Seo Question ??

[little_stork]

I hope that I wont offend any SEO specialists with this thread. What I am looking for is an easy to read (NON TECHIE) explanation on how to SEO my site. At present it hasn't had any done (due to budget) . I know that this is a specialist field and I have already had fantastic advice from Tin. I now understand the importance of it etc.

Any software that i can use? I have been getting steady orders of the last few weeks and believe that this is due to the alterations already made.

I am aware that this is a very specialist area so i just need something to get me started.

Where are the key areas on my CMS that i need to concentrate on?

Awaiting to be inundated with fantastic advice as usual

Tracey:)

[Aspect Investments]

I will start the ball rolling.

Backlinks, backlinks, backlinks, backlinks, backlinks, backlinks, backlinks, backlinks, backlinks, backlinks, backlinks, backlinks, backlinks.

That should keep you busy for a while. :)

[little_stork]

EBA
Got the message Thanks You :-)

[Djfreema]

Hi Tracey,

A very quick explanation. SEO involves both on-page and off-page optimisation to rank well in the search engines.

Firstly I would say do some keyword research and see what terms you want to rank well for. Quick look at your site and I think there is potential to target easily over +50 keyword/pharses.

Then I suggest doing some competitor analysis on the sites that currently rank for those keywords see how good their onpage optimisation is and the amount of backlinks coming into their site. This should show the strenght of the competition and maybe show if it is possible to get page 1.

I would then carry out onpage optimisation which briefly involves titles, meta descriptions (some say these dont matter in SEO however the search engines may show these as the text in the results of a search query, so a well written and relevant meta description will improve click through rates), h1, h2, h3...., keyword density, internal links and anchor text, alt images etc....

Off page optimisation is all about links to your site. Have a look at www.domain-pop.com (http://www.domain-pop.com) to see your current backlinks and also your competition. One way backlinks from relevant (other baby related sites) are the way forward for you. I would have a look at competitors links, then request links from other baby sites, related directories, do some article writing and post in good article sites (ezines, article alley, article dashboard, go articles etc...) with appropiate backlinks (change anchor text).

I'm tired an off to bed now but I will be back on tomorrow with some better advice for you after having a good look at your site.

Thanks,

Darrell

[fxdigital]

We do a fair amount of SEO work and here is a link to a review of a piece of software I would recommend to anyone looking to do their own SEO, there is a paid and a free version, I believe

http://www.cyber-aspect.com/sreviews/internetbus.htm (http://www.cyber-aspect.com/sreviews/internetbus.htm)

I would suggest you download it, give it a try and if you find it of value consider purchasing it then… the best thing software does is compare your website to that of your competitors under a chosen keyword… it then tells you what you need to do to fix your website.

Hope this helps.

Steve Cartwright
FX Digital Pty Ltd
www.website-designs.com (http://www.website-designs.com/)

[SpeedyExpressCouriers]

The search engines bots eventually pick up your website which is very good.

[AndyBlack]

SEO Elite!!

www.seoelite.com (http://www.seoelite.com)

I use it and it is great for many things for SEO.

[office man]

I will start the ball rolling.

Backlinks, backlinks, backlinks, backlinks, backlinks, backlinks, backlinks, backlinks, backlinks, backlinks, backlinks, backlinks, backlinks.

That should keep you busy for a while. :)

I totally agree, i have been doing my own seo for over 6 months now and the results have been really good we are page one of google, yahoo and msn for our most competitive search terms.

Try to get high PR links that are in your niche, i can give you list of thousands of free directories if you wish but a tiny amount of relevant high pr links in your niche will catapult you into higher pages - also post aticles that point to your site, maybe on the growing baby figures, or baby clothing manufacture news (try to avoid promoting a particular product though as PR news site don't like blatent spamming to promote a site)

PM me if you want any more advive

PS site looks great, if i were a baby i'd shop there!!!)

[Djfreema]

Hi office man,

Seems doing your own SEO has worked for you. I note your domain is just over 1 yr old. Did you notice a sudden increase in traffic or rankings from Google (suddenly coming out the sandbox) or was it an increase in rankings over time?

Also if you could give some more info on your link building that would be helpful. I personally have found it quite difficult to get links on related sites but have a few. In past I have submitted to directories, chased high authority links (ac.uk and .gov links) and currently doing a bit of article writing to get some deep links.

Thanks,

Darrell

[office man]

Hi Darrell,

sandbox is not a nice place to be but there are things you can do to help, i would say for an early site just keep on linking, try to submit to as many quality directiries as possible - look what your competition is doing and start yourself a blog.

the main thing though links,links,links and when you are done do some links.

sandbox exit tends to be quite a sudden thing - pick your main search terms - use these words (and not the title of your site) when linking and monitor your position EVERY DAY some days you will be up and then you think 'great i'm doing something right' and then all of a sudden you are 150 positions down, don't worry about that its just the google data centre but what matters is that over time you climb. Use your time in the sandbox to link and market though.

good luck and remember link link link

[I, Brian]

What I am looking for is an easy to read (NON TECHIE) explanation on how to SEO my site.

Here you go:
http://www.seomoz.org/article/beginners-guide-to-search-engine-optimization