Rabu, 04 Juli 2012

Real Estate: A Great Analogy for Search Engine Optimization

By Aaron Kaiser


Real Estate is an industry most people have a relatively good grasp of. Almost everyone will own a home at some point in their life. And even if they don't, they're likely to have researched it seriously. Few purchases in life are as heavily scrutinized as a property.

As such, most people are aware of the key variables that determine value in the Real Estate market: 1. Foundation 2. Structure 3. LOCATION

Foundation: Most people realize that a home is constructed from the foundation up. If a home's foundation is not sound, the entire house could become unstable. The same is true of your SEO strategy, see: (Austin SEO). A solid foundation is critical to long-term success. And in search engine optimization, keyword analysis and research is foundation of your company's SEO plan. All your Internet marketing efforts should be built upon it. Without an analysis of consumer search patterns and the competitive landscape of your local market, an SEO program will lack targeting needed to make is sustainable over the long term, just like a house with a poor foundation.

Structure: While a foundation consists of building blocks of a solid residential structure, it's only a fraction of the entire house. How many residents will eventually come to live upon this foundation? The main purpose of a home's foundation is that it serves as a permanent base for the entire house. In the end, the quality of the construction equally as important as the foundation when evaluating a property's value. As in the classic storybook tale of the three little piggies, a straw house has no value.

As you might have imagined, in this analogy your company website is your online house. Google is the both the appraiser and inspector, and as such assesses a wide range of tests on your website to determine the value and quality of the construction. Just like in real estate, architecture is critical component in the calculation of property value, and the same goes for grade of materials used in construction. From an SEO perspective, construction materials include such components as:

1. Website coding: Best practices coding, including W3C validation, is essential to enable the search engines to properly index every line of code on your online property. While city inspectors can't evaluate every detail, the search engines can see EVERY line of code on your site.

2. Site Content: Although the Internet is continually changing and evolving, the one thing that has never changed is that content is king, and is now more important than ever. With keyword research and strategy comparable to a home's structural foundation, your content should be created in a way that delivers the best possible SEO. This is achieved using optimized body content and other coding elements such as website's page and meta titles, text headings, keyword anchor text, keyword ratios, etc. For example, if you have a page on your site related to Austin web design", the content and wording on the page should be related to this phrase.

Location, Location, Location: The final piece of the property value equation is the location on which it has been built. External factors will always influence the value of a property. Even the most lavish property will fail to realize its true value if it is located in the slums. External elements such as crime rate and wealth of surrounding suburbs contribute significantly to property valuation.

Likewise, circles of association play a crucial role in Google's assessment of a web site. From an SEO perspective, high quality links will ensure your website has a great location. Search engines analyze the links to each website to determine the quality of the location in which it resides. If your site is connected with link farmers and spammers, you can't expect search engines like Google to attribute much value to your property. You're in the online hood.

Want to prove to Google that you live in a good location? Make sure your link building efforts are focused on the acquisition of quality links.




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