Free Article HomeSubmit Article l Contact Us


Creating Keyword Rich Pages 
Once you have
established the keywords for which you should optimize your site for the
search engines, it is time to figure out how you can get a high ranking in
the search engines for those keywords. The solution is to create Keyword
Rich Pages (KRPs) - pages which provide good content and in which a
particular keyword is repeated a number of times so that the page gets a top
ranking for that keyword.


This article is
focused on how you should create these KRPs. I am assuming you have a
working knowledge of the different HTML tags like the Title tag, the Meta
Description tag, the Meta Keywords tag, the Heading tags, the Alt Tag etc.
If you don't, just go to


this site

for a good introduction to such HTML tags.


Now, let us
assume that your company sells packaged tours to Australia, and that you are
targeting the keyword "travel to australia". Here's how you create the KRPs:



The Title Tag:


The first and
most important tag to consider is the Title tag. You should always begin the
Title tag with the keyword that you are targeting. Also remember that the
search engines are going to display the Title tag while they are displaying
the results of a search. Hence, you need to make the Title tag attractive to
humans as well.


Here is one
Title tag that I may have used: "Travel to Australia and discover its scenic
beauty". Have a look at the Title tag - it uses the keyword right at the
beginning and also tells people how beautiful a place Australia is.


Of course, all
Titles need not be like the one I used. The Title that you use depends on
the subject matter of your site. However, you should follow all the general
rules that I have outlined here.


Meta Description
Tag:



The Meta
Description tag is used by many search engines to provide a short
description of the page that is listed in the search results. Hence, like
the Title tag, it is important that the Meta Description tag be keyword rich
as well as attractive to humans.


The rules for
the Meta Description are more or less the same as those for the Title tag.
However, the content of this tag will generally be longer than that of the
Title. Here's what I may have used in the Meta Description tag:


"Travel to
Australia - We take care of all the details of your trip so that you can
travel with complete peace of mind."


Note how this
description repeats the keyword and also the benefit that it stresses - it
says that the customer will be able to travel without having to worry about
the intricate details of the trip - you will take care of them.


Meta Keywords
Tag:


The Meta
Keywords tag has become less and less important as far as search engine
optimization is concerned. In fact, you can get top rankings without having
anything in the Meta Keywords tag at all. However, just to be on the safe
side, you would want to include some keywords in the Meta Keywords tag. You
should also include some of the common upper/lower case variations of the
keyword. The rules for the Meta Keywords tag are pretty simple - don't
repeat any keyword in the Meta Keywords tag more than three times and don't
repeat any keyword one after the other. Here's what I may have used in the
Meta Keywords tag:



"Travel to
Australia, tourism, travel to Australia, Down Under, TRAVEL TO AUSTRALIA"


Note how I have
introduced "tourism" and "Down Under" just to separate the different
instances of the keyword.


Body of the
page:


Now we come to
the actual body of the page. Begin by getting hold of a nice (but not too
large) picture which is applicable for the page that you are creating. In
the present case, I might include a picture of the lotus shaped Sydney Opera
House. Place this picture at the top of the page. In the Alt tag for the
picture, just mention your target keyword once, i.e. the Alt tag would be
"Travel to Australia". You can include other words in the Alt tag, but it
should start with the keyword you are targeting.



Once you've put
up the picture, it is time to create a Heading for your page. Use the H1 tag
to do so. Again, in the H1 tag, mention your target keyword once, i.e. like
the Alt tag for the picture, the H1 tag could be "Travel to Australia".
Again, like the Alt tag, you can include other words in the heading, but the
heading should start with the keyword you are targeting.


Now it's time to
create the actual text of the page. The way you create the text of your page
would depend largely on what you want the visitor to do after reading this
page. In some cases, you may simply want the visitor to go to the home page
or another specific page in your site after reading this page. In this case,
you should write the text in such a way that the visitor is attracted to the
page that you are targeting. You would also want to provide links to the
home page or the specific page that you are targeting at strategic places in
the KRP. Or, you may want the visitor to click on the link to an affiliate
program that you are a member of. In this case, you would stress the
benefits that the visitor gets by purchasing the product or service that the
affiliate program is selling. You would also want to provide links to the
affiliate program at strategic places in the page and/or at the end of the
page. Whatever it is that you want your page to do, there are some general
rules to follow:


1) The first
thing to remember is that some search engines don't recognize the Meta
Description tag. These search engines will often simply take the first few
lines of text in the body of your page and display that as the description.
Hence, you must ensure that the first few lines of text in your page are
attractive to human beings.


