Feb 10
22
Blog Equals Fast Search Engine Rankings
Here are a few ways to start increasing the traffic to your site by getting it rank higher on the search engine pages. First page in position 1, 2, or 3 would be perfered.
Google Matt Gaines and you will see I am ranked in the #2 position. I am working on getting that #1 slot. You can do the same with your blog. Just follow the simple steps below.
How do I get pinging on my blog?
You’ll have to register with a site that offers weblog pinging. The most popular pinging program around is weblogs.com. Other programs offered include Yahoo’s Blogs, BlogRolling, and Technorati.
There’s also a plugin called Ultimate plugins Smart Update Pinger, which will automatically ping sites for you once you publish your post. It will ping the sites only on initial post and not any edits or updates you may do to that particular post.
Once you’ve decided on a pinging service or plugin, you’ll have to follow the instructions to install it on your blog. When you’ve done that, your blog will start getting pinged and visited by search engine spiders.
What is linking?
Linking is basically having another blog or site link to your blog. When search engine spiders visit that site and see a link to your site, they’ll visit your site. Linking is effective both for sites with blogs and those without it.
How do I get linking?
You get it by visiting sites/blogs that are relevant to what your site is about. Then you contact the owners of those sites/blogs, asking them to post a link to your site on their site. In return, you will probably have to link to their site on your site. That way, both of you are able to benefit from the linking.
Why is the use of keywords important to my blog?
Spiders love to visit sites with a good amount of keywords. People who read your site won’t mind the use of keywords if they are lightly spread throughout the content of your pages.
The key to this is to make a list of keywords relevant to your blog posting and then to try to use those keywords throughout your content.
It is important to make sure, however, not to overuse keywords. Spiders have been trained to ignore sites with excessive amounts of keywords, so if you use a whole lot of keywords in the hopes of getting spiders to visit your site, it’s not going to do you any good.
Generally speaking, using between 2-6 keywords per 200 word piece of content is a good ratio. It’s pleasing to both readers and search engine spiders.
That’s really all there is to it. Apply the above techniques to your blog and you will net your site a quick search engine listing.
To your success,
Matt Gaines
P.S. There is no quicker way to get your site listed than to use a blog. So install a blog on your site today and you’ll be listed sooner than you could have imagined!