[emmaonline]

I thought I would share a few basic on page SEO tips for those just starting out:

1) Make sure your keywords appear enough in the total text of your page but not enough to seem like it is spamming.

2) Use an H1 tag with your main keywords and make sure it appears as close to the top of the page as possible.

3) Use Meta tags (meta title, meta description and meta keywords) but don't go overboard with the keywords... use your better judgment. If it looks spammy to you then it will look the same way to the search engine.

4) Use alt tags on all images and include keywords (again stay away from stuffing).

5) Update your pages often... the Search engines love fresh content.

6) Use a sitemap so the Search Engines can find all of your pages.

7) Content, Content, Conent! Search Engines love this and will always rank the site with more content higher.

[Cobalt]

Good tips and those that should be applied to all sites regardless of topic or audience - these are the basics that can be done by anybody and should be done to give yourself the best basis from which to advertise your site and climb up those rankings.

The use of Headings is a relatively new addition to the fold, though it's now widely known that search engines like the text within the tags, so make it keyword rich and relevant though again be careful not to overdo it.

Just keep things fresh, organise your site logically and get those sitemaps off to Google and you'll be on firm ground.

[Hybr!d]

Helpful post! thx

[mygadgets4u]

Yeah thanks for that am always updating mine but as its on couple months old am hoping traffic picks up.
Just one thing though when you type in on google say "fred smith" you get results and alittle info under the heading of the result,my question is how many can you have for one site?tags i think they are called.

[KanoakaVirus]

Last post: 21st Oct 2006, 03:14 PM

[slavezero]

Thanks, these are very helpful tips. I also want to add that having your links to authority website directories and bookmarks can increase your page rank and especially your search engine ranking.

[dude91]

I think this post was mainly covering the onpage SEO aspect .
The off page aspect is also equally important .

[ComputerRepairStpete]

Nice SEO on page tips. Internal link structure and SEO friendly urls also part of On page optimization.

[Baldwin]

I do agree with you, content would certainly help in gaining better SERP. One needs to also focus on off page optimization which helps in having a better PR.