Search Engine Optimization Career Guide and Counseling

Question: What are the three best search engine optimization software applications? If "best" is too subjective of a word, then which are the three most popular search engine optimization software applications?

Answer: Try Internet Business Promoter, or The famous Web Position Gold. I tried them before and it works for me well.

Question: What is the best search engine optimization company? What's the best search engine optimization company? And what exactly do they offer? It seems there's huge amount seo companies but not a lot that makes them different.

Answer: I think the real question is "Who is the best at spotting the best seo company?" You definaltely want to stay clear of seo firms that don't shows signs of evolving, algos never sleep. The days of keyword stuffing and automatic search engine submissions are long gone. SEO has transformed into marketing, conversion, usability, local search, people pleasing, analysis and testing.

Question: How can a person become a Search Engine Optimization/ Marketing consultant? What course or books are required? I'd like to know what sort of training and materials are required to become a search Engine Optimization/ Marketing consultant.

Answer: SEO Books will be outdated very quickly. Your best source is to first have an excellent understanding of web development, html, asp, design concepts and design standards. You need to take online courses. These can be expensive from the top online schools but worth it in the end. You need to sign up fro the best feeds, ezines, forums that are online. You need to be familiar with Google webmaster guidelines, ppc, link building, sem and social networking. You have to know how to market yourself as a professional. You best bet is after training find a mentor who can guide you and teach you the ropes. Learn how to search for what you are looking for as well. If you want to do SEO and SEM, then know how to find best information online. There are many and what I feel is best you may not based on your time, budgets and so on. So do some heavy research and reading as that will help you grow as well.

Question: What are the best social bookmarking sites for search engine optimization? I'm trying to promote my website by social bookmarking the content on my site? Which social bookmarking site should I spend my time on? And does anyone have any tips on the best practices or strategies for this type of search engine optimization?

Answer: List of best book marking sites is here >http://webisgood.blogspot.com/2009/04/best-321-social-bookmarking-sites-list.html This list is enough to drive sufficient traffic . Tips to improve traffic 1) remember content is king 2) Stick to quality guidelines from search engines ,refere googles webmaster guideline 3) Make unique page content,title,description etc ,don't use same title or description for pages & try to compare top ranking websites

Question: What is the significance of keyword effectiveness index in search engine optimization ? Is it right to select the keyword which has got high keyword effectiveness index for search engine optimization ?

Answer: It is important to know your keywords. If you have a product that you sell on your site, ask five friends what they might search for on google/yahoo to find it. Take those different keywords and optimize your page with them. Also work on your meta tags. Here is an article on how they work: http://www.richkahmer.com/meta-tags.html

Question: Where can i find learning courses in search engine optimization in the Philippines? Need to know companies or education centers that offer search engine optimization courses.

Answer: You really do not have to take a course of SEO in order to have a basic understanding of what SEO can do. Here's an article from Google which is self-explanatory: The most effective way to advertise on the Internet is to first set up a website and publish its domain name on major search directories such as Google.com, Yahoo.com [at http://www.google.com/addurl/?...... and MSN.com since 85% of Internet shoppers rely on these search directories to provide them with goods and services. In a sense, these search directories are a very large Internet Yellow Pages. Nevertheless, should your website or opening webpage fail to contain "generic" keywords, then anyone using such "generic" queries will not be able to discover your website. Your domain name [URL] of your website, in a sense, will be invisible, undiscoverable. You may want to consider some simple algorithms which, when observed and committed in designing of a website with placement of various critical metatags that can surely achieve a high search engine presence and increase Internet traffic to your website. These metatag strategies work well with published webpages at Google and Yahoo. Design: Should you create an extensive Flash-based website, make sure to fill-in the property entries such as the Title, Description and Keywords. Failing to do so, leaves no hard HTML or ALT resource that can be readily indexed by search robots. Also consider the Internet audience and their incoming setup. For example, if they are on analog/dialup, Flash webpages take too long to load up and therefore analog users will likely lose interest and discontinue entering the Flash site. On the other hand, anyone on hi-speed DSL lines, will welcome Flash pages which load quickly. So before designing a pure Flash websitge, ask the simple question, "Who's my end user - is he on dialup or DSL?" And if you had to choose between these two users for maximum marketability, then select analog users since 80% of most resident users are still analog Internet subscribers and pure HTML designed webpages is best for them. A non-Flash-based website which relies on hard text, is far easier to be indexed by search robots. Limit the use of stylized text saved as .gifs since as a graphic, they are not indexable by search robots. Avoid use of frames since any number of search robots are unable to properly classify textual material. Placement of Metatags: A ranking or search order does take place with Google and Yahoo and it begins with the "Title" metag which should consist of no more than 65 characters separated by commas. The "Title" should describe in generic terms, the goods and services, followed by a location from which the resource is located, i.e., city, state. The placement of a domain name which is not generic within the "Title" is not appropriate, unless your domain name is a major recognizable brand name. The second metatag is the "Description" which is usually 25-30 words to form a complete sentence which best describes one's goods and services. And the very last category - "Keywords" are also somewhat limited to 15-16 words which can be plural and compound in nature. Again, avoid multiple entries which could be mistaken as "spamdexed entries" which is defined as the loading, and submission of repetitive words into a particular metatag category. "Spamdexing" when discovered on a webpage and reported to Google's spamreport.com can result in the elimination of your website from their search directory. Good luck!

Question: Looking for a Ohio search engine optimization service? I am in need of a high quality search engine optimization service in Ohio. Has anyone worked with a good Ohio SEO?

Answer: Yeah check out a company called CelTrust Media. They are in the Lorain County Area. Their website is www.celtrust.com

Question: I need to find a good search engine optimization service.? I am running an internet based business, and I need to find a search engine optimization service that will help improve business while at the same time not break my budget. My products are swords, daggers and knives. We do very well on point of sale transactions, but the internet side is lagging far behind. Our URL is www.thevillagevendor.net. Any suggestions would be greatfully received.

Answer: Try opal

Question: Does anyone know the best online resources for Search Engine Optimization? I work for a small company and our web site is ranked very low in the search engines. The problem is that we are in the very competitive software business. I was wondering if anyone knew any sites to get me started on Search Engine Optimization. I know the basics, and could use a lot of help. Thanks so much.

Answer: www.mr-seo.com There are articles, a forum and a podcast that teaches SEO

Question: What is the best source for webmaster education and search engine optimization education that is affordable? I have a new website at http://www.specialhomeproducts.com Check it out! I have many new home decor and office decor products, as well as great gift ideas for every special occasion....just need ideas as to how to market this without it costing an arm and a leg....am working on a limited budget. The idea is to MAKE money with it, NOT SPEND every dime I have just to get it marketed and ranked on the search engines. If anyone out there has resources for excellent internet marketing, that is reputable, NOT SCAMS, and is easy to understand for the beginner, let me know! I know amazon.com has several books you can get, such as "search engine optimization for dummies", or "keywords for dummies"...may have to go with that for now, to save on my expenses...already put TOO much into this project to give up on it....getting several hits a day to the site, but still no significant sales....any help I can get out there would be greatly appreciated. debs3

Answer: You can do it for free no problem but it will require a little time on your part. First you need to get two books from the library: Designing with Web Standards http://www.zeldman.com/dwws/ Don't make me think http://www.sensible.com/buythebook.html Reading and understanding these two books alone will put you ahead of 99.9% of webdesigners. Then you need to read a free, reliable and up to date SEO tutorial. There are only two of these on the web that are considered worth reading. http://www.seomoz.org/article/beginners-… http://www.seo-blog.com/tutorial.php That's it! Read, learn and implement. Good luck!