Higher Search engine placement: Having a website for your business is a great way to advertise and attract customers. However, simply having an online presence is not enough. A website requires visitors interested in the product or the service that is being provided. Interested visitors lead to better conversions and a more productive online presence with increased online traffic. To sample what the site offers, potential visitors should be able to "find" your site when searching for a similar service or product.
Through a search engine placement service you can ensure that your site is displayed to the right audience in terms of the product or service available on the website. Your website should rank at least within the top 30 search engine matches for a particular search word if you want your site to be found. You can improve search engine placement by optimizing the site for the right set of search terms.
A better search engine rank can be achieved by optimization as it ensures that the site shows up when a user searches for a keyword closely related to what is provided on the website. The site is optimized for a set of keywords that fall within the broad theme of the product and services offered online. The more pertinent the information (available on a webpage) is to the search query the better are the chances of the site ranking for the keyword and for showing up in the Search engine results, when a search for the keyword is made.
There are a number of things that you need to do in order to achieve a better search engine rank. You need to be sure that you optimize each aspect of your web page, and not just the home page. Individual pages can serve as a landing page for a specific service or product. In order to rank a website, Search engines identify various aspects on an existing page. These aspects are referred to as algorithms. Certain aspects may vary but most search engines follow some common guidelines in establishing the relevancy of a webpage to the searched query. Optimization takes care that most of these common guidelines are adhered to.
Search engines take into account the entire text available on the site. Each page is analyzed with regard to the content including all the tags, sub divisions, location of each word etc. In order to improve search engine placement for a specific topic, all of the pages of your website need to be optimized for that topic. Different pages of the website can be optimized for a different set of keywords. It is important that all the keywords optimized on a single page are related to the topic provided on the page.
Ensure that you cover a good range of relevant keywords that users are likely to search for when searching for a product offered on your site. A comprehensive keyword research analysis is critical at this point. A search engine optimization services program should include a detailed list of keywords and key phrases. Using the selected keywords within the pages in a natural manner without distorting the meaning of the content gives the page a chance of a better search engine ranking. In addition other factors like page size, keyword placement, density etc. also contribute in the assessment of a page for displaying in the SERPs.
Additionally internal links within the site pages help as Search engines follow links within a site. External links are extremely important in optimization. A link from a related website to your site is considered a recommendation from the original site. To get the desired ranking a website requires a combination of optimized web page content and quality external one way links.
An initial list should identify as many keywords as possible that are related to your website and target audience. There a number of online Keyword Research tools that can be used to find the number of searches being made on a particular term and also seek other alternate related terms. Each page on your website could be dealing with a different topic (product or service). The keywords for each page should be relevant to the topic discussed on the page.
This should also include analyzing the competition for the search terms listed. This will give an idea of how many pages are competing for the top spot. Your site's Page Rank is also an important parameter in keyword research analysis. If your site has a high Page rank then it has a better chance of ranking for a highly competitive keyword else it is better to focus on more specific keywords. Once the right set of keywords are identified then incorporating these within the content of the website takes you one step closer to better search engine placement. Focusing on the wrong keywords can result in higher investments and lower returns. Hiring an seo services provider can help identify the right revenue generating keywords for improved search engine rankings so that you move one step closer to your business goals.
Showing posts with label Blog search engines. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Blog search engines. Show all posts
4/24/09
Big List of Blog Search Engines Submit your Blog and Get Free Traffic
My new theory on blogging is that whenever I can't find a particular piece of information on Google I should just create it myself. What's the point of all this easy-to-use publishing technology if you don't publish stuff, right?
Well, I recently created a new blog and wanted to find a quick checklist of all the blog and rss search engines so I could submit the site and reap the tons of free traffic which would inevitably result. Unfortunately, I couldn't find a really comprehensive source. Following are all the blog search engines, directories, and web-based RSS aggregators I could find, along with brief instructions on getting your site listed. I'm sure I missed something so use the 'comments' for any updates.
