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Search engine optimization (SEO) is probably one of the most consuming, complicated areas of marketing your website, and also the one where the most inaccurate information exists.

Often advice literally years out of date is still treated as gospel with detrimental consequences.

But let's cut the crap for just a moment and show you 6 easy techniques you can apply today to start getting impressive results like the professionals do.

Bare in mind that this definately isn't *all* there is no know on the topic (it barely scratches the surface to be honest) but it *will* give you a pretty good start and put you way ahead of 99% of your competitors if you apply just these few concepts to your website.

1) Choose Your Battles

Whilst some keywords have tens of millions of competitors (and searches) every day, others have very few competitors but also very few potential visitors.

You want decent traffic but you also don't want to have to compete with the real pros out there or you're going to get slaughtered.

So it's a balancing act.

Find a keyword research tool you're happy with (there's a handy free guide on keyword research at http://www.wordtracker.com/keyword-research-guide.html) and dig into your niche.

I would suggest if you're new to SEO that you look for primary keywords with no more than 50,000 competitors and ideally over 100 searches a day.

Once you find a primary keyword you're happy with dig down further and find other secondary keywords.

So if your primary keyword you opt for is "cheap computers" then your secondary keywords may be "buy cheap computers", "building cheap computers" and so on.

All your secondary keywords should ideally contain your primary keyword plus one or more additional words that your target audience search for.

You will write at least one article focusing on each of these keyword phrases and link them altogether to create your site.

This ensures that your site is focused, linked correctly and is built around keyword phrases that your target audience are looking for and that you should be able to obtain decent listings for.

2) Choose Your Website Address

Your website address should ideally contain your primary keyword phrase. So in our example above using "cheap computers" then possible domains, if available, could be CheapComputers.com, Cheap-Computers.com, CheapComputersGuide.com and so on.

Don't worry about using hyphens but try not to make your domain too long or it will look "spammy" to the search engines and potential visitors and ensure your domain ends with .com ideally, or if not .net.

No other options should be considered.

This domain name you choose is vital because it not only gives you a boost by having your primary keyword in it, but also means that when people link to you they will be virtually forced to include your keywords in their link which, as we'll see, is another important factor in your ranking.

3) Keep Your Keyword Density Up

Of less importance these days than it once was is the keyword density of the articles on your site. I wouldn't fret about looking for exact figures as some poorly informed marketers do, just try to include your keywords from time to time.

So an article about buying cheap computers would include the phrase "buying cheap computers" several times. Also consider, if it reads correctly, splitting up your phrases into their individual words and using these in your articles too. So in our example use the words "buying", "cheap" and "computers" a few times in your article, not necessarily next to each other.

4) Structure Your Pages Correctly

For each of your keyword-focused articles ensure the relevant keywords for that article are present in the page title and your meta tags.

5) Watch Your Internal Linking

Try to avoid links in your site navigation that say generic things like "click here" and "articles" and so on.

Keep them specific and unique and include your keywords. So you wrote an article about "buying cheap computers"? Then the link to it could read something like "Read our guide to buying cheap computers".

It helps keep your site unique, focuses the search engines on what your article is about and notice how you've managed to include your primary keyword phrase "cheap computers"?

A number of links like these down the side of your page will greatly increase the keyword density of your pages.

Oh, and please use text links, not image links.

6) Generate Keyword Dense Incoming Links

Once you're all set up with the above tactics simply aim to generate a number of links from related, popular sites through the use of article submissions, press releases, link exchanges and so on.

Ensure they include your primary keyword phrase but don't overdo it.

Just mention your primary keyword once in each of the links pointing to your site.

These links will drive traffic to your site, increase your rankings and allow the search engines to find you so you don't need to submit your site to them.

And that's all you need to know to begin with. Best of luck!

