Getting to Page One of Google

Welcome fellow Google Page One seekers

Jun 6, 2009 Search Engine Optimization, Web 2.0

Ending up at my blog, you are probably interested in getting your web site, your companies web site or a clients web site listed higher in the search engines, specifically getting to Page One on Google. We share an interest as I am now seeking to more fully understand what is involved in getting high Google rankings, my goal being to get my web site (www.LandersWeb.com) and those of my clients ranked higher in Google.

This is the first post in a series of several as I start a few SEO campaigns for my web site and those of my clients. I will be writing articles about my experiences using different SEO techniques including

• Google Optimization Tools (Sitemap, Google Analytics)
• Web 2.0 tools (Twitter, FaceBook, Blogs, Dynamic Web Pages)
• Link Building Strategies
• Keyword Targeting

The First Step – A few months back I trimmed my cluttered website down to a few pages so I could focus on message, content and keywords. I edited the titles, edited the keywords to focus on a certain searches and edited the content to make it more interesting and keyword rich. A few weeks later a search on Google for “Web Maintenance Portland” my website comes up first on Page One of Google. That is a nice small win, but how many people are searching “Web Maintenance Portland“. This is however a good example that setting up a website for certain keywords does in fact work, now it is time to focus on less targeted keywords that will result in signigicantly more traffic.

A good goal for my website is to get listed on Google Page One for “Web Maintenance“, that is a much more realistic search. Plus, my services (web development, design, maintenance and hosting) are services I can provide to companies around the globe not just those in the Portland OR area. The problem is that I will have a lot more competition for Page One, more poeple will be searching that term so there will be more effort (dollars, SEO experts, consultants) spent by my competition in getting that Page One listing.

I have just set a lofty goal for myself, check in to this blog occasionally for posts on what is working, not working and even offer me some advice to me as I compete against all web maintnenace and development companies for Page One of Google.

Tags: FaceBook, Google, Google Analytics, Google Rank, Link Building, Search Engine Optimization, Twitter, Web 2.0, Web Maintenance