07 Sep 09 SEO Simplified: What to Do to Rank in Google, Part – I

Should the god visit any SEO guy in this world, and ask him or her to make a wish; 99 out of 100 guys will wish to get ranked number 1 in Google. Not in Yahoo, not is MSN, and even not in Bing, cuil or whatever.

Why is it so?

Because Google is number one, and the power of Google can be interpreted from a simple fact that Google is no longer just a noun. It has transformed to take glorious shape of a verb. Yahoo didn’t become verb. We do not say, “Let’s yahoo this word.” But we say, “let’s Google it.”

That is the reason why, if one wish is granted to every SEO expert in this world, he or she will ask the god to take his or her page to the number one slot in Google. Taking a lead from this thought, I decided to build a mini-series that will run for three or four days, but it will tell you what Google asks from a website.

I will search, synthesize, and interpret the guidelines set by Google for next three or four days. I am doing this with a belief that our websites have a better chance to get ranked in Google, if we follow the guidelines set by the search engine in question.

I will at least cover the Design and content guidelines, Quality guidelines, and technical guidelines set by Google.

And as a parting word, I must say that when your website is ready, do not forget to submit it to Google, and Google directory. You should also install Google Analytics and Google Webmaster Tools to keep track data as well as to make sense of data gathered.

Last but not the least: do not forget to submit the XML Sitemap to Google using Google Webmaster Tools. See you tomorrow.

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