Copyright 2006 Richard Adams

Richard Adams is the creator of Merchant Account Forum, the world's most visited site for advice on how to accept credit cards. Check it out today at: http://www.merchantaccountforum.com

There are multiple methods of list building, and if you are just getting started, until you have gained mastery over one or two methods, it is advisable to use multiple methods of list building strategies. You’ll see every step of the process, no matter how small, in exacting detail so

Ranking high in search engines is every webmaster's dream. If your website was to be ranked in the top 3 positions for a given keyword, your website will be flooded with highly targeted traffic for free.

In the world of search engine rankings, your ultimate goal is to land the first spot in search results using a targeted keyword. One way to do that is on-page optimization. Lets see how you can do this.

On-page optimization refers to the improvement of both content and structure of the website so you can have better a chance of improving your page rank. There are numerous techniques available, but it does not mean that everything is actually applicable.

There are unethical practices known as Black Hat strategies which are frowned upon. Using those techniques will hurt your website on the long run. Thus, if you do not want to hurt your rank and even your reputation, here are some excellent techniques in on-page optimization which I highly suggest you follow.

1. Keep relevancy in your content. One of the major reasons why other websites would want to link to your website which in turn brings you a massive amount of traffic is because of your content. Another way to do this is to use your articles, and use a number of high-ranking keywords. Their purpose is to allow your article to show up once Internet users utilize your keywords in searching for information. The idea is to get your articles to appear on the first page of search results for a set of keywords that are relevant to your website.

When writing articles and playing with keywords, keep in mind that they should be relevant to the articles that you are writing about. As much as possible, your content should appear natural. Place your keywords at the right places. Most of all, do not over-stuff them. Not only does it make your copies sound incomprehensible, but you will likely get punished by search engines because of such technique. Remember to use keywords sparingly.

2. Validate your HTML. There are a number of disadvantages when you do not double-check your HTML code. One of these is you will never rank well in search engine results. What's more, your website appears disoriented in some of the Internet browsers. There are many tools on the internet that will check your website for HTML errors. AnyBrowser is one of them.

To validate your HTML, you can also utilize a W3C HTML validator. All you need to do is to place your URL in it and allow the application to analyze your HTML codes and your HTML structure. In the end, it can give you a list of errors that you may have done in your webpages. You can then come up with the best solution to your problems.

3. Use for bold text in your heading tags. Here's why. One of the most effective ways to rank well with a particular keyword is to place it in your heading.

If your website is about Cats then place the word "Cat" in the heading of your website before your first paragraph. This is because search engine spiders "read" your content from top to bottom. And thus if you use bold text at the top of your web page you will have a better chance of getting a higher rank. However, to further increase your chances, set the keyword in bold. Spiders will view your keyword as highly relevant to the theme of your website which in turn will help you rank better.

There you have it. Those 3 strategies will help you optimize your website "on page".

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There are multiple methods of list building, and if you are just getting started, until you have gained mastery over one or two methods, it is advisable to use multiple methods of list building strategies. You’ll see every step of the process, no matter how small, in exacting detail so

It has been said that the pen is mightier then the sword. If that is the case then why are you not using what could be the most powerful item to get noticed online?

When we started our website, we were not much different than anyone else out there. Our website went live and we worked to get all of our customers. One way we did this was work with other web sites that were similar in nature to ours and agreed to write articles for them.

These articles we wrote helped us build our customer base online and gave us the ability to get our expertise out there in written word on the world wide web.

Are you an expert in something? What does your company specialize in? Answer those two questions and start writing about them. To get noticed online give people what they want to read, information, and web site partners what they crave, content.

You should write about one article per week. If you have the time to write more that`s great, but once a week will do. Create partnerships with other websites that could use your content. For example, my friend runs a rental property repair business. He writes about an article a week on how to handle the small repairs, and other things of that nature. His content can be found on real estate investors, investment clubs, and landlord web sites and so on.

You get the point. After he writes his articles he then emails them to his contact and they do the rest. They post it on their website; even email it to their members in their newsletters.

