Sunday, October 25, 2009

Get To The Number One Position On Google

By Michael Fleischner

Getting started online is now easier than ever. When I began doing business online I quickly developed an understanding of html and web design. The process of creating new web pages and promoting the code to a live server was complicated at first but got easier with time. Once I was online however, I quickly figured out that having a good design sense wasn't enough to give me top rankings.

I soon realized that search engine optimization needs to be considered before you set out to design your website. At the time, I didn't understand this basic concept and as a result had to redesign my website at considerable expense. If I had taken the time to learn more about search engine optimization before beginning I could have saved time and money.

After applying some basic improvements to my website design, I only saw a small impact on my rankings. I seriously expected to be in the number one position for my site name as well as a particular keyword phrase I was trying to optimize for. But the small improvement motivated me to continue reading and learning more about SEO.

I learned that SEO takes time. There really are no quick fixes. I also learned the proper techniques to not only find the right keywords to choose and build a site that is search engine friendly, I also discovered more than I could ever imagine about effective SEO techniques. Over time, I have expanded the techniques and continue to learn more powerful ways to boost search results. This continuous learning is necessary for search engine optimization because it is always changing.

The best advice I can provide based on all that I learned is that you should spend more time planning the design of your website, the market you are going to operate in, and the keywords you are going to build your website around. This, by far, is the most important aspect of SEO. Why? Because if you are entering an incredibly competitive space with an incredibly competitive keyword, it could take you a very long time to achieve top placements.

One of the best pieces of advice I was given by a developer I worked with, when it comes to SEO, is to keep you website basic. That means no fancy stuff. I know everyone wants to create unbelievable functionality but the reality is that keeping it simple is better for your website visitors and search spiders that crawl your site.

Focus on link building. Submit articles, focus on acquiring one-way links, and develop a strategy for updating content on a regular basis so others will link to your site. Especially for Google, link building is an incredibly powerful tool.

In internet marketing, there are tons of professed gurus who can show you the latest techniques for number one rankings. Based on my more than ten years of marketing experience and search engine optimization efforts, Id rather keep things simple.

Search engine optimization techniques work but the impact happens over an extended period of time. This means that you need to continually be focused on SEO and learning more about search engines. As search engines update their algorithms, consider looking at new methods, tools, and resources to improve your organic rankings. This is essential for success.

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