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| ArticleSummary = Before a website can be found in search engine results, the search engines must first discover and index that website.
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| ArticleSummary = Before a website can be found in search engine results, the search engines must first discover and index that website. The sooner your website gets indexed, the sooner you can apply SEO strategies to boost the site higher in search engine results. Appearing in the top 10 to 20 search results can, in turn, attract more visitors to your site.
 
 
The sooner a website gets indexed, the sooner the webmaster can begin applying SEO strategies (see SEO) to boost the site higher in search engine results. Appearing in the top 10 to 20 search results can, in turn, attract more visitors to the site.
 
 
 
If a site owner doesn't do anything to help search engines find a new website, it can take a long time for it to be indexed and show up in search results, let alone rank high for relevant search terms. You can speed up getting more of your pages indexed.
 
 
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| ArticleName = SEO: The Basics
 
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| ArticleSummary = “Build it and they will come” won’t work in the jungle of today’s web. Mining the rich opportunities available to companies requires the right tools and techniques. Without those tools, you risk being eaten alive by your better-equipped competitors.
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| ArticleSummary = “Build it and they will come” won’t work in the jungle of today’s web. Mining the rich opportunities available to companies requires the right search engine optimization (SE) tools and techniques. Without those tools, you risk being eaten alive by your better-equipped competitors.
 
 
Like an intrepid explorer in the wild, the person searching for something in the jungle of the Internet needs a map and good directions. A properly built website and a well-designed search-engine strategy are the map and directions that lead new customers to your website.
 
 
 
Search engine optimization, or SEO, is the practice of directing the right people to your website, at the moment when they are looking for what you’re selling. By optimizing your site’s visibility to search engines, you’re putting your business on the Internet map, and outlining quick, easy routes to your site.
 
 
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| ArticleSummary = Every website owner wants to rank high in search results for the site’s most important keywords. But getting into the first page of search results takes a lot of time and search engine optimization (SEO) work, especially if there’s hot competition for your most important keywords.
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| ArticleSummary = Every website owner wants to rank high in search results for the site’s most important keywords. But getting into the first page of search results takes a lot of time and search engine optimization (SEO) work, especially if there’s hot competition for your most important keywords. Pay-per-click ads can help a new site establish its brand quickly, and a PPC campaign can cost less than the initial stages of SEO work. But site owners often get a better long-term return on investment from SEO.
 
 
You can’t guarantee a website’s placement in natural search results. But you can guarantee that a PPC ad will appear next to search terms that are relevant to the products you offer. PPC can help a new site establish its brand quickly, and a PPC campaign can cost less than the initial stage of an SEO project. But site owners often get a better long-term return on investment from SEO.
 
 
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| ArticleName = Free SEO Tools
 
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| ArticleSummary = Attracting more traffic to your website isn't magic; it just looks that way. When you choose -- and use -- the right monitoring and analysis tools, you can learn how people are using your website, and get the information you need to start attracting more visitors.
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| ArticleSummary = Attracting more traffic to your website isn't magic; it just looks that way. When you choose -- and use -- the right search-engine optimization (SE) monitoring and analysis tools, you learn how people are using your website, and how to start attracting more visitors.
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Search engine optimization -- or SEO -- is a complex art, and lots of self-described experts offer all kinds of advice. But not all of it is useful, or even accurate. If you're looking to improve traffic to your website, you'll want to learn from the best.
 
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SEO: Attract People to Your Website

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The web is a crowded marketplace. You're jostling with competitors to appear in the world's biggest billboard: the first page of search engine results. Winning your place means learning how to apply search engine optimization (SEO) practices to your website and your business.



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