Sunday, October 23, 2011

Understanding SEO and SEO Basics

When beginning an online writing career, a good idea is to have a SEO strategy. This involves keywords which can aid search engines in finding your articles. Start by signing up for Google Adsense. This is a free service that will help you decide which keywords not only can bring traffic, but the amount of money that can be made, along with the type of competition the keyword phrase holds.

Keywords come into play in a variety of ways. First off, there’s the title. Be careful not to go too generic or you will get lost in the search engines. Let’s say you have a great recipe for chicken soup. Just using the title of Chicken Soup would have way too much competition. What is it about your soup that makes it so unique? When you figure that out, incorporate it into your title. For example, Spanish Chicken Soup or Chicken Soup Diet is much more defined.

The use of keywords also comes in handy when writing tags for your articles. Tags are short keyword phrases that identify what your article is about. If writing for a blog or for an online site, you will be asked to provide these.

Mia Carter is a senior editor and feature writer at Suite101, an online writing community. She consistently ranks in the top three writers in terms of readership on the site due to not only her writing capabilities, but her knowledge of SEO. Check out her article for some excellent SEO secrets.

Another Suite101 writer with some good information is Annie Suh. Here's here take on SEO:
Having a good understanding of SEO and keywords is a key element in having a successful online writing career. Remember that all search engines including Google, Bing and Yahoo rely on these for article placement and the more knowledgeable you are, the better your articles will rank.

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