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[Jens]

Popular Techniques Used in Off Page Search Engine Optimization


In striving to achieve the strongest possible web presence, off page search engine optimization can be equally as important as using standard on page methods. Interestingly, webmasters continue to debate over which method brings more success. This is a brief discussion on the most popular off page SEO tactics which may be utilized for strengthening search engine rank.


Links

In a nutshell…off page search optimization involves building inbound back links. In the eyes of a search engine, each link is regarded as a ‘vote’ for your site. Thus, the more votes you accumulate, the better. However the all important factor here is the ‘page rank’ of the sources that you are linking from. Therefore the key element within off page SEO is not so much how many votes you have, but who is voting for you.


Techniques

It is good practice to build a wide variety of highly reputable links, using some of the following techniques:

Article Marketing is a very popular method as we live in an age of information, and people enjoy a good read. Ezine, Go Articles, and Buzzle are examples of such submission sites.

Blogs and Forums are important back link sources as they are updated regularly with fresh content, and so readers are inclined to check back on them frequently. Just search for sites related to your niche and post helpful entries with a link back to your website.

Social Media sites are red hot and are continuously on the rise. MPs now ‘tweeting’ in British Parliament is testament to this. Twitter, Facebook, and MySpace are among the big guns.

Other techniques include Directory Submission, Social Bookmarking, Reciprocal Linking, Video Marketing, Pay Per Click campaigns, RSS Feeds, and Press Releases…to name a few.


Strategy

A smart first step in any off page search engine optimization venture is to develop a list of reputable sources with the highest page rank (0-10) – with a view to linking from them.

The off page SEO link building process acts like a spider’s web, with your website at the centre. There is automated software and paid back link building services available, but these ‘black hat’ methods should be avoided. A natural and organic strategy is more advisable, as search engine algorithms are becoming increasingly more intelligent. It is therefore preferable to befriend search engine indexing robots, rather than trying to deceive them.

Good Luck!

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[Eric Bernard]

Nice article regarding the basic of SEO, please share something regarding the Google Analytics also.

[Andreas]

You have to make sure that once you managed to create a title that gets enough traffic to your articles the content is going to get them excited about what else you can offer them. That is the key of a great article.