Monday, September 19, 2005
Create Sitemao in Google Site Map Account
Step 1 Create a Google Site map Account
Google has a special area just for Sitempas. If you haven't already done so create a Sitemap account. (google.com/webmasters/sitemaps/login)
Step 2 Create Your Site map
You have 2 options to use to create your Google Sitemap account. The easiest way is to create a text file with 1 URL per line. The preferred method is to use an XML file in a google specified format. You can use the a free online tool at sitemapspal.com to create your xml sitemap
Step 3 Upload your Site map to Your Web Page
Upload the Sitemap you created in Step 2 to your web page.
Step 4 Add Your SiteMap to Google
Log In to your Google site map account and add the URL of you Site Map. Be sure and check back a few hours later to make sure it uploaded correctly. google.com/webmasters/sitemaps/login
Sunday, September 18, 2005
How to Choose SEO Company?
How to Choose Search Engine Company?
Choosing which search engine company to use can be a big task, or it can at least seem like it! But, following a few key suggestions can leave you feeling better about your decision and confident that
you accomplished the task at hand.
First off know what you are getting into. If you are going to hire someone to do the work for you, you need to make sure that they will do what you want them to do. Often times you see ads for companies claiming to put your website into hundreds of search engines. Well, that's not going to do you much good for two reasons. For one, they will more then likely be placing your ad or website link on free for all websites. That will more then likely not do you any good. Secondly, these sites that they do submit to (or search engines as they call them) usually do not generate enough traffic to effect your website. What search engine do you use when you want to search for something? More then likely it's Google or Yahoo. Will this company submit your website to those? It's doubtful.
Another thing to steer clear of are companies who claim to make your site number one on any search engine. That is just plan false.
So who do you use? Above all, use someone or a company you believe you can trust. View their webpages and decide if they make sense? Did they add keywords or other things that will "help" enhance the websites listing capabilities? If so, your page will probably look bad and therefore not help promote your product well. Use companies that come with good recommendations. In other words, ask someone you know how their experiences have been with said company.