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Current Website Projects Discussed."},"link":[{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.alaska-website.com\/feeds\/posts\/default"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/7622222488475342763\/posts\/default\/-\/alaska+SEO+Services?alt=json-in-script\u0026max-results=6"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.alaska-website.com\/search\/label\/alaska%20SEO%20Services"},{"rel":"hub","href":"http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Chris Howell"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/16995664185124678372"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"generator":{"version":"7.00","uri":"http://www.blogger.com","$t":"Blogger"},"openSearch$totalResults":{"$t":"3"},"openSearch$startIndex":{"$t":"1"},"openSearch$itemsPerPage":{"$t":"6"},"entry":[{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7622222488475342763.post-1332168558262807084"},"published":{"$t":"2015-05-30T09:22:00.000-08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2015-05-30T09:22:35.978-08:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"alaska SEO Services"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"alaska web design"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"anchorage alaska web design"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Search Engine Optimization"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"5 SEO Strategies for 2015"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nNowadays, most people know what SEO (search engine optimization) is and how it helps a business successful. There are some strategies that worth spending time to update them. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-j38w-GBKsUI\/VK8gRpao2fI\/AAAAAAAABDU\/PsLc64Gbnzk\/s1600\/iStock_000018921801Small.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"480\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-j38w-GBKsUI\/VK8gRpao2fI\/AAAAAAAABDU\/PsLc64Gbnzk\/s1600\/iStock_000018921801Small.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Ch3\u003E\n1. Increase site speed\u003C\/h3\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003E\nGoogle has made that site speed matter in search rankings since 2010. The faster sites not only get better on search rankings but also improve user experience. You can test site speed with \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/developers.google.com\/speed\/pagespeed\/insights\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EGoogle Page Speed Insights\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nThere are few ways to speed up your site:\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cul\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EOptimize images – compress images and crop images to correct size \u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EReduce the number of plugins\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EMinify CSS and JavaScript\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ch3\u003E\n2. Create and optimize for mobile users\u003C\/h3\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003E\nHaving a mobile-friendly site impacts your SEO. Recently \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/googlewebmastercentral.blogspot.com\/2014\/11\/helping-users-find-mobile-friendly-pages.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EGoogle\u003C\/a\u003E adds a “mobile-friendly” label to mobile search results for better user experience. The mobile-friendly means a user can view the website’s content without to zoom in or horizontally scroll to read. You can see if your website passes \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/webmasters\/tools\/mobile-friendly\/\"\u003EGoogle’s mobile-friendly test.\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nI’ve gathered some important data about online searchers’ expectations:\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cul\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003ELocal searches lead 50% of mobile users to visit stores (\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/searchenginewatch.com\/sew\/study\/2343577\/google-local-searches-lead-50-of-mobile-users-to-visit-stores-study\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ESearch Engine Watch\u003C\/a\u003E)\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003E72% of consumers expect brands to have mobile-friendly sites (\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.adweek.com\/news\/technology\/72-consumers-expect-brands-have-mobile-friendly-sites-143968\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Eadweek\u003C\/a\u003E)\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003E48% of mobile visitors who visit a site that is not mobile-friendly felt that the company just didn’t care about their business (\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/localvox.com\/resources\/small-business-marketing-statistics\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EReach Local\u003C\/a\u003E) \u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003E9 out of 10 mobile search users have “taken action as a result of a mobile search, with over half leading to a purchase.\" (\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/searchengineland.com\/google-50-percent-of-smartphone-users-exposed-to-ads-took-action-74760\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ESearch Engine Land\u003C\/a\u003E)\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EStudies show that by the year 2016, mobile searches will overtake PC searches for local search (\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/localvox.com\/resources\/small-business-marketing-statistics\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EReach Local\u003C\/a\u003E) \u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003E3 out of 5 consumers search for local businesses on their smartphone (\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/localvox.com\/resources\/small-business-marketing-statistics\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EReach Local\u003C\/a\u003E) \u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\nThese are some reasons why your website should be mobile-friendly.\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ch3\u003E\n3. Grow Natural Links \u003C\/h3\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nAccording to the \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/moz.com\/local-search-ranking-factors\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EMoz 2014 Local Search Ranking Factors Survey,\u003C\/a\u003E one of the top five factors is link signals to the site or the specific page.