How to optimize my site

[askq8]

Hi,

I made a directory, but as i am not expert in this field, just wanted your advice, how can i make it more useful to the visitors. the site is here

I am trying my best, but need to study SEO, I think so

[jackstraw]

Hi, the first thing you should do is load it up with free links yourself. This will start to increase the pr of internal pages. While PR is not that big of a deal now, it is still a bad idea to have a bunch of PR 0 links pointing back to your site. Hence, its not always a good idea to submit your site to low pr directories.

I would suggest creating a google site map and submitting it to google.

You can create a site map here Create your Google Sitemap Online - XML Sitemaps
You submit this stuff here https://www.google.com/accounts/Serv...overview&hl=en

hope that helps
Nigel

[askq8]

I have submitted the XML sitemap.

I will try to do all what you mentioned. any other advice ?

thanks

[jackstraw]

Hi, glad I was helpfull. Typicaly, SEO is broken down into two groups, on page optimization, and off page optimization.

On page optimization would include things like:
1. Making sure you have page specific meta data
2. Making sure the content on said pages corresponds with the page specific meta info.

Off page optimization includes things like:
Backlinks coming from good sites. The list is actually quite large really.

These days it is most helpful to utilize social networking strategies such as
1. A myspace page related to your main website.(in spite of the fact I hate myspace).
2. Stumble Upon is huge these days for generating relevent and even not so relevent traffic.
3. RSS... make sure you have some articles on your directory with RSS capability and then start submitting your feed url'sto sites like feedburner, DIGG, etc.

I am a bit swamped right now but I will give a better response in an hour or so.

Nigel

[ericajoieake]

Originally Posted by askq8

Hi,

I made a directory, but as i am not expert in this field, just wanted your advice, how can i make it more useful to the visitors. the site is here

I am trying my best, but need to study SEO, I think so

you have to improve the appearance of your site put a header and css on your site and then do the on page optimization to your pages especially the index page. After that submit your index to google and make an interesting content to your site and then submit it to directories.

[askq8]

How much it will cost me, any idea... Please let me know

[ericajoieake]

you can check my sig to get a quotation...

[goodamr]

- add your site to search engines and directories like DMOZ.
- participate in forums( like forums.digitalpoint.com) with your link in the signature.
- exchange links with high page rank sites and blogs.

[Lumhierre]

It would also help if you could add more categories to attract submissions...

[zero_digit]

just know the basic:

there are two types of optimization on and off page

on page
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this requires a little of programming you must know the key words you are using...
e.g <meta>,<h1>,<imgsrc>,<alt> etc.

off page
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another terminology for this is "Link building", this is where you submit your site to market.

e.g.

Forums (signature)
Social bookmarking submission
Article submission
Groups submission
Directory and Blog submission

I hope this could help you...