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Old 05-Sep-2006, 11:43
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How can I make my site/blog more popular?


How can I get my site to the top of search engines.Is it possible by doing with ping.
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Re: How can I make my site more popular


Are you referring to "pinging" blog directories when you add new content? This will certainly make sure that people interested in what you write check out your blog. In general, adding new content to a website is seen as a positive thing by search engines.
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Re: How can I make my site more popular


Before you write one line of code:
  • Do keyword research to determine what keywords you want to target
While constructing your website you should do the following:
  • Use markup to indicate the content of your site
    • Optimize your <title> tags on each page to contain 1 - 3 keywords
    • Create unique Meta Tags for each page
    • Use header tags appropriately (H1 > H2 > H3)
    • Use <strong> and<em> tags if appropriate
  • Optimize your URLs
    • Use Search Engine Friendly URLs (for dynamic sites)
    • Use keywords in your domain (www.keyword1.com)
    • Use keywords in your URL (www.example.com)
    • Use dashes instead of underscores to separate words in your URLs (keyword2-keyword3.html)
  • Optimize your content
    • Use keywords liberally yet appropriately throughout each page
    • Have unique content
    • Have quality content
  • Use search engine friendly design
    • Create a human sitemap
    • Do not use inaccessible site navigation (JavaScript menus)
    • Minimized outbound links
    • Kept your pages under 100K in size
  • Design the navigational structure of the site to channel PR to main pages (especially the homepage)
  • Create a page that encourages webmasters to link to your site
    • Provide them the relevant HTML to create their link to you
    • Provide them with any images you may want them to use (although text links are better)
  • Make sure your website is complete before launching it
Immediately after launching your site you should do the following:
  • Submit your site to all major search engines
    • www.google.com (Use a www.google.com)
    • submit.search.yahoo.com (Use the page list option)
    • MSN (Finds your site via incoming links)
    • Ask (Finds your site via incoming links)
  • Submit your site to all free directories
    • dmoz.org (also powers Google Directory)
    • www.joeant.com
  • Submit your site to relevant directories
    • Find more at www.isedb.com
  • Begin a link building campaign (attempting to get keywords in the link anchor text)
    • Put a link to your website in your forum signatures
    • Reply to relevant blog posts (Don't spam please)
    • Submit articles to relevant websites
If you will pay to promote your website:
  • Submit your site to pay directories
    • docs.yahoo.com
    • www.goguides.org
  • Purchase text links from high PR (Pagerank) sites related to your site
Finally, as part of an ongoing strategy:
  • Continually update your website will quality, unique content
  • Continually seek free links preferably from sites in your genre
Do NOT do the following:
  • Make an all Flash website (without an HTML alternative)
  • Use JavaScript for navigation
  • Spam other websites for incoming links
  • Launch your site before it is done
  • Use duplicate content
    • Point several domains to one site without using a 301 redirect
  • Use markup inappropriately
    • Style <H>eader tags to look like regular text
    • Hide content using 'display: hidden' (for the sake of hiding text)
  • Use other "black hat" techniques (unless you accept the risk - Banning)
    • Doorway/Landing pages
    • Cloaking
    • Hidden text
    • Keyword stuffing
Additional Tips:
  • Usable and accessible sites tend to be search engine friendly by their very nature
  • Be patient! High rankings don't happen overnight
  • Don't obsess with any one search engine. They are all worth your attention.


In other words you have SEO in mind before you start your website. And only submit once you have a complete website.
 
 

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