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The Top 5 Tips For Successful SEO

Search engine optimization (SEO) is a very time consuming but rewarding process. There are many SEO companies that can quickly achieve the desired results (such as ranking on the first page of Google for a particular keyword), but this usually comes at a high cost. For those that are on a low budget or would prefer to do the work themselves, here are the top 5 tips for successful SEO.

#1 - Submit to directories

Submit to as many directories as you can. While the majority of directories hold a low Google PageRank and will rarely ever send traffic, they still provide a free backlink and help your website's position in the search engines. However, it is recommended that you casually submit to directories, never exceeding five submissions a day. This is to ensure that Google doesn't place you in their "sandbox".

#2 - Submit to search engines

If you are finding it difficult to gain any backlinks, submit your website to every search engine you can find. Don't just rely on the "big three" (Google, MSN, Yahoo!), make sure you also submit to the lesser popular search engines.

#3 - Blogging

Promote your website by asking bloggers to write about your site in exchange for a link to their blog. A 200-300 word "review" of your website will do wonders for your website's traffic, particularly if the blog is popular.

#4 - Signature links on forums

Find popular forums that are related to your website's niche and actively participate in them. Adding a link in your signature is not only a fantastic SEO technique, but will also give you a boost in traffic.

#5 - Keep up to date

It's extremely important to keep up to date with keyword trends and their popularity. For example, the best time to optimize and promote an Easter related website would be during March/April -- it would be useless to implement heavy SEO techniques for this website during any other month.