Search Engines have always been famous for driving FREE targeted
traffic and they must not be ignored in any way.
But being at position 50 is just as good as being not ranked at all. For people very rarely go beyond the third page of results for instance on Google.
Getting a top search engine ranking in the king of search engines ie google is absolutely crucial if you want to get hordes of traffic. WHY? That's because Google powers its results on Yahoo, AOL and Netscape, hence you can be sure that a top 5 ranking in these search engines will also bring you lots of targeted traffic for a long time to come. This mean you will get more sales and more leads for your internet business.
Why I say a top 5? Such placement will indeed open the traffic flood gates and make your traffic counter go berserk.
According to stats, Google accounts to about 35% of searches and Yahoo about 33% made from them, more than all the other engines combined. So now you see why it's important to get a top 5 ranking in Google.
It has long been said that getting a top ranking in Google was difficult, but not if you know the right information how to do it.
In this article I am going to give you some valuable tips to help maximize your chances in getting a top 5 ranking in Google.
To get a top 5 ranking, you need to concentrate on 3 points. According to my own experience, these factors are the most important.
(1) Link Popularity
Link popularity is just how popular your site is. Hence, if lots of sites have given you a link on theirs, the search engines will give yours more importance. Google places a lot of importance on this. So you should work in building your link popularity.
Email webmasters for a reciprocal link exchange preferably with sites that are more or less same theme as yours. But even if you have a link on a completely unrelated website can still help. That's better than nothing at all.
To get your site indexed in Google, it's not very important to submit it. Just concentrate in building your link popularity and Google will automatically find your site by following links on other sites. Your site will be given more importance if Google finds it on its own.
(2) Keyword Density
Keyword density is just how frequent your keywords appear on your site. Say your main page has 1000 words and your keywords appear 50 times, you have a keyword density of 50/1000 * 100 = 5% which is ok. Try getting a keyword density between 5-10%.
Place keywords in the following areas of your site.
Then where possible, use bold on your keywords.
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(3) Inbound Text Link or Anchor Text
When requesting links from webmasters, you will need to give your site title, a brief description and your website url. When submitting your site title also called the Inbound Text Link or Anchor Text, be sure to include your chosen keywords in it to make your site more relevant to your keywords for eg
Search Engine Placement Tutorials and Resources - features tutorials and resources about getting good search engine rankings.
"Search Engine Placement Tutorials and Resources" will be linked to your website url where Search Engine Placement is your keyword.
It's important also that you vary your site title with other keywords to avoid being penalized for over optimization by Google. So you will be targeting other keywords too.
Getting a top 5 ranking in Google will really explode your website traffic and give your internet business more sales and more leads. So implement these strategies and watch your ranking goes up little by little and with time, you will be able to secure a top spot in Google.