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SEO Best Practices




                                Lori Cumberland Ulloa
                     Sr. Internet Marketing Strategist
                                         R2integrated
                                  410.327.0007 x 1248



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According to Google, search engine optimization (SEO) is often about making small modifications to parts
of your website. When viewed individually, these changes might seem like incremental improvements,
but when combined with other optimizations, they could have a noticeable impact on your site’s user
experience and performance in organic search results.

The following sections are the best practices for elements that will work in tandem to optimize your
website. To get you started, here is a printable SEO Cheat Sheet.



Best Practices in SEO:

1. Page Title Element.

Titles appear at the top of a webpage. The title is also what displays at the top of an individual result on
a search engine result page (SERP). This element is important in identifying the content on a page and
should be different on all pages as it relates to that content. It will also help users determine the content
on a specific page.

       Best Practices in Creating Page Titles:

       1. Titles should be about 60-67 characters in length including spaces.
       2. Titles should be different for each page on a website but a loose naming convention is suggested for consistency.
       3. Titles should be relevant to content on the page that it’s identifying and should contain the same target keywords.


2. Meta Description.

The meta description is a paragraph that will display on the SERP page under the title. This is an element
in html. This paragraph should accurately describe the content on the page. Duplicate descriptions can be
penalized by some SEs.

       Best Practices in Creating Meta Descriptions:

       1. Meta descriptions should be about 120 - 200 characters in length including spaces but can vary.
       2. Descriptions should be different for each page on a website.
       3. The description should be relevant to the content on the page and should include keywords also targeted in
          other elements.




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3. Proper use of h1-h3 tags.

The h1 tag should only be employed once per page and should define the most important key phrase.
H2 and h3 tags call attention to other important information within the content.

       Best Practices in h1 through h3 Tags:

       1. H1 tag should be employed once per page. H2 and h3 can occur many times to emphasize key terms.
       2. H1 tags should not be the company name if the company name already has prime placement in the
          domain name.


4. Homepage URLs.

There should be only one resolving URL for the homepage of a website. We suggest www.domain.com.
The resolving homepage that a user types into the address bar is often what we suggest. However, for asp.
net sites, upon clicking internally and then navigating back to the homepage via a logo or “home” element,
the homepage sometimes defaults to www.domain.com/index.aspx or /default. Search engines see this as
two different web pages. Furthermore, this issue applies to the www. vs. non www. version of a homepage
(canonicalization). Both issues can result in duplicate content issues when search engines see multiple
versions of content and don’t know which one to index. Until recently, this could be fixed with a server
side redirect, but now you can at least specify a preferred homepage in Google (with 65% market share of
search) using Webmaster Tools (needs signup and installation of code) or a snippet of code to specify
the canonical.

       Best Practices in Homepage URLs:

       1. There should be only one version of a homepage.
       2. A server side 301 redirect should be applied to the internal linking default page and the non www version of the site.
       3. Specify your homepage within a Webmaster Tools account.


5. Properly Structured subpage URLs.
The URLs are a great place to house keywords and are readable to SEs when structured properly if your
CMS allows URL restructuring.

       Best Practices in URL Structure:

       1. Avoid use of characters such as “_” to separate variables. If variables are to be separated, they should be
          separated by “-“ or “+”.
       2. With dynamic content, re-write URLs that contain long character strings that may include characters such as “?”.
       3. Include key terms within your URL that match other targeted key terms and accurately describe the content on
          the page.




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6. Homepage and subpage content.

Content is important not only to help users determine the usefulness of your site but also to serve as a
place to house targeted keywords. If little content exists or is embedded within images, it’s more difficult
to repeat key terms at an optimal level. In addition, the meta keywords and keywords in the description
should match content on the page.

       Best Practices in Content:

       1. Include top targeted keywords. No more than 2-5 per page should be targeted. The homepage can have a few more
          but variations and plurals are not needed as they dilute the keyword density.
       2. Content should repeat within context of all available outlets (URL, page title, meta keywords, meta description,
          content and tags) no more than 3-4 times for optimal keyword repetition.
       3. Content should be readable and of value to the user. Connect with user’s situation or goals in first sentence.
       4. Break up longer scrolling pages with clear type hierarchies and use of <h1-h3> tags.
       5. Limit the amount and variety of content on a page. If there is a large amount of content, consider making it a long
          annotated list.
       6. Short, terse, conversational text wherever possible, using non-technical language.


