So, I’m reading the Alexa newsletter today, which I enjoy every week. They make IBP (IBusiness Promoter), which is an SEO tool that’s pretty powerful.
Anyway, there was an article about how to get high rankings from Google.
It’s pretty simple, really.
- They want great content. And, they want you to use appropriate keywords so that the spiders can tell what your site is about. This is first and foremost. If you’re not giving great content, don’t even bother to think that Google will ever be impressed because it won’t.
- Google also wants links from other websites in the same niche as your website or blog. This also helps them to see what your website/blog is about and rather gives it validation. And they want the links to be “natural,” not all occurring at a certain point in time, as in miraculously overnight. This happens when you buy site-wide links from a link broker. Very bad idea. So, don’t ever do that.
Simple, eh?
Don’t try to fool Google. Keep your site clean. Keep its history clean, and provide great stuff. When you do that, you have a much better chance of ranking than with tactics like paid links. Google doesn’t like to think that you’re trying to scam the system.
It’s more work, no? Why bother?
Thanks Pat – you’re helping me shape my blogging future with this kind of advice. Fool Google? Me? I wouldn’t know how.
Thanks Pat – you’re helping me shape my blogging future with this kind of advice. Fool Google? Me? I wouldn’t know how.
Your articles have a lot of good advice in them. I’m trying to get my blog ranked higher and have been working on adding lots of content. I guess links are what I need to try to acquire now, to get more traffic, but I won’t be paying for them!
Your articles have a lot of good advice in them. I’m trying to get my blog ranked higher and have been working on adding lots of content. I guess links are what I need to try to acquire now, to get more traffic, but I won’t be paying for them!
@Jay -
Smart thinking!
Get BlogTalkMonitor at http://BendtheWeb.com. It will bring you information in all the blogs in your niche. Then, you can visit them to see if they’d be good linking partners.
Pretty sweet, eh?
– Pat
@Jay -
Smart thinking!
Get BlogTalkMonitor at http://BendtheWeb.com. It will bring you information in all the blogs in your niche. Then, you can visit them to see if they’d be good linking partners.
Pretty sweet, eh?
– Pat
Finally someone with some common sense! I see so many articles and blog posts talking of how to trick Google into liking them and so many that say SEO this and linkbacks that – you know what I mean, right? It’s about time someone stood up and said the truth – it’s all about the content. If you post good content that people will want to read then you’re 95% there.
Finally someone with some common sense! I see so many articles and blog posts talking of how to trick Google into liking them and so many that say SEO this and linkbacks that – you know what I mean, right? It’s about time someone stood up and said the truth – it’s all about the content. If you post good content that people will want to read then you’re 95% there.
i thing so too. we must not try to fool google, we need to help them as much as we can. they`re providing a great service. Nice posting. 10X
i thing so too. we must not try to fool google, we need to help them as much as we can. they`re providing a great service. Nice posting. 10X
I really learned a little bit about SEO from this post.
Thanx
I really learned a little bit about SEO from this post.
Thanx
wow this article is so informative on the newbie like me..thanks a lot sir..:)
Let me know how I can help. Happy to do so, and any blog requests are honored here.
- Pat
Let me know how I can help. Happy to do so, and any blog requests are honored here.
- Pat