In alphabetic order:
Name: 2RSSURL: http://www.2rss.com/Description:RSS Feed DirectoryAdd your blog here: On front pageNote: Requires RSS Feed
Name: BligzURL: http://www.blizg.com/Description:Focus on "Metadata"Add your blog here: On front pageNote: Two step-process where you have to "Ping" site once listed
Name: BlogaramaURL: http://www.blogarama.com/Description:Small search engineAdd your blog here: http://www.blogarama.com/index.php?show=add
Name: Blogdex URL: http://www.blogdex.net/ Description: Hot topics listing and search engine Add your blog here: http://blogdex.net/add.aspNote: Requires email confirmation
Name: Blogdigger URL: http://www.blogdigger.com/ Description: Small search engine Add your blog here: http://www.blogdigger.com/addFeedForm.jspNote: Need RSS feed
Name: Bloghop URL: http://www.bloghop.com/search.htm Description: Small search engine Add your blog here: http://www.bloghop.com/addblog.htm
Name: Bloglines URL: http://www.bloglines.com/ Description: Search and aggregate RSS feeds Add your blog here: No submission process, users add feeds they wish to track
Name: Blogmatrix URL: http://www.blogmatrix.com/ Description: Blog tool provider, offers search as well Add your blog here: http://www.blogmatrix.com/join
Name: Blogrunner URL: http://www.blogrunner.com/ Description: Hot topics listing and search engine Add your blog here: http://www.blogrunner.com/docs/partners-register.htmlNote: Some sore of revenue share program going on
Name: Blogsearchengine URL: http://www.blogsearchengine.com/ Description: Blog search engine Add your blog here: http://www.blogsearchengine.com/add_link.html
Name: Blogstreet URL: http://www.blogstreet.com/search.html Description: Metasearch Add your blog here: http://www.blogstreet.com/bin/add.cgi
Name: Blogtastic URL: http://www.blogstreet.com/search.html Description: Metasearch Add your blog here: http://www.blogstreet.com/bin/add.cgi
Name: Blogvision URL: http://www.blogvision.com/ Description: Small search engine Add your blog here: Doesn't appear to be any way to add a site
Name: Blogwise URL: http://www.blogwise.com/ Description: Categorized Blog search Add your blog here: http://www.blogwise.com/submit
Name: Bloogz URL: http://www.bloogz.com/ Description: Blog search engine Add your blog here: http://www.bloogz.com/man_en/add_your_url.php
UPDATED! Name: Boogieplay URL: http://www.boogieplay.com/ Description: Blog search engine with audio and video content Add your blog here: Doesn't appear to be any way to add a blog.
Name: Daypop URL: http://www.daypop.com/ Description: News oriented search Add your blog here: http://www.daypop.com/info/submit.htmNote: Requires your site to be "frequently updated"
Name: Eatonweb URL: http://portal.eatonweb.com/ Description: Blog search engine Add your blog here: http://portal.eatonweb.com/add.php
Name: Fastbuzz URL: http://www.fastbuzz.com/ Description: Search and aggregate RSS feeds Add your blog here: http://www.fastbuzz.com/channels/insert_public.jsp
Name: Feedster URL: http://www.feedster.com/ Description: Blog search engine using RSS feeds Add your blog here: http://www.feedster.com/add.phpNote: Need RSS feed
Name: Get Linked URL: http://fried-spaghetti.com/links/ Description: Small search engine Add your blog here: http://fried-spaghetti.com/cgi-bin/links/add.cgi
Name: Globeofblogs URL: http://www.globeofblogs.com/ Description: Blog search engine Add your blog here: Click "Register" in upper-right corner of front pageNote: Strange site, requires extensive classification of blogs
Name: LocalFeeds.com/GeoURL URL: http://www.localfeeds.com/ , http://www.geourl.org/ Description: Blogs and headlines by geographic region. GeoURL is by lat/longitude while LocalFeeds is by ZIP or country. Add your blog here: http://www.geourl.org/add.html (for both)Note: Complex instructions, you must edit your blog's meta tags prior to submission.
NEW! Name: Memigo URL: http://www.memigo.com/ Description: Customized news portal Add your blog here: http://www.memigo.com/feed
Name: NewsIsFree URL: http://www.newsisfree.com/ Description: Search for RSS feeds Add your blog here: http://www.newsisfree.com/contact.php
Name: Pepys URL: http://pepys.akacooties.com/ Description: Geographically categorized blogs Add your blog here: http://pepys.akacooties.com/cgi-bin/links2/add.cgi
Name: Popdex URL: http://www.popdex.com/ Description: Hot topics listing and search engine Add your blog here: http://www.popdex.com/addsite.phpNote: "Fast Track" if you link to Popdex
Name: RDF Ticker URL: http://www.anse.de/rdfticker/findchannels.php Description: Search and aggregate RSS feeds Add your blog here: http://www.anse.de/rdfticker/addchannel.php
Name: Read A Blog URL: http://www.readablog.com/ Description: Blog Search Engine Add your blog here: http://www.readablog.com/AddFeed.aspx
Name: Rootblog URL: http://www.rootblog.com/ Description: RSS Aggregator Add your blog here: http://http://www.rootblog.com/Ping/Note: Can also be pinged automatically with every post.
