SEO.
Search Engine Optimization.
What is it?
This is a question I get a lot. I found this video by Common Craft and Search Engine Land that breaks it down pretty well. I hope it helps:
Can't see the video? Watch it here.
I've written more posts about SEO (and traffic) too, so check 'em out!
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Amy,
Thanks for sharing that informative video. I've been wondering about SEO since I hear it used all the time, but wasn't sure exactly what it meant. I'm going to use those tips on my blog.
I guess SEO is simple – Making your web page more visible to the search engines and providing value to the users, both at the same time.
That's a great video! Explains well how search engines make their ranking choices, but did not talk about keywords/phrases and metatags. How important are those to your rankings?
Here's a guide that can explain more of the basics.
Thanks Amy! I've been wondering about this, too.