7. Proper use of HTML Tags for key term emphasis and differentiation.

There are a variety of HTML tags that can be employed to further draw attention to key terms. These tags,
when employed properly, can be a great way to add emphasis, add keywords and define objects. These
tags include but are not limited to alt tags (alt), strong indicators (<strong>), emphasis (<em>),
acronym and abbreviation tags. Alt tags are descriptions of images and are a place, where one can add key
terms that describe the image’s purpose within context. The “strong” indicator is a more search engine-
friendly application of “bold” and should replace current <b> tags where applicable. The “emphasis”
tag is a more search engine-friendly version of italics and should be used in place of the <i> tag. The
acronym and abbreviation tags can be used to define any acronyms or abbreviations that could be used,
such as “SEO” to define search engine optimization and vice versa, or “MD” as Maryland.

       Best Practices in Employing Tags:

       1. Employ the strong and emphasis indicators to words within the content that you would like to add emphasis
          to in order to draw SE attention.
       2. Employ the alt tag to all images and try to describe the image using key terms.
       3. Employ the acronym and abbreviation tags to define acronyms and abbreviations.




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8. Regulate anchor text when possible.

Anchor text is the text used to describe a link. Often, it’s the company name and not the company’s
function that describes a link externally. Anchor text also applies internally but recent tests have shown
that it is not as important as links to your website from an external source. Although companies typically
have little control over how other websites link to them, a company can gain control when exchanging or
requesting links within a link campaign. In addition, if your company is a service provider that stipulates
client/partner linking, choose text that is key term rich.

       Best Practices for Employing Anchor Text:

       1. Should be the most important key term for that page.
       2. Should not be overdone to avoid penalties.
       3. Can be requested when discussing links or reciprocal links.




9. Employ proper use of Robots.txt.

This is a root file that can be created to disallow access to search engines for non-relevant pages that take
up valuable crawl budget. Instead of search engines crawling non-essential pages, disallowing access
enables SEs to focus on pages with important content. Often, robots.txt can be applied to a website’s
Privacy Policy, Terms of Use, and non-essential dynamic pages associated with a store.

       Best Practices for Employing Robots.txt:

       1. Should be a file in the root of the site.
       2. No Index should be added to each page that should not be indexed.
       3. Items in Robots.txt are case sensitive.




10. Optimizing Flash.

Although rules are evolving for this item, typically, Flash is not indexed as there is no way for SEs to
determine the actual content. With the recent Adobe/Google understanding, text patterns in Flash can be
picked up by SEs but an all image Flash piece or image splash page is still a detriment to search.

       Best Practices for Use of Flash:

       1. Use SWF object script for readability.
       2. Use captioning for accessibility. Accessibility rules closely parallel organic SEO rules.




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Seo best practices (2)

