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A WebmasterWorld thread has some respected SEOs in our industry dishing out their best SEO tips.
Keep in mind, this is a public forum and any crazy, underground tip will likely not be shared here. Nor would those underground tips last too long if they were shared. That being said, here is a compilation of some of those tips in the thread, but I'd recommend you get into the sharing and share your own in the thread.
Best SEO Tips via WebmasterWorld:
- Focus on semantics
- Focus long term and not on short term goals
- Anticipate algorithmic changes months or years out
- Simple, validate your HTML
- Social networking and sharing for links
- Give up on SEO and go with word of mouth traffic
Forum discussion at WebmasterWorld.
Comments:
Guest
02/09/2011 02:05 pm
I have a question for you all ... Does make sense to use always the same keyword as directory on all the pages of a site? i.e. instead of www.site.com/section1/page.htm www.site.com/section2/page.htm www.site.com/section3/page.htm this: www.site.com/keyword/section1/page.htm www.site.com/keyword/section2/page.htm www.site.com/keyword/section3/page.htm Where section 1,2,3 are three different site areas
Ryan Johnston
02/09/2011 02:08 pm
Write good content.
Ryan Bradley
02/09/2011 02:25 pm
Content is King, don't copy other peoples content. Write your own.
Roshan
02/09/2011 02:52 pm
focus on users. not search engines.
James Lewin
02/09/2011 03:22 pm
Make content worth linking to.
Mon
02/09/2011 04:11 pm
Don't hate the player, hate the game
Dan Alderson
02/09/2011 05:03 pm
Have good content. Don't spam. Wear a white hat.
Rebekah
02/09/2011 05:14 pm
If you are using different keywords for each section - and they are not extra long overly optimized keywords - then I would usually recommend that. If you are already indexed however and getting traffic/links it may be best not to switch it though.
Rebekah
02/09/2011 05:16 pm
Always dig deeper - don't make changes just for the sake of making changes or because current SEO trends tell you something is "hot" right now.
Dan
02/09/2011 09:04 pm
only build spammy blog comments to your web properties that link to your own site.
Fedor
02/09/2011 09:21 pm
Don't over-optimize. Keep the site looking natural.
Jerry Nordstrom
02/09/2011 11:59 pm
Spend most of your time and resources creating meaningful content geared to your target audience. Validate your markup and promote on social networks.. the Search Engines will do the rest.
Jerry Nordstrom
02/10/2011 12:05 am
Although, I kind of like Dan's idea below. Add to that paying for hundreds of poorly constructed press releases rich in links to your site, preferably written by folks unfamiliar with the English language. Then post "Impartial Guest articles" to syndication sites with amazing claims and plenty of links to your site... be sure to turn off comments "Due to the overwhelming response". Oh and be sure to create thousands of Craig’s list listings.
Paul
02/10/2011 03:15 am
Id offer this tip: ensure the structure of your document supports the content, not buries the content!
Harendrasingh Rajput
02/10/2011 08:53 am
Jerry you are right i think its time to use social media.... can u suggest me some tips for stumble social site.
TheDonSansone
02/15/2011 09:45 am
Real SEO technicians never share their hard work, insight and analysis. Just like every other competitive game in the world, strategy and knowledge kept private ensures success.
Rob - Consumer Durable
02/17/2011 11:08 am
I wonder why nobody has mentioned about the importance of anchor text in links.
junexpress
10/12/2011 04:03 pm
Still the best link building way is to use natural seo. I have done link building so many times using natural seo.
Guest
09/11/2012 04:19 pm
How can i do SEO for movies site like FunnyAcid
Google Analytics
01/01/2013 03:15 am
Anticipating the best algorithmic seo that you will have to use for your campaign will be an ideal way to make it very successful. Keeping it very safe during the campaign, and avoiding any violation is one good way to achieve your target goal.