Your article should be 500 to 100 words in length. Any shorter and it won`t be taken serious, any longer and no one will read it because it will be too long and take up too much space on your partner`s web site.

Your article should be informational. In other words it shouldn't be 500 words on why they should use your service or buy your product, but 500 words on what you are an expert at with some statistics if possible.

Finally, after the article is complete add an "About the Author" section where you tell people who you are and how they can get in touch with you. You can see an example of this in our own article here.

Articles published on the correct web sites will greatly improve your popularity online for your business and web site. The best part it only costs you some time.

By: Bruce A. Tucker

About the Author:
Mr. Tucker is the Associate Director of http://www.Indocquent.com, an online resource where you can advertise your business, products or services throughout the world.

To download Indocquent's FREE social network bookmarking tool visit http://www.indocquent.com/social_bookmark/social_bookmark_landingpage.html

Indocquent.com will also publish any article that you write in regards to your business on their website as well as disseminate it throughout various media outlets as a free courteous service when you register.

There are multiple methods of list building, and if you are just getting started, until you have gained mastery over one or two methods, it is advisable to use multiple methods of list building strategies. You’ll see every step of the process, no matter how small, in exacting detail so

Article marketing is a technique thats been used over the internet for the past few years. Its a very simple technique where you simply write articles to promote your website and submit it to article directories. This is very easy to do, and can gain a huge amount of exposure for whatever it is your promoting.

Then Bum Marketing came along. Its basically article marketing with a punch. You basically optimize the articles that youre writing for a certain long tail keyword. So if you were writing an article about weight loss for example, you might optimize your page the phrase how to lose weight quickly, using the phrase as the title and a few throughout the article.

This would enable you to get your article listed in the search engines as theres a lot less competition for the keyword how to lose weight quickly than there is for weight loss. Used in the right way this can be a very powerful technique.

Today, Bum and Article marketing has become a very popular way to promote products. Affiliates can set up a small page pre-selling the product their promoting, then write articles based around the niche using the bum marketing method. At the end of the article the affiliate can put a small Authors bio that would point to there pre-sales page.

This method has recently been upgraded again. New techniques have pushed Bum marketing methods into overdrive, making it a very easy way to make cash online.

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One of the best ways to promote your products and website for free online is through writing and distributing your articles. A lot of ezine publishers and webmasters love free content and if you can provide them valuable articles, they will give you quality inbound links for your website that can give you a lot of exposure.

Here are the 4 priceless secrets to grow your article marketing:

1. Write from the readers' perspective. Keep your readers in mind when writing your articles. It would be better if you can put yourself in their shoes so you will better understand their needs and problems. By doing so, you will become more effective in imparting knowledge that they will find relevant and useful to their lives.

2. Create a compelling author's bio. Most publishing sites will allow you to introduce yourself through your author's bio page. Take advantage of this so your readers will get to know you more on a personal level. Tell them what you do for a living, for fun, and what makes you a great marketer that they should trust. Don't forget to include your most recent photos so they can associate your personal information with a face.

3. Pick the best topics. By this, I mean write about topics that are highly related to your products and services so you will be able to drive quality traffic to your website. For instance, if you are selling wedding dresses, you can write about "Designer wedding dresses", "Where to get cheap but quality wedding dresses", etc. When you do, you will be able to attract the people who are most likely to buy your products.

4. Bank on the quality of your articles. The success of your article marketing campaign largely depends on the quality of your articles. When people see that your articles are well-written and content-rich they are most likely to click on your resource box as they will instantly regard you as an expert on your chosen niche.

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Links are very important in internet marketing as they are basically the way that all of your visitors find you. People do not like to have to remember a domain name, then go and type it into a search bar, they prefer to just click a link and get what they want instantly, this is why building links to your site is very important.

Links not only count for the traffic that finds you through them but also the fact that they improve your search engine rankings. Search engines determine how "popular" a website is by the amount of links pointing to it and the more "popular" your website is, the higher it will rank in the search results.

