SEO or Search Engine Optimisation seems to be a word branded and thrown around the internet, for which everyone needs to have some SEO completed on their sites or business are looking for SEO specialists to get them the illusive traffic that will convert to sales. But, when we look at SEO, just how important is it for your site and your business and what exactly does it mean?
Search Engine Optimisation almost explains itself in the title. SEO in its basic form of explanation is all about getting more people or visitors to your site through search engines and other referrals. Getting your search engine ranking placements higher (or your SERPs as the trade would refer to them) is what SEO is really all about, ranking and then improving upon your ranking placement for your chosen keywords.
SEO is mainly about experiences, willingness to learn and try new methods and most of all the time and patience to complete the many different tasks associated with a success full SEO campaign. I have often said before the SEO is about many different boxes, the more you tick the better you will do.
The basics are simple enough:
Make sure your site is optimised for the engines, including making sure you have good title, description and keyword tags in place.
Make sure all of your navigation is strongly structured and correctly working.
Ensure that your site has plenty of unique and well written content, no matter what you are trying to achieve, as content is the king when it comes to the search engines.
Just by doing these three things you will already have the basics and starters of a good SEO campaign. But, this really is just the start and you will now need to move onto more proactive traffic getting measures, which consist of many different activities but are all based around SEO and SEM (Search Engine Marketing). Some of these measures may well include:
Content Writing
Link Building
Press Releases
Article Submission
Social Bookmarking
Blog Writing And Submission
Pay Per Click Campaigns
And these are just a few things you can do for the SEO of your own website or business site. We can soon begin to see just how much hard work, time and effort is involved in running a successful SEO campaign, which if done correctly can be the difference between the success and failure for your website.
via OfficialWire: Why SEO Is So Important For Your Site And Your Business.
So I have used My Tracks twice now and it is amazing just as Matt Cutts says.
I tested it walking to a bus stop and My Tracks “drew” my route as I walked. It told me my walking speed, elevation and so much more.
When I got on the bus in Plymouth at Derriford My Tracks even displayed the speed of the bus.
At the end of my “inaugural My Tracks” trip – I was told I had walked four miles – in and out of shops in Plymouth City Centre and the elevation function reminded me how “hilly” Plymouth is
Amazing – try it out!
David