Sunday, September 12, 2010

Three Reasons Why Your SEO Campaign Was a Disaster

Most websites have joined the SEO bandwagon. Rarely will you find sites which have not been promoted on search engines using SEO techniques. Over the years SEO industry has matured to a great extent. There is greater awareness about SEO. Even the most cutting edge knowledge about SEO which was earlier in the hands of few select people is now in public domain. But even these results have not stemmed the tide of unsuccessful SEO campaigns which have blighted this industry. Though, there are no definite data regarding the success or failure rate of SEO campaigns, through personal experience I have found that there are many SEO companies whose failure rate is almost 100%. Yes, you may know about an excellent SEO Company but as a trend these are far and few in between.

Bigger budgets and greater resources have not reversed the trend and there is no immediate hope in the near future unless there is a dramatic change in how Search Engine Optimization is perceived by both SEO companies and clients. So, what are the reasons, behind the failure of SEO campaigns? Most SEO companies do not divulge the reasons behind the failure by stating that SEO is too complicated to be understood by the client and hence, they need not share the real reasons. The fact is that they cannot tell reasons because most of the time they do not have a clue regarding how SEO works. And even if they do know the reason, they won't tell their client because it will reveal their shortcomings.

Most of the times, the reason behind the failure of a SEO campaign are very apparent.

Poorly designed SEO campaign: Majority of SEO campaigns are doomed from the very onset. The SEO consultant fails to deploy correct SEO techniques. SEO companies do not conduct an in-depth analysis of the industry, market and targeted audience before planning a SEO campaign. SEO consultants just plan a cookie cutter approach to all clients across a whole spectrum of industries. They do not acknowledge the fact that each company has its own peculiarities which have to be taken in to account while designing and planning a SEO campaign. Lack of keyword research and traffic analysis also results in disastrous SEO campaigns.

Inconsistent SEO and short term SEO campaigns: Many SEO consultants fail to see the benefit of a consistent SEO campaign. Their SEO campaigns start and stop in fits and starts. SEO companies and clients - both share the blame. SEO companies under pressure to get more clients promise great results in a short span of time. Anyone who understands SEO knows that this is not how SEO works. Many clients need quick results which force a SEO company to accept unrealistic deadlines. When desired results do not materialize, SEO campaigns stops dead on its track. Another SEO campaign bites the dust and another disillusioned SEO client.

Some SEO clients have the belief that SEO is a one time activity. They discontinue a campaign after securing a position. They do not take in to account that competitors must also have their SEO campaigns in place and will soon catch up. SEO is a long drawn affair which needs lot of time for planning and executing. And still more time for search engines to recognize and evaluate these SEO efforts.

Lack of knowledge & experience: A new trend is emerging. Directory submitters and link builders whose experience just involved browsing sites and sending link exchange requests think that they know SEO enough to be called SEO consultants. There would have been no problem but for the fact that they do not even know the basic concepts of SEO. Needless to tell, these "SEO consultants" charge lot less than genuine & experienced SEO consultants. SEO clients lured by such attractive rates, hire them thinking that they have made a great deal. Of course, few months down the line they watch in despair as their website, money and time go down the drain in front of their eyes.

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Monday, June 14, 2010

Top 5 Ways to Create Backlinks

Search engine optimization consists of both on page and off page activities. Each category has its own relevance and neither can make a SEO campaign succeed on its own. Off page optimization is mainly about building backlinks. Backlinks are links on other websites pointing to your website. These backlinks are highly valued by Google and other search engines and hence can greatly affect the page rank and SERPs of a website.

But not all backlinks are created equal. Backlinks with do follow are the ones that matter. Backlinks should also have proper anchor text with appropriate keywords. It also helps a great deal if the backlinks are on the website with high reputation, high PR and relevant themes.

To get backlinks here are few valuable tips:

1. Analyze competition: The first step in acquiring backlinks is to analyze what the competition is doing and its backlink sources. Use Yahoo! Search Explorer tool to determine the backlinks for each of the top competing websites. List all websites which have backlink to your rival websites. Separate do follow links from the master list. Arrange them in the descending order of their PR. Once you have this list of sites which can provide you backlink, you have a list of source which you need to tap to get inbound links for your site also.