It is also a good idea to use anchor text for as many links as you can as this will help you rank well for the keywords in that text.

You can use the following strategies for building links to your website:

Writing and submitting articles to directories. You can write and submit articles to article directories and include a link in your author resource box, this will get you a one way link for each directory you submit to and there are hundreds of directories on the internet. You can find these article directories by searching google for them.

Ask other related websites to exchange links with you, this is when you would put a link to their site on yours and they would do the same for you. This is a very popular way of building links and there are many webmasters that openly accept link exchanges, you can also find websites that are made specifically just to help webmasters that want to exchange links meet each other.

Link directories. There are thousands of link directories out there, some are paid and some are free, you can submit your website to them and hope that they will accept it. This is a quick way to get a lot of one way links as all you have to do is search google for "link directories" and then spend some time submitting your website to as many as you want.

Most forums will allow you to include a link to your website with your posts and this can be another quick way to build your links, everytime you make a post on the forum, you gain another link to your website.

Press releases can be effective for gaining a lot of links but it would probably be best to use a paid service for this, your press release will do much better for you if it is written by an experienced copywriter and is submitted using a service that will ensure maximum distribution.

Viral competitions can produce amazing results in very little time if executed well, you should give people an excellent reason to link to you such as a cash prize or a free product and let them know that the more traffic they send you, the more chance they have of winning the prize. This can create a frenzy of people working to send you traffic. You should plan this first to make sure you have a good return on investment and you have all the details worked out.

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Did you know that every successful professional has one thing in common? They all possess a strong level of emotional resilience.

Were they born with it? No, in most cases they learned it as an ability necessary for survival in business.

What is emotional resilience:

It is the ability to quickly return to a state of poise, confidence and ease no matter what curves are thrown your way. How do you get there?

Here are the 7 Steps:

1. Have a strong level of belief in yourself:

Know that whatever happens, you are offering to the marketplace something that is extremely valuable. Know your uniqueness and communicate it clearly.

2. Have strong boundaries:

You dont need emotional walls in business but you do need to set and maintain strong boundaries. This especially includes the ability to say no.

3. Always go for a win/win:

Give yourself permission to know what you want and go for it. Make sure it is a win/win.Rule of thumb---if the interaction is not going to be a win/win, refuse to be involved in it.

4. Keep an attitude of high intentions and low attachment:

When youre in negotiation, you need to be strong and assertive with a high intention to succeed. It may sound paradoxical but you must be detached from the outcome, knowing that you did your best.

5. Remain focused on the task and keep your emotions in check:

In your personal life, live it up! Have a ball! Allow yourself to laugh, cry and get angry. Its good for your soul. However, in your business life, keep cool and keep your emotions in check. This will make it easier for you to attend to the task at hand.

6. Stop trying to make your clients into your friends:

If you really want to be emotionally resilient, dont create dual relationships. They tempt you to get emotionally involved and then take everything personally. To be resilient, you need to stay impersonal, i. e. centered and calm.

7. Create positive self-talk:

Dont let your Inner Critic run the show. Develop the voice of your Inner Ally so that you are always tuned into positive self talk. Youll hear statements like :

Good Job or Dont sweat the small stuff.

How good are you at keeping your Inner Critic at bay and filling up your mind with positive self- talk, like Im proud of myself for?

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With her 30 years of psychological expertise, Dr. Maya Bailey specializes in helping Real Estate Professionals who want more clients, more free time, and a better lifestyle to create confidence, a positive mindset, and a step-by-step blueprint for success.

For specific ways to master your psychology about getting clients and growing your business, and your personalized step-by-step success blueprint, visit http://www.90daystomoreclients.com to receive your FREE special report and audio mentoring session: 7 Simple Strategies to More Clients in 90 Days. To contact Dr. Maya Bailey, call 707-799-5412 or visit http://www.90daystomoreclients.com