Little Steps SEO, Part 3

To this Part of little Step of SEO, we show you the "part 3" of 50 tips for search engine optimization

1. Be aware that by using services that block domain ownership information when you register a domain, Google might see you as a potential spammer.
2. When optimizing your blog posts, optimize your post title tag independently from your blog title.
3. The bottom line in SEO is Text, Links, Popularity and Reputation.
4. Make sure your site is easy to use, This can influence your link building ability and popularity and, thus, your ranking.
5. Give link love, Get link love. Don’t be stingy with linking out. That will encourage others to link to you.
6. Search engines like unique content that is also quality content, There can be a difference between unique content and quality content. Make sure your content is both.
7. If you absolutely MUST have your main page as a splash page that is all Flash or one big image, place text and navigation links below the fold.
8. Some of your most valuable links might not appear in web sites at all but be in the form of e-mail communications such as newletters and zines.
9. You get NOTHING from paid links except a few clicks unless the links are embedded in body text and NOT obvious sponsored links.
10. Links from .edu domains are given nice weight by the search engines. Run a search for possible non-profit .edu sites that are looking for sponsors.