2. Submit website to Directories: Though, it is not that popular as it used to be, it is still very essential. Submit your website URL to both general and niche directories. Link from niche directories are much more valuable. Do not submit to hundreds of directories in one day but go about this step in a consistent and slow manner to avoid Google's suspicion.

3. Submit Articles to Article Directories: One of the most effective techniques to not only build backlinks but to also increase SERPs. Article submission also builds your website's reputation.

4. Blog Posts: Blog posts with backlinks to your website in same/relevant themed blogs not only bring traffic but also results in good position in Google search for your keywords.

5. Create Link Bait: Link bait involves creating compelling & relevant content on the website which makes others link to it. For this not only good content has to be posted but you also need to update content frequently. This will make other bloggers/websites link back to your website.

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Tuesday, May 11, 2010

Is Your Website Relevant

Google SERPs display websites according to their relevance to the keyword been searched. As commonsense tells, the top 10 sites in the search results are the most relevant sites according to Google and without doubt they will receive most number of traffic for the keyword entered. Yes, you can enroll in to Google Adwords and pay through your nose to be a sponsored listing but it's a well known fact that sponsored listings are ignored by the majority of searchers and natural listings get the load of traffic.

So, while you will pay a lot to be a sponsored or pay per click ad, you may get good visibility easily but not get similar results in terms of traffic and leads.

On the other hand, getting top 10 ranks in SERPs is not easy and is time consuming but is well worth the money and time spent. So, how do you make your site relevant in Google's eyes? How does Google calculate relevance?

If you search for “Mexico real estate”, millions of search results are thrown up. Google uses its secret algorithm to measure relevance of each site so that searchers only get the most relevant and correct results. Though, the algorithm is not known to us, what we know are some factors that effect relevance of a site for particular keywords.

Some of the most important factors are:

1. Domain Name: If the domain name includes full or part of keyword then Google will place it higher than other websites with out keywords in domain if all other factors are same.

2. Title Tag: The title tag of a webpage shown at the top of the browser is perhaps the most important on-page factor. If keyword is present in the title tag, it makes more sense for Google and searcher to think that that particular website is relevant to that keyword. If your website is targeting a particular city or region then, adding the region's name may increase the relevancy of the website. Additionally, the website will get more targeted traffic.

3. Description: Description meta tag can be used by Google in the search results. If the keywords in the description meta tag are not found the webpage's content then Google may used some other text for description in search listings.

4. Headings: words wrapped by H1 and H2 are deemed more important by Google. So make sure that your keywords are highlighted by heading tags.

5. Links: The site should be easily navigable. JavaScript and flash based menus are ignored by Google. Link should always be textual and anchor text composed of keywords.

6. Inbound links: Links on other websites pointing back to your website shows how popular is your site. The more inbound links from relevant sites means that your website is more relevant to the industry.

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Thursday, May 6, 2010

Better Business through Better SEO

The whole point of any website's existence is to reach maximum number of people and receive huge amount of traffic. And, this is even more critical for any business establishment which depends on website for leads. Almost every person who uses internet knows that Google is the de facto search engine for many internet users. The fact is that, Google search engine accounts for a large share of the web traffic pie. This correlates to the fact that any website that ranks higher on search engines particularly Google will get a big piece of this pie. Not only this traffic is huge in terms of numbers but is also cheaper compared to traditional mediums such as T.V., radio or print ads.

This important fact has to be borne in mind by any business which wants to achieve success in today's cut throat environment. But, getting high rankings in Google is easier said than done. It has become so competitive that a new breed of professionals has emerged known as SEO Consultants (Search Engine Optimization consultants). These professional's task is to analyze a website and then optimize it such that it ranks higher and preferably on first page of Google.

SEO also includes a very important aspect known as link building. Even a cursory investigation will reveal that the sites with better and more backlinks are the ones which are dominating the Google search results. So what are these mysterious backlinks and how do we get them? Backlinks are links on other websites pointing to your website. These inbound links give valuable pointers to Google spiders about your site's popularity and theme which enables Google algorithm to study your site and rank them accordingly.

If a website's content is well written and informative, then many sites link back as important resources for their users and readers. This is one excellent way to get backlinks but this may not be feasible for every website and in those cases proactive method of link building has to be done which encompasses – reciprocal link exchange, one way link exchange, 3 way link exchange, blog posts, articles, Press Releases etc. Each of these methods has their pros and cons. Any success SEO campaign will have a judicious mix of these activities depending on the sites' goal and budget.