2) Ensure that
as many sentences as possible in the page contain your target keyword once.
The keyword shouldn't just be placed on an ad hoc basis - the way the
keyword is placed in every sentence should actually make grammatical sense
and the repetition should be such that your human visitors do not feel that
you have deliberately repeated a particular phrase throughout the page. This
is not only important from the point of view of ensuring that your readers
don't get a bad impression of your site, but also from the point of view of
search engine optimization - the search engines may penalize your page for
spamming if they find that you have randomly repeated the keyword throughout
the page. Also, while repeating the keyword in the page, try to repeat the
keyword once near the top of the page and once near the bottom.


3) Make sure
that your paragraphs are not too long - each paragraph should be no more
than 3 or 4 sentences long. This is because people on the web simply don't
have the time or the inclination to read long paragraphs.



4) Try to ensure
that the page contains links to other pages with the keyword being present
in the text under the link. This can often lead to a higher ranking for your
page.


5) If possible,
link to other pages which have the keyword in the file names. This can again
lead to a higher ranking for your page.


6) There is no
hard and fast rule regarding the total number of words that should be
present in the KRPs. As a rule of thumb, try to ensure that there are
between 500-600 words. However, if the number of words falls a bit short of
or exceeds this limit, don't worry too much.


Once you have
created the page, ensure that the name of the file in which it is saved
contains the keyword and that the individual words of the keyword are
separated by hyphens. In this case, the name of the file would be travel-to-australia.html.
This will get you a higher ranking in the few search engines which give a
lot of emphasis on the keyword being present in the file name.


That's it! When
you want to target another keyword, simply create another KRP for it using
the procedure outlined above.


After you have
created the KRPs, you cannot simply upload them to your site and submit them
to the search engines. This is because the search engines take a rather dim
view of pages which only contain outgoing links to other pages but do not
contain any incoming links from other pages. The search engines may penalize
sites which have such pages.



What you need to
do is to directly or indirectly link the KRPs with your home page. If you
are going to create many KRPs for your site, it will be impractical to link
the home page directly with all the KRPs as this will needlessly clutter
your home page. Hence, what you should do is to create a separate page in
your site called a Sitemap page (name it something like sitemap.html). Add
links to all the KRPs from the Sitemap page. The text that you use to link
to a particular KRP should be the same as the keyword that the KRP is being
optimized for. Hence, the link to the travel-to-australia.html file should
say "Travel to Australia".


Now, some search
engines refuse to spider pages which only contain links to other pages and
nothing else. Hence, if the Sitemap page only contains links to the KRPs but
contains no other content, the search engines may ignore this page. Hence,
what you can do is to add a short description of the content of each of the
KRPs after you have added a link to that KRP in the Sitemap page. This
ensures that the search engines will not ignore this page.


After doing all
this, simply link the home page of your site with the Sitemap page using a
text link. Then, submit your home page, the Sitemap page and each of the
KRPs to the search engines. When you are submitting these pages, to be on
the safe side, make sure that you submit no more than 1 page per day to any
search engine - otherwise, you run the risk of some search engines ignoring
some of the pages you have submitted. You can submit your site by going to
the individual "Add URL" pages of each engine. Or, in order to save time,
you can use our


free submission tool

which helps you submit your site manually to the search engines, without
having to go to the individual "Add URL" pages of each engine.



Follow all the
rules that I have outlined in this article and you can soon see your search
engine blues disappear for ever!

Author Info:

By Sumantra Roy

 
30 Most Recent Articles :
A Disputed New Business:Virtual Property Exchange

In many ways, the in-game economy is similar to a real world economy - goods and services are traded to mutual advantage and are mediated in currencies(gold,platinum,credit,etc.). An online broker, who goes by the screen name Rolala, was not a fan of online games until his 15-year-old son be[ Read Article]

THE UNITED STATES, A Terrorist Nation

I love the United States of America, but I cannot tolerate the UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. No I am not shouting at you, I am simply making a distinction, a difference that thirty-seven states of the union have noticed and moved to rectify. You see, AMERICA isn’t America anymore, nor does it in anyw[ Read Article]

