8 SEO Basics You Need to Know

[royal]

Hi Everybody,
Search engine optimization (SEO) is an important component of any successful website, but do you know your SEO basics as well as you should? Here are top 8 fundamentals that you absolutely need to know about search engine optimization:

1. Content is King

2. Selecting Relevant Keywords/Phrases

3. URL Links Need to Be Relevant

4. Page <Title> Tag Must Match the Content

5. Use of the Description Meta Tags

6. Use of Heading Tags (<H1><H2><H3>)

7. Importance of Image File Names and the Alt Text Value

8. Keep Learning...SEO is Always Changing!

[jamsen]

Keyword research is the first step to a successful SEO strategy. Those successful with SEO understand what people are searching for when discovering their business in a search engine. These are the keywords they use to drive targeted traffic to their products. Start brainstorming potential keywords, and see how the competition looks by using Google AdWords Keyword Tool. If you notice that some keywords are too competitive in your niche, go with long-tail keywords (between two and five words) which will be easier for you to rank. The longer the keyword, the less competition you will have for that phrase in the engines.

[sabrinasai]

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[GardnerBulkeley]

Social media is as important today as anything else in seo. Your activities on social networking websites determine the success of your seo efforts.

[davidkemp]

Also, need to input no more then 5-7% keywords in text

[rustic2013]

Content and Keywords are important which should place in title and description part too.