Name: RSSFeedsDirectory URL: http://rss-feeds-directory.com/directory/ Description: RSS Directory Add your blog here: Not clear
Name: Search4Blogs URL: http://www.search4blogs.com/ Description: Blog Directory Add your blog here: WIthin each categoryNote: A lot of adult blogs.
Name: Search4RSS URL: http://www.search4rss.com/ Description: RSS Search Engine Add your blog here: Not available, must be added by site owners.
Name: Sindic8 URL: http://www.syndic8.com/ Description: Search and aggregate RSS feeds Add your blog here: http://www.syndic8.com/suggest.php?Mode=data Note: Need RSS feed
Name: Technorati URL: http://www.technorati.com/ Description: Index of links between millions of blogs Add your blog here: http://www.technorati.com/ping.htmlNote: Programmatic interface available as well.
NEW! Name: Waypath URL: http://www.waypath.com/ Description: Keyword searches and "find similar" searches Add your blog here: Automatically adds blogs through a spidering process.
NEW! Name: Zopto URL: http://www.zopto.com/ Description: Index of links between millions of blogs Add your blog here: No submission process, Zopto indexes all pings to blo.gs into a search engine.
Wish you happy traffic!!
Well, I recently created a new blog and wanted to find a quick checklist of all the blog and rss search engines so I could submit the site and reap the tons of free traffic which would inevitably result. Unfortunately, I couldn't find a really comprehensive source. Following are all the blog search engines, directories, and web-based RSS aggregators I could find, along with brief instructions on getting your site listed. I'm sure I missed something so use the 'comments' for any updates.
In alphabetic order:
Name: 2RSSURL: http://www.2rss.com/Description:RSS Feed DirectoryAdd your blog here: On front pageNote: Requires RSS Feed
Name: BligzURL: http://www.blizg.com/Description:Focus on "Metadata"Add your blog here: On front pageNote: Two step-process where you have to "Ping" site once listed
Name: BlogaramaURL: http://www.blogarama.com/Description:Small search engineAdd your blog here: http://www.blogarama.com/index.php?show=add
Name: Blogdex URL: http://www.blogdex.net/ Description: Hot topics listing and search engine Add your blog here: http://blogdex.net/add.aspNote: Requires email confirmation
Name: Blogdigger URL: http://www.blogdigger.com/ Description: Small search engine Add your blog here: http://www.blogdigger.com/addFeedForm.jspNote: Need RSS feed
Name: Bloghop URL: http://www.bloghop.com/search.htm Description: Small search engine Add your blog here: http://www.bloghop.com/addblog.htm
Name: Bloglines URL: http://www.bloglines.com/ Description: Search and aggregate RSS feeds Add your blog here: No submission process, users add feeds they wish to track
Name: Blogmatrix URL: http://www.blogmatrix.com/ Description: Blog tool provider, offers search as well Add your blog here: http://www.blogmatrix.com/join
Name: Blogrunner URL: http://www.blogrunner.com/ Description: Hot topics listing and search engine Add your blog here: http://www.blogrunner.com/docs/partners-register.htmlNote: Some sore of revenue share program going on
Name: Blogsearchengine URL: http://www.blogsearchengine.com/ Description: Blog search engine Add your blog here: http://www.blogsearchengine.com/add_link.html
Name: Blogstreet URL: http://www.blogstreet.com/search.html Description: Metasearch Add your blog here: http://www.blogstreet.com/bin/add.cgi
Name: Blogtastic URL: http://www.blogstreet.com/search.html Description: Metasearch Add your blog here: http://www.blogstreet.com/bin/add.cgi
Name: Blogvision URL: http://www.blogvision.com/ Description: Small search engine Add your blog here: Doesn't appear to be any way to add a site
Name: Blogwise URL: http://www.blogwise.com/ Description: Categorized Blog search Add your blog here: http://www.blogwise.com/submit
Name: Bloogz URL: http://www.bloogz.com/ Description: Blog search engine Add your blog here: http://www.bloogz.com/man_en/add_your_url.php
UPDATED! Name: Boogieplay URL: http://www.boogieplay.com/ Description: Blog search engine with audio and video content Add your blog here: Doesn't appear to be any way to add a blog.
