Search Engine Optimization Secrets Revealed

Last Updated on Tuesday, 12 April 2011 12:59 Written by Michael Fleischner Thursday, 11 March 2010 13:14

As the author of a well known SEO book and a variety of do it yourself info products about SEO, I often get asked questions about the best SEO techniques. Other than using the traditional search engine related best practices I have discovered a few techniques that outperform others significantly.

As the author of a well known SEO book and a variety of do it yourself info products about SEO, I often get asked questions about the best SEO techniques. Other than using the traditional search engine related best practices I have discovered a few techniques that outperform others significantly.

My reason for believing that some techniques are really best kept secrets is because they are not talked about in SEO forums or within even some of the top SEO products. You might ask yourself why these aren't discussed. The answer is simple. Some secrets, if shared may dilute the effectiveness of the technique.

For those of you who have been thinking about SEO, you are probably looking for the fastest and quickest way to put your website in the number one position on Google and other major search engines. The result of getting the much coveted number one position is traffic, higher ad revenue, and greater sales.

As someone making a living online, I can promise you that having the top ranking for competitive keywords is all it is cracked up to be. The difference between a number one ranking and number 4 ranking is the difference between making a living online and making next to nothing.

I'm sure by now you are wondering what some of these secrets are. I am happy to share one at no charge. Keep in mind that not every secret is all that esoteric or unique. It is more common that these secrets are traditional methods applies in a new way. That is how I view SEO related information because its rare that you find something that is all that new or different. More often than not, techniques are simply modified to get a result.

Here is the secret you have been waiting for. Simply put, if you want to achieve top rankings for any keyword you just have to follow the same strategy used by the top ranked website for that keyword or keyword phrase. This strategy is incredibly simple but not used by at least 98% of people doing business online. To duplicate the success of your number one competitor discover the techniques he is using to achieve the top position on search engine results.

The best place to start is by analyzing the links into your competitor's website. These are referred to back links and carry a lot of weight when thinking about SEO. These third party links often contain link text that includes the keywords you want to rank highly for. Contact these websites and attempt to have them link to your website in the same manner.

Your success is dependent upon finding all of the sites linking to your competitors website. Then, you need to get links to your website from the same sites. The difficulty here is simply finding who is linking to your competitor. Then you have the task of building links with those sites as well. There are a number of online tools that can help you do this.

If you follow this technique and discover the road map of success left by your competitors, you can dramatically improve your website ranking for the specific keywords you choose. It takes work however so start your research and being building the right kind of links to your website. The results will amaze you.