Dollars and Sense

When I speak of the Federal Reserve and the fiat monetary system that controls our lives I feel as though my words are falling on deaf ears. I have the sense that the simplest conversations suggesting that change must be made invoke fear and condemnation from my fellow citizens. When will we tak[ Read Article]

Constitutionality

Is the 16th Amendment constitutional? Of course it is, the Supreme Court has made that as clear as it did the issue of slavery. But let us remember that it took the lives of more than 365,000 brave American men and the destruction of the Republic to wrest the matter from the courts and resolve the[ Read Article]

Five Secrets to Effective Pay-Per-Click Advertising

With so many companies swarming the World Wide Web with their products, how can you and your products and services stand out? Your ready answer would most likely be effective marketing. But how? How can you catch the eye of a surfer skimming carelessly through web pages? How can you keep the at[ Read Article]

How to Sell Bonds

If you want to make good money with banks, or any institution, Government and agency bonds are where it is at. Simply because all Government bonds and agencies are AAA rated, and banks can buy millions of dollars of any bond without incurring any credit risk. All banks own bonds of some sort, a[ Read Article]

Closing in the Car Business

The “P” Word. Closing is all about helping car customers make positive decisions. It is not about pressure or manipulation. Your customers need help overcoming the “P” word. Procrastination! Procrastination is natural when it comes to making a buying decision. Your customer is trying to avoid [ Read Article]

If You Build It They Will Come, or Will They?

All right, so you invested your time and energy to build your organization a great new web site, but you are not getting quite the results you were hoping for. Few customers are visiting or interacting with you and rarely do you get prospects to contact you through the site. So what can you do to [ Read Article]

Confessions of a Yoga Teacher

The following are questions that Yoga teachers still need to answer, despite overwhelming evidence that Yoga is ?the mother of all health maintenance systems.? Mainstream thought is finally catching up, with the progress Yoga is making, but it has taken 5,000 years for us to get this far. Serio[ Read Article]

Vertical Creep in Search Results :: Should Organic Optimizers be Concerned?

I thought for this week I’d give a summary of some of the more interesting Search Engine Strategies sessions which are currently going on in New York City. I was at SES as a speaker last year in New York and I have to say, there is a wealth of information there even if some of it is contradict[ Read Article]

How to build link popularity fast and free

We all knew that back link or link popularity is a big factor to get good position in any search engines. But building link popularity some times really hard if you don't know how to do it. One of the hardest problem for new webmasters is to get back link to their newly stablis[ Read Article]

Does Chiropractic Care Really Make Sense?

The Role of Chiropractic in Treatment Beyond the Resolution of Symptoms Do you have the same nagging injury that never seems to go away? Are you suffering needlessly with pain? Are you fed up with taking painkillers? Do you want to find out what is causing your pain? If your answer is ‘ye[ Read Article]

The Economic Implications of Buying Drugs Online

Although the Internet is fairly new (at least to the mainstream) online shopping has grown by leaps and bounds. Now you can buy almost anything you need, from food to fishing equipment, right through your computer. Of course, this has meant that commerce has been forced to adapt to the changing co[ Read Article]

Manning and Manning-Can Either Brother Win the Big One?

It was just over a year ago, after the Colts lost to the Pats in their post-season contest, that Boomer Esiason said on national television, "I think maybe Peyton (Manning) is this generation's Dan Marino." Esiason went on to state that Manning "is a great football player, but he's not going to get[ Read Article]

Branding, Branding, Branding - MSN fails to keep it Straight

Sometimes you see promotions come along and you wonder: did they just do that? The current MSN promotion called msnsearchandwin is a prime example of this. Not only do they use “black hat” or at least “questionable” tactics on the site, but the messaging is inconsistent. In this article [ Read Article]

The New MSN Search Interface :: A positive change or the antithesis of transformation?

