Anyone here really good at SEO?

[OO7MIKE]

SEO has been a thorn in my side for years. My website is wordpress based and I have looked at lot of SEO plugins with zero results. I've tried web tutorials and I've read articles and its just not working. I'm just not showing up where I need to be showing up.

Help!

 

[Rambowjo]

SEO?

 

[NeoNite]

Seo should be it

 

[Zur]

What results are you expecting? If it's better page rank this also requires some backlink. As for keywords some research through Google can help.

P.S: Google search engine has changed it's algorithm recently.

 

[OO7MIKE]

What results are you expecting? If it's better page rank this also requires some backlink. As for keywords some research through Google can help.

P.S: Google search engine has changed it's algorithm recently.

Most of my traffic comes from advertising, facebook and word of mouth which is very strong. Unfortunately that doesn't allow for many people who have never heard of my site and would otherwise discover me through a web search. I'm looking to appear at least on the first 3 pages of a search.. but instead I don't even appear on the 33rd page in the categories I would like to appear at.

SEO keeps changing so I'm finding it a bit frustrating to keep up with.

I might as well list myself as the mesothelioma photographer. LOL

 

[Festering Anus]

http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/all-in-one-seo-pack/

and try to generate as many back links as possible. Trade links with similar sites, post comments and leave a link to your site, etc.

 

[DeathBooger]

SEO is a myth. It will only drive you insane in the end.

 

[Zur]

Most of my traffic comes from advertising, facebook and word of mouth which is very strong. Unfortunately that doesn't allow for many people who have never heard of my site and would otherwise discover me through a web search. I'm looking to appear at least on the first 3 pages of a search.. but instead I don't even appear on the 33rd page in the categories I would like to appear at.

SEO keeps changing so I'm finding it a bit frustrating to keep up with.

I might as well list myself as the mesothelioma photographer. LOL

The competition for some keywords can be ruthless. The only way to appear on the front page in this case would be to use Adwords. The alternative is to aim for niche markets and unique keywords. Backlinks should help to boost your pagerank (currently 2/10) especially if the sites containing them have a higher PR. I can give you more info via facebook or put you in contact with an expert.

 

[Hazel.H]

Automatically optimizes your titles for search engines
Generates META tags automatically

It might be better to set meta keywords, descriptions and titles yourself. Google doesn't like duplicate keywords, phrases containing the same keyword or too many keywords. It's better to be more descriptive, auto-generated ones may be too generic.

 

[Zur]

Meta tags rate around 3/10 among the site optimizations you can make. They used to work well with Altavista but Google checks other aspects. It's a good idea to make a unique page for each keyword you're aiming for. Finally, dynamic pages are preferred to static ones and it's best to minimize the use of Flash (non indexable) or offer alternative paths (a site map for example) the Googlebot can explore.

 

[ilkman]

Themeing a websites content and backlinks are very important. Keywords and how you use them are second most important I'd say.

Different types of links also play a roll. Links from blog comments or forums only add a little bit of value, and even less if the blog or forum has nothing to do with the topic of your own website.

The best types of links are themed links in that you get a link from a high ranking website that is focused on the same or a similar topic as you. Contact the site admin. Offer to write for them or do some service like a link exchange.

Getting a ton of links overnight will trip Google's alarm. A slow natural progression is best. Maybe a couple links or so a day or even every other day.

 

[BITE_ME]

Just put boobies on it.
People will come.

 

[TWD]

You don't need plugins or any of those fancy things. Such tweaks are insignificant compared to links and content.

Pick your keywords and use them to generate three headlines for your article. Use these in your article with the h3 tags. Use related keywords sprinkled throughout the article, but don't go overboard. Write content that related blogs might refer to in their own articles. Respond to articles from other bigger sites.

Competing for the right words is half the battle. Using these methods I can get on the first page of results for niche keywords. For instance, I used this become the #2 hit for techno viking at it's peak.

 

[Wormbo]

Just design your website to be well-structured and let search engines do their job. They do a pretty good job at rating websites and often ignore or even penalize SEO tricks.

 

[Big-Al]

....and boobies dont work on gay men or straight women.

 

[Sir_Brizz]

SEO is a myth. It will only drive you insane in the end.

It's the new snake oil.

 

[Wormbo]

It's not even new.

 

[Zur]

What is new is Google's Panda algorithm. It's apparently dropped a couple of "low quality" sites.

http://searchenginewatch.com/article/2049926/Why-Googles-Panda-Algorithm-Update-Dropped-Sites

 

[Sir_Brizz]

It's not even new.

I meant new relative to the old west.

 

[DeaJae]

Same boat, expected this to be done by the website expert team i hired, but apparently the website software does it automatically.. which when i check says 'keyword percentage too high!'.. even on a empty page.. must be a bug.