SEO: Search Engine Optimization Bible

Book Description

Detailed, practical guide to increasing your Web traffic through better search results

Wonder how some companies pop up high in search engine rankings? It’s all about search appeal. Master the strategies, techniques, and shortcuts in this detailed guide and you can improve your Web site’s search rankings and drive the targeted traffic you want to your virtual door. Learn new ways to add social media to the SEO mix, make your site mobile Web-friendly, write SEO tags for maximum exposure, and more.

Search Engine Optimization (SEO) is hot; the online advertising market is expected to grow at 34% CAGR between 2005 and 2010, and nine out of ten companies are estimated to be implementing SEO strategies
Find out how to get listed in the major search engines, directories, and indexes, and learn strategies for planning and implementing a successful SEO campaign
Take advantage of the case studies of readers who implemented the SEO techniques outlined in the first edition of this book and significantly improved search rankings
Discover how to target and reach the customers you really want; optimize your site specifically for Google, MSN, or Yahoo!; demystify the role of links and linking in search; implement social media and mobile search optimization; and analyze your SEO efforts to see what works

If you want to make SEO work for you, the new edition of this practical book is what you need to succeed.

From the Back Cover

Increase your Web traffic with better search results

Wonder how some companies pop up high in search engine rankings? It’s all about search appeal. Master the strategies, techniques, and shortcuts in this detailed SEO guide and you can improve your Web site’s search rankings and drive the targeted traffic you want to your virtual door. Learn new ways to add social media to the SEO mix, make your site mobile Web-friendly, write SEO tags for maximum exposure, and more. If you want to make SEO work for you, this is the book you need to succeed.

Find out how to give your Web site search appeal
Use behaviors to target the customers you really want
Optimize your site specifically for Google, MSN®, or Yahoo!®
Demystify the role of links and linking in search
Leverage communities as an SEO tool
Implement social media and mobile search optimization
Monetize your traffic as part of your SEO strategy
Analyze your SEO efforts and see what works
Learn what top SEO executives and experts are doing

About the Author

Jerri L. Ledford has been a freelance business technology writer for more than 15 years. Over 750 of her articles, profiles, news stories, and reports have appeared online and in print. She also develops and teaches technology training courses for such companies as IBT Financial, Hewlett Packard, Sony, and CNET. She is the author of fifteen books including Google AdSense for Dummies and Google® Analytics 2.0.