Lets get one thing straight, Search Engine Optimization (SEO), can be taught to the masses, but very few individuals are willing to methodically go through the steps, on a consistent basis, to achieve and maintain the ultimate ranking for their website.
This article is designed to simply touch on the cycle of event required to raise your current websites ranking in the search engines and then maintain those levels for the long haul.
The 10 Steps needed for proper SEO are outlined below follow by a very brief description. There are many tools available which enable you to perform the analysis required producing key data. This data is needed in order for you to effectively optimize your website.
1.Identify Your Competition
Run analysis on what you figure to be the most common keywords searched for your site. Take a look at the websites that rank above you in the search engine results, this is your competition. Create a list of the top five websites and move on to step 2.
2.Quality Link Building
Find out who do your competitors link partner with? Make every attempt to link partner with high quality websites. There is tremendous value in...