A professional SEO company will formulate a backlink building campaign which takes in to account the guidelines provided by the search engines and adopt only ethical techniques to ensure long term SEO success.

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Tuesday, April 6, 2010

How to make Inbound links look natural?


Inbound link building is one of the cornerstones of SEO success. All major search engines, especially Google take in to account the number and quality of link pointing to a particular website in its search results ranking algorithm. Aware of this fact, SEO consultants in their zeal to acquire inbound links resort to black hat tactics and suffer Google penalty as a consequence.

Here are few ways how a link building company can acquire links which will look natural in Google's eyes.

Inbound links should have variety of anchor text: While targeting your main keyword is important, you should build inbound links with a variety of anchor text.

Acquire links from different C-class IPs: Links from sites on same C class I.P. may not have too much weightage therefore have your links coming from different C class I.P.s.

Inbound links from different section of the linking pages: Backlinks should come from different section/location of linking pages like content section, footer, navigation etc. A pattern like all link coming from footer of the site may sound of alarms. It is believed that Google doesn't value footer links much.

Acquire inbound link gradually: SEO consultants should acquire incoming links gradually over a period of time and not try to get hundreds of links immediately. It may raise a flag and Google can ban your site.

Acquire link with different PR values: Pages with backlinks should have varied Page rank so as not to raise Google's eyebrows.

Acquire links from reputed neighborhood: Avoid backlinks from adult, casino, pharmacy sites. Search Engines usually don't have a good opinion of theses kind of sites.

Inbound links from pages with related themes: Make sure links come from related pages.

Build inbound links to internal pages also: Inbound links to internal pages makes link building campaign look natural and also benefits the site overall.

Acquire permanent links: The age of inbound links is important. Try getting permanent links. If you are buying links, then buy links for a longer period of time.

Make paid links seem natural: While buying links avoid words like sponsors and advertisements which are telltale signs of paid links which Google prohibits. Google has specifically claimed that it prohibits buying and selling and selling of links. According to their blog, “Links that are purchased are great for advertising and traffic purposes, but aren't useful for PageRank calculations. Buying or selling links to manipulate results and deceive search engines violates our guidelines.

The links if you have paid for them should be embedded within the content and not very conspicuous enough to attract Google's attention.

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Monday, April 5, 2010

How to choose the correct keywords for your SEO campaign?

Selecting the best keywords for your website's Search Engine Optimization campaign is the first and foremost task. If you choose incorrect keywords, then every other activity like on-page optimization and link building, in your SEO plan will go just down the drain.

Identifying the keywords and key phrases that people use to search for information on the internet is of vital importance. All your SEO efforts should be focused on the keywords that are relevant as well as most searched. A site which has been optimized according to the relevant keywords will get the right traffic. In contrast, a site that has used keywords that do not represents site's theme or content may get visitors but that won't be of much help as those visitors will not find anything worthwhile on the site and will go back empty handed.

Choosing the best keywords starts with brainstorming using a mix of sources. First step is correctly identifying your site's main services/products, target audience and geographical location. After this an in-depth analysis of competitors, especially the top rankings ones, in your niche needs to be conducted. At this step you should be able to compile a list of broad keywords/phrases which will act as seed list. Once this has been done, you can use any of the popular keyword research tools to determine the popularity of the selected phrases as well find out other related keywords that may be used. These tools allow you to narrow down the phrases most suitable for your site. The tools also give an indication on the number of people who search for these keywords daily or over a period of time. One mistake that many SEO consultants make is that they choose the most popular keywords. Though, it's very obvious to go after the most popular keywords as those will bring the most traffic, one important piece of information that they forgot to factor in is the competition. More popular the keyword is, more will be the number of competing sites and lesser your chances of success in short to medium term. Instead, SEO consultants should also focus on keywords which may not be that much popular but not that competitive so that your site stands better chance of getting relevant traffic.

Once, you have selected the keywords for your site, optimize your site accordingly and track your success. Monitor your ranking and traffic reports constantly. Since, keyword research is an iterative process you may try different keywords to see which keywords bring you more traffic. Measuring the success can be an easy job using web analytics tools like the one provided by Google.