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nThese steps can help you build backlinks to your site:\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cul\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003ECreate a local business listing on \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/business\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EGoogle Places\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003ECreate backlinks by having the account in social media like LinkedIn, Google + or Facebook. Try to update your company activities or what you’ve done for community on daily basis in those accounts. When users or your followers see it helpful, they will share your content.\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EHave a high quality and frequently updated blog that is relevant for your audience. \u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ch3\u003E\n4. Unblock JavaScript and CSS from Google Fetching\u003C\/h3\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003E\nFrom \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/googlewebmastercentral.blogspot.com\/2014\/10\/updating-our-technical-webmaster.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EGoogle webmaster central blog\u003C\/a\u003E  \n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cblockquote class=\"tr_bq\"\u003E\nFor optimal rendering and indexing, our new guideline specifies that you should allow Googlebot access to the JavaScript, CSS, and image files that your pages use. This provides you optimal rendering and indexing for your site. \u003Cb\u003EDisallowing crawling of Javascript or CSS files in your site’s robots.txt directly harms how well our algorithms render and index your content and can result in suboptimal rankings.\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nIf your website have experienced block JavaScript and CSS from Google fetching. It’s time to fix this problem.  \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.exeideas.com\/2014\/07\/unblock-your-css-and-javascript-from-google.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EHow Google see you? and How to allow Google to view my CSS \u0026amp; JavaScript\u003C\/a\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ch3\u003E\n5. HTTPS as a ranking signal\u003C\/h3\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003E\nGoogle \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/googlewebmastercentral.blogspot.com\/2014\/08\/https-as-ranking-signal.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Eannounced\u003C\/a\u003E that HTTPS would now become a ranking signal. That means websites use secure, encrypted connections may get a boost in Google rankings. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nBut there are costs to enable HTTPS for your website. \n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cul\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EHost with a dedicated IP address\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EBuy a certificate\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EActivate the certificate\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EInstall the certificate\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EUpdate your site to use HTTPS\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nHowever, Google said “For now it's only a very lightweight signal.” But they may decide to strengthen it over time. For an informational website that doesn't handle any customer data, at this point there's probably not enough SEO value to make the switch.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nIn the end SEO is an ongoing process, however keep updating your SEO strategies will help your website success for many years to come.\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\nNWDS\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.nwds-ak.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EAlaska Web Design\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Chr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"color: #666666;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;\"\u003EAbout NWDS\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 21px;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;-\n founded in 2003 by six software engineers, NorthWest Data Solutions \n(NWDS) provides custom computer programming and systems design services.\n NWDS creates many types of software, including e-commerce, financial, \ndefense, engineering, logistics, aviation and more. \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.nwds-ak.com\/\"\u003Ewww.nwds-ak.com\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.alaska-website.com\/feeds\/1332168558262807084\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.alaska-website.com\/2015\/05\/5-seo-strategies-for-2015.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/7622222488475342763\/posts\/default\/1332168558262807084"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/7622222488475342763\/posts\/default\/1332168558262807084"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.alaska-website.com\/2015\/05\/5-seo-strategies-for-2015.html","title":"5 SEO Strategies for 2015"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Chanok"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/03212828073476536400"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-j38w-GBKsUI\/VK8gRpao2fI\/AAAAAAAABDU\/PsLc64Gbnzk\/s72-c\/iStock_000018921801Small.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7622222488475342763.post-352076148449764292"},"published":{"$t":"2015-02-05T17:41:00.000-09:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2015-02-13T10:18:56.262-09:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"alaska SEO Services"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"effective SEO meta tags"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Search Engine Optimization"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Why does your website need SEO?"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-YdNYsOxnrOs\/VAZal9X82lI\/AAAAAAAABAU\/Ad4nf0fmeZs\/s1600\/SEO.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-YdNYsOxnrOs\/VAZal9X82lI\/AAAAAAAABAU\/Ad4nf0fmeZs\/s1600\/SEO.jpg\" height=\"300\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nIt’s about \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.marketingprofs.com\/chirp\/2013\/11692\/how-people-search-online-infographic\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E91 percent of users\u003C\/a\u003E use search engines to find information on the web.  