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Top SEO Mistakes Part 1

Posted on 02. May, 2008 by Dave in Business

There are proper techniques in search engine optimization (SEO) but a lot of site owners usually utilize the wrong methods that can do more harm than good. A lot of people who are starting out in the business get SEO techniques wrong; there is nothing wrong with that because most successful web owners have gone through a trial-and-error phrase. However, knowing which mistakes to avoid will definitely help save you a lot of time and effort. So here is the list of top SEO mistakes out there:

1. Not Using Title Tags ? you are missing a vital opportunity to improve your search engine ranking if you make this mistake. Search engine index the title tag and the software considers it as an essential factor in the relevancy algorithm.

2. Untargeted keywords ? the choice of keywords is another common mistakes. It makes sense to use the keyword “data” if you are selling data management software. But when think about it, how many websites are optimized for this keyword? Probably thousands, right? So consider more specific keywords that are really targeted for your business. There are tools such as Wordracker which allows you to discover what people are typing in search engines.

3. Insufficient optimized body text ? some main pages are made up of Flash files or graphics. This may look professional but it is still recommended for you to put texts on your main page to help the site rank well with search engines.