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Five Simple Things Every Online Marketer Should Know About Google Keyword Ranking!

Updated on December 19, 2012

7 Easy Steps To On Page Optimization.

Otherwise Your Articles And Blog Posts May Never Be Found!

Who hasn't at least wondered what all the fuss is about when it comes to the Google keyword ranking process?

One thing is for sure entrepreneur, if you don't take the time (to at least) study and master the basic fundamentals of proper keyword research, you may as well not expect to be found any time soon on any of the major search engines like Google.

Because (whether) you realize it or not, Google is running a very successful (and extremely) competive business, that resolves around proper keyword research on the part of webmasters such as yourself.

Which means, in order for you and nine others (ten in total) to end up on Googles highly craved first page, in the organic (free) listings.

You simply must to adhere to certain rules and procedures, otherwise Google will reward this extremely valuable piece of cyber Real Estate to one of your (more) informed competitors.

(Plus, don't forget, your targeted web surfer went to Google or some other major search engine and typed into the text box, the specific keyword phrase that desparately want more information on!)

How To Dramtatically Increase The Odds Of Your Valuable Content Making It To Googles First Page! (Five Incredibly Simple Things You Can Do Right Now To Make This Happen!)

First off, let's be extremely clear here, there is simply no way realistically possible for this single hub on basic SEO (Search Engine Optimization) to turn you into an SEO expert overnight.

Obviously, your going to need to devote a certain amount of (both) time and study in the real world, testing and tracking your results (or lack) there of, in order to finally determine which strategies specifically produce maximum results.

With that said; Here are five key factors, you must include in the actual content you publish on your blog or articles.(But more specifically your own self hosted blog.)

(In other words, not one of the popular free blogging platforms such as Blogger, WordPress.com, or Live Journal etc.)

When it comes to sound SEO practices, they can basically (generally) speaking, be broken down into two searate (yet) extremely critical factors. The first is called (on page SEO) and the other is called (off page SEO.

And these five critical keys will deal primarily with the so called on page SEO factors, just bare in mine, both are extremely critical, in order for your published content to consistently rank on Googles (and other) majjor search engines first page, for your specific keyword phrase.

1.) Key strategy # one; Whenever possible, be sure that you include your specific "keyword phrase" (meaning) the term your trying to rank for, is included in the main title of your blog post and or article.

2.) Key strategy # two: also be sure that you include your specific keyword phrase in what's referred to as your "meta tags" section inside the dashboard of your blog.

This tells Google (and the other) major search engines robots (also referred to as spiders), what subject that particular post is about.

You'll also want to make sure that you include your keyword phrase in the descritipn section of your dashboard as well. (Try to write it like a problem solving classfied ad, by stating your benefits to your targeted reader.)

3.) Key strategy # three: If at all possible, (especially) when your publishing content o your own self hosted blog, that you bold, italize and underline your keyword phrase somewhere in the first paragragh of your post.

For some resons, the SEO experts and gurus alike, agree this helps Google determine what spefic keyword phrase that your targeting. (And besides, most of major competitors are not bothering to do it.)

4.) Key strategy # four: Be sure you add a picture to your post and when you do, be sure to fill out the sections that (typically) have read asterisks next to them.

And definitely be sure you add the your specific keyword phrase in the "Alt text" section! The term "Alt text" refers to "alternative text', this is done for the visually impaired.

This is extremely cruicial to your overall (on page) SEO success blueprint.

5.) key strategy # five: Be sure at least one of the headings (sub titles) within your post uses both the H1 & H2 or H3 headers as subheads within in your post, and be sure to include your keywords within it.

Also be sure you use your keyword phrase within the content, but try (as a general rule) to stay beloew 2% of the total keyword density ratio, that way you won't be penalized for the dreaded keyword spamming.

And finally, try and end your blog post, again using your specific chosen keyword phrase being used somewhere in your closing paragragh.

And once again, you want to end with it being bold, italicized and under lined.

You do these five incredibly simple things, and why there is no guarantees, but when it comes to effective (on page) SEO strategies, and consistently getting your blog content to rank.

You'll be far ahead of your major competitors, who aren't that familiar with proven Google keyword ranking strategies.

Try it and see.

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