You must;
1) Know the basics - you need to know what is Description, Titles and Key words.
Learn how/why to add this information throughout the pages of your site.
Read an article on these subjects.
2) Get a Google Webmaster account.
Google is far and away the most important search engine and a Webmaster account can
give you more control over/insight into how they’re ranking you.
3) Use page names that are relevant to search words and phrases.
The name you provide to a page, is the name given to both in the site
navigation and in the address of that page on your site. Why is this important?
Because if a word is in your address it is seen as more relevant to your site by
search engines. More relevant means more likely to to show up in search results.
4) Use keyword phrases in your links.
If you link from one page of your site to another, use descriptive text for the
link.
Example: Read HOW TO CREATE LINK ARTICLE (this is your link) and learn how to do
this on your own site.
Is better than this: Learn how how to create a link by GOING HERE (your link).
5) Use Titles to headline content in your site (when appropriate).
Search Engines see Titles as generally more important than regular text. You can
add Titles to your site via our Title element and via the Title section of any
Paragraph element that includes a Title.
6) Get other sites to link back to your site.
The more sites that link to your own site, the more Google trusts your site to be
worthwhile. Think of other people linking back to your site as word-of-mouth that
tells not just other people to check-out your site, but tells the search engines to
do the same.
There are a few more elements like keep a blog as the search engines like to see new content on your site, be specific about your site in terms of your niche,specialization, location etc (otherwise overcrowded and you won't at the top list) and the use of google map to further enhance your presence online.
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You must;
1) Know the basics - you need to know what is Description, Titles and Key words.
Learn how/why to add this information throughout the pages of your site.
Read an article on these subjects.
2) Get a Google Webmaster account.
Google is far and away the most important search engine and a Webmaster account can
give you more control over/insight into how they’re ranking you.
3) Use page names that are relevant to search words
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