Jordan Hardy

In my opinion, it is necessary to use techniques prior to Search Engine Optimization to build a strong foundation to eventually rank a Website high on search engines.

Search engine optimization is never my first priority when working with a Website I want to rank a Website high on search engines. Above all of the huge growing number of useful SEO techniques, it is important to have a Website that is built for users first and search engines second. To build this kind of Website with a strong foundation for Search Engines, I recommend first building a Website for users:

• With a purpose.
• With a niche.
• With an audience.
• That is coded well.
• That is updated frequently.
• That evolves depending on what happens with user comments, metrics and competition.

With these items above mentioned, here are my Search Engine Optimization priorities. I feel the best online marketing categories to focus on for SEO are, in order of priority:

1. On Website Face Items
   When I say face, I mean items that are visible to users in their browser without viewing source code. This includes Website UI / architecture, branding, design, congent, updates, new rollouts and SEO items.
2. On Website Coding Items
   Code well for fast loading pages and strategy for search engines.
3. Off Website Items
   These include links, articles, pages and reviews linking in to your Website from other Websites.

About Jordan Hardy.

These are some interesting top 2007 search engine queries. I’ve displayed the top 5 in many cases below. Also included below are more interesting URLs I recommend.

Google’s top 5 searches were website and product related. MSN UK’s (MSN top searches cannot currently be displayed) top searches were actors, product and website related. Ask.com’s top searches were very functional queries. AOL’s top searches involved actors, a store and weather. Lycos top searches involved poker, actors, a website and sports.

A. Google Top Searches from the Zeitgeist.

1. iphone
2. badoo
3. facebook
4. dailymotion
5. webkinz

Zeitgeist Archives.

Also interesting are Google Hot Trends.

Check out Google shortcuts.

The Google Blog.

B. MSN UK Top Searches.

1. mark speight
2. wikipedia
3. xbox
4. victoria beckham
5. kylie minogue

MSN A-List.

MSN Hotlist Blog.

C. Yahoo Buzz.

D. Ask.com’s Top 2007 Searches.

1. MySpace
2. Dictionary
3. Google
4. Themes
5. Area Codes

The Ask.com cheat sheet.

E. AOL’s Top Searches.

1. Weather
2. ‘American Idol’
3. Britney Spears
4. Pottery Barn
5. Chris Brown

F. The Lycos Top Searches.

1. Poker
2. MySpace
3. Britney Spears
4. Paris Hilton
5. Golf

From current statistics and testing, here are the current top search engines delivering organic traffic. In addition, below, I’ve supplied submission URLs.

Remember, when submitting to search engines, make sure:

• Have a valid email address. The better known and trusted the email provider, the better.
• Only submit your home page URL once you want your website to be crawled by a search engine spider. It may take minutes or weeks for your website to be crawled.
• Be patient, and do not resubmit in efforts to trick search engines. Only resubmit if you haven’t been listed and it has been two months that you have waited.
• Remember you will not appear at the top of search engines instantly. You need to prove your website over time to websites and people. There are a huge number of relevant items you can do to increase the chances of your website moving up on the Internet. These items all will improve rankings, conversion rate, and stickiness. To learn more, visit this website every few days as I will post helpful information twice per week.

Top search engines and submission URLs

1. Google
   http://www.google.com/addurl/
2. Yahoo
   http://submit.search.yahoo.com/
3. Ask
   http://about.ask.com/en/docs/about/webmasters.shtml#18
4. AOL
   http://www.dmoz.org/add.html (results from DMOZ are pulled into AOL and others)
5. MSN
   http://search.msn.com.sg/docs/submit.aspx
6. Live
   same as #5
7. Alexa
   http://www.alexa.com/site/help/webmasters
8. Netscape
   http://wp.netscape.com/escapes/search/addsite.html (leads to DMOZ)
9. AlltheWeb
   http://www.alltheweb.com/help/webmaster/submit_site
10. AltaVista
    http://addurl.altavista.com/addurl/default (leads to Yahoo)

Important to Note

• There are thousands of search engines. The top ten listed above will include the majority of searches, but many other search engines are worth submissions.
• Submitting to search engines doesn’t do a lot. It only makes sure that if you have a good website, you have more chances of being indexed and found if you have a well done website.
• Once you are indexed on a search engine, you may be on page 100 of listings where you are not found by people often. To move up to the top of page one of search engine listings, you need to consistently market and build up your website. There are thousands of ways to do this.

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