Showing posts with label Blogger SEO. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Blogger SEO. Show all posts

Basic SEO tips - Part II

Continued from my previous post with Basic SEO tips.

6. Do not link to link-farms or other search engine unfriendly neighborhoods.

7. Do not use doorway pages. Doorway pages are designed for robots only, not humans. Search engines like to index human friendly pages which contain content which is relevant to the search.

8. Title tags for text links. Insert the title tag within the HTML of your text link to add weight to the link and the page where the link resides. This is like the alt tag for images.

My site contains navigation menus on the left and right of the page. The menu consists of links not images. When you hover over the link with your mouse, the title of the link appears. View the source of this page to see how to add this tag to your links.

9. Describe your images with the use of the alt tag. This will help search engines that index images to find your pages and will also help readers who use text only web browsers.

10. Submit to the search engines yourself. Do not use a submission service or submission software. Doing so could get your site penalized or even banned.

Here is the submission page for google: http://www.google.com/addurl.html

Submit only once. There is no need to submit every two weeks. There is no need to submit more than one page. Robots follow links. If your site has a nice link trail, your entire site will get indexed.

Basic SEO tips - Part I

1. Insert keywords within the title tag so that search engine robots will know what your page is about. The title tag is located right at the top of your document within the head tags. Inserting a keyword or key phrase will greatly improve your chances of bringing targeted traffic to your site.

Make sure that the title tag contains text which a human can relate to. The text within the title tag is what shows up in a search result. Treat it like a headline.

2. Use the same keywords as anchor text to link to the page from different pages on your site. This is especially useful if your site contains many pages. The more keywords that link to a specific page the better.

3. Make sure that the text within the title tag is also within the body of the page. It is unwise to have keywords in the title tag which are not contained within the body of the page.

Adding the exact same text for your h1 tag will tell the reader who clicks on your page from a search engine result that they have clicked on the correct link and have arrived at the page where they intended to visit. Robots like this too because now there is a relation between the title of your page and the headline.

Also, sprinkle your keywords throughout your article. The most important keywords can be bolded or colored in red. A good place to do this is once or twice in the body at the top of your article and in the sub-headings.

4. Do not use the exact same title tag on every page on your website. Search engine robots might determine that all your pages are the same if all your title tags are the same. If this happens, your pages might not get indexed.

I always use the headline of my pages as the title tag to help the robots know exactly what my page is about. A good place to insert the headline is within the h1 tag. So the headline is the same as the title tag text.

5. Do not spam the description or keyword meta tag by stuffing meaningless keywords or even spend too much time on this tag. SEO pros all agree that these tags are not as important today as they once were. I just place my headline once within the keywords and description tags.

>>> Basic SEO tips - Part II

Highlight Author's Comment in Blogger


This is a nice way to make your ( author's ) Comment different from all other comment that your readers left. Its is a very Interesting and useful Blogger tip..



1. Login to blogger, then choose "Layout --> Edit HTML". Don't forget to backup your template first.
2. Check the "Expand Widget Templates" box.
3. Copy this script and put it before ]]></b:skin> or copy to your CSS area.
.comment-body-author {
background: #E6E6E6; /* Background color*/
color: #000; /* Text color*/
border-top: 1px dotted #223344;border-bottom: 1px dotted #223344;border-left: 1px dotted #223344;border-right: 1px dotted #223344;
margin:0;
padding:0 0 0 20px; /* Posotion*/
}

4. Then find this code:

<dl id='comments-block'>
<b:loop values='data:post.comments' var='comment'>
<dt class='comment-author' expr:id='"comment-" + data:comment.id'>
<a expr:name='"comment-" + data:comment.id'/>
<b:if cond='data:comment.authorUrl'>
<a expr:href='data:comment.authorUrl' rel='nofollow'><data:comment.author/></a>
<b:else/>
<data:comment.author/>
</b:if>
said...
</dt>

<b:if cond='data:comment.author == data:post.author'>
<dd class='comment-body-author'>
<p><data:comment.body/></p>
</dd>
<b:else/>


<dd class='comment-body'>
<b:if cond='data:comment.isDeleted'>
<span class='deleted-comment'><data:comment.body/></span>
<b:else/>
<p><data:comment.body/></p>
</b:if>
</dd>

</b:if>

<dd class='comment-footer'>
<span class='comment-timestamp'>
<a expr:href='"#comment-" + data:comment.id' title='comment permalink'>
<data:comment.timestamp/>
</a>
<b:include data='comment' name='commentDeleteIcon'/>
</span>
</dd>
</b:loop>
</dl>


5. The orange color text is the code that you have to add to your script. The position must be right.
6. And then save your template


More about blogger tips

Getting readers for your blog from Yahoo Answers

Friends i wanted to share with you that you can also get alot readers and visitors from Yahoo Answers
I am having a yahoo id and i can use Yahoo answers... So simple. Now let me tell you how you can get visitors.... I simply know alot about Blogger and i use to search about question about blogger that people have asked recently, and then i use to answer them and leave an URL to my blog within that answer.
This is how i am now seeing that alot of visitors are refered by Yahoo answers...
So that is a nice tip, I wanted to share with you my friends

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Getting High ranking in Google,, Yahoo and Major Search engines

Hi Friends,
  This BLOG is about only one month old but Thanks to Allah (the greatest of all) i am getting high number of uniques visitor and readers......
HOW........????????
    I am following some ways and tips.......
 I usually do Blog Walking and read other blog, I am coming to the point Remember whenever i read blog of other blogger i leave a comment on their post saying hi and introducing myself BUT leaving my BLOG URL in the comment .......
This is the main thing and it does not seem to be an important way to build you Search engine Ranking... BUT believe me its a very handy and useful way.....
Actually Search engines like GOOGLE , YAHOO etc Love this thing............. 

