Posts Tagged ‘keywords’


How to SEO header meta keywords and descriptions with Wordpress

Friday, April 24th, 2009

The default Wordpress installation does not produce either a description or keywords meta tag in the header. There are plugins you can use to solve this problem, but why use a plugin when you can solve the problem with a few lines of code? Writing the code yourself with teach you about Wordpress, PHP, and XHTML. This will enable you to solve  future web site problems easier. Additionally, you’ll have one less plugin to keep track of, giving you a leaner, meaner, Wordpress installation.

After a brief introduction, I’ll delve right into the code, and show you how to add these meta tags to your pages by modifying the header.php file of your theme. Read the rest of this entry »



More on Search Engine Optimization

Thursday, April 2nd, 2009

If you look at sites offering search engine optimization, or SEO, you’ll notice that the prices can get pretty high. If all that is involved is making sure all the elements on your page have your keywords correctly woven into them, then how can SEO services be so expensive? Well, it turns out that the words on your pages are just a small part of the picture. Read the rest of this entry »



Why Search Engine Optimization is important

Friday, May 30th, 2008

A web site can often appear like a store front. Look at pages like Amazon.com or Target.com. But appearance can be misleading…

The most important thing about a store, besides what it sells, is where it is located. If you pick your location well, customers will pass by your store and you will make lots of money. Contrastingly, people hardly ever randomly chance upon a web page. There really is no such thing as good location for a web page. There is only good visibility, which is how easy your web page is to find. This is where search engine optimization (SEO) comes into play. A good web developer can make your web page visible to the people who are looking for exactly what you are offering. Read the rest of this entry »



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