SEO Plans

January 24, 2009 · Posted in SE Optimization · Comment 
Advanced (up to 1 year) Premium (up to 1 year)
Initial Search
Engine Optimization Report

Search engine page optimization for up to 25 keywords

Meta tags optimization including title, description
and keywords

6 key phrases optimization

Search engine optimization for up to 25 pages

Detailed keyword analysis to define the targeted key
phrases for your business website.

Manual submissions to Google, Yahoo, MSN and DMOZ

Site content structure/navigation review

Website current rankings in search engines and directories

Live website analytics software (Ranking Reports)

Major directories category submission

Reciprocal linking with websites and directories on your industry (25
back links)

Page layout and site structure recommendations

Traffic analysis

Keyword research analysis campaign to obtain the most targeted terms for
your industry

Monthly review of campaign + ranking report

Google Site Map

Initial Search
Engine Optimization Report

Search engine page optimization for up to 50 keywords

Meta tags optimization including title, description
and keywords

15 key phrases optimization

Search engine optimization for up to 50 pages

Detailed keyword analysis to define the targeted key
phrases for your business website.

Manual submissions to Google, Yahoo, MSN, DMOZ, Ask Jeeves, All The
Web, AOL, HotBot, Teoma, AltaVista, Lycos, Netscape and LookSmart

Site content structure/navigation review

Website current rankings in search engines and directories

Live website analytics software (Ranking Reports)

Major directories category submission

Identify competitors back links

Reciprocal linking with websites and directories on your industry (50
back links)

Page layout and site structure recommendations

Traffic analysis

Keyword research analysis campaign to obtain the most targeted terms for
your industry

Monthly review of campaign + ranking report

Google Site Map

Site Analysis for Search Friendly Optimization
(Basic, Advanced and Premium)

  1. Evaluation of site for search-ability and ease of
    navigation
  2. Provide recommendations for pre-optimization
  3. Make development modifications to maximize engine
    spidering capability

Stage I – Analysis & Research (Basic, Advanced and Premium)

  1. Establish goals:Is the goal to get people to call, ask for information, buy products online,
    sign up for a newsletter, down load white paper, or all of the above? We
    will ask you to fill out a questionnaire at the start of SEO portion of our
    project to obtain initial background and clarification of your internet
    goals. This will also help us determine the amount of writing, rewriting,
    and/or editing necessary to achieve maximum Web site visibility.
  2. Research to build new key word phrases and page
    content:

    New key word phrases and page content will be recommended for your approval
    based on selected target audiences, direct internet competition, tracking
    reports, and research of popular search words for your target audience.

  3. Edit copy:Once key word phrases are chosen for each page to be optimized, these key
    words can be integrated into the copy. This may require rewrites, or simple
    editing.
  4. Optimize html code:This includes creating title tags, headings, image alt tags, and hyperlinks.
    This is an important step in helping the search engines properly classify
    and index the site.
  5. Provide tracking code:Tracking code will be provided for placement on all-important pages for
    tracking clicks, visitor behavior, and sales conversions or other
    transactions.

Stage II – Link Building & Other Optimization/Marketing
Efforts (Advanced and Premium)

  1. Link Campaign:We can help you begin a link building campaign once the site is up and
    running. This should be an ongoing process to find the best sites for
    complimentary links, article listings, industry specific directory
    inclusions. This effort can greatly improve your ranking on many of the
    major engines.

  2. Internal Links:A site map and keyword rich links should be built into your content where
    search engines can crawl and index multiple pages on your Web site.
  3. Additional Marketing Options:At this stage, we will recommend additional marketing options (i.e. bid for
    placement, email marketing, etc.) to further efforts for attracting
    target audiences
    to your site, keeping them there, and getting them
    to come back.

Stage III – Reporting and Follow up Maintenance (Advanced and Premium)

  1. Tracking Reports:We will create a series of three tracking reports beginning with a week
    following submissions, then one month following, and again in 30 day
    increments. These reports will include: tracking of rank positioning on the
    major engines/directories, evaluation of visitor traffic and audience
    behavior, link profiles vs. competitor links, and documented trends and
    changes in your target market. With these reports, we will provide an
    analysis and action item list to further/continue efforts to reach your
    online goals.
  2. Schedule for ongoing Web Marketing Maintenance:It is important to establish a regular schedule for monitoring traffic
    trends, competition growth, and changes in targeted audience behavior. This
    historical mapping of your audience’s behavior will be a guide for managing
    updates and modifications to your site that are critical for maintaining a
    competitive edge and continuous ROI growth. We will recommend a schedule for
    periodic reporting and ongoing marketing efforts.

MSN (Live) Rules

January 24, 2009 · Posted in SE Guidelines · Comment 

Microsoft has recently re-launched its search engine under the name “Windows Live Search.” Previously known as MSN Search, Windows Live isn’t as popular as Google but it has a large enough market presence to warrant careful optimization efforts.

So what does Windows Live want from the sites in its index? Here are some guidelines:

1. First, review the general guidelines for all search engines

2. Limit web page size
MSNbot prefers short HTML pages with about one topic per page. According to Windows Live guidelines, an HTML page without images should only be 150 KB. This is a good guideline to follow for search engines in general. Keeping your pages focused on one or two specific topics is more likely to achieve high rankings for the keywords on those pages.

3. Flat navigation
Windows Live Search prefers sites with a flat navigation, which means that all pages are fairly easily accessible from the main page rather than hidden in a deep hierarchy. Try to make your web pages no more than three links away from the main page of your site.

4. Review your web site description
If your site is listed in the Open Directory Project (DMOZ), Windows Live will display the description you have on ODP for your site in its search results. If you want to prevent this from happening, use the following tag:

If you include the above tag on your web site, make sure you create a good meta description tag with relevant keywords as an alternative.

5. Update your site often
An extra tip for Windows Live: Keep your site fresh! MSNbot tends to re-index sites with frequently updated content more often.