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Search Engine Optimization for Dummies

Search Engine Optimization for Dummies

Search Engine Optimization for Dummies Paperback - 2006

by Peter Kent

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Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, John, 2006. Paperback. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
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  • Title Search Engine Optimization for Dummies
  • Author Peter Kent
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition U. S. EDITION
  • Condition Used - Good
  • Pages 382
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, John
  • Publication date 2006
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Bookseller's Inventory # G0471979988I3N00
  • ISBN 9780471979982 / 0471979988
  • Weight 1.3 lbs (0.59 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.14 x 7.36 x 0.89 in (23.22 x 18.69 x 2.26 cm)
  • Category Computer - Internet
  • Library of Congress subjects Internet searching, Web search engines
  • Library of Congress Catalogue Number 2006921155
  • Dewey Decimal Code 025.04
  • Quantity available 1

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Summary

"If we build it, they will come." Unfortunately, in the field of Web sites, that's an unfulfilled dream. Having a Web site does not automatically guarantee having traffic, even if you register the site with appropriate search engines. Whether you're an e-tailer who wants customers, a business that wants clients, or an organization that wants to get your message out, Search Engine Optimization For Dummies explains the rules of the game with information on: Spiders--not the yucky kind, but the software that grabs Web pages, and then,,reads and indexes the information Search indexes or engines, search directories, non-spidered indexes, and pay-per-click systems The eight search systems you really need to impress and how to get your pages into them Keywords and how to choose them strategically and use them often Submitting to the directories, including the biggies (Yahoo! Directory and the Open Director Project) and second-tier directories Using shopping directories for e-commerce sites, complete with a list of nine popular ones and CPCs (cost per click) for various types of merchandise on various sites Written by Peter Kent, e-commerce consultant, popular speaker, and critically-acclaimed author, Search Engine Optimization For Dummies helps you build a search engine- friendly site (or fix an existing site) and build traffic, showing you how to: Use effective Web site structure and text, including filenames, directory structure, title tags, descriptive meta tags, keyword meta tags, and an HTML navigation system, Avoid things search engines avoid, such as frames, invisible navigation systems, including those created with Java applets, Java Scripts and Macromedia Flash, cluttered sites overloaded with HTML unrelated to content, and more Bulk up your site with content--original or recycled Use specialized search systems to attract valuable, highly targeted traffic Use link popularity to boost your position and your PageRank Complete with a tear-out cheat sheet and information about Web sites you may want to hit for even more information, Search Engine Optimization For Dummies will help you make the Web site hit list.

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You have a cool Web site, and a really great product, service, or cause you want people to know about. But visitors aren't beating down your cyber-door. What happened? The answer, most likely, is that you haven't made your site irresistible to search engines.

Search engines have a great deal of control over the volume of traffic a Web site gets, because they put your site in front of people searching for your product or service. If you know the secrets of wooing the search engines, you can

  • Gain greater visibility for your site
  • Advance your position in the rankings
  • Avoid techniques that cause search engines to bump your site to the end of the list
  • Make pay-per-click advertising pay off

In addition to the familiar ones like Google and Yahoo!, there are dozens of other search engines out there. Search Engine Optimization For Dummies, 2nd Edition shows you how to create a site that will pop to the top like a cork whenever people search for related products or services. It will help you

  • Become familiar with search engines and search directories and find out which keywords work
  • Build your site with techniques that search engines like and avoid the ones they don't
  • Register your site with the top search systems and get it listed in directories
  • Find out why links are important and see how to get other sites to link to yours
  • Work with Google AdWords and Yahoo! Search, and explore the best and most economical ways to use pay-per-click advertising
  • Discover the common mistakes that make Web sites invisible to search engines

There's even a companion Web site with all the links in the book neatly (and conveniently) arranged so you don't have to type them, plus a bonus chapter to help you power up your skills. Search Engine Optimization For Dummies, 2nd Edition has been updated with the latest information on search engines plus plenty of tips and tricks to help your site get the attention it deserves!

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About the author

Peter Kent is the author of numerous other books about the Internet, including Pay Per Click Search Engine Marketing For Dummies, the best-selling Complete Idiot's Guide to the Internet, and the most widely reviewed and praised title in computer-book history, Poor Richard's Web Site: Geek Free, Commonsense Advice on Building a Low-Cost Web Site. His work has been praised by USA Today, BYTE, CNN.com, Windows Magazine, Philadelphia Inquirer, and many others.
Peter has been online since 1984, doing business in cyberspace since 1991, and writing about the Internet since 1993. Peter's experience spans virtually all areas of doing business online, from editing and publishing an e-mail newsletter to creating e-commerce Web sites, from online marketing and PR campaigns to running a Web-design and -hosting department for a large ISP.
Peter was the founder of an e-Business Service Provider funded by one of the world's largest VC firms, Softbank/Mobius. He was VP of Web Solutions for a national ISP and VP of Marketing for a Web applications firm. He also founded a computer-book publishing company launched through a concerted online marketing campaign.
Peter now consults with businesses about their Internet strategies, helping them to avoid the pitfalls and to leap the hurdles they'll encounter online. He also gives seminars and presentations on subjects related to online marketing in general and search engine marketing in particular. He can be contacted at Consult@PeterKentConsulting.com, and more information about his background and experience is available at www.PeterKentConsulting.com.
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