Common Mistakes of Search Engine Optimization to be Avoided
By: Alan Smith
Submitted: 2010-06-17 05:36:41 | Word Count: 449
Websites that have higher visibility in search engines have used relevant keywords/keyphrases that can be relied upon. Here right selection of keywords is made and then placed at right locations in the site content. This could work wonders for your website’s ranking in search engine results, ultimately leading to higher visitors’ traffic and sales.
Main factor which is responsible for making any perfect and well-written content attractive is keywords from search engine optimization point of view. As without the use of keywords, search engine spiders would not be able to recognize your content. Apart from selecting the right ones, inserting these keywords at right places on your web pages is also necessary. As this would result into search spiders recognizing the keywords and catching them. This would definitely lead to positive outcome.
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Those desiring successful search engine ranking shall avoid any drawback so that intended goals are met. One of the shortcoming of most of the website owners is, they rely on their gut feelings for selection of keywords as to which would work or not. People might think they know there business and target audience, but here they get wrong. Even if the website owner claims to be internet expert, his personal experience would not be enough to select the perfect set of keywords/phrases. Those who do not want to spend for keyword searching can also find it through Google. Here they have to enter a short phrase or word related to the website content, and Google would give a list of best possible keywords.
By any means do not overstuff your web content with keywords/keyphrases. Such things when detected by the search engines would result into taking of your website off from the search results. This would seriously hamper your online business. No matter how good the choice of keywords is, keep its density approx 3%, which comes to 9 keywords for every 300 words content. Exceeding this limit would be considered as spamming by the search engines.
Apart from choosing the right words for getting higher ranking, another thing which is important is right placement at strategic locations in the web content. This would enable the search spiders to locate the keywords in your content. According to SEO experts more keywords are usually placed at the beginning and end of the article or content for getting higher search engine ranking.
Thus these were certain shortcomings of SEO that needs to be avoided at any cost for profit earning and higher online visibility.
