Following SEO methods are what I have used on my websites. They are not in any particular order.You will see dramatic improvement in your websites traffic, however, it will take time and effort.
1- Get more backlinks (it’s never enough):
- Submit to directories
- Exchange links with websites who have similar content to yours
- Make posts in forums and have your links in your signature
- Post comments in blogs
- Publish good content. It will make generic links for you
- Write articles (with your links in them) and distribute it online
2- Write your pages with the reader in mind. While you go on with the SEO project, keep in mind that your pages need to be optimized for visitors for them to come back.
3- Track your progress. Following are the methods I use:
- Google Webmaster Central
- Google Analytics
- Digital Point Keyword Tracker
- Awstats: Provided by your webhosting company
4- Once you move/rename a page, use 301 redirects to let SEs (& users) know.
5- Generate one or more sitemaps for your website and submit it to search engines
6- Redirect your http://domainname to www.domainname (or the other way around)
7- Use as much CSS as possible for your website. You don’t have to design your website with CSS instead of tables. CSS helps you manage your styles much better and makes it easier to make changes across the website.
8- Use search engine friendly URLs. Search engines don’t like dynamic URLs, so use static ones. If you are using wordpress, phpbb, gallery menalto (or almost any other softwares), there are always mods to generate static URLs instead of default dynamic ones.
9- Participate in forums and ask questions. Following are the forums I’m an active member of:
I will post more SEO strategies as I learn them and apply them to my websites.
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