Below is a listing of links to specific categories on this page. If you have not yet read this page we suggest reading this whole page, so you do not miss anything that might help your site.

By far the most significant first step any site can do is create new and original content. Search engines use web robots(spider/crawler) designed to search a website and grab keywords and text from the website to be listed on their search engine. If your site does not have lots of content, your chances of being found are significantly decreased. For example, if your web page has ten pages and your competitor has 100 pages, it is a lot more likely that your competitor's website will be found first.

Update and add new content frequently. If your site contains frequently updated content, visitors have yet another reason to return and bookmark your site and search engine crawlers will visit your site more often. We recommend creating at least 2-3 pages of new content weekly or even better a new page every day. Sites that have not been updated in over a month are considered abandoned pages by most visitors.

Scripts and other tools can also post new content as it happens, hourly, or daily. For example, the Computer Hope homepage has a computer related history event posted daily, monthly computer tips, daily computer word, and new forum posts and pages posted as they occur. When visitors see these type of features it gives them a reason to visit again.

Most users do not visit a website only to purchase a product. If your site sells anything it should have complete information about the products such as how to setup the product, how it can be used, reviews, and comments from other users. Not only will this bring more visitors to your web page, it is also likely they will convert into visitors that buy what is being sold.

User generated content such as product reviews is a must for any site that sells products. Most people expect at least a general review of a product and good reviews from many users can often talk the visitor into purchasing the product.

Format your pages content in an easy to read and scan format by creating easy to read, short, and catchy headings. Doing this makes your web page more enjoyable to read and help reduce your pages bounce rate. For the heading of each page, we also suggest surrounding it with the HTML <h1></h1> tags. The heading tags help match keywords and can improve your search engine rankings.

Keep in mind that on average, 8 out of 10 people will read headline copy, but only 2 out of 10 will read the rest of the piece. If your headline is confusing, tricky, or awkward, they won't continue reading.

The first paragraph of text is the most important paragraph on the page. Search engine's pay close attention to the first paragraph and the first paragraph is what is going to catch the readers eyes. Placing important keywords into this paragraph and making sure it is well written can help improve your rank and will decrease your bounce rate.

Individual web pages that only contain only a few dozen words do not help your page or your visitors. Make sure that at least every page has 200 words.

People are visual creatures, adding one or more pictures that help grab the visitors eyes, build interest, and make sure they don't leave the site immediately. When adding a picture also make sure to add an ALT tag to the image that describes the picture and has keywords that a search engine is also going to notice.

Most people on the Internet expect information to be free. If your site contains free information, be sure to mention it, for example, "free computer help" is much more catchy than "computer help". However, do not abuse the word "free", visitors who visit a free link and find a non-free page, registration requirement, or another scheme will leave the page. Tricking a user may get them to visit a page or link but anyone who feels tricked is going to leave and never return.

If you plan on doing anything with your web page, a domain name is a must. When registering a domain name make sure the name is a short, simple, and easy to spell and remember. For example, computerhope is a much easier name to remember and type than computerhopesfreetechnicalhelp. Many of the common domain names have already been taken, so try to think of as many names as possible. Doing a whois lookup is an easy way to determine what domains are available, the GoDaddy whois is an example of such a lookup.

Most search engines use the title of your web page when displaying your site in their search results. Therefore, it is always a smart idea to focus on every web page title. For example, this pages title is "Secrets and tips of promoting your web page and blog", this title is not only descriptive but also uses keywords: secrets, tips, web page and promoting. Follow the tips below when creating a title.