Website Optimization
If I design your site, it will be designed with Search Engine optimization in mind from the beginning to the end of the design process. I will discuss this with you before we begin working on your site. There is no extra charge for this service. It is included in your design package.

Search Engine optimization skills take constant study to be up to date on what search engines are looking for in a site. I study this field daily to make sure that I use the most up to date methods for site optimization.

FAQ

I see lots of links on the web that I can submit my site to that will submit my site to thousands of Search Engines. Is that a good idea?

No, No, a thousand times NO! There are only a few "top" search engines and directories. Many of these "submit your site to 1500 search engines" links are not a good idea at all. They are just submitting your site to FFA (free for all sites) or "link farms". Having your site listed in these link farms can actually hurt your chances for a good ranking in major search engines.If your site is optimized in a way that lets the search engine spiders move freely about your site, you have good relevent content and links to your site from other sites with the same topic as yours, there is no need to submit your site to any search engines. They will find you on their own.

Should I submit my site to directories?

You should submit your site to directories that pertain to your subject matter, geographical location or are industry related . The number of links to your site is not as important as the relevance of the sites linking to you.

I've heard that using invisible text on my site is a good way to increase my chances with search engines. Is this true?

Also a great big no-no. This is considered spamming a search engine and could get you banned. If you hire me to optimize your site, I will ONLY give you information that will help you LEGALLY rank higher. I do not use any spamming techniques in regards to Search Engines.

Can you guarentee I'll be at the top of my category in search engines?

No, I can not. And I would be leery of doing business with any company that does offer guarentees. There are too many variables to deal with to guarentee such a thing. What I can guarentee is that I will offer the best advice to you so that the possiblility is greater to do well in search engines. Some of the variables may be:

  • The content of your site
  • The number of "good" links to your site
  • The number of competitors in your category
  • The legnth of time your site has been online
  • The look and feel of your site (some Search Engines do use humans to actually look at your site to see if it offers any unique content)
  • You may inadvertantly do something to cause your site to not get good rankings (such as unknowingly spam) which I have no control over