bookmaking.
• Article writings.
• Forum posting.
• Banner advertising.
• Directory submission.
• Relevant & Quality Link Exchange.
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These methods can be helpful increase Google crawling frequency.
Use both process on page and off page SEO for your web site. In on page you can analyze your website Meta tag, keyword, title and description. And
Off page SEO
• Social bookmaking.
• Article writings.
• Forum posting.
• Banner advertising.
• Directory submission.
• Relevant & Quality Link Exchange.
_______________________
guaranteed seo top 10
web conferencing
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Posted 27 August 2009 - 12:08 PM
lazytycoon, on 07 July 2009 - 09:07 AM, said:
since when did validating code help you rank better??
Martin Greenwood, on 08 July 2009 - 04:28 PM, said:
it doesnt...
Some SEO experts believe that W3C validation does have an effect on domain strength.
See http://www.seomoz.or...ranking-factors
Item 9 in the section "On Page (Non-Keyword) Ranking Factors" shows that most optimisers surveyed believe W3C compliance has "very minimal importance" but this only has "moderate consensus" meaning that not all respondents agreed with this.
So the jury is still out on that one. For me it's so easy to create compliant markup that if there is any chance at all that it may affect my SERPs positively I will do it.
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Posted 27 August 2009 - 12:36 PM
Sorry Faevilangel but you are totally leading him astray with false information.
Meta tags - title tag needs to match on page keyword phrase, other than than meta tags are basically now worthless for SEO.
Submit to Google - totally pointless nowadays, just write good content and make sure its linked to.
title and alt tags have nothing to do with SEO of a webpage.
There is absolutely no evidence that search engines check validation and then use that to weight rankings - just check out page one of any search term and find how may actually validate (or have a sitemap for that matter!).
Have keyword in your title tag, make sure its on the page as well.
Write good content.
Use a wordpress or blogger blog and make sure you blog about your new content and link to it.
Submit your new pages as story links to social media such as digg, propeller, mixx etc.
Build one way links to your site and pages, with the on-page keyword/term in the link anchor text.
Repeat until your hands fall off.
(PS, don't be overly scared about off-topic backlinks from quality websites. People will tell you that Google will burn you in hell if you have non-relevant links to your site - its nonsense. As long as they are quality links, they will benefit your site. Have a look in yahoo explorer for a few number one position sites and see how many off topic links they have - most have loads! Matt Cutts has all but confirmed that link relevance is only a part of the equation.)
Meta tags - title tag needs to match on page keyword phrase, other than than meta tags are basically now worthless for SEO.
Submit to Google - totally pointless nowadays, just write good content and make sure its linked to.
title and alt tags have nothing to do with SEO of a webpage.
There is absolutely no evidence that search engines check validation and then use that to weight rankings - just check out page one of any search term and find how may actually validate (or have a sitemap for that matter!).
Have keyword in your title tag, make sure its on the page as well.
Write good content.
Use a wordpress or blogger blog and make sure you blog about your new content and link to it.
Submit your new pages as story links to social media such as digg, propeller, mixx etc.
Build one way links to your site and pages, with the on-page keyword/term in the link anchor text.
Repeat until your hands fall off.
(PS, don't be overly scared about off-topic backlinks from quality websites. People will tell you that Google will burn you in hell if you have non-relevant links to your site - its nonsense. As long as they are quality links, they will benefit your site. Have a look in yahoo explorer for a few number one position sites and see how many off topic links they have - most have loads! Matt Cutts has all but confirmed that link relevance is only a part of the equation.)
Faevilangel, on 01 June 2009 - 07:12 PM, said:
meta tags
submit to google
Google Add URL
other tips for seo
make sure your code is W3C complaint
w3c validator
i recommend coding to the xhtml standards
the only real difference is certain html commands don't validate and add a /> to end of a br tag
<meta name="author" content="name" /> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html;charset=ISO-8859-1" /> <meta name="description" content="about the site" /> <meta name="keywords" content="keywords about your site seperated by , " />
submit to google
Google Add URL
other tips for seo
<a href="page.php" title="title of link">link name</a> <img src="image.png" alt="image name" />
make sure your code is W3C complaint
w3c validator
i recommend coding to the xhtml standards
the only real difference is certain html commands don't validate and add a /> to end of a br tag
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Posted 29 August 2009 - 09:13 AM
thefandango, on 27 August 2009 - 12:36 PM, said:
title and alt tags have nothing to do with SEO of a webpage.
