Monday, October 15, 2007

Search Engine Optimization in a Nutshell

Over the weekend I got a call from a surgeon that we've worked with for over 3 years. This surgeon has attended at least one of our webinars and had untold number of conversations about search engine optimization (SEO). In this call he asked me to sum up SEO, "in a nutshell."

Here's how I would sum it up...

Search Engines Scrutinize You, and Check Your References

Search engines look at both "on page" and "off page" factors. This means they look at each of your pages (they look "on page") for how they are designed, programmed and authored. They look at how the pages of your site connect together. And mostly they are looking for which keywords are located where on each page.

They also look "off page" at other sites to see both how many sites link to you, and how those sites relate to your topic and keywords.

Search Engines Optimization Begins with the Right Keywords

Everything about your online marketing, from the topics you cover, to the names of your files, to the text you write, should all be based upon your list of target keywords. At first you should focus on the most actively searched keywords that relate to what you do in your market. Over time, a good SEO firm will help you refine the list to the terms that are most likely to attract a new patient.

SEO in a Nutshell

So, in a nutshell, SEO is about first choosing the right keywords, using them judiciously in well written text, on a well built site, and then working to secure lots of high quality inbound links from related sites.

Any questions?

1 comment:

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