The process of researching keywords and then measuring whether those optimization efforts produce the desired results using analytics is ongoing and should be managed like any other marketing effort with benchmarks and performance reports.

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Monday, March 29, 2010

Is your website getting you business?

If you are reading this article, chances are that you have a business and probably a website too. A website that got designed and developed since everybody else including your competitor seems to be doing so. But have you ever wondered that apart from being just a pretty online brochure, what does your site do for you? Admit it, you don't have a clue. Fact is that, most of the website owners don't know that their website can be a dedicated employee which can work 24x7 for well below minimum wages. A website can silently promote your business while you are sleeping, manage the store while you are on vacation and provide customer support while you are attending your son's baseball game.

You must be familiar with e-commerce websites but you may not be aware that how a website can increase your sales and promote your services/products. Since last few years, Google has become the primary source of traffic and acts as a gateway to find websites on the internet. Now the situation is that if your website ranks in first few top positions on search engine results of Google for a particular keyword then that website has a much greater chance to gain more traffic, more business and will also be deemed more reliable and trustworthy.

So, how your website can break into the top positions of Google search results? The answer is simple – Search Engine Optimization (SEO). Is SEO simple? Well…yes! Can SEO easily & quickly get you in the top 10 positions? NO! The reason being SEO is a dynamic industry in which results may change every few weeks or even in few days. The rules of the games are altered without any warnings. To top it all, bigger, meaner and more financially stronger competitors are always pouring loads of money in their SEO campaigns.

Now the question arises, does your website stand a chance amidst these giants? Yes, if you choose your Dallas SEO carefully then chances are that you will find a SEO consultant who can get you in to top of the search listings without exorbitant prices and in a complete ethical way. Enovabiz is one such Dallas SEO company which makes it a level playing field for small and medium level companies. Dallas Internet Marketing company uses its pool of dedicated and knowledgeable SEO consultants to promote websites in such a manner that these websites not only attain top positions in Google within a short span of time but also stay there for long.

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Thursday, March 25, 2010

What to do when your Google search rankings drop

Every experienced SEO consultant must have faced the nightmarish situation when a website drops down drastically in Google search results. You feverishly hope the client doesn't get to know about this before the site regains the position. Frantic phone calls and emails from panicky client and demanding an explanation are expected. So what to do when such catastrophe happens?

Don't Worry: Though, it's natural to panic and immediately think of firefighting strategies, I will advise you to hold your horses for few days. In my experience, most of the drastic falls in search rankings have been temporary lasting from 1 day to at most a week. Never make the mistake of making drastic changes in your website. You should wait for the dust to settle. If the results seem to be long term, then you need to think of the steps to salvage the rankings but not yet.

Identify the Problem: Once you have established that the ranking is here to stay, then identify the problem. Once when this happened to my client's site, the problem was the website was down for a week. Another common problem is that many SEO consultants adopt black hat techniques to boost their site rankings artificially. If that's the case then fix your site ASAP. Remove any black hat techniques used on your site. Request Google for site reconsideration. Cross your fingers that Google heeds to your request and your site gets reinstated. Though, there is no fixed timeline for this to happen, it's better to get this step done as soon as possible.

Diversify your back links: Very often Google algorithms change and with that many link building techniques get devalued. If you have been dependent on just one type of back links then it's better to diversify and acquire links from other sources also.

Increase your traffic sources: Many people often just rely on Google for their traffic, neglecting other search engines like Bing and other avenues. Though, Google will be the largest contributor to your traffic, it's advisable to build up your rankings in other search engines since one never can predict a dip in traffic from Google due to a drop in search rank.

A drop in Google search ranks even for a limited period of time can potentially mean great loss of revenue. Though, we cannot avoid it every time, what a SEO consultant can do is be aware of all latest news regarding SEO & Google and always be on right of Google's guidelines for webmasters and focus on both short and long tail keywords.

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Wednesday, March 3, 2010

Social Media Marketing Strategy Checklist

Attention span is getting shorter and as an Internet marketer we need to constantly create awareness about products, services and businesses. Social Marketing makes this lot easier. But with increasing competition, social media sites are also getting cluttered as a result of which the question arises - How can we make ourselves heard over the din? The answer is by pursuing a Social strategy which includes all aspects and avenues. Here is the checklist:

Blogs: Any marketing strategy should start from blogs. If used intelligently, blogs can be a great traffic source.

