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Search Engine Optimization (SEO) Checklist
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Redesign Your Web Site

- URL - Reserved Name
- URL - Old Name - Refresh
- Folder Names
- File Names
- Title Bars
- Meta Description Tags
- Keywords in page text

 
"Keep It Simple" Web Sites
To Maximize Searchability
"Clean Code"
"Minimize" Technology
- Search = "text"
- Site Users - Graphics, Multimedia
Web Site Types
- Organization-Driven
- Technology-Driven
- Database - Driven
- User/Visitor Friendly
An Accessible Web Site is a "Clean" Web Site Role of Federal 508 Web Accessibility Rules and "Clean Coded" web sites Federal 508 Web Accessibility Guidelines
Keywords - Market research - ask your customers
- List Primary Keywords
- Group Keywords by:
-- Products
-- Services
-- Geographic Locations
-- Brand names, trademarks
 
Secondary Keywords If your keywords are highly competitive on the web, make a list of secondary key words and phrases.  See
Marketing Strategy Develop a Marketing Strategy.  Which of the strategies below are you going to use?  
Pay-To-Play - Google AdWords
- Yahoo Marketing
- MSN adCenter
 
Sample Giveaways    
Coupons & Discounts    
News & Events Calendar Very Helpful! Requires managing the site  
"Stickiness" Elements - News
- Blogs
- RSS Feeds
 
Tip of the Day / Week / Featured Product    
Viral Marketing Consumer Referrals
- Feedback
- Recommend this site
- Newsletter
- "Pass it On" Viral Marketing

- Emails
- Forms, buttons
- Checklists
- BlueMountain.com

Permission Marketing

Get the customer's email address!! 

Use This!

- Email forms
- Contact Us
- Would you like more information?
- Would you like updates?
Link Strategies Sweeney, Ch. 16  
Meta-Indexes - Subject-related lists
- Geo-related - "Alaska"
- Industry-related lists
- "Plastic Surgeons"

Search directory, list, index, table, resource, reference, guide

- Free
- Industry-related charge

Affiliate Programs www.webposition.com  
Blogs Wordpress.org