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SEO Web Seminar
June 1st 2010
The Vernon Arms
Liverpool
Are the only way to improve your Google Ranking.
The most important part of any web page is the text within links pointing at that page.
If you learn nothing else from this presentation, remember the importance of
inbound link anchor text.
A link is an area of web page that activates a process when clicked,
the most common of which is opening a new web page.
Links can be created several ways, using simple text, images,
flash animations, web form buttons...
Text links appear as underlined sections of text.
Only basic text links have any real
search engine ranking value.
The world wide web was created with the invention of the hypertext link.
Prior to this, lots of information was available via the internet, but
was difficult to access, and resources were impossible to navigate between.
With links, readers can quickly navigate to any section of
any resource with a simple click.
So called Non-Linear Navigation.
Users can move from any document to any other on the world wide web - with one click.
The world wide web was conceived as a system for academics to post
scientific papers and share information.
An important aspect of scientific writing is citing references
to prove the information.
Hypertext links make instant referencing possible, and also pointed
to a way of deciding which web pages are the most important.
Counting the number of times a web page is cited by hypertext link, became a simple way to decide relative importance.
Although there are other factors involved, Google Page Rank is still a measure of the total number of inbound links to a web page.
Ensuring a web page has lots of inbound links from other pages creates a strong web presence.
No matter what type of website links to you...
xyzxyz xyz sales... enter your bank details... win a million... nasty downloads 'r' us...
This will not adversely affect your ranking.
If search engines allowed bad links to affect the receiver, the
web would turn to chaos as millions of nasty web pages would attack the opposition.
But don't link out to these sites from your own!
Image links send no context, even with alt tags.
JavaScript or other types of code which re-direct clicks via a secondary page carry no value.
Links with irrelevant anchor text such as 'click here' or 'home page' send no context to the receiving page.
Links containing a 'no follow' code will not be read by search engines.
Only text links have any real search engine power.
Links should use the most important keywords contained within the page they link to.
Inbound links should use your main site keywords as
Anchor Text: Liverpool SEO Web Design
It is vital to link to your own home page using your most important website
keywords rather than a link simply saying 'home'.
Anchor Text is always the most important factor.
But any link has the potential to add ranking...
Following these basic principles within your own website will
maximise your total website ranking.
Ensure every single one of your web pages has a basic
keyword rich text link pointing at it.
Create additional cross links within
paragraphs of text to your most important pages.
Create additional home page links from
pages showing Google Page Rank.
The total number of inbound links
to a website will affect its search engine position.
Any link, from any web page will potentially
have a positive effect on page rank.
Take every opportunity to gain inbound links.
Please link to littledetails.co.uk with our main keywords:
Liverpool SEO Web Designs.
Friends, family and colleagues. If they have a website, ask them to link to you.
The companies you do business with directly are always your best
source of links. Their websites will generally have a similar
or complimentary theme to yours.
Every business conversation should include a
request for them to provide a link.
The number of links required for a number one position for
most small business websites offering local services,
like most of us...
10, 15, 20, 30... or so inbound links, depending on how
competitive the search term is.
Many websites are actively looking for link partners,
including every website we administer.
Some require a form to be filled in, others need a
link to their site and an email to confirm your link.
In many cases webmasters will provide links
even if they are not actively looking for link exchange.
Send prospective websites an email
telling them the benefits of a link and what resources you offer.
Hello Webmaster,
We are trying to find out how to obtain a website listing on your website at http://www.xyzxyz.com
We have recently launched a new website, on the subject of Liverpool hotels and serviced apartments for business visitors at www.liverpoolbusinesshotels.co.uk
We are looking to exchange links with related websites, obviously yours is an ideal one to swap links with, already having links to lots of other accommodation websites. We can also provide you with a link from: www.liverpoolbusinesshotels.co.uk/resources.php
Here is the info for our link:
URL: www.liverpoolbusinesshotels.co.uk
Link name: Liverpool Business Hotels and Accommodation
Description: Merseyside hotel and serviced apartment booking service
Link exchange got a bad press, completely unjustified, as link exchange works!
Education, most people are unaware of the benefits to their
websites of inbound links.
Some people have a stated policy of only linking out to
certain types of websites, so they do not dilute their message...
Which simply restricts who will link to them!
On Google and other search engines, search for: link:www.littledetails.co.uk
Or use:
Google Webmaster Tools
adme.com link checker
Alexa site info
The higher the ranking a web page has, the more power it will send to those pages it links to.
Once you have obtained an inbound link,
it is important to maximise its power.
For example, link to that exact page from a blog.
You may even wish to create an external blog for the purpose of link boosting.
Add social bookmarking links to the page from places like mixx.com.
SEO Web Seminar
Thank you
Simon Robinson - June 2010
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