How Do I Move My Website to Page One? - A Few Approaches That Worked For Me

How Do I Move My Website to Page One? How do I conquer the internet? One byte at a time! Here are a few tips for moving your website higher in the organic listings (Organic listings, of course, refers to the free listings located below and to the left of the paid advertising). This is not a comprehensive list; just a few approaches that moved my website from the 13th page to the first page.

You may require additional steps to achieve your results, based upon the industry you are involved in, the level of competition, the level of optimization for your site, and a hundred other variables. In future articles I will examine web optimization, Meta Tags, indexing, site maps, basic html code, website organization, spiders and more.

Article Writing. My first approach, though not unique, is an often ignored medium. I was shocked by how quickly things changed after writing my first electronic article. Not a writer? Nonsense. If you are reading this article then you are savvy enough to write articles. Go to EzineArticles.com and on the very left hand column, under "Ezine Articles for Authors," click the "Editorial Guidelines" tab. Read the information carefully. This is a small learning curve that any high school graduate can master. Not a high school graduate? That's an article for another day. Submit your work to as many popular article outlets as possible. Also, write as many articles as your e-ink will allow. Link your articles to your website.

Writing Articles. Choose a title with important words (keywords from your website) in the title. Don't stuff the title, just include it (see Editorial Guidelines, mentioned above). Write an introductory paragraph saying what you are going to say, say it in the body of the article, then write a concluding paragraph saying what you just said. Put your best stories, jokes, attention getters, toward the front of the article, not at the end. Give away something of value in your article--useful, on-topic information. Don't worry about how good the article is, just keep writing. The more you write the better you will get.

Web Referrals. In my office equipment repair business in San Luis Obsipo County I work with a great company that consistently ranks high on the internet. This company has given me many referrals for printer repairs and I am trying to get leads for their computer repair business. On my website I mentioned the fact that I work with this outstanding company and gave out their website. Two days later my website appeared on the first page of Google and Yahoo Search engines under the category of Printer Repair Arroyo Grande and Typewriter Repair Grover Beach. I live in Grover Beach and work in nearby Arroyo Grande. The first line of the ad talks about what I do and, and, in the smaller print beneath the title, is a phrase describing the fact that I work with this other company. Google seems to appreciate such web referrals.

Search Engine Criterion. Of course, your website must meet search engine criterion for web searching. Article writing and back-linking (linking articles to your website or blog or other websites) will help drive traffic to your website, but if search engines do not like your website you will slow down traffic, like dropping half empty paint cans on the freeway.

If you advertise toner cartridges in your titles and meta tags, don't advertise lingerie in the body of your web page. Make sure your meta tag words appear in the body of your web pages. Provide a site map. Make it easy on the search engine spiders crawling around the internet collecting data about your website.

Whether your business is a local health food store or internet marketing, be vigilant about your study of the internet. Make your presence known with ezine articles. Be generous. Be willing to give away useful information about your products or services. Put your best stuff or attention getters toward the front. Reference those who have helped you. They will appreciate it and so will Google and other search engines. Be patient with the process.


How To Move a Website

Michael Edwards has been self employed for over twenty years, since 1989, repairing computers, printers, fax machines, and even typewriters in San Diego, and now in San Luis Obispo County. Michael, along with his wife, Shay, have expanded their efforts to include internet marketing. If you are new to internet marketing or would like to learn more about optimizing your website, visit his website: www.IntelligentDesignerMarketing.com.

Michael's office equipment repair website can be seen at http://www.accuteksite.com.