SEO:
If you build it, they won't come. Not only do you need to create a great website but it needs to be SEO friendly. I learned the power of search engine optimization long ago when I got a #1 ranking on Yahoo for a popular celebrity. My university threatened to shut down my website. At that point a light went off in my head; SEO is powerful and has only gotten more powerful since.- Google Sitemap
Let Google know about your new content or updates just as soon as they happen. Do not build a webpage without it. Yahoo and MSN have adopted this as well.
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» Sitemap Tool - A free sitemap creation tool. - Trellian Keyword Discovery
KeywordDiscovery compiles keyword search statistics from over 180 search engines world wide, to create the most powerful Keyword Research tool. - Aaron Wall Videos
Some very educational videos on search engine optimization by one of the internets foremost leaders, Aaron Wall. - Google Adwords Keyword Tool
A nice free tool from Google to do some keyword research. - Digital Point Keyword Tool
This tool includes the daily search volumes for Overture and Wordtracker. - Overture Keyword Selector Tool
The ever famous Overture keyword selector tool. Be careful because they switch it up so keywords are sometimes reversed. Common sense dictates here, still a great tool because it gives monthly volume. - Hittail
HitTail is the only product that reveals in real time which keywords people use to find your website. When acted on, they can increase the natural search traffic to your website. - Seomoz Ranking Factors
An excellent resource on all the many factors that go into a web pages rankings. Many of the industries top experts weigh in here to give you some great pespectives. A must read for anyone looking to do search engine optimization on their website. - Search Engine Forums
Great place to learn, ask questions, and get insight into all sorts of stuff! Some even rumor Google operatives hang out there. - Google Says Link
"In general, webmasters can improve the rank of their sites by increasing the number of high-quality sites that link to their pages." For me this is one the most relevent sentences Google has out there. Quite simple; Get links! - Advanced Web Rankings
Software to check your rankings. - Text Links
Text Link Ads to either buy or sell. - Robots.txt Validator
Make sure your Robots.txt file is all pimped out. - Neat-O-Backlink Tool
A cool free tool that lets you check the number of backlinks to your website as well as the anchor text used. - Search Engine Guidelines
Take some of the guessing out of what you should and should not be doing in regards to search engine optimization on your website.
Search Engine Directories To Submit To
* Ranked by order
| Search Engine | Cost | Page Rank | ||
| Open Directory (DMOZ) | Free | 8 | ||
| Yahoo Directory | $299/year | 6/7 | ||
| Business.com | $199/year | 7 | ||
| Best of the Web | $199/life | 7 | ||
| Joe Ant | $40/life | 6 | ||
| Uncover The Net | $159/life | 6 | ||
| Sevenseek | $50/life | 6 | ||
| Go Guides | $40/life | 5 | ||
| Wow Directory | $40/life | 5 | ||
| Skaffe | $45/life | 5 | ||
| Gimpsy | $40/life | 5 | ||
| Web Beacon | $40/life | 4 |
- Strong Links
A great list of search engine directories for you to consider submitting your website to. - Yahoo Local
Yahoo Local Search. - Google Local
Google Local Search.