All you need for Search Engine Optimization (SEO)

[Webnauts]

SEO is an acronym for "search engine optimization". It is the process of analyzing your potential design and problems for search engines indexing and positioning. In other words, making your web site and its content attractive, relevant and visible to search engines and web searchers.

There is nothing worse than having a beautiful web site with excellent written content, though you still lose traffic or you even keep potential visitors away, while your site cannot be found.

Before you begin optimizing your pages for Search Engines, consider that the following search engine optimization techniques are SPAM!

* automatically generated doorway pages
* cloaking and false redirects
* keyword stuffing
* hidden text or hidden links
* pages loaded with irrelevant words
* duplicated content on multiple pages
* misspelling of well-known web sites
* unrelated and centralized link farms
* other methods that try to trick search engines

If you use one of the above techniques, you might get short term results, but it's most likely that your site will be banned from search engines, and therefore you will put your business at severe risk.

You will have more success, if you will optimize your site for humans, and not machines.

Good luck with Search Engine Optimization,

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John S. Britsios
Web Architect & Marketing Consultant


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VALUABLE RESOURCES & TOOLS
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SEO Code of Ethics
* Search Engine Optimization Code of Ethics http://www.bruceclay.com/web_ethics.htm

Search Engines Guidelines for Webmasters
* Google Webmaster Guidelines http://www.google.com/webmasters/guidelines.html
* Yahoo! Search Site Guidelines http://help.yahoo.com/help/us/ysearc...basics-18.html
* MSN Guidelines for Webmasters http://search.msn.com.my/webmasters/guidelines.aspx
* Ask Jeeves Guidelines for Webmasters http://sp.ask.com/docs/about/policy.html
* Open Directory Editorial Guidelines http://dmoz.org/guidelines/include.html
* Zeal Guidelines Overview http://www.zeal.com/guidelines/overview.jhtml
* Overture's SiteMatch™ Content Guidelines http://www.content.overture.com/d/USm/ays/sm_gl.jhtml

* Filing at Google a reinclusion request - howto http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/reincl...request-howto/

Search Engine Spammer Reporting
* Overture, AllTheWeb feedback@Overture.com
* AltaVista http://www.altavista.com/help/contact/search
* Google, AOL http://www.google.com/contact/spamreport.html
* Ask Jeeves http://sp.ask.com/docs/about/contact_tuwyt.php
* DMOZ / ODP http://report-abuse.dmoz.org/
* Lycos http://help.lycos.com/watchdog/watchdog_1_help.asp
* Inktomi, MSN reportspam@inktomi.com
* Teoma ask@teoma.com
* Yahoo reportsearchspam@yahoo-inc.com

Search Engines Information for Webmasters
* Google Information for Webmasters http://www.google.com/webmasters/bot.html

SEO Tutorials
* SEOmoz | Beginner's Guide to Search Engine Optimization http://www.seomoz.org/beginners.php
* Do It Yourself SEO, Where Do I Begin http://www.jaankanellis.com/seo-where-do-i-begin/
* Basics of search engine optimisation http://www.456bereastreet.com/archive/2005...e_optimisation/
* Website Promotion Tutorials by instantPROMOTION http://www.instantposition.com/website-promotion/

SEO TIPS
* SEO Toolkit 21 part guide to getting a top-10 listing on Google and Yahoo http://www.rlrouse.com/SEO.html
* Ten Tips to the Top of the Search Engines http://www.highrankings.com/tentips.htm
* Bruce Cley Search Engine Optimization Technical Tips http://www.bruceclay.com/seo-tech-tips/techtips.htm

Free Online SEO Tools
* instantPROMOTION SEO Tools http://www.instantposition.com/free_tools.cfm
* Sitening SEO Analyzer - A Web Standards & SEO Web Design Page Analyzer http://www.sitening.com/tools/seo-analyzer/
* Reaction Engine Free Online SEO Analysis http://www.reactionengine.com/
* Digitalpoint Keyword Ranking Monitor (Search Engine Positioning Tool) http://www.digitalpoint.com/tools/keywords/
* SEOBook Free SEO Tools http://tools.seobook.com
* AbiLogic Page Keywords Analyzer http://www.abilogic.com/seo/
* SEO Scanner http://www.webmasterbrain.com/
* Keyword Density & Prominence http://www.ranks.nl/tools/spider.html
* Meta Tag Analyzer http://www.submitexpress.com/analyzer/
* Search Engine Keyword Tracker & Keyword Ranking Tool http://www.digitalpoint.com/tools/keywords/
* Web Site Analysis http://www.sitesolutions.com/analysis.asp
* Free Robots.txt Generator http://www.mcanerin.com/search-engine/robots-txt.htm
* Robots.txt syntax checker http://www.sxw.org.uk/computing/robots/check.html
* Robots.txt Validator http://www.searchengineworld.com/cgi-bin/robotcheck.cgi
* Link Vendor SEO Tools http://www.linkvendor.com/seo-tools/
* Bad Neighborhood Text Link Checker http://www.bad-neighborhood.com/
* Google Banned Tool http://www.123promotion.co.uk/tools/googlebanned.php
* Free Site Map Generator http://www.freesitemapgenerator.com/

