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Don't Make These Search Engine Optimization Mistakes

 
I wrote a post over on the HubSpot blog entitled "Top 10 Most Egregious Search Engine Optimization Mistakes".

I'd like to eventually write the Top 100 list. So, go leave your list in the comments.

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Great search engine optimization tips, Pete. I am a web designer and optimize sites for search engines. I can't tell you how often I hear from a company that picked their designer solely on price, not knowing what they were buying. They have a web site that can only be found by goolging their full company name or, in many cases, can’t be found at all by searching. They ask me to optimize their site but are shocked when I have to deliver the news that it will involve a lot of rewriting of both code and content. They start out trying to save money and it costs them much more in the end. Search engine optimization is not something you start thinking about after the site is built and it is not an event, done once and forgotten. Here are some other mistakes that could be added to your list.
Frames: Believe it or not, there are still sites on the Internet that use frames. Frames are so Y2K! Indexing is near impossible with a framed site.
Image rollovers: Not only do some designers still use images for buttons, they also use them in conjunction with "instant" rollovers that are built by their editor. These rollovers add a lot of code that get in the way of search engine indexing and ultimately are using an image where text is needed for seo. Never use an image when you can get by with text. Search engines cannot read images. Use text links for navigation and use style sheets to make they look like buttons if that is the look that you want. Better yet, build your navigation with a list tag,<UL>, and use a style sheet to style the links.
Lame Page Headings: One of my personal pet peeves is page headings that do not include keywords. After spending time developing keyword phrases, people will insist on using a page header such as "About Us" or "Contact Us". A page header should at least include your company name. Search engines give more weight to text in heading tags such as <h1>. Take advantage of it and include your keywords.
No ALT tags: If you use images on your pages, use the alt property of your image tag to explain what the image is. This is another place to use keywords. A picture of a swimming pool on a landscaping site for instance could have an alt tag of alt="landscaped pool area with waterfall and low maintenance plantings". Not only will this help with search engine optimization, it makes the site easier for visually impaired visitors. Visually impaired surfers use browsers that speak the page text. Without alt tags for images, the browser will ignore them.
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