1. write descriptive page titles - Pages titles are the text that you see at the top of your browser when you are on a webpage. By having descriptive page titles, you will help Google understand the topic of your site so it can index your pages properly. Blogger fills in the page titles with the titles you give your blog posts. So, by choosing descriptive article titles, you’ll optimize the page titles as well.
2. Use keywords in anchor text – The term “anchor text” is referring to text that composes a link to another web page or resource. It’s important because Google uses anchor text to determine what your blog is about. Take this blog post title – “Top 10 SEO Tips for Blogger”, as an example. When I link this post on another page of my site or on another website, I would link it as “Top 10 SEO Tips for Blogger” instead of – http://www.stgermaine.ca/2008/12/seo-top-10-tips-for-blogger.html. The more links back to this page with that keyword, the higher my page will show in Google search results for that phrase.
3. Make consistent use of keywords - Make sure to use the title tag text throughout the content of your page. Google likes the use of the keywords consistently throughout a blog because it confirms that the title and the page content are related.
4. Add related blogs – place links to related blogs entries from your blog at the bottom of each of your posts. This helps increase the internal anchor text on your blog and entices readers to view additional posts. Ensure that the link anchor text matches the title of the related article.
5. Site Submission – Submit your site to Google, Yahoo and MSN. here are the links for submission Google, Yahoo, MSN.
6. Add a site map to Google – use your atom feed as a sitemap and submit it to Google webmaster tools. By doing this, you give Google an index of all of your pages which in turn get indexed in Google search.
7. Develop unique content - Google places a higher value on content that is unique from other websites. writing quality, unique content that follows simple SEO rules will rank highly on Google.
8. Update your site frequently – Google favors sites that update their content regularly. the more often you add or update information on your website, the more Google Bot will visit your site to check for those updates.
9. Build a high Google page rank – Page rank is a value that Google applies to your blog based on how important it thinks it is. Google establishes this value by having its Bot look at the quality and quantity of inbound links pointing to your website from other sites. The more links you have pointing to your website with relevant anchor text, the higher your page will rank. Remember, not all sites are the same. Google will place higher value on a link from a highly ranked website with similar content as your site than it will a link from your buddy Joe’s website that has no page rank.
10. Develop inbound links – Make sure you develop links manually. Using software that spams your link out to a bunch of online directories is frowned upon by Google and could result in a low page rank. Take the time to register with blog directories and request links from sites that have a common theme as your blog.
