I wish I had a nickel (actually, a nickel won’t get you far these days – make it a $5 bill) for every time a client said to me, “OK, now that you’ve designed our website, I want to be #1 on Google.” And I think to myself, “Really? No kidding. Who doesn’t??!!” So here are a few good tips to increasing your ranking on the major search engines (Google, Yahoo, and MSN):<\/p>\n
1. Content is King!<\/strong> Good content drives traffic – and the search engines pick up key words on content-rich web pages.<\/p>\n 2. Add meta tags to your web pages.<\/strong> A meta tag is simply a snippet of code that tells the search engines about your website. This code is inserted onto the site and isn’t seen by viewers. Have a web designer add it for you – it’s very simple. (The trick is knowing what to put in the meta tags – that part is more art than science.)<\/p>\n 3. Increase the number of external links to your site<\/strong>. Basically, the more links on other<\/strong><\/em> sites are pointing to yours, the more it looks like you’re a major player. This can be accomplished by submitting your site to web directories (the ones in your industry are best), joining online forums, or my favorite method – by writing articles. In exchange for your article – which will be used for content on their site – most site owners will include a link to your site at the bottom of your article.<\/p>\n There are more ways, but those are the basic and most effective. Above all, remember that this takes time – you won’t get to the top overnight. Do these consistently over time, and you will be amazed at the results!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" I wish I had a nickel (actually, a nickel won’t get you far these days – make it a $5 bill) for every time a client said to me, “OK, now that you’ve designed our website, I want to be #1 on Google.” And I think to myself, “Really? No kidding. Who doesn’t??!!” So here […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-136","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-search-engine-optimization"],"yoast_head":"\n