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SEO 101:
On-Page Optimization
      8 November 2011

      Michael Cottam
   www.michaelcottam.com
   me@michaelcottam.com
Overview
   Banish the twins
   It’s all in your <head>
   Stuffing: not just for Thanksgiving
   A great body will make you more attractive
    (to Google, anyway)
   Anchors: a way (to rank better, of course)
Banish the twins
   Twin subdomains are more common than
    you think:
       myspiffysite.com
       www.myspiffysite.com
       http://www.aboutus.org/Multiple_Subdomains:_Classic_SEO_Mistake

   Twin homepages too:
       www.myspiffysite.com/
       www.myspiffysite.com/index.html
       http://www.aboutus.org/Twin_Home_Pages:_Classic_SEO_Mistake
It’s all in your <head>
   Page title
   Meta description
   Meta keywords
   Rel=canonical
   Meet OG
Stuffing: not just for Thanksgiving
   The H1 debate
   Sprinkle keywords throughout the body like
    it’s salt
       Too much gets you penalized!
   ALT text on images
       Linked vs. not linked
   TITLE on links
A great body
   Googlebot says:
       “I loves me some rich content!”
   Skydiving as a career option
Anchors: a way
   Example:
       Kent is wearing lacy underwear.
   The HTML for that:

   Linked images: anchor text is the ALT text


   Internal links vs. links from other sites

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Seo 101 on page optimization

  • 1. SEO 101: On-Page Optimization 8 November 2011 Michael Cottam www.michaelcottam.com me@michaelcottam.com
  • 2. Overview  Banish the twins  It’s all in your <head>  Stuffing: not just for Thanksgiving  A great body will make you more attractive (to Google, anyway)  Anchors: a way (to rank better, of course)
  • 3. Banish the twins  Twin subdomains are more common than you think:  myspiffysite.com  www.myspiffysite.com  http://www.aboutus.org/Multiple_Subdomains:_Classic_SEO_Mistake  Twin homepages too:  www.myspiffysite.com/  www.myspiffysite.com/index.html  http://www.aboutus.org/Twin_Home_Pages:_Classic_SEO_Mistake
  • 4. It’s all in your <head>  Page title  Meta description  Meta keywords  Rel=canonical  Meet OG
  • 5. Stuffing: not just for Thanksgiving  The H1 debate  Sprinkle keywords throughout the body like it’s salt  Too much gets you penalized!  ALT text on images  Linked vs. not linked  TITLE on links
  • 6. A great body  Googlebot says:  “I loves me some rich content!”  Skydiving as a career option
  • 7. Anchors: a way  Example:  Kent is wearing lacy underwear.  The HTML for that:  Linked images: anchor text is the ALT text  Internal links vs. links from other sites