What would you do if I showed you a strategy to rank your website in the search engines this year?
Well, here’s a quick checklist of the best SEO tips that you can use to place your small business website on the top spots of the search engines.
- Make Use of your Title Tag
The most effective way to use the title tag is to use a long phrased keyword. Don’t make the title tag longer than 70 characters. It could hurt your SEO
- Go for a reputable website hosting server…
Without a fast hosting server, visitors won’t be able to visit your website, and search engine spiders will find it difficult to locate your website or crawl over your content. Your hosting vendor should have servers that operate round the clock with atleast. 100% uptime.
If your website has too much downtime, it may be re-indexed and won’t be able to rank on the search engines.
Tip: host your website with reputable hosting companies like Hostgator or, Namecheap.
- Fix Broken Links
Are there broken links within your web pages, find and fix them with Xenu (Xenu is a free software used to find or locate, and also fix broken links).
- Create XML Sitemap
Submit your website to Bing, Google, or Yahoo Webmaster tools to index your website. You can also create XML sitemap and add your business blog in it.
- Use your Keyword Tag
Don’t be deceived. The fact that Matt Cutts stated that the Google keyword tag doesn’t affect your rankings doesn’t mean you should relax and leave your keyword tag section empty. I still make use of my keyword tag; and it contributed to my overall SEO success in 2014
Tip: target the 5 most competitive keywords in your niche.
- Use HX Tags with Each of Your Article Headings
Before publishing content, use H1 for the main headings and use h2, h3, h4, and so on…
Tip: highlight your keywords so that search engines spiders can locate them easily…
- Optimize your Images
Optimize your images with title tags and ALT. Also, don’t forget to insert your keywords within the tags as well. Do it smartly!
- Aim for quality content always!
We all know content is king. If you want to rank high in the search enginest his year, create quality content on a regular basis. It could be daily, weekly or monthly. It depends. It’s up to you. Just ensure each content has a minimum of 500 words.
- Become a social media Evangelist
Yes, add social media buttons to your website to encourage readers to share your content after reading. Install Sociable plugin to get better rankings in the search engines.
- Make your Website Mobile Friendly
Optimize your website for mobile traffic. Everyone now has a gadget that’s accessible to the internet. Most people search for information’s through their phones nowadays. Make your blog for mobile responsive so you won’t miss out on this traffic.
Conclusion
Did we miss anything out in this post? Kindly share your thoughts and suggestions using the discussion section, below….
Author Bio
Anthony Morrison is a reputable SEO Backlinks specialist based in the Merseyside area. He’s also the CEO of THESEOSOURCE.NET An affordable, reliable SEO company.
