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7 Do it yourself techniques to totally free traffic from the major search engines
Do's/Don'ts 
Tags: free search engine traffic, do it yourself SEO, higher search engine rankings, understanding search engine ranking
For those who don't know this, organic search engine traffic is the best producing traffic and it's all free. When a visitor clicks on your link from a search engine you will get a higher conversion because your website has what they were actively searching. These search engine optimization tips are used by the all of the professional SEO companies that charge in excess of $2,000 per year to help you get better rankings. You can mow do it yourself, save a lot of money and get the same results.
| | 1) URL issues-Check to make sure there are no broken links on your page. If you have other navigational features such as Flash, Image Maps, Javascript Menu, etc. This is good for your visitors, but the search engines can't read or follow them. |
| | 2)Page Issues-Make sure that you have the three most important meta-tags on your website: Title, Description, and Keywords. The single most important meta-tag to the search engines now is the 'title' tag. This is what they look at first to consider what your website is all about. Then they look at your description tag, and then your keyword tag. |
| | 3) Title tag-The title tag of your page is one of the most important pieces of your page. The search engines use it as one of the main places to find keywords that relate to your page, and often as the link to your page from their engine. It's very important to optimize it properly. |
| | 4) Keyword tag-The keyword meta tag is meant to include all the keywords that relate to your page. Since some search engines use this tag to help determine what your page is about you should always include your keywords in it. You only need to have about 10 keyword phrases to describe your website |
| | 5) Spam Issues-The search engines are very wise to the way we like to use keywords. Many people feel that if they simply saturate their meta-tags with the frequent listing of their keyword phrases, the search engines will usher their website to the top of the list. |
| | 6) Description Tags-The description meta tag is meant to describe what your page is about. Some search engines use this tag to help determine how to list your site, and many use it as the description of your page in their engine. All pages should have an accurate description meta tag with relevant keywords within it. |
| | 7) Optimizing Your Images "alt" Attribute |
| | Did you know that any images on your page can help your listings too? Each image on your page can include a keyword phrase or two that relates to the image. This text will also show up & help those that may have their images turned off when visiting your site. |
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