A Few Things People Miss On SEO Sites

Aug 25, 2009 by

I wanted to make a small blog post about some of the important things that are missed on websites. The below were on my mind at the time of writing this.

1. Term/Privacy Policy Pages
I have a good story about this one, I actually had a product that was being kicked from adwords on a weekly basis for some random reason, well I added the terms and privacy policy page along with updating my footer on some of the websites basics terms and I haven’t been kicked since.

It appears to me that adwords requires the terms/contact us/privacy pages along with the footer info on certain niches, I am thinking that they look for these pages also for seo websites. A “terms” or “privacy policy” is always a must when creating a website, not only does it look better for google (looks like a complete trustworthy website) but also for your customer. Dont forget it.

2. Contact Us & Sitemap Pages
A lot of people forget these pages, especially on content websites. However these pages are very important. Having a contact page makes your website look more professional for anyone who looks at it. A sitemap is great for SEO. Don’t forget these pages the next time you set up your niche wordpress site with some basic niche articles. You will regret it.

3. Titles In Da Links
<a href=”” title=”dont forget this, a plus for seo”>
Use the title in your links, like the example above, it helps.

4. Fresh Content
Are you too lazy to set up a content writing schedule were you should write a certain amount of articles a month? Oh wait you are? Well then go to sitepoint.com and/or digitalpoint.com and find yourself a content writer and set up a deal were he or she will write a 250 word article for you every week for a certain website.

So if you have 8 content website that means that you will order 8x 250 word articles every week, which gives your content sites fresh content. I use this method, I just have it automated at developerhut.com (the same feature is available to you, just create a monthly link package and only order content articles).

5. Source Of Revenue
I am not sure if this belongs in here, but screw it… its going in.

I know from experience that you can wonder off and start building a website that will never make money. It might have been a good idea at the time, but I have learned that if I just sit back and think on how I will make money later on, then I wont build so many worthless content websites. Now I focus on making websites on niches at which I can sell something in. I suggest that you take one step back and think about were the revenue will be coming from BEFORE you build the website… not after like I have done a few times.

6. Dont Use “Links”
Having a “links page” is sooo 1998 AD. They are now called “Resources” or “partners” or “sponsors”… get the point? Google does not like link exchanges, that is called “helping your websites placement in google”, and they dont like that. So use different names when naming your link exchange page, because using them is still a good idea.

7. Only Link Related Websites
I have never proven if google de-ranked sites based on in-links. However I do know from experience that they de-rank sites based on links within the website. So having links only related to your websites niche is a must, and also be careful for bad websites such as myspace sites, video sites, funny sites, or any other website that is a dime a dozen.

8. Get Them Emails!
Its simple… if you have a website, you should be collecting email address for it somehow. I prefer to use tools *cough free ping tool. But you can use a simple “enter your email” textbox. Its no big deal as long as you grab that email.