January 7, 2008
SEO Web Site Best Practices
If you build it they will come. This may ring true in some scenarios, yet Web site building is a little different. Customers won’t just come to you, and once they do, getting them to stay is even harder.
Web traffic can be one of the scarcest commodities online, and without it, your business won’t exist. How can you gain exposure and get customers to stay? By following a few of these best practices, you will be on your way to a great site.
- Follow the SEO best practices. These include, adding keywords, utilizing title tags, meta descriptions, alt text and emphasis tags.
- Do a full site analysis. This means that your site will be checked for navigational, functional and design issues.
- Cater to your customers first. We’ve all seen the sites that pop up in search results first, but are a disappointment to open. Most people will not stay long. Make sure you have a great balance of visual appeal and SEO.
- Test your site in various browsers. Not every customer has the browser you use.
- Take it slow. Don’t think you have to do it all in one day. SEO best practices and a site analysis take time and money. Plus once you implement best practices, you won’t see results overnight.
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