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Ezine # 189 November 18, 2002
Ten steps to improve Google Rankings - New web business start guide- choosing a host
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The
Blitz-Promotions News Letter.
Issue no. 189, Nov. 18, 2002
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Comments
Food for thought
Articles
The Classifieds
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Blitz Comments
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Some
of the best things in life are still f r e e. Five ebooks
to get your creative juices flowing or put some power
back into your business.
http://freetrial.sitesell.com/blitzpromotions.html
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Food for thought
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Guard
well your spare moments. They are like uncut diamonds.
Discard them and their value will never be known. Improve
them and they will become the brightest gems in a useful
life.
Author: Ralph Waldo Emerson
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The Surprise
Getting a good ranking in Google is not
as hard as you think.
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Ten
things you can do to improve your Google Search engine
ranking - without spending hours redesigning your site.
1.
Think of each of your pages as a mini - site and optimize
them for only 2 or 3 keywords.
2. Make sure your keywords are first in your title tag.
3. The heading of the page should include your keywords
and be bigger and bolder than the other text (use H1-6).
4. Your links to other pages of your site should include
your keywords.
5. Make sure to include your keywords within the text
of your pages, in fact those keywords should be the
focus of the page.
6. Make sure you have a meta tag keywords and description
- although not really 'used' by Google - it has not
hurt any of our listings, or our clients listings. Use
only the focus keywords for the page in the tags - so
two or three keywords in the keyword tag, your keywords
first in the description tag.
7. Change your main pages at least monthly - and more
often if you're able.
8. You have heard me talk about getting links - make
sure that those links have some of your keywords in
them.
9. Make sure that the page has useful information for
people searching for your keywords / terms. Make sure
there is at least 250 or so words of text on the page.
10. DO NOT use hidden text or other things that Google
doesn't like. You can find a complete list at the link
below.
http://www.google.com/webmasters/dos.html
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Newbie Guide Part 9
Choosing A Web Host
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Now
you must find a web host. Hosting and domain name purchase
costs run the gamut. If you have been using a reliable
host (or know someone who has) then use them.
We
have found it much easier to buy the domain name and
host with the same company. This makes setting up the
website much easier. There are several places where
you can find a host directory (listed below). These
directories allow you to search for a solution to fit
your needs.
Here
are some recommendations to keep in mind when choosing
your host.
"
Do not use a free host.
" Do ask the company for several references and recommendations
from folks just like you.
" Don't pay more than $30.00 a year for a domain name.
" Unless you plan on having a million products you will
only need 15 or 20 megabytes of webspace to start.
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Do make sure to read the fine print.
A host is your avenue for revenue. If your host goes
down then it doesn't matter how many folks are searching
for your site, they won't find it. So choose your host
wisely, this is the second most important decision that
you will make in your web business.
Some
Host Directories
http://www.tophosts.com/
http://www.hostsearch.com/
http://www.hostindex.com/
If
you would like my personal recommendation you can send
me a note.
Next
week will be our special Thanksgiving issue - we'll
resume the newbie guide on Dec 2nd with now what.
If
you missed out on the first seven lessons - you can
find them at the links below.
http://www.blitzpromotions.com/blitz181.htm
- Part 1
http://www.blitzpromotions.com/blitz182.htm - Part
2
http://www.blitzpromotions.com/blitz183.htm
- Part 3
http://www.blitzpromotions.com/blitz184.htm
- Part 4
http://www.blitzpromotions.com/blitz185.htm
- Part 5
http://www.blitzpromotions.com/blitz186.htm
- Part 6
http://www.blitzpromotions.com/blitz187.htm
- Part 7
http://www.blitzpromotions.com/blitz188.htm
- Part 8
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