Microblogging: Took the world by surprise in the year 2009. Twitter became very popular and is a great tool for business promotion but needs to be used consistently. 2010 saw Google come up with its own version of microblogging platform- Buzz.

Online video: Video sharing account of a major part of internet traffic. The success of Youtube, Vimeo etc is an indicator how people have embraced this media.

Photo sharing: Another great platform for social marketing. Flickr and Photobucket are most widely used websites.

Podcasting: Podcasting is a new tool that is offered to promote your brand, services and products. Blip and RadioPodcast are couple of famous podcasting sites.

Social networks: Apps, fan pages, groups, and personalities: Social networks are the platforms to not only make friends but also great place to promote by interacting with groups which share same interests as you do. Facebook apps, fan pages are some of great ways to connect and create awareness.

Presentation sharing: Sites like SlideShare, MyPlick, Scribd, AuthorSTREAM, or Myplickallow you to share document and presentation. Promoting yourself or your company is just as easy as uploading a document.

Bookmarking: Social bookmarking is a method for web users to share, organize, search, and manage bookmarks of websites. Examples of popular social bookmarking websites: Delicious, Digg, Mixx, Propeller, Reddit, Slashdot, StumbleUpon and Yahoo! Buzz.

Discussion boards and forums: Online forums are a great way to market your products and services and discuss the same with other your audience. Engaging your audience in your niche forum can bring very useful not only for your customers but also your brand.

Content aggregation: Content aggregation enables you to bring all news and feeds around your online communities accounts in one place. This may well be the future of social media. Famous content aggregation websites are Bloglines, Friend Feed and Lifestream.fm.

Brand monitoring: Sites like Buzzlogic and or Reputation Defender enable companies to promote & position their brands effectively.

Review Sites: Review sites like Yelp and Getsatisfaction enable people to write review about services and products. These can literally make or mar a company's reputation.

Widgets: Great tool for promoting brands. By creating useful widgets, brands can create awareness and recall value.

Wikis: Wikis are very much like an online encyclopaedia.

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Friday, February 19, 2010

Ten Common Mistakes in Web Promotion

Getting website developed and launched is just the half work done. The major challenge is to make the site accessible and visible to your target audience. A website owner may have to undertake search engine optimization in order to do this. But often, website owners and webmasters make small mistakes, which may hinder their website's chances of been popular.

Here is a small list of top most common SEO mistakes:

1. Over use of JavaScript: JavaScript menus and too much Java script can actually make it difficult for search engine crawlers from spidering your website and gleaning information from your website. This information is very vital since this is used in search engines' algorithm for ranking a website in their results. Similarly, over use of flash, images and frames can mar your site's prospects.

2. Neglecting linking to related content on other websites: Internet is a huge community and if you link to somebody else's website for relevant article and information, it may turn out to be useful and fruitful association in future. This also makes your own site a much better resource in a reader's viewpoint.

3. Brazen Promotion: On your face tactics on forums, website or blog can put off people. Target your audience subtly and respect the rules and etiquettes of the blogs, forums used.

4. Use of irrelevant keywords: Proper keyword selection may be the difference between a hit or flop site. If you are targeting wrong keywords then you may get wrong audience. That will mean no sales and money down the drain.

5. Use of ultra competitive keywords: Also, targeting most competitive keywords means that you are vying for the same audience as other established sites are already doing. It can get very difficult to attain rankings for them and hence a long wait for proper results. a Blog.

6. Over reliance on traditional methods: Traditional SEO methods cannot be the only activities. New age methods like social media, micro blogging are increasingly becoming important factor in website promotion.

7. Incorrect use of Social Media: Many times, website owners incorrectly using social media to promote your site. The key behind using social networking sites and micro blogging sites like Facebook and Twitter is to effectively disseminate information of your website and build relationships with like minded people and communities. Indiscriminate tactics and information overload can scare off people.

8. Uninteresting/Irrelevant Content: A website with irrelevant content or information which doesn't catch a reader's attention won't get too many repeat visitors.

9. Irritating Pop-ups: Pop ups which spring up every now and then and refuse to go are particularly irritating and can turn visitors away from website.

10. Overactive promotion: Activities like hyper active link building or keyword spamming can setoff a search engine's alarm bells. Backlinks should be built naturally and over a period of time.

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