Best 3 SEO Tips of 2008
Every year I spend the first three months to find the best and most innovative SEO tips of the end of last year. This year, I have what I believe to the best 3 SEO tips in a decade!
 SEO Tip 1: Make Google Alerts Your Personal Online Spy
 Google Alerts is a great way to let the world's biggest search engine be your personal online spy. This takes search engine optimization insider info to whole new level. Here is an excerpt directly from Google. . . .
 " Google Alerts are email updates of the latest relevant Google results (web, news, etc.) based on your choice of query or topic.
 Some practical uses of Google Alerts include:
 * Monitoring a developing country News Story
 * Keeps current on a competitor or industry
 * Check the latest on a celebrity or event
 * Keep tabs on your favorite team "
 As you probably guessed, it is the second, we take care about most, " keeping current on a competitor or industry. "
 Here's how it works. . . Be Every time Google finds a reference to the query or topic you request, we will send you an email with the details. That's sure as with an online spy to make sure competitors are not using your protected keywords (trademarked names, company names, etc.) It is also an instant identifier to know when your site or product in a news story mention is made, or when an issue is hot, so you can take advantage of the situation. It is the easiest way in the world dirty tricks to stop competitors and identify trends that you are taking right now.
 It's fast, free and works every minute of every day. Let Google Alerts (http://www. Google. Com / alerts), you do the most time consuming legwork while you reap the rewards!
 SEO Tip 2: Optimize your page 404, and Always Be Found
 " Error 404: Page not found " is a blessing that most Webmasters curse. Why? Getting visitors to each page of your site is fantastic! Do not blowing the opportunity. You can make not only your " 404 " page a valuable sales tool, you can use the following search engine optimization techniques to attract customers in droves.
 A.) Use your main keywords in your title, insert a tube " " (usually the Enter key) and then use your secondary keyword. Here an example of a SEO site " SEO | Search Engine Optimization Tips "
 B.) Add some keyword-rich content over one to two keywords for the page. If you have less than 250 words on the page, simply use a keyword and use it no more than three times total. Bold and italics the first use of the second or third use. Remember, this is an inactive " " site so easy to say, which will stimulate the visitors to your website on the appetite and with a good description. So something is working well. . . bold " Thank you for visiting SEO () Group, Inc. We are sorry you landed on a missing page but do not worry if you are fat for the best search engine optimization tips (), you're at the right place. .. " That will continue for a few paragraphs or as long as you want, then end it with something to the effect of " Please click here (link) map on our website or click on a link to to the left. "
 C.) Add your site, the standard navigation system (bar, column, etc.) as mentioned above.
 D.) make the look and feel of the customized page 404 correspond to your main site as closely as possible with a template, matched palette, cascading style sheets, etc.
 E.) Create a link can be found easily on this page page, if any, and the connection. You want your visitor off the 404-page and in your material as quickly as possible.
 Setting up a custom 404 page link usually results in less than five minutes at most major Web hosting companies like GoDaddy. com. But whatever it takes, it is worth the effort.
 SEO Tip # 3: Get it (yet) Serious About Linking
 I saved the most important for last. If you do well on any search engine, want especially Google, linking is the most important thing you can do. It is so easy.
 Here are five things you need to do to make your site # 1 in Google:
 A.) Find the highest page rank sites linking to your site and your competitors' websites.
 B.) Run monthly link campaigns and snatch the best from the websites mentioned above.
 C.) Run regular checks on what pages are still linking back to your website. You Alsomake sure that they do not, you move from a high page rank page to a lower (not cheated!)
 D) eliminate any penalized websites link to, ASAP!
 E.) Check your search engine ranking and your competitor for each of your keywords per week. Do this at the minimum, for Google, Yahoo, MSN and Alta Vista.
 Tip: Keeping up can be a lot of work so much SEO Consultants (myself included use) SEO Elite (http://www. SEOeliteWeb. Com) to do all the work most difficult and time consuming.
 There is another very important to know that Google was originally a doctoral project was for the sole purpose of determining a site value created by the pages linked to it. Twelve years later it is still the most important task. Linking everything to Google.
 These few SEO tips are the best of the best, then make them wisely. Best of luck!
