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SEARCH
ENGINE SECRETS — CONTENT GUIDE
CHAPTER 1 – WHAT IS A SEARCH ENGINE?
Just exactly what is a search engine, how do they
work and why are some search engines different to
others?
CHAPTER 2 – SEARCH ENGINES FROM THE
USER’S PERSPECTIVE
What is search engine math and how do meta-search
engines work? Search engines that translate foreign
languages.
CHAPTER 3 – MEET THE DIRECTORIES
What is the difference between a search engine and
a directory? Which directories are the most important
and why? How to get listed with them.
CHAPTER 4 – THE WHO'S WHO OF SEARCH
ENGINES
Only three search engines get more than
85 per cent of all the searches done on the web. Which
ones are they and how do they rate?
CHAPTER 5 – PAYING FOR ADVERTISING
ON SEARCH ENGINES
Most major search engines today offer some
form or another of promotional opportunities. Who
offers what and which ones are best?
CHAPTER 6 – OPTIMISING YOUR SITE FOR
THE SEARCH ENGINES
How to present your website to a search
engine in the best possible format to get you a good
ranking.
CHAPTER 7 - THE IMPORTANCE OF POPULARITY
AND LINKS
Links to your site from other websites is
one of the search engine’s most important criteria
for ranking your page but there are good and bad links.
CHAPTER 8 – THE USE OF META TAGS AND
CODE
Meta tags are code placed behind the pages
of your site to assist the search engines in ranking
and listing your page.
CHAPTER 9 – SPAMMING THE SEARCH ENGINES
In trying to get your website to the top of the rankings,
you run the very real risk of being banned for life
for what is known as ‘search engine spamming’.
What is search engine spamming and the things you
need to know to avoid doing it – intentionally
or unintentionally.
CHAPTER 10 – WHY CAN’T I GET
TO THE TOP? THINGS TO AVOID
In addition to spam, there are lots of other
things that will prevent you from getting a good ranking
or even getting listed with the search engines.
CHAPTER 11 – THE IMPORTANCE OF YOUR
DOMAIN NAME
Many of the search engines use the relevance
of the keywords in your domain name, as one of the
more important criteria in ranking your site
CHAPTER 12 – MONITORING YOUR WEBSITE
STATISTICS
In order to track and monitor your success,
you need to have detailed and comprehensive website
statistics or logs. Where to get them and how to read
them.
Glossary of terms
A guide to some of the terms and jargon you will encounter
on the Web.
USEFUL RESOURCES
Links to other useful resources on the Web
where you can keep up to date or seek further help
and advice. |