Name: Daypop URL: http://www.daypop.com/ Description: News oriented search Add your blog here: http://www.daypop.com/info/submit.htmNote: Requires your site to be "frequently updated"
Name: Eatonweb URL: http://portal.eatonweb.com/ Description: Blog search engine Add your blog here: http://portal.eatonweb.com/add.php
Name: Fastbuzz URL: http://www.fastbuzz.com/ Description: Search and aggregate RSS feeds Add your blog here: http://www.fastbuzz.com/channels/insert_public.jsp
Name: Feedster URL: http://www.feedster.com/ Description: Blog search engine using RSS feeds Add your blog here: http://www.feedster.com/add.phpNote: Need RSS feed
Name: Get Linked URL: http://fried-spaghetti.com/links/ Description: Small search engine Add your blog here: http://fried-spaghetti.com/cgi-bin/links/add.cgi
Name: Globeofblogs URL: http://www.globeofblogs.com/ Description: Blog search engine Add your blog here: Click "Register" in upper-right corner of front pageNote: Strange site, requires extensive classification of blogs
Name: LocalFeeds.com/GeoURL URL: http://www.localfeeds.com/ , http://www.geourl.org/ Description: Blogs and headlines by geographic region. GeoURL is by lat/longitude while LocalFeeds is by ZIP or country. Add your blog here: http://www.geourl.org/add.html (for both)Note: Complex instructions, you must edit your blog's meta tags prior to submission.
NEW! Name: Memigo URL: http://www.memigo.com/ Description: Customized news portal Add your blog here: http://www.memigo.com/feed
Name: NewsIsFree URL: http://www.newsisfree.com/ Description: Search for RSS feeds Add your blog here: http://www.newsisfree.com/contact.php
Name: Pepys URL: http://pepys.akacooties.com/ Description: Geographically categorized blogs Add your blog here: http://pepys.akacooties.com/cgi-bin/links2/add.cgi
Name: Popdex URL: http://www.popdex.com/ Description: Hot topics listing and search engine Add your blog here: http://www.popdex.com/addsite.phpNote: "Fast Track" if you link to Popdex
Name: RDF Ticker URL: http://www.anse.de/rdfticker/findchannels.php Description: Search and aggregate RSS feeds Add your blog here: http://www.anse.de/rdfticker/addchannel.php
Name: Read A Blog URL: http://www.readablog.com/ Description: Blog Search Engine Add your blog here: http://www.readablog.com/AddFeed.aspx
Name: Rootblog URL: http://www.rootblog.com/ Description: RSS Aggregator Add your blog here: http://http://www.rootblog.com/Ping/Note: Can also be pinged automatically with every post.
Name: RSSFeedsDirectory URL: http://rss-feeds-directory.com/directory/ Description: RSS Directory Add your blog here: Not clear
Name: Search4Blogs URL: http://www.search4blogs.com/ Description: Blog Directory Add your blog here: WIthin each categoryNote: A lot of adult blogs.
Name: Search4RSS URL: http://www.search4rss.com/ Description: RSS Search Engine Add your blog here: Not available, must be added by site owners.
Name: Sindic8 URL: http://www.syndic8.com/ Description: Search and aggregate RSS feeds Add your blog here: http://www.syndic8.com/suggest.php?Mode=data Note: Need RSS feed
Name: Technorati URL: http://www.technorati.com/ Description: Index of links between millions of blogs Add your blog here: http://www.technorati.com/ping.htmlNote: Programmatic interface available as well.
NEW! Name: Waypath URL: http://www.waypath.com/ Description: Keyword searches and "find similar" searches Add your blog here: Automatically adds blogs through a spidering process.
NEW! Name: Zopto URL: http://www.zopto.com/ Description: Index of links between millions of blogs Add your blog here: No submission process, Zopto indexes all pings to blo.gs into a search engine.
Wish you happy traffic!!
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