Free SEO Desktop Tools
* WebCEO http://www.webnauts.net/webceo.html
* Good Keywords http://www.goodkeywords.com/
* Free Monitor for Google http://www.cleverstat.com/google-monitor-query.htm
* SEO Junkie Site Wide Duplicate Content Analyzer http://www.seojunkie.com/2006/05/24/...tent-analyzer/
* GSite Crawler Google Sitemap Generator for Windows http://gsitecrawler.com/

Web Site Submission at Human-edited Directories
* DMOZ http://www.dmoz.org/add.html
* Webnauts Net Human and Search Engine Friendly Web Directory http://directory.webnauts.net/suggest-link.php

SEO Discussion Forums
* Webnauts Net http://forums.webnauts.net
* Digitalpoint http://forums.digitalpoint.com
* Google Community http://www.googlecommunity.com/
* Search Engine Forums http://www.searchengineforums.com/

SEO Joke
A declaration of the abbreviation SPAM:
S = SITES
P = PLACED
A = ABOVE
M = MINE

[john-formby]

Wow, I have just taken on a project to optimize a site for a client so that lot should come in handy.

Great work

[FatBoyToSlim]

Hi Webnauts,

Thanks For That Fantastic Resource ,
It should come in useful for my coaching clients ....

Just Curious, What Projects Have You Taken Up?
Do You Have Any Results Oriented Portfolio...

I am currently working for 2 Internet Marketing Gurus...
Jo Han Mok & Ewen Chia at midas touch marketing
Perhaps we could use your services..

Keep In Touch Yeah

[Webnauts]

Originally Posted by FatBoyToSlim

Hi Webnauts,
Just Curious, What Projects Have You Taken Up?
Do You Have Any Results Oriented Portfolio...

We began offering SEO services to the public since March this year, and we are working on some projects at the moment, so we still do not have any results oriented portfolio yet.

Originally Posted by FatBoyToSlim

I am currently working for 2 Internet Marketing Gurus...
Jo Han Mok & Ewen Chia at midas touch marketing
Perhaps we could use your services..
Keep In Touch Yeah

I can only tell that I viewed the site of Jo and Mok and I can tell that they seriously need SEO support. If they need any help, they can drop me a note over our web site: http://www.webnauts.net/contact.html

Best,

John

[shahzadmasih]

Hi, This post is very informative, however I would like some specific information. If someone can help me then please send me a private message. Best Regards,

[yuppicide]

I use a program called Web CEO. They do have a paid version, but the free version is fantastic. They have updates everyday or two. It has tons of features and I use it all the time.

[CorollaGT]

Thanks for the fantastic resources, it might prove be handy someday.

[Webnauts]

Originally Posted by FatBoyToSlim

Hi Webnauts,

Thanks For That Fantastic Resource ,
It should come in useful for my coaching clients ....

Just Curious, What Projects Have You Taken Up?
Do You Have Any Results Oriented Portfolio...

I am currently working for 2 Internet Marketing Gurus...
Jo Han Mok & Ewen Chia at midas touch marketing
Perhaps we could use your services..

Keep In Touch Yeah

You can PM me and I can send you links of our clients sites, who you can also contact for further info.

[packshoes]

Originally Posted by yuppicide

I use a program called Web CEO. They do have a paid version, but the free version is fantastic. They have updates everyday or two. It has tons of features and I use it all the time.

I have ever used web ceo program for submitting my website to many many search engines.

It's very helpful. I like it very much.

[Webnauts]

Originally Posted by packshoes

I have ever used web ceo program for submitting my website to many many search engines.

It's very helpful. I like it very much.

WebCEO is a very handy software, but do never submit to search engines your site with software.

[micle]

SEO can help in all manners for attaining a decent ranking in the search engines. Having more & more ranking in the engines it will benefits your business & ultimately enhance the business result.
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[HivelocityDD]

Great work .. really informative .. and thanks a lot for sharing ..

[tom22]

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[Deidradavis]

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Thank you,