I need my search ranks in google to come up on the first page with these keywords!?
Well I am in the process of designing a website for someone. I have learned so much about design and things, but I never have found out how to get the Search engine to get my site on the first page. I want people to type in like.”Remodeling In Arizona”
“Bathroom Remodel” “Granite Installation” “Tile”. Things like that. I have dreamweaver, if that helps, like using Meta tags. Which I don’t know how to do. Any help?!
Hi.
Here are 7 tips that can help you.:)
1. Keyword Optimization:
The idea behind this is that people search using keywords like “granite installation”, by highlighting and repeating the words “granite installation” in your site, you basically tell the Google spider that your page is relevant to the search phrase.
HOWEVER
Keep in mind that there are a lot of other blogs and more importantly company sites that are competing for the traffic that the keyword “Granite installation” brings in. If most sites are more relevant than yours, your sites will not show up in SERPS.
(check Google keyword tool to see how many are competing for the same keyword and how many searches are being done using this keyword)
WHAT TO DO?
Do not compete for keywords that many people are using. This is just like lining up where the most people are instead of where you can be first. Instead, try to look for keywords that less competitors are using for their sites in order to rank better in that term. Instead of “bathroom remodel”, you might like to try out other terms that are more geo-specific like “bathroom remodel arizona”. You can also use longer keywords (this is the long tail theory of SEO) that are less used like “bathroom remodeling services in arizona”.
You’ll find out that you’ll get more traffic and rank higher if you use the bottom 70% least used keywords in your product category than if you use the top 30% most used keywords in searches where you’ll have lots of competition in the SERPS.
a word of WARNING though.
Dont overuse your keywords. Once in the title and 3-4 times in the body is enough. Oversaturating your blog post with keywords (more than 10% of total word count) is a good way to let Google know that you are spamming keywords and this will rank you lower in the SERPS.
2. SITE FOCUS
Try to focus on only one main theme for the content in your website. Talking about remodeling on hand and car accesories on other posts is a good way to dilute the relevance of your site when it comes to SERPS. By focusing on one and only one main topic, you basically tell search engines that you’re a GURU on that niche.
3. Optimize Site structure and Script
Do Siloing in your site structure, this means more organized keyword optimized menus.
Use a sitemap: so that the spider can better index your site’s pages
Use html: spiders read html best and flash sites worst. put page content near first 25k of a page.
optimize metatags: use important keywords for anchor texts.
Deep link: link pages together in the site
4. Domain Name URL
If you haven’t registered a domain name/URL yet, try registering a domain name with your city name in it.
Ex.
arizonaremodeling.com
arizonabathroomremodeling.com
arizona-tiles.com
this not only makes it easier for your customers to remember your website address, it also makes it easier for your site to rank well in search engines.
Moreover, you’ll also get type in traffic (people who type in their search queries directly into their browsers) if your domain name is generic.
5. Have a lot of good local content in your site.
Lots of content in your site increases its relevance and thus your site’s search engine ranking. Make sure that you optimize the keywords in your content though to make it easier for spiders to index your pages.
People generally type in geo-targetted search phrases when searching for local businesses.
Ex:
Best restaurants in chicago
cheapest hotel rates in Michigan
car rental companies in Seattle
(you can look at Google keyword tool for keywords and average number of searches that people type in when looking for info on your city)
By having lots of content relevant to people looking for information on a specific city, not only does it tell search engines that your site is the best authority to deliver the required info, it also encourages return traffic and referrals for your site.
6. Register your site in online directories and yellow pages. This are also sites that locals frequent when looking for specific businesses.
These are also great sources for backlinks to your site. Which will help your site’s search engine rankings.
7. Post articles in article directories.
You benefit from the massive traffic of these sites and your content will have a better chance of achieving high search engine rankings. Moreover, you can also place a link in your resource box here linking to your site (backlinks to improve rankings)
There are a lot more things you can do to optimize your site for SEO. It’s hard work typing though, he he. Feel free to contact me if you need any more help.
OCS
www.onlinecreativesolutions.com
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