| When you are first starting out in a business and | | | | sitemaps which should be in HTML as well as XML |
| you create your very first website it can be a | | | | format. |
| difficult task, especially if you want your website | | | | 3. Be sure that your content for your site is |
| to be noticed. The key to getting your new | | | | relevant |
| website noticed is by making your site SEO | | | | -The content of your website is the second most |
| friendly. SEO simply means Search Engine | | | | important part of creating a successful SEO. |
| Optimization and is the way that search engines | | | | Your content should pertain to the title, |
| such as Google look for keywords within your | | | | description, and tags. This will allow you to control |
| website to produce results. | | | | where in the list your site will appear. The better |
| In order for your website to be at the top of the | | | | your content the higher you appear. |
| search engine list you need to provide as many | | | | 4. Make sure you add key rich keywords and |
| keywords as possible that the web crawlers can | | | | tags |
| attach themselves onto. Here are 5 simple steps | | | | -To assure that you rank high on the search |
| that you can create a SEO to get you great | | | | engine list you need to make sure your keywords |
| results. | | | | appear in the title pages, description, and keyword |
| 1. Be creative in your Keyword research | | | | tags. You need to be sure that the content of |
| -This is the number one most important rule in | | | | your body contains keywords. |
| building an SEO Friendly website. Before creating | | | | 5. Make sure each page of your site is unique |
| your keywords, search through the search | | | | -It is very important to avoid using duplicate |
| engines and see what words your competition is | | | | information on all of the pages of your site. Make |
| using. You will also need to make sure that your | | | | sure each page has its own title but also keep |
| keywords are unique to your business. If you are | | | | your keywords in the title. Add new pages |
| still unsure of what keywords you should use for | | | | frequently to target new members. Also be sure |
| your business there are sites available to assist | | | | to keep an eye on your competition to keep your |
| you, like Word Tracker for example. | | | | pages updated to keep you above them. |
| 2. Make your site easy to use | | | | Creating an SEO friendly website can be difficult |
| -Make sure both people and search engines can | | | | and confusing. If you follow these few simple |
| use your site easily. The best way to achieve this | | | | steps you will have your website up and SEO |
| is to plan your site before you build it. When you | | | | friendly in no time. |
| do this be sure you have included plenty of vital | | | | |