And \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.vtldesign.com\/inbound-marketing\/seo\/seo-for-business-is-no-longer-an-option\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E75 percent\u003C\/a\u003E of them never look further than the first page. If your website is not on the first or second page of results (preferably page one), most likely your prospect clients will not find you. In that case, your website needs to be optimized immediately.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Ch3\u003E\nWhat is SEO?\u003C\/h3\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003E\nSEO stands for the process of “search engine optimization”. The purpose of SEO is to help search engines find, index, and rank your site.\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Ch3\u003E\nSome good practices for SEO\u003C\/h3\u003E\n\u003Cul\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003ESummarized pages’ content and fill with some keywords on meta description\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\n\u003Cul\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EUnique and descriptive title to tell your users and search engines what your page is about\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\n\u003Cul\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EEvery page should be reachable from at least one text link\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\n\u003Cul\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003ECreate a useful information content on your pages\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\n\u003Cul\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EInclude words that users would type to find your page\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\n\u003Cul\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EEvery image should have descriptive “alt” tag \u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\n\u003Cul\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EAvoid embedding important text inside your images \u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\n\u003Cul\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EGood user experience: Make it easy for users to navigate around.  Users find content easy for what they are looking for otherwise your bounce rate will increase \u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ch3\u003E\nWhat should you do after get website optimized? \u003C\/h3\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nYou may see the result rank higher after your optimized your site, but it won’t last long. You should add new content to your site often because search engines reward websites that continuously post new and engaging content. \n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nSEO is complex, but most people can easily understand the basics. If you’d like to learn more or get helped, \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.nwds-ak.com\/Services\/SearchEngineOptimization.aspx\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003Econtact us\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E for more information.\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\nNWDS\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.nwds-ak.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EAlaska Web Design\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Chr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"color: #666666;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;\"\u003EAbout NWDS\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 21px;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;-\n founded in 2003 by six software engineers, NorthWest Data Solutions \n(NWDS) provides custom computer programming and systems design services.\n NWDS creates many types of software, including e-commerce, financial, \ndefense, engineering, logistics, aviation and more. \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.nwds-ak.com\/\"\u003Ewww.nwds-ak.com\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.alaska-website.com\/feeds\/352076148449764292\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.alaska-website.com\/2015\/02\/why-does-your-website-need-seo.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/7622222488475342763\/posts\/default\/352076148449764292"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/7622222488475342763\/posts\/default\/352076148449764292"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.alaska-website.com\/2015\/02\/why-does-your-website-need-seo.html","title":"Why does your website need SEO?"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Chanok"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/03212828073476536400"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-YdNYsOxnrOs\/VAZal9X82lI\/AAAAAAAABAU\/Ad4nf0fmeZs\/s72-c\/SEO.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7622222488475342763.post-8760806119863908770"},"published":{"$t":"2014-10-29T20:17:00.001-08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2023-09-25T09:54:25.868-08:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"alaska SEO Services"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"alaska web design"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"anchorage alaska web design"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"anchorage alaska web developer"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"3 Tips to improve your Website Ranking on Google’s Search"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n    \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-b2M-0OYL8f8\/U9_XD6Caf4I\/AAAAAAAAA48\/jX34AxgFriw\/s1600\/capture-google.jpg\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\n        \u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"233\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-b2M-0OYL8f8\/U9_XD6Caf4I\/AAAAAAAAA48\/jX34AxgFriw\/s1600\/capture-google.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\n    \u003C\/a\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"float: left;\"\u003E\n    \u003Ch3\u003E1. Valuable content\u003C\/h3\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003E\nFirst and foremost is creating valuable content for your website. If people find your content useful, they may link to their websites or share to friends. It can help your website gains more traffic.  \u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003E\nThese lists should be part of your content:  \n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cul\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EInformative\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nIf you have office or store location; you should include hours of operation, location, and contact information to your web page particularly on the contact page.\n\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\n\u003Cul\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EHigh quality\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nBe your customers’ resource for what they need. The more you create content that helps your prospects, the better succeed you are. If you include keywords on your page, make it sounds natural to read through. \n\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\n\u003Cul\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EEngaging\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nMake your website appeals to your audiences with images; it can be your products, your team, or yourself.  \n\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\n\u003Cul\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EMore valuable and useful\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nIf you write about “Logo design with illustrator”, make sure your article provides more value or a different perspective than the others on the web.\n \u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\n\u003Cul\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EContent update\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nRegularly \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/moz.com\/blog\/google-fresh-factor\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Efresh content\u003C\/a\u003E is one of the best influence for search rankings, so be sure to keep it fresh.\n \u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ch3\u003E\n2. Content description on your site\u003C\/h3\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003E\n\u003Cul\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003ETitle tag\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nEach web page contains the \u003Cb\u003Ehead\u003C\/b\u003E tag that appears at the top, which is the information description for your page. So unique and descriptive titles tell your audiences and search engine what your page is about. Long titles can be confusing and may not fully display in search results.\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-LEuTlI2Q99E\/U9_gz_KD9II\/AAAAAAAAA5k\/EDi3KRN7Kts\/s1600\/title-tag.jpg\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"437\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-LEuTlI2Q99E\/U9_gz_KD9II\/AAAAAAAAA5k\/EDi3KRN7Kts\/s1600\/title-tag.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cul\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EMeta descriptions\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nThe meta description tells search engines what your site is about in search results. It is different from title tags that should be concise. You should write the meta description short and summarizes a page’s content, and can be filled with some keywords. \n\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-bvA68bRzcFs\/U9_g6ZXdQ9I\/AAAAAAAAA5s\/upDBDOUm30c\/s1600\/meta-des.jpg\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"437\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-bvA68bRzcFs\/U9_g6ZXdQ9I\/AAAAAAAAA5s\/upDBDOUm30c\/s1600\/meta-des.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cul\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EImages with “alt” attribute\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nIt’s important to have “alt” attribute of images on your site for both search engines and users. It is meant to be an alternative for non-visual or impair internet users. So the “alt” tag should be concise, clear and easy to read. \n \n\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ch3\u003E\n3. Follow Google guidelines \u003C\/h3\u003E\nDon't deceive your users or present different content to search engines than you display to users. Avoid tricks to improve search engine rankings such as hidden text, hidden links, create multiple pages or domains with duplicate content.  Instead make your website stand out from others in your field.\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"float: left;\"\u003E\n    NWDS \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.nwds-ak.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EAlaska Web Design\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\n\u003Chr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; float: left;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"color: #666666;\"\u003E\u003Cspan face=\"Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif\" style=\"line-height: 18px;\"\u003E\u003Cspan face=\"arial, helvetica, sans-serif\" style=\"font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;\"\u003EAbout NWDS\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan face=\"arial, helvetica, sans-serif\" style=\"line-height: 21px;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;-\n founded in 2003 by six software engineers, NorthWest Data Solutions \n(NWDS) provides custom computer programming and systems design services.\n NWDS creates many types of software, including e-commerce, financial, \ndefense, engineering, logistics, aviation and more. \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.nwds-ak.com\/\"\u003Ewww.nwds-ak.com\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.alaska-website.com\/feeds\/8760806119863908770\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.alaska-website.com\/2014\/10\/3-tips-to-improve-your-website-ranking.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/7622222488475342763\/posts\/default\/8760806119863908770"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/7622222488475342763\/posts\/default\/8760806119863908770"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.alaska-website.com\/2014\/10\/3-tips-to-improve-your-website-ranking.html","title":"3 Tips to improve your Website Ranking on Google’s Search"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Chanok"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/03212828073476536400"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-b2M-0OYL8f8\/U9_XD6Caf4I\/AAAAAAAAA48\/jX34AxgFriw\/s72-c\/capture-google.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}}]}});