Getting TRAFFIC and HIGH RANKING on SE's

Hello....I am having trouble getting TRAFFIC to my "Real Estate" websites AND getting them Ranked High in search engines for the Keywords I'm using.

Can anyone recommend a "good" report or course on "Building TRAFFIC" or "Getting High Rankings on Search Engines"....or...recommend where to look?

Thanks......Don Alm


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Hi Don,

> Hello....I am having trouble getting TRAFFIC
> to my "Real Estate" websites AND
> getting them Ranked High in search engines
> for the Keywords I'm using.

Unfortunately, Real Estate is one of the most competitive and difficult subjects for getting high rankings in the search engines. However, the more specific you are with your keywords, the better off you'll be.

For instance, be geographically specific. Instead of using "Real Estate" as your main keyword, use something like "New Homes in Albany NY" or "Power of sale properties in Gnome Alaska".

Also, when submitting your site to search engines, also submit to the SE's directory as some engines favor sites that are listed in both.

Have you thought of web based community directories? Even though they get far less traffic than Google or Hotbot, some prospective home buyers look to these directories when choosing where to call home.

> Can anyone recommend a "good"
> report or course on "Building
> TRAFFIC" or "Getting High Rankings
> on Search Engines"....or...recommend
> where to look?

Check out Search Engine Watch. It's one of the most comprehensive and no-hype sites on SE's on the web.

Hope this helps a little.

Respectfully,

Paul Short

Hi Don,

I agree with Paul's answer 100%.

You should also know the following, that is very important :

Most search engines will rank a site based on what keyword phrases are in the "Title", the "Meta Description" tag and then the "Meta Keywords" tag, in that order of importance. They also look to see if the words used in your title and description are in the body of the webpage submitted. This is a must. In addition, don't count on "keywords" to help you, use "keyword phrases", consisting of two, three, or four words. Also, make sure you use phrases that have the highest chance of getting you ranked high. It is best to stay away from keywords that everyone else is competing for. How do you figure all this out, you ask ?

1. Go to http://www.wordtracker.com

Enter your chosen keywords or keyword phrases and you'll get an automatic, free, reply of how many sites on Alta Vista are using the same keywords, and ideas for other keyword phrases you can use. It will also give you a KEI analysis (a measure of your chances of getting a high ranking for the keywords used). You're looking for KEI's over 400.

2. Go to http://www.rankright.com and search for prior articles on the subject of keywords, titles etc.

Do these two things really work ? I used them as prescribed and it gave me many first page listings on many search engines the first time out.

The above two secrets will help give you the success you're looking for.

One more point : Even if you get a large amount of traffic to your site, it does not necessarily mean you'll sell anything. Your sales copy has to be very good to get people interested. So, I would study this factor also.

Ken
http://www.golfrevelations.com

> Hello....I am having trouble getting TRAFFIC
> to my "Real Estate" websites AND
> getting them Ranked High in search engines
> for the Keywords I'm using.

> Can anyone recommend a "good"
> report or course on "Building
> TRAFFIC" or "Getting High Rankings
> on Search Engines"....or...recommend
> where to look?

> Thanks......Don Alm

Hi Ken,

> 1. Go to http://www.wordtracker.com Enter
> your chosen keywords or keyword phrases and
> you'll get an automatic, free, reply of how
> many sites on Alta Vista are using the same
> keywords, and ideas for other keyword
> phrases you can use. It will also give you a
> KEI analysis (a measure of your chances of
> getting a high ranking for the keywords
> used). You're looking for KEI's over 400.

This is a powerful resource.... Thanks, Ken, for sharing it! :)

> 2. Go to http://www.rankright.com and
> search for prior articles on the subject of
> keywords, titles etc.

I didn't know about this.... Thanks! Looks like a good site.... :)

I have a feeling that having keywords in the domain name can also help.... But it probably differs depending on the search engine.

- Dien

> 2. Go to http://www.rankright.com and
> search for prior articles on the subject of
> keywords, titles etc.

Ken, thanks for the mention of Rank Write. The actual URL should really be http://www.rankwrite.com (although the other one will work).

Jill Whalen


Rank Write Roundtable Search Engine Optimization and Copywriting