The Art of SEO Mastering Search Engine Optimization

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O’Reilly 2009

Description
If your company is going to succeed in the web economy, optimizing your site for search engine visibility is essential. In this book, four of the most noted experts in the field of search engine optimization (SEO) provide you with proven guidelines and cutting-edge techniques for planning and executing a comprehensive SEO strategy. The authors clearly explain SEO fundamentals, while correcting many common misconceptions.
A well-designed, easy-to-navigate website is useless if no one can find it. If your company is going to succeed in the web economy, optimizing your site for search engine visibility is essential. In this book, four of the most noted experts in the field of search engine optimization (SEO) provide you with proven guidelines and cutting-edge techniques for planning and executing a comprehensive SEO strategy.

The authors clearly explain SEO fundamentals, while correcting many common misconceptions. If you are new to SEO, you’ll get a complete and thorough SEO education, as well as an array of effective tactics, from basic to advanced. Seasoned practitioners will find this book useful as a complete reference to SEO best practices.

  • Explore the underlying theory behind SEO and how search engines work
  • Learn the steps you need to prepare for, execute, and evaluate SEO initiatives
  • Examine a number of advanced strategies and tactics
  • Understand the intricacies involved in managing complex SEO projects
  • Learn what’s necessary to build a competent SEO team with defined roles
  • Glimpse the future of search and what lies ahead for the SEO industry
Table of Contents

Chapter 1 The Search Engines: Reflecting Consciousness and Connecting Commerce

  1. The Mission of Search Engines

  2. The Market Share of Search Engines

  3. The Human Goals of Searching

  4. Determining Searcher Intent: A Challenge for Both Marketers and Search Engines

  5. How People Search

  6. How Search Engines Drive Commerce on the Web

  7. Eye Tracking: How Users Scan Results Pages

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