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Top Google in Record Time in 2 Simple Steps!
I got into search engine optimization back in 1998. It sure has changed
a lot since then. Back in the day you could use invisible text, load
keywords to the point of overflowing and fill META tags with anything
even close to what you had on your page. And you could do well on
Google, Yahoo, Alta Vista; all the biggies. Not anymore.
Today SEO is about a 75% / 25% split between links and content, with
inbound links being the most important thing. Especially on Google. When
all is said and done, you can get to the top of Google in just two
simple steps. Seriously. I've done it hundreds of times and it's easier
than you'd imagine.
Step 1: Develop Great Content
Writing great SEO content is a snap if you follow this simple 5 step
formula...
1.) Write naturally as if speaking with a friend. Record yourself
actually speaking to a friend about the topic of your Web page and it
will all come together automatically.
2.) Limit each page to 2 to 3 keywords or keyword phrases.
3.) Mention each keyword no more than 4 times per page and split the
usage somewhat equally between paragraphs. Two mentions of your most
important keyword in the first paragraph is the only real exception. And
be sure you mention each toward the end of the page to show overall
consistency and topic authenticity.
4.) Try to incorporate the first mention of each keyword into hyperlink
anchor text. The link should lead to another page of your site. (Note:
The keyword would then be the clickable text leading to your other
page.)
5.) Have between 150 and 250 words of text per keyword. So if you have 3
keywords on one page, you will have about 600 words on that page, in
total.
That's the quick and dirty SEO content writers course. And believe me,
it works!
Step 2: Link Like the Pros (Part 1; Strategize)
Linking is a bit more involved. The main thing to remember is that you
want as many high quality, topic relevant links as you can get. And you
want them all using the same exact URL since Google sees URLs that begin
with "http://www" differently than links that begin with just "www". In
other words, even if you have 200 links to your page, if they are split
between URL formats, you are not getting full credít for the links.
And forget all that stuff about links to the homepage being "a must."
Sure, having inbound links go to your homepage is great but Google has
smartened up. They figure your site overall is probably not that great
if nobody bothers linking to your actual content pages. While it's true
that Google ranks pages rather than sites, they do still base each of
your page's worth on its supporting pages.
I won't bore you with a bunch of techno babble. In short, if you keep
this in mind, you'll always be ahead of the game:
1.) Inbound links should be from pages containing relevant content of a
similar nature.
2.) Links to your pages from outside pages with high Google PageRank (GPR)
are most desirable. (Note: GPR is NOT the page's position on Google. It
is a value, from 1 to 10, that Google assigns to all Webpages.)
3.) Links from (not to) a homepage are typically most valuable, unless
they have a higher GPR page to link from. Focus on the GPR. If you use
software like that mentioned below, it will do all this automatically.
If you do it all manually, get the free Google Toolbar. GPR is shown for
every page (that has any) on the Internet.
4.) Inbound links to your pages should feature your keyword as the
anchor text triggering the hyperlink (keyword is the clickable part
leading to your page.)
5.) Do NOT use generic text for your link's surrounding content. Make
the sentence as relevant as possible.
6.) Use as many variations of your link's surrounding content as
possible so the search engines don't view your inbound links as
duplicate content.
Step 2: Link Like the Pros (Part 2; Do It)
As far as actually getting great links, avoid the automated script based
reciprocal link services. A lot of these services link your pages to
"gray barred" pages, which means your site can get kicked off Google as
well. And to be honest, reciprocal links are not nearly as valuable to
Google as they once were, especially the junk link pages most of these
services create.
If you want the "set it and forget it" convenience of a linking service,
but not the problems I just mentioned, you might want to try one like
3-WayLinks.com. Although I'm not a fan of any linking service, this one
is the best I've come across so far. They set it up so your page links
to another, which links to a third, which links to you. There is no
direct reciprocal beeline back to your page and each link is counted as
a one way inbound link by Google, which is the most valuable type of
link.
Of course, natural linking is the way to go whenever possible. Google
LOVES links that are part of page content (see the anchor text notes
above.) And getting great links like this is easier than ever with the
right software so don't sweat the time or effort. Both are minimal.
The product a lot of SEO pros use (myself included) is SEO Elite. It
works great as both a full function link building tool and ranking
checker for all major search engines. Even if you don't need the app,
take advantage of the free videos on the site. They explain special
linking considerations, like special reserved commands such as "allinanchor"
and how to find Google "Authority sites." You can still benefit from the
information, even without the tool.
Big Tip: When approaching other sites for links, try to get your link as
anchor text in the actual page content, or a margin. Also do their link
that way and explain the benefits and how much Google loves this type of
natural content linking.
So there you have it; everything you need to get your pages on top of
Google in record time. Best of luck. You'll do great!
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