{"id":470,"date":"2009-12-19T07:30:41","date_gmt":"2009-12-18T21:30:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spiffystores.com.au\/blog\/?p=470"},"modified":"2010-02-05T07:03:47","modified_gmt":"2010-02-04T21:03:47","slug":"5-vital-seo-tips","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.spiffystores.com.au\/blog\/2009\/12\/19\/5-vital-seo-tips\/","title":{"rendered":"5 vital SEO tips"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>So you have your online store but just can\u2019t seem to get good ranking in Google\u2019s search results. Well, if you\u2019re a DIY search engine optimiser then what\u2019s best way to fix this?\u00a0 To most people, why sites rank well on google is a mystery,\u00a0 so here are basic some tips on just what it is you need to do&#8230;.<br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<h3>1. Spotlight your search terms.<\/h3>\n<p>Think about what people are going to type in to try and find you, and put this text into pages in your store. \u00a0 We have a customer who sells trendy dog collars, who complained that his site couldn\u2019t be found easily using Google search.\u00a0 When I investigated, I found that the words \u201cDog collars\u201d weren\u2019t on his home page or collection pages at all!\u00a0\u00a0 You have to make sure your keywords are on many pages.\u00a0 It\u2019s\u00a0 also best to let people know immediately what your business is, at the top of your page.<\/p>\n<h3>2. Fill in your \u201ctags.\u201d<\/h3>\n<p>Keyword rich titles and descriptions are <strong>very important<\/strong>, but product tags tags are crucial, because they are shown in search results most often, and are used in the meta tags for your store.<\/p>\n<h3>3. Get other sites to \u201clink\u201d back to you.<\/h3>\n<p>Google ranks sites based on popularity. Google looks at more than 100 pieces of data to determine a site\u2019s ranking.<\/p>\n<h3>4. Use your blog and post often.<\/h3>\n<p>Blogging is a great way to add links and start a conversation with customers and friends. With a blog, you can link back to products in your site and offer links to others. It\u2019s also a great way to start building content.<\/p>\n<h3>5. Register for free tools.<\/h3>\n<p>Google\u2019s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.google.com\/webmasters\/\">google.com\/webmaster<\/a> offers freebies to help get your site found.<\/p>\n<p>Google\u2019s Local Business center (<a href=\"http:\/\/google.com\/local\/add\/lookup?hl=en-US&amp;gl=US\">google.com\/local\/add<\/a>) is the place for business owners to submit a site so it shows up in local searches, with a map attached.<\/p>\n<h3>The final word\u2026<\/h3>\n<p>Don&#8217;t overdo it. In other words, don\u2019t cram your pages full of keywords. This is called \u201ckeyword stuffing\u201d and it\u2019s a big no-no from Google who will have your site removed from the index if it is practiced.<\/p>\n<p>So there you have it, 5 vital SEO tips!\u00a0 As I mentioned these are just some of the basic SEO techniques that you can use to better your ranking. However, if you want to get really serious about getting visitors to your site as soon as possible, you should look into paid search engine advertising, such as Google Adwords.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>So you have your online store but just can\u2019t seem to get good ranking in Google\u2019s search results. 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