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SEO and Why is it Important to You?

Posted by Lisa Drew, LyricalBiz on 01 Aug 2011 / 3 Comments

SEO – an acronym for Search Engine Optimization. What is SEO exactly? Think of your website like an engine. SEO is a way of tuning up your website for maximum efficiency and performance on the World Wide Web.

One of my partners, WordsmithBob.com offers several great articles on SEO -

What is Search Engine Optimization and How Does it Really Work? -

Search Engine Optimization is the art, science and guesswork of trying to get a website higher placement in the top search engines. Right now, the top search engines are Google, Yahoo, MSN, Ask, and the Open Source Directory.

No, the Open Source Directory is not a search engine but it is the most important directory and helps feed results for the search engines. Ergo, you need to keep it in mind when you do SEO.

What you can do, what you should know

This is a general article on what needs to be done to improve your placement in the search engines and not entirely a “how to” article. There are a lot of tricks and helpful information that you can use on your own for your website. continue reading…

What You Absolutely Must Know About Search Engine Optimization – Now, on to what you absolutely must know about Search Engine Optimization. The first and most important thing you must know is that no one can just “SEO” your site and be done with it. If someone offers to SEO your site and it’s just a one shot deal, don’t waste your money. Proper SEO is an ongoing process. continue reading…
Who Needs Search Engine Optimization and Why? - If the only way you ever want to get customers or clients is through personal contact and networking, then you probably don’t need a website, much less Search Engine Optimization.

However, even if you do all your contact work by networking with people, a great way to establish yourself as an expert in your field or with your type of product, is to have a website full of content (informational articles and “how-to” articles) that you can send people to, similar to what I am doing with this one. continue reading…

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