Common Mistakes When Optimizing For The Search Engines
When
it comes to plastic surgeon website promotion, the search
engines can prove your greatest asset. The majority of visitors to your
site will likely find you through the search engines after conducting
a search for ‘plastic surgery', ‘plastic surgeon', ‘cosmetic
surgery' or some other related term. As such, it's essential that you
optimize your site to perform well in the search engines. There are
several common mistakes that people make when it comes to search engine
optimization. These mistakes can not only hurt your rankings in the
search engines, some can even get you kicked out altogether. When optimizing
your site, be sure to avoid the following:
- Keyword Stuffing. Sure, keywords are a good thing
but it is possible to overdo it. Don't attempt to optimize any
single page for all possible keywords. Also be sure not to repeat your
keywords to such a degree that the text becomes unreadable. Many search
engines consider this a form of spam and it can get you kicked.
- Non-Relevant Keywords. Make sure that the keywords
you target are relevant to your site's theme as well as each particular
page. Also make sure that the keywords you choose for your META keyword
tags reflect this relevancy. The more precise and targeted your keywords,
the more qualified your visitors.
- No Title Tag. The title tag is a very important factor
for many of the search engines. Your title tag should include your most
important search phrases, and they should be listed at the very beginning
of the tag.
• Duplicate Headers. Every page on your website should have it's
own unique title. As such, make sure that you don't simply copy
the title or Meta description of one page and repeat it on all the other
pages. Remember that each page should be optimized for different keywords
and this must be reflected in your header area.
- Splash, Flash, And Where's The Content? Your
pages must contain text in order for the search engines to index them.
In order for you to rank well in the search engines, that text must
be what they want to see. The search engines can encounter problems
when indexing your pages if all they see or the first things they see
are graphics and flash.