We all use search engines such as Google, Yahoo, and Bing, to name a few, on a regular
basis to find information that we are looking for on the Internet. These search
engines collect information about every web page on every website on the Internet.
They then use their own complicated algorithms that considers multiple factors to
display the web pages that use the search words that were entered by the person searching
for information. These pages are ranked by the search engines based on the criteria
in their algorithms. Search engines are constantly changing the algorithms they
use to bring information to users.
What does this mean to you and your website? You can have a great looking website,
but if the search engines don’t rank your website among the top pages, people won’t
find your website. Most people will only search through the first few pages of a
search looking for the website that they feel will give them the answers to the information
they are looking for.
What is SEO? SEO stands for “search engine optimization.” SEO refers to techniques
that help your website rank higher in organic (or “free”) search results, verses
paid search results where you can pay to list your website on a search engine so
that your website shows up when someone types in a specific keyword or phrase. Organic
and paid listings both appear on the search engine, but they are displayed in different
locations on the page.
SEO is accomplished by designing your website so that it will satisfy both the algorithms
of the search engines and the human editors of the directories. It is the combination
of a number of different aspects, including the on page factors built into the website
by web designers and the off page factors, such as backlinks, social media and the
like. It covers key elements from META tags and keywords to link building or backlinks
and competitive analysis.
With (SEO) your website ranking position moves up, thus making your website more
visible to people who are looking for your product or service via search engines.
If you find what you’re looking for you go to that website. From there your website
design and content takes over. In addition to website content and keywords, there
are many other practices that can enhance your websites ranking in the search engines.
Some Key Elements of Search Engine Optimization
Bottom Line. A good web design is not enough to rank your website high on search
engines. Your website needs to be optimized using search engine optimization techniques
and practices.SEO is a complex, sophisticated process that requires a knowledge
of those techniques and practices.
Rest assured that when Rosehill designs a website for you we incorporate as many
on page factors as we can into your design. That is guaranteed. However, off page
factors must not be forgotten, that is why you should allow Rosehill to perform your
website maintenance and search engine optimization for you with one of our hosting
packages. We can do website submission for search engines as well as web directories.