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Saturday, January 03, 2009

Make your Site Googleable

You can help make sure that your site turns up in search just when it should by taking advantage of these tips from Google's Search Quality Team.
  1. Not sure if all your pages are being seen by Google?
    Search for your site's address after the command "site", like [site:fuchsiasoft.com].
    When you see your pages in the results, check your snippet content and page titles.
    Include information that matches the topic of a particular page.
    If anything is missing or you want more details, you can also use the Content Analysis tool in Webmaster Tools.

  2. If you upload new pages or topics faster than Google crawls your site, make sure to submit a Google Sitemap and include a refresh rate.

  3. Label your images appropriately. Users searching in Google Image Search will more easily find the image on your site.
    Don't miss out on potential traffic because of [001.jpg] instead of [NintendoWii.jpg].
    Image Search is one of the largest search properties out there, so you should take advantage of it.

  4. Manage your SiteLinks. Your most valuable links may not be the ones that Google chooses as SiteLinks, so remember you can remove any that you don't think users will find useful.

  5. Check for errors and keyword traffic in Webmaster Tools. See Google's diagnostics checklist.

  6. Serve accurate HTTP status codes. If you've retired a page permanently, serve a 404. If you've simply relocated it, serve a 301.
    The more Google know about your old pages, the faster Google will find the next best page on your site for a given query.

  7. Users and search engines like organic content. Make some of your own!

  8. Read Google's recently released SEO Starter Guide.

  9. Watch Google's Tutorials for Webmasters.

  10. Find out what information Google has about your website in Webmaster Tools.

  11. Get the latest updates from the Webmaster Central Blog.

  12. Find answers to your questions in Google's Webmaster Help Center, or ask your questions in the Webmaster Help Group.

Original Source: http://adsense.blogspot.com/2008/12/light-up-your-site.html

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