SEO: A Tool For Boosting Your Ranking, Not A Silver Bullet

January 17, 2010 by admin  
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SEO (Search Engine Optimization) And The Internet

There are many people who have just enough knowledge of the way the Internet and search engines work to know that search engine optimization is important, but not enough knowledge to know that it will not just solve all your problems. Search Engine Optimization is not something you can apply and then sit back and wait for people to visit your website. Yes, it is important and it is an extremely clever concept, but the incorrect application of SEO will no more increase your website traffic than handing out free balloons will make an ice cream shop’s profits go through the roof. Yes, it can help; no, it is not the whole deal.

The Basics of SEO

It is no good setting up a website and paying lip service to the basics of Search Engine Optimization – throwing together some back links in other places, using keywords and submitting a sitemap – and then, when the doors are not battered down by enthralled readers, complaining “but it had SEO! Clearly Search Engine Optimization isn’t as good as I was told it was!”. Correctly applied, Search Engine Optimization will certainly boost your Google ranking. Whether it will get you to the first page of results, only time will tell – but it is useful.

Major Mistakes With SEO

The major mistake people make is in treating SEO as the silver bullet that will make all the difference – if that were the case, then Google ranking would be entirely meaningless because everyone would have Search Engine Optimization on their site. It needs to be remembered that good Search Engine Optimizationand good content is the most potent combination for Google rankings.

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