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Search Engine Optimization

  • For only those that want to make sure their site is indexed

    For only those that want to make sure their site is indexed

    You have probably implemented the basic steps to get the search engine spiders indexing your pages. However, sometimes there are one or two spots that business owners and web designers miss when setting up their site for online optimization.  Thus, I thought it would be a good idea to discuss how to index your site and what might cause the search bots from skipping over your sites content.

    Remember websites become listed on search engine results if and only if the search engine spiders are indexing them. If they pass right by your pages, and don’t even know they exist, then you’re simply not going to get listed.

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  • 3 Tips To Avoid Duplicate Content for SEO

    3 Tips To Avoid Duplicate Content for SEO

    One of the most common mistakes website owners make is to publish what’s called “duplicate content.” Let’s discuss some strategies for to avoid duplicate content for SEO.

    When it comes to Search Engine Optimization, or SEO, there are some definite mistakes to avoid.

    What is duplicate content?

    Google defines duplicate content as, “Duplicate content generally refers to substantive blocks of content within or across domains that either completely match other content or are appreciably similar”.

    Most of the time when we see this, it’s unintentional or at least not malicious in origin: forums that generate both regular and stripped-down mobile-targeted pages, store items shown (and — worse yet — linked) via multiple distinct URLs, and so on.

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  • Three Tips to Optimize Your Content for the Search Engines

    Three Tips to Optimize Your Content for the Search Engines

    Content is the most powerful tool you have in your search engine optimization strategy. Here are three tips to optimize your content for the search engines.

    I just launched my new website and business.  One of the things that I spent some time on is keyword research.  I wanted to make sure that I had the right keywords and the correct quantity on my site for the search engines. I made sure to follow the lessons that I learned at VA Classroom’s Internet Marketing Certification program – no keyword stuffing!

    Relevant content, optimized for keywords, and published frequently can shoot your website to the top of the search engine results.

    That being said, there are a few strategies it helps to know when writing and optimizing your content for the search engines.

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