Automated SEO pages are pages that offer tips, tools for understanding what it is about your website and your keywords that could do with enhancement.
Many of these pages that exist are of limited value however there are a few sites that offer automated SEO tools that are good quick ways to give website owners and understanding of what could be improved on their website to help with usability and allow search engines to understand Read the rest of this entry »
If you’re out and about looking for just the right keyword search tool then you will of course have come across the Keyword Analytics Tool and the Keyword Insights Tool from Google however you may not have seen some of the other keyword search tools that are available elsewhere.
While Google is the predominant search company in the world, there are still many other companies that have high levels of searching going on in their own sites, especially local search companies who are targeting a specific geographical area and know the keyword searches for their own areas quite well.
The challenge is finding some of these that have a keyword search tool that will help you find extra words that you can use to promote your site to the widest possible audience.
When you’re watching the keywords that you have in search engines on a regular basis then you’re either going to be spending a lot of time doing real searches on the different engines or you’re going to need a keyword rank checking program that can help you find out where you’re ranking.
These programs can usually be set up to go out on a regular basis or as and when you want them to, on a specific set of keywords and they’ll automatically search for where those keywords rank. They’ll then report back to you with the place of the keyword in the search result, often with comparisons across the different search engines. Read the rest of this entry »
There has always been debate over what level of relevance keywords in URLs have towards gaining both better ranking in search engines as well as helping to improve click-through rates from users.
It can be difficult to get the mix right for some sites, particularly the sites that are e-commerce related and have massive product portfolios.
Generally it is accepted that keywords in URLs is a good thing, it’s just a question of how good and how far do you go?
Matt Cutts (Google WebSpam team lead) has said in video’s that there shouldn’t be long strings of keywords in URLs as Google will see that as looking a bit spammy (he used seven keywords in a URL string all separated by hyphens as an example) however where is the right mix?
It may be that the best option is to have just a couple of highly relevant keywords in the URL that are targeted specifically to the page that people are visiting.
There are many discussions online surrounding how to complete effective keyword research for your SEO (search engine optimization) or SEM (search engine marketing) campaign online.
One blog post from searchengineguide.com stands out in the SERPs (search engine result pages) when you are looking for information on effective keyword research. The post is written by Lisa Barone and covers five main steps people should follow when planning their research.
The five steps covered are;
Demolishing Misconceptions
Creating the list and checking it twice
Befriending the keyword research tool
Finalizing your list
Plan your Attack
Rinse, Wash Repeat
More than anything, this list is a good example of the planning and research that is required to build a good keyword set ready for your SEO or SEM campaign.
It is reasonably easy to find the source keywords in Google Analytics reports to help you understand what people are typing in to search engines to find your website.
Having a look at the source keywords will give you a better understanding of exactly what people are typing in to get to the content you have written and it will also help you to think about other keywords that you are not already targeting that you know you could be receiving traffic on.
First, login to your Google Analytics account. You will see the Dashboard displayed as the first page. Click the Traffic Sources navigation link on the right-hand menu and then the Keywords link.
Searching for the right keyword to include in your marketing content becomes a whole lot easier when you have a couple of different products to compare results on and help you make your decision.
Reasonably new to the scene on keyword analysis tools is the latest from the benevolent giant that is Google called Google Insights for Search. While it’s still in its beta format (what isn’t from Google) it provides a significant improvement on the usability front compared to other keyword analysis tools.
While the tool is not particularly clear on the exact number of keyword searches that are being made on the phrases you’re looking at, the trending graphs give you a brilliant display on what’s hot and what’s not in comparison to each other.
If you’re looking for keyword analytics tools online as you’re developing your keyword list for your new website the best place to start is the Google Adwords Keyword Tool.
It’s incredibly useful for keyword research and will even give you a list of keywords from content on a specific web page.
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Over time you’ll find technical information, in-bound and out-bound links, whois lookups, content keywords and even traffic rankings from different websites across the globe.
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