Everybody wants to be on the top page of Google, but simply having a website and hoping for the best is not enough! Here are 5 quick tips for business owners and managers web designers , on getting your website ranking well with the big search engines. 

Firstly, make sure that your website has been submitted to the search engines. This is especially important for new sites. Even though in time most search engines will find and rank your site you can always get a flying start.
For example, to submit your website to Google simply click on this link http://www.google.com/addurl/ and follow the prompts.

The MEGA TIP for DIY people - Check the wording on your website! What are your keywords and phrases about your business? Make a list of 10-30 keywords or phrases and make sure they are in the text. Search engines work by searching your content. If you don’t have the information on your website you won’t get ranked well for your website.

The ‘Backend’ of your site is important too. Make sure you have reduced your coding on each page to the minimum coding possible. EXTRA TIP (for the DIY people): If you have CSS on your web page you should place it in a separate CSS file. If you are not sure what this all means then check with a web designer .

Have an updated site map on your website. This will help the search engines crawl all of the content your site quickly. EMPHASIS: Search engines love site maps!

Flash animation can look great, but make sure your links and written content are not made in flash. Search engines can’t read content or links on your website if they are created in flash. Using flash incorrectly can have a detrimental impact on your ranking.

Follow these five basic tips to get your website on the right track to search engine success.

For more information on how to get profitable results from your website contact the friendly team at Eightball Media .

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