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LocalBizSuccess

  1. People will click on your links more if you have a short URL.
  2. There is no way to guarantee a #1 SEO ranking.
  3. Be familiar with SEO fundamentals, and avoid outsourcing SEO when you can.
  4. Making a good, honest website will improve your SEO naturally.
  5. Credibility and transparency are what readers want to see, not just a bunch of keywords.
  6. If you know your audience, you will know which keywords to use.
  7. Researching reader comments on blogs related to your niche helps you know your audience.
  8. Cross-linking all of your sites improves traffic flow.
  9. Using keyword synonyms can help prevent keyword spam.
  10. Search engines will penalize you for over stuffing your content with keywords.
  11. Search engines will penalize you for hiding text in images.
  12. Search engines will penalize you for hiding text in CSS.
  13. Place auto discovery tags into the header of all pages with feeds.
  14. Use a keyword in the H1 and H3 tags.
  15. Make sure your marketing strategy matches your audience.
  16. Don't get obsessed with PageRank. It's a small part of the puzzle.
  17. All of your links should include a keyword.
  18. Make use of Article Directory submissions.
  19. Inbound links give credibility to your site.
  20. FAQs keep visitors from leaving if they feel lost.