  • 1. SEO Best Practices Lori Cumberland Ulloa Sr. Internet Marketing Strategist R2integrated 410.327.0007 x 1248 1 1
  • 2. According to Google, search engine optimization (SEO) is often about making small modifications to parts of your website. When viewed individually, these changes might seem like incremental improvements, but when combined with other optimizations, they could have a noticeable impact on your site’s user experience and performance in organic search results. The following sections are the best practices for elements that will work in tandem to optimize your website. To get you started, here is a printable SEO Cheat Sheet. Best Practices in SEO: 1. Page Title Element. Titles appear at the top of a webpage. The title is also what displays at the top of an individual result on a search engine result page (SERP). This element is important in identifying the content on a page and should be different on all pages as it relates to that content. It will also help users determine the content on a specific page. Best Practices in Creating Page Titles: 1. Titles should be about 60-67 characters in length including spaces. 2. Titles should be different for each page on a website but a loose naming convention is suggested for consistency. 3. Titles should be relevant to content on the page that it’s identifying and should contain the same target keywords. 2. Meta Description. The meta description is a paragraph that will display on the SERP page under the title. This is an element in html. This paragraph should accurately describe the content on the page. Duplicate descriptions can be penalized by some SEs. Best Practices in Creating Meta Descriptions: 1. Meta descriptions should be about 120 - 200 characters in length including spaces but can vary. 2. Descriptions should be different for each page on a website. 3. The description should be relevant to the content on the page and should include keywords also targeted in other elements. 2 2
  • 3. 3. Proper use of h1-h3 tags. The h1 tag should only be employed once per page and should define the most important key phrase. H2 and h3 tags call attention to other important information within the content. Best Practices in h1 through h3 Tags: 1. H1 tag should be employed once per page. H2 and h3 can occur many times to emphasize key terms. 2. H1 tags should not be the company name if the company name already has prime placement in the domain name. 4. Homepage URLs. There should be only one resolving URL for the homepage of a website. We suggest www.domain.com. The resolving homepage that a user types into the address bar is often what we suggest. However, for asp. net sites, upon clicking internally and then navigating back to the homepage via a logo or “home” element, the homepage sometimes defaults to www.domain.com/index.aspx or /default. Search engines see this as two different web pages. Furthermore, this issue applies to the www. vs. non www. version of a homepage (canonicalization). Both issues can result in duplicate content issues when search engines see multiple versions of content and don’t know which one to index. Until recently, this could be fixed with a server side redirect, but now you can at least specify a preferred homepage in Google (with 65% market share of search) using Webmaster Tools (needs signup and installation of code) or a snippet of code to specify the canonical. Best Practices in Homepage URLs: 1. There should be only one version of a homepage. 2. A server side 301 redirect should be applied to the internal linking default page and the non www version of the site. 3. Specify your homepage within a Webmaster Tools account. 5. Properly Structured subpage URLs. The URLs are a great place to house keywords and are readable to SEs when structured properly if your CMS allows URL restructuring. Best Practices in URL Structure: 1. Avoid use of characters such as “_” to separate variables. If variables are to be separated, they should be separated by “-“ or “+”. 2. With dynamic content, re-write URLs that contain long character strings that may include characters such as “?”. 3. Include key terms within your URL that match other targeted key terms and accurately describe the content on the page. 3 3
  • 4. 6. Homepage and subpage content. Content is important not only to help users determine the usefulness of your site but also to serve as a place to house targeted keywords. If little content exists or is embedded within images, it’s more difficult to repeat key terms at an optimal level. In addition, the meta keywords and keywords in the description should match content on the page. Best Practices in Content: 1. Include top targeted keywords. No more than 2-5 per page should be targeted. The homepage can have a few more but variations and plurals are not needed as they dilute the keyword density. 2. Content should repeat within context of all available outlets (URL, page title, meta keywords, meta description, content and tags) no more than 3-4 times for optimal keyword repetition. 3. Content should be readable and of value to the user. Connect with user’s situation or goals in first sentence. 4. Break up longer scrolling pages with clear type hierarchies and use of <h1-h3> tags. 5. Limit the amount and variety of content on a page. If there is a large amount of content, consider making it a long annotated list. 6. Short, terse, conversational text wherever possible, using non-technical language. 7. Proper use of HTML Tags for key term emphasis and differentiation. There are a variety of HTML tags that can be employed to further draw attention to key terms. These tags, when employed properly, can be a great way to add emphasis, add keywords and define objects. These tags include but are not limited to alt tags (alt), strong indicators (<strong>), emphasis (<em>), acronym and abbreviation tags. Alt tags are descriptions of images and are a place, where one can add key terms that describe the image’s purpose within context. The “strong” indicator is a more search engine- friendly application of “bold” and should replace current <b> tags where applicable. The “emphasis” tag is a more search engine-friendly version of italics and should be used in place of the <i> tag. The acronym and abbreviation tags can be used to define any acronyms or abbreviations that could be used, such as “SEO” to define search engine optimization and vice versa, or “MD” as Maryland. Best Practices in Employing Tags: 1. Employ the strong and emphasis indicators to words within the content that you would like to add emphasis to in order to draw SE attention. 2. Employ the alt tag to all images and try to describe the image using key terms. 3. Employ the acronym and abbreviation tags to define acronyms and abbreviations. 4 4
  • 5. 8. Regulate anchor text when possible. Anchor text is the text used to describe a link. Often, it’s the company name and not the company’s function that describes a link externally. Anchor text also applies internally but recent tests have shown that it is not as important as links to your website from an external source. Although companies typically have little control over how other websites link to them, a company can gain control when exchanging or requesting links within a link campaign. In addition, if your company is a service provider that stipulates client/partner linking, choose text that is key term rich. Best Practices for Employing Anchor Text: 1. Should be the most important key term for that page. 2. Should not be overdone to avoid penalties. 3. Can be requested when discussing links or reciprocal links. 9. Employ proper use of Robots.txt. This is a root file that can be created to disallow access to search engines for non-relevant pages that take up valuable crawl budget. Instead of search engines crawling non-essential pages, disallowing access enables SEs to focus on pages with important content. Often, robots.txt can be applied to a website’s Privacy Policy, Terms of Use, and non-essential dynamic pages associated with a store. Best Practices for Employing Robots.txt: 1. Should be a file in the root of the site. 2. No Index should be added to each page that should not be indexed. 3. Items in Robots.txt are case sensitive. 10. Optimizing Flash. Although rules are evolving for this item, typically, Flash is not indexed as there is no way for SEs to determine the actual content. With the recent Adobe/Google understanding, text patterns in Flash can be picked up by SEs but an all image Flash piece or image splash page is still a detriment to search. Best Practices for Use of Flash: 1. Use SWF object script for readability. 2. Use captioning for accessibility. Accessibility rules closely parallel organic SEO rules. 5 5