Wednesday, June 27, 2012

How To: Rise To The Top Of The Rankings

Tina Fronk
June 27, 2012

Almost everyone knows the importance of search engine rankings. However, not everyone knows how to reach the top. A good website and strong, unique content are not enough to raise your rankings on Google. 

Search engine rankings play a huge part in search engine optimization and also help your customers find you. The Google Penguin and Panda updates have made sure that only the best websites make it to the top. Do you have all the necessary requirements to make it to the first page of the results?

Here are some of the basics on increasing your rankings:

First, Google must trust your website. Even if you are a newer company with great content and credibility, your website still might appear at the top. Why? Although you are producing valid content, Google needs time to learn it and trust it. A great way to earn trust is through authentic back links. Who is linking to your site? 

Back links will help you earn Google's trust, but they need to be authentic. Artificial back links will hurt your rankings and you can be punished by the Penguin update. 

Again, building a website that will rise in the rankings takes time, but if you invest time and effort, your ranking will increase.

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