Isn't an easy step to build SEO ?

Other step that i have done is to Submit your Blog to All the major Search Engines ( like GOOGLE, YAHOO, MSN etc....)


this is also a great way to have One Way Link Exchange and its counted alot in getting high ranking in Search Engines...

Nextly while reading other blogs (related to your blog's Content) ask the other Blogger for Link Exchange 


Next..... Add a Digg button with every post

and

 Add a "Share On Facebook" Link at the end of your posts....

That's all 
Keep Blogging 
and hope you liked the post....
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Blog Walking

I wanted to write about this post to let you know how we can increase our site visitor and readers?
To increase  that you should start "BLOG WALKING"... Blog Walking mean to read other peoples blog and spend some time on their blog BUT remember you should leave a comment on their blogs by saying Hey!! and introducing yourself and leaving your url.
This is a great way to find more readers to your blog...
If you find a blog of same content like your blog have then you can ask him for link exchange...
Link exchange is a like a friendship in the BLOGOSPHERE...
It can be fun for you and a great traffic of visitors to your blog.....

Keep Blogging

Optimizing Blogger Title For Better SEO

Titles and Meta Tags has a great effect on the SERP's , so what can we do to improve serp and seo for blogger blogs? The codes below will display the name of a particular entry without bringing the name of the blog in first position and this will affect our serp since titles are important for google spiders.Here’re the codes :
Goto Edit Html and find the codes below


<title> <data:blog.pageTitle/> </ title>


And change with this

<b:if cond='data:blog.pageType == "item"'>
; <title> <data:blog.pageName/>
| <data:blog.title/> </title>
<b:else/> <title>
<data:blog.pageTitle/> </title>
</b:if>

Submit Your Blog To Blog Directories

Submitting Blog to blog directories is one of the best way to get one way traffic and that's very very good for your blog's SERP's Ranking
I am providing you with some of the finest blog directories ......
Submit your blogs to those directories

1. Best of the Web Blog Search La Crem de la Crem, Best of the Web’s Blog Directory is very selective and only lists aged and valuable blogs. A link from here is majestic and well deserved.
2. EatonWeb Blog Directory is a real jewel with many aged inbound links and a blog rating system. You may have to pay a fee for your blog to be reviewed, but like Yahoo, the review fee is well worth the few dollars.
3. Blog Hub offers a drop down category and member blog list. With its “new blogger” list and hot topics, Blog Hub is a great directory to list your site.
4. Upon visiting Bloggernity, you find a crisp, clean, and easy to navigate site. Scrolling down, you find the new blogs. As there is little advertising on the home page, it is pleasant to the eye of the reader as well.
5. Blogarama has an impressive listing of over 65,000 blogs. The site is well designed and follows the same content categories as many other sites.
6. One of the most selective Blog Directories on the web (and Wordpress powered), Blog Search Engine is owned by Performancing’s parent company and serves search results powered by IceRocket.
7. Blog Catalog features a vast directory of categories, from academic to writing, while offering the ability to search by country, language, or user. It has a no frills design, but offers convenient member access through simple blog registration.
8. Globe of Blogs has too many features to list. In order to be listed on the site, the blog must not be commercial. The site may appear to be busy, but I like the features of being able to search by title, author, or subject. Narrowing the search becomes easier on this blog.
9. The ultimate directory of British blogs connotes all things British. It is not directed by location, but by the culture! It is asked that bloggers be genuinely “britished.” Being listed in this blog reaches readers all the way across the pond!
10. Blog Universe is the perfect place to promote your video or podcast themed blog. Its layout is easy to navigate. Although the content is limited, it is an all around good directory site worthy of submission.
11. Bigger Blogs is a relatively new blog directory with only a few blogs registered. The blog is intertwined with a business directory. The blog section is difficult to find, and it is located through a link on the right side of the business directory page. However, the benefit is that the earlier you are accepted on a blog directory, the more exposure your blog will obtain. In addition, a back link is indeed a back link, so this can help with your search engine placement.
12. Bloggeries has the best categories and subcategories home page on the internet. The layout is clear and concise, and readers are able to find what they are looking for in a snap!
13. Bloggapedia has an interesting and eye catching homepage. Readers are easily connected to the top blogs and newest posts. Innovative categories and a colorful design make this blog directory a hit.
14. Spillbean is a well-designed blog directory site with categories such as health, society, internet, and personal. The site is aesthetically pleasing, but there are not many listings yet.
15. Blogging Fusion is a blog with over sixty categories. These categories include photo blogs and family focused blogs. Blogging Fusion has an good amount of blog listings within the directory, and it also has visitor stats available.
16. Blogflux is not only a tool for bloggers, but a directory that has the listings in alphabetic order. The blog listings are organized and clear. It is definitely an effective blog directory in which to be listed.
17. The blogs on the top listings of Bloglisting are fun, colourful, and catch the attention of the reader. Bloglisting displays the page ranking blogs, which is a helpful tool when determining with whom you want to exchange links.
18. Blogio may be a small blog directory with few listings, but it worthy of a submission. Despite its small size, there are quality blogs and a solid ability to search on this site.
19. Blog Explosion claims to be the largest blog promoter on the internet. They have a vast directory but do not seem to have direct links. However, the listing in the directory can still show up in SERP’s, so keep this in mind.
20. Super Blog Directory is a great site that offers tools to posters that others do not. You can see the latest submitted links and blogs on the site, which is a perk that draws traffic into the directory.


Thanks to Loren Baker for the info