Archive for October 21st, 2010

Four times when you must listen to your SEO consultant

Oct 21, 2010 in Computers And Technology, Information

It is advisable to work with professional SEO consultants on your SEO campaign if you are not highly experienced in SEO yourself. If you do choose to work with experienced SEO professionals, you must make sure you are ready to listen to the information they provide you with and that you are prepared to do what they say.

An experience and reputable search engine optimisation company has an extensive knowledge and understanding of what SEO can and can’t achieve and this is something website owners must be aware of too. There is a lot of inaccurate information about SEO in circulation and this can lead to unrealistic expectations and disappointment. Business owners must know what to expect from an SEO campaign so they can work with their SEO consultants to help achieve it.
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Old-school SEO – and why it doesn’t work

Oct 21, 2010 in Computers And Technology, Information, Reference And Education

Search engine optimization has been around as an industry for quite a long time now. Although many site owners are only just realizing that they need a strategy for coping with the search engines, SEO has been a presence on the web ever since there have been search engines.

This established history has led to quite a few industry-based urban legends. Just like any form of urban legend, there are those that are completely fictional and a few stories that are based on truth. In the case of search engine optimisation services, most of the truth-based tales come from an older form of SEO.

It’s important for every site owner to be aware of the older forms of SEO in order to avoid them. Here are a few of the more commonly retold ancient legends of optimisation.

1. The wonder of secret strategies. (more…)

Hook your readers

Oct 21, 2010 in Computers And Technology, Information, Web Design

When you sit down to read an article on the internet the experience is different from reading articles in magazines and newspapers. Instead of reading the article thoroughly word by word as you tend to when reading media in print, people visiting your website are likely to scan text and pick out the elements that relate to them.
Making the most of your readers

There are many ways in which you can ensure that a reader reads your content and comes back for more:

• Step 1 – make sure keywords are highlighted so that they stand out
• Step 2 – break up blocks of text with subheadings
• Step 3 – show information in list format if possible
• Step 4 – avoid rambling by keeping articles short and concise
• Step 5 – try the inverted pyramid method of writing. Start the article with a paragraph that concludes the piece of writing

In addition to the points above you must always ensure that the content you publish is relevant to your audience and provides them with a resource for information that is accurate and up to date. By maintaining superior content, your site will have a professional appearance which will add credibility to your content ensuring you develop trust with readers.

The key thing to remember is to adapt your content for the online reader. By making it easy to read and packing your content full of great ideas you will hook new readers in no time at all. Remember the five steps are just possible tactics and some can be over-used.

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