I'd be cautious about this, alt tags are important for images. They are picked up by search engines, particular with reference to image search and from an accessibility perspective they are a must as it is what most text only browsers will display in place of the image.
Haven't seen much difference made by title tags for links. From W3.org "title offers advisory information about the element for which it is set" (http://www.seomoz.or...its-seo-benefit - more here) so I imagine it will only have real value to search engines when it describes none text elements which they can't read.
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Posted 31 August 2009 - 03:18 AM
[quote name='Erika123' date='27 August 2009 - 12:42 PM' timestamp='1251373341' post='171593']
Submit your web site to Google webmaster tool, Submit site map and create robot file.
These methods can be helpful increase Google crawling frequency.
Just checked out the google webmaster tool, it says you can add up to 500 sites "owned by you" to your profile. What does this mean exactly? I've written a site for a client, should I do this or should the client do it? If I submit it on their behalf, won't it be forever linked to my profile even if it's their website?
Sorry if it sounds like a dumb question, I'm new to all this....
Submit your web site to Google webmaster tool, Submit site map and create robot file.
These methods can be helpful increase Google crawling frequency.
Just checked out the google webmaster tool, it says you can add up to 500 sites "owned by you" to your profile. What does this mean exactly? I've written a site for a client, should I do this or should the client do it? If I submit it on their behalf, won't it be forever linked to my profile even if it's their website?
Sorry if it sounds like a dumb question, I'm new to all this....
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Posted 31 August 2009 - 06:32 AM
[quote name='kittiekat' date='31 August 2009 - 04:18 AM' timestamp='1251688711' post='172300']
[quote name='Erika123' date='27 August 2009 - 12:42 PM' timestamp='1251373341' post='171593']
Submit your web site to Google webmaster tool, Submit site map and create robot file.
These methods can be helpful increase Google crawling frequency.
Just checked out the google webmaster tool, it says you can add up to 500 sites "owned by you" to your profile. What does this mean exactly? I've written a site for a client, should I do this or should the client do it? If I submit it on their behalf, won't it be forever linked to my profile even if it's their website?
Sorry if it sounds like a dumb question, I'm new to all this....
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No such thing as a dumb question unless it's "will you design youtube for me for $50"!!!
You can add one site to as many webmaster tools accounts as you want, you just hav to verify that you own it each time. If you're going to be managing the site for the client (specially if you're going to be doing the SEO) then you'll want to add it to your own account. You can always add it to the clients email address later and you can remove it from your account at any time you want.
[quote name='Erika123' date='27 August 2009 - 12:42 PM' timestamp='1251373341' post='171593']
Submit your web site to Google webmaster tool, Submit site map and create robot file.
These methods can be helpful increase Google crawling frequency.
Just checked out the google webmaster tool, it says you can add up to 500 sites "owned by you" to your profile. What does this mean exactly? I've written a site for a client, should I do this or should the client do it? If I submit it on their behalf, won't it be forever linked to my profile even if it's their website?
Sorry if it sounds like a dumb question, I'm new to all this....
[/quote]
No such thing as a dumb question unless it's "will you design youtube for me for $50"!!!
You can add one site to as many webmaster tools accounts as you want, you just hav to verify that you own it each time. If you're going to be managing the site for the client (specially if you're going to be doing the SEO) then you'll want to add it to your own account. You can always add it to the clients email address later and you can remove it from your account at any time you want.
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Posted 02 September 2009 - 02:36 AM
Dxnx, on 31 August 2009 - 06:32 AM, said:
No such thing as a dumb question unless it's "will you design youtube for me for $50"!!!
LOL, even a newbie like me can tell that would be a REALLY dumb question
Dxnx, on 31 August 2009 - 06:32 AM, said:
You can add one site to as many webmaster tools accounts as you want, you just hav to verify that you own it each time. If you're going to be managing the site for the client (specially if you're going to be doing the SEO) then you'll want to add it to your own account. You can always add it to the clients email address later and you can remove it from your account at any time you want.
Cool, thanks for that. They want to manage the site themselves so maybe I shouldn't bother. But I thought it'd be good to know for future clients. Would they need a google account to do this by the way?? Most people I know don't have one over here....
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Posted 02 September 2009 - 04:42 AM
Link Building...
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kittiekat, on 02 September 2009 - 02:36 AM, said:
Would they need a google account to do this by the way?? Most people I know don't have one over here....
They would need a Google Account but can create one with their existing email address as a part of setting up webmaster tools so not too much hassle.
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