Now, instead of wide blue bars there are sleek silver-grey bars. Also, the top bar where the search box is became narrower. To me this makes the page seem less “closed in” and more visually appealing. I now feel as if I can trust the results more because they have more room. I’ve also noti[ Read Article]

Malta Holidays

With Malta visitor numbers static in recent years and facing new competiton from former Eastern Bloc countries offering cheap holidays, the recent announcement by the Maltese government that negotiations were at an advanced stage with two low cost airlines has[ Read Article]

Drug Rehab Treatment Centers as an Experience, not a Punishment

Choosing a drug rehab treatment center is a decision that calls for both negative and positive emotions. Nobody wants addiction to overtake their life to the point that rehab is the necessary step. However, the decision to go to one is something to look forward to, as it is the decision to rebui[ Read Article]

Some ways to improve your king content

There are thousands of articles, books and forum posts which showed that content is king in search engine optimization (SEO). In this article, you can find some ways that can help you improve this king content for your web site. * Content for people first, not for search engines - Some webmaste[ Read Article]

Aerosmith Just Keeps On Rockin’

For over three decades, Aerosmith have been one of rock's most revered and popular bands, crafting classic songs full of raw guitar runs and intensely energetic vocals. The band first reached fame in the 1970’s with a string of hits including "Dream On," "Sweet Emotion" and "Walk This Way." During t[ Read Article]

Chicago Cubs Pitcher Mark Prior Re-signs

After many trips through the rumor mill, Mark Prior accepted the Chicago Cubs’ offer on January 27 to a one-year, $3.65 million contract. That is $900,000 more than the salary he would have earned under the contract he voided in November. Since Prior's definitive season in 2003 (18-6), he has cooled[ Read Article]

Social Networking - The Next Great Marketing Medium?

There has been a virtual explosion of social networking sites in the past couple of years. Even the big players like Google, Yahoo and MSN are getting into it. With so much interest in how social networks work, one begins to wonder if there is marketing potential within these social network[ Read Article]

How to choose paid directory for web site listing?

How to choose paid directory for web site listing? Search Engines are the major source of traffic for any website. High search engine ranking can boost number of your visitors and in turn leads to increase in sales. The best way to get top search engine placement is to improve link popularity [ Read Article]

Addiction Treatment Centers Using Experiential Therapies

Life is experience. Substance dependence overtakes a person’s ability to make her own decisions to experience life, and life is no longer actively participated in. Therefore, in overcoming addiction, it is vital to learn to re-experience life. This lesson helps a treatment center resident reint[ Read Article]

The DH: Making Life Tough for AL Pitchers

In 1973 Major League Baseball instituted three rules designed to lessen the power of pitchers and create more offense. One theory at work was that the game needed to be energized and that more hitting would create additional runs and excitement. Both the National and American Leagues lowered th[ Read Article]

Vacation on the Beach the Smart Way

Vacation on the Beach the Smart Way Almost everyone agrees; there is no more relaxing way to vacation than to take it to the beach. For the vacationer/traveler who hasn't considered a beach house rental before, they represent an affordable and fun family oriented alternative. There is an intell[ Read Article]

Malta Holidays and Hotels Buzzed by New Jets

With Malta visitor numbers static in recent years and facing new competiton from former Eastern Bloc countries offering cheap holidays, the recent announcement by the Maltese government that negotiations were at an advanced stage with two low cost airlines has sparked hopes that the island will see [ Read Article]

The Rising Cost of Prescription Drugs

If you’re like many Americans, the rising cost of prescription drugs may be costing you your health. In particular, seniors living on a fixed income with no insurance are finding it difficult to pay for necessary prescriptions out-of-pocket, and as a result, may be failing to receive the treatment[ Read Article]

Who's Tops in Hockey and Who's Not

The National Hockey League needs to do more to encourage better coverage of the hockey games. With so many other sports realizing national coverage, the NHL is sometimes forgotten. However, this year, there's a race for the Stanley Cup, and only one is set to win it. But which team will that be? [ Read Article]

The Danger Of Rounding Up Your Debts

Rounding up your debts is one of the biggest dangers to your financial position. It's also one of the easiest ways for your debts to get out of control. This way of thinking is best summed up by the following comment; ‘I already owe $27500 so what’s another $500. It takes my debt to a nice round [ Read Article]

 

World Top Stories :
Blasts rock Syria's second city
At least 28 people have been killed by bombs targeting security forces compounds in Syria's second city of Aleppo, state media report.


Greece anger over spending cuts
Greek protesters clash with police in Athens, as a coalition party withdraws support for budget cuts needed to secure the latest bailout deal.


Russian 'sold CIA missile data'
A senior officer at Russia's Plesetsk space station is jailed for 13 years after being convicted of selling missile test data to the CIA.


 

Copyright © 2006 Realook.com All Rights Reserved.