All of the websites we build are search engine friendly from the out-set. Search Engine Optimisation (SEO) starts with having a well coded website with up to date content, our sites are well coded, and have Content Management Facilities enabling you to update the site regularly.
Some factors that can increase your ranking in search engines are:- Valid XHTML. The better your site is coded the easier a search engine will be able to navigate it
- Unique content can put you above other similar sites
- Logical site layout allowing easy indexing
- Search engine friendly hyperlinks and headers
- Relevant Meta tags
- Regular updating of your sites content
- Up to date Site map, and xml sitemap
There are techniques some companies use to increase their ranking such as 'Link Farms' and 'Keyword Stuffing' that effectively trick the search engines. Such techniques are not recommended, and can have a negative effect.
Once your site is built by us it is already in a good position to get a good ranking, depending on how unique your field of business is will affect how easy it is to get a high listing. There are however things that can continue to be done to improve your rank even more.
It can take a few months before you'll see anything on google for example, but once that happens we can analyse statistics relating to your site to see how it is performing and where most of your traffic is coming from. We can provide you with details of companies that can give you the best available service. You can either deal with them direct or leave it to us.
This gives us more time to concentrate on your site development. As a rule we don't list companies here because our views may change with experience, if you are thinking of getting SEO for your site, get in touch and we wil provide free advice.
SEO
- Powerful