D George started this topic @ 16:26 on 08/11/2007
Hi All,
I am looking at optimising my web site www.tri-fx.com and dont know where to start, what the costs are and pros and cons and what to expect.
Can someone give some "simple" advice?
regards
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Damian George MBA
Senior Dealer
Corporate FX
Tel +44 (0)207 959 6929
Mob +44 (0)7869 150 578
damian@tri-fx.com
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RE: Web Optimisation
miketombs | 10/11/2007 08:35 PM
Have you tried asking on the Tech forum? Also there are lots of 'SEO' firms out there - it's getting more and more specialised, so not a DIY process anymore.
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Mike Tombs
TaxAssist Accountants
www.taxassist.co.uk/dudley
RE: RE: Web Optimisation
sabian1982 | 15/11/2007 03:36 PM
See i think thats completely untrue - if you really want to theres no reason why you can't read up on both onsite and offsite SEO implementation and gain a basic understanding of what to do and what can be achieved. Of course there is nothing wrong with input from a professional who specialises in that specific area...
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RE: Web Optimisation
AlivewithTechnology | 12/11/2007 01:11 PM
Web optimisation is all about content these days, don't try and trick the search engines or else you'll get punished.
If you're operating in a very competitive market, then I'd recommend using google adwords, as there is no guarantee any company can get you near the top of the search engines.
I had a driving instructor client, and getting him to the top of the search engines was very easy, as there's little competition for the search terms he was wanting to be found under. I have a travel agent client, and it's a hell of alot harder to get good results without using google adwords (per per click).
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RE: RE: Web Optimisation
sabian1982 | 15/11/2007 03:38 PM
Good adwords is good however won't give you long term results - for this you need a good organic ranking which will take time to achieve!
Statistics show that organic search results (when positiond 1st, 2nd or 3rd - or infact on the first page of results) greatly outweight the number of clicks you recieved from paid ad purchases (as used in the right hand column on google).
As you mention though, offsite depends entirely on the competition!
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Freelance Web Designer and SEO Consultant
RE: Web Optimisation
sabian1982 | 15/11/2007 03:41 PM
In terms of cons, your biggest issues are that the sites are designed using tables (which are problomatic for a range of different reasons) and secondly the correct syntax of code ie h1, h2, h3 and p tags have not been used!
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Freelance Web Designer and SEO Consultant
RE: Web Optimisation
Frenchiexno1 | 18/11/2007 02:55 PM
I recommend going to a specific forum for this type of information, as optimising a site is a business entirely on its own. Sitepoint is very good. The basics are to make sure you are listed on search engines. Keep the content up to date, and fresh. Get some backlinks, ie other sites linking to your website, and do some offline marketing as well (something people forget).
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