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Easy On-Site SEO Tips: Internal Linking, Unique Content, External Linking

By LTSEO Guru on Tuesday, November 24th, 2009 at 5:55 pm

In this article series, we will look at the different on-site elements that we use to optimize your website. Today, we will discuss internal linking, associating content with external links, and creating keyword rich unique content.

Internal Link Popularity

Internal links provide the same impact as backlinks in improving your website’s SEO rankings. Although have top quality backlinks ensure that you have steady traffic from another site, the correct internal link structure will make sure that you direct your users to pages where you want them the most. Keywords on the text link should explain the content inside the link. The most popular page of any website is the home page. That is why the call-for-action content or the most important part of your site is placed on the home page. If you want to promote a page, direct most of your links on that page.

Do not spam your website with numerous links to your featured page. Instead, use the “nofollow” attribute in your link tag on unimportant links so that Google will only focus on indexing your featured page. Know the most popular section of your website and use that to draw focus on your other pages.

Associate Your Content with Relevant External Links

Relevant external links are helpful for websites because they help search engines give out the most accurate results possible. Since a lot of relevant back links increases search rankings, the websites giving these links also benefit in a feedback mechanism. Links to related external pages signals search engines that you are placing a premium on excellent content.

Find popular links that is relevant to your content, and then place your own keyword on the anchor text. Anchor texts indexed with high ranking keywords are crucial to the search engine result page of all major search engines. Find a balance between linking top-level content and linking unimportant content. Your website may be considered as link spam if you apply too much external links.

Come Up with Unique Keyword Rich Content

Unique content is the heart of all SEO campaigns since it provides the most peculiar mix of compelling content that will appeal to readers, and keywords embedded in articles to appeal to search engines. By developing a duality of targeted keywords and interesting content you can have a better rank than similar websites with less useful content. To maximize your search ranking, place the right keywords on the first 200 words of your article. Find a balance between placing the right keywords and keeping the content fresh and natural. Learn the optimum keyword density needed for easier search engine indexing.

Some SEO keywords are hard to work with but you can work around them by doing providing more relevant facts. O you homework on your topic before working on an article. This way you can find the best use for your selected keywords. Use high ranking keywords on the headings to increase the viability of the article in your SEO campaign. If you place a long-lasting content, Google recognizes older pages and increase their ranks.

The keyword density range recommended for Google search spiders is 2%-6%. Meanwhile MSN allows a keyword density of 6%-9% and Yahoo allows 4%-9%. Google’s lower limit is explained by decreasing reliance on keywords to obtain search results.



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