Mar 31 2009

Top 10 Tools for Search Engine Optimization

Category: Search Engine Optimizationadmin @ 11:04 am

Find out the top tools complete Seach Engine optimization of your website.

This article is for Beginners to get them started with the best tools available on the internet for effective search engine optimization. They say "the right intial path determines the ultimate success in any field". So it is very important for begineers to start with the right tools of search engine optimization (SEO).

This article introduces the best tools for keyword analysis, link building, web directory script, article submission, Press Releases and RSS.

Step I: Keyword Analysis

1. WordTracker Keyword Selection Tool: Paid

It is a web based tool for keyword analysis. WordTracker is a paid tool, but it is worth the amount of money they charge.

http://www.wordtracker.com

2. Overture Search Term Suggestion Tool: Free

This is a free tool for keyword analysis. If you don’t want to spend money on wordtracker then this is the best option for you. One of the problems with overture is that the order of words in a key phrase is not correct.

http://inventory.overture.com/

Step II: Submit to Free Web Directories

3. Submit to Free Web Directories: Free

Submitting to Free Web Directories related to your website and even good general directories is a good idea to get initial backlinks. Here is a list of web directories with its PageRank, AlexaRank and other information displayed.

http://www.seocompany.ca/directory/free-web-directories.html

Step III: Build Reciprocal link for your website

4. SEO Elite Link Building Tool: Paid

SEO Elite Search Engine Optimization Tool is the nice tool to analyze links, build link partners and reciprocal links.

http://seoelite.com/

Step IV: Categorize your link using PHP Link Directory

5. Php Link Directory: Free

Php Link Directory is very powerful tool to help you with exachanging links with your link partners. Visitors can exchange links by filling a simple form. You can then approve/disapprove the link partners request.

It is very easy to install and integrates with the look of your current website.

http://www.phplinkdirectory.com/dmdocuments/phpLD2.zip

Step V: Monitor Link Building and PageRank

6. Link Monitoring Tools from Google, Yahoo & MSN : Free

Operators like allinanchor, link, linkdomain are excellent tools for analysing backlinks. Find out more on how to use these operators:

http://techpatterns.com/forums/about213.html http://www.bruceclay.com/newsletter/1004/seoperators.html

http://www.google.com

http://www.yahoo.com

http://www.msn.com

7. Check PageRank Tool: Free

This tool displays the PageRank of any page.

http://www.checkpagerank.com/

Step VI: Contribute Good Content to the Internet

8. Some good article sites and directories to submit your articles. You can find more.

http://goarticles.com/

http://ezinearticles.com/

http://www.findarticles.com/

http://www.articlecity.com/

Step VII: Submit Press Releases for a real purpose: Please dont spam

9. PRweb: Free

Press releases and media exposure are beneficial to every business. Use PRWeb’s services to distribute your news release to the press for free. You can submit your press release to PRWeb using an online form on their site, after which an editor will review it. After approval, it will be mailed to their media contacts.

http://www.prweb.com

Step VIII: RSS Feeds

10. RSS Feeds in your web pages is just a cut ‘n paste away! : Free

All you need to do is to enter the URL for the RSS source, and select the desired options. Once the content is displayed how you like, javascript for the RSS can be generated easily.

http://jade.mcli.dist.maricopa.edu/feed/index.php?s=build

The author of this article has been working in the field of Search Engine Optimization for the last two years. His just started blog can be found at http://neatseo.blogspot.com/

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Mar 30 2009

Useful Tips for Do-It-Yourself Pay Per Click Management

Category: Search Engine Marketingadmin @ 7:12 am

Effective pay per click management is essential to internet
marketing. Pay per click (ppc) advertising is possibly the
easiest and most effective way to market your business online.
Getting your website listed in the search engines is vital due to
the fact that the majority of website traffic (statistics say
over 80%) comes from the search engines. In regard to costs, of
course it is better to get a natural listing in the search
engines via search engine optimization, because in effect it is
free rather than paid advertising. However, there is a lot of
competition on the internet and you can’t always get a desirable
search engine ranking without using pay-per-click advertising.

Effective pay per click management begins with devising a strong
pay-per-click strategy that will result in driving qualified
traffic to your website. Qualified traffic, or targeted traffic,
is traffic from your target audience – those who are specifically
searching for what you have to offer. These are the website
visitors that will be ready, willing and able to buy your
products or services. To develop a powerful pay-per-click
strategy and pay per click management plan, you absolutely must
conduct market research.

Even with the greatest pay per click management in the world, a
pay-per-click advertising campaign will not be effectual if it is
not devised using sound research. Research should consist of
identifying your target market (preferably a niche market),
identifying keywords that your target market uses to search for
what you are offering, and analyzing the keywords and alternative
keywords that will appeal to your target market. During your
keyword analysis, you will want to find out how popular keywords
are and what the average bids are for certain keywords you are
considering for budgeting purposes since defining a budget is a
necessary part of pay per click management.

Setting your budget for the purpose of pay per click management
that protects you against going broke because of a poorly managed
pay-per-click campaign is much easier to do if you website is
already operating and you have numbers to use already. If you
don’t have this information, you will have to make projections
(educated guesses). If you do have historical data to use, you
will need to know your average number of sales per month, your
average monthly gross revenue, your average monthly expenses, and
your average number of unique visitors per month. These figures
will be used to calculate the value of each visitor to your
website.

Calculations begin with determining your conversion rate which is
important to pay per click management. The conversion rate is the
percent of visitors that actually buy. It is figured by dividing
your average unique visitors per month by your average number of
sales per month.

The next calculation that is important to pay per click
management is the determination of your net profit per sale. This
figure is your average gross revenue minus your average expenses
divided by your average number of sales. Finally, you can
determine what the value of each website visitor is. To do this
you divide your net profit per sale by your conversion rate. The
value of each website visitor is the maximum you should pay-per-
click which is key to effective pay per click management. If you
pay more than that, you’ll lose money. It’s really that simple.

Once you know the value of each website visitor, you can easily
look through the keyword research you have conducted and
determine which keywords are best for you to bid on. When you set
up your pay-per-click advertising campaign, you can also set your
budget to ensure that you do not receive more clicks than what
you can pay for. Once the campaign is in motion, ongoing pay per
click management is necessary. Reviewing reports to determine
which keywords are generating conversions and adjusting your pay-
per-click strategy accordingly is vital for effective pay per
click management.

Copyright Christopher J. Enders. Are you at the end of your rope,
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advice you’re getting? Whether you are new to internet marketing,
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Mar 29 2009

Is there anything new under the sun Here’s how to find out if your bright idea is unique.

Category: Business Advertiseadmin @ 2:04 am

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