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Search Engine Optimization Tutorials

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The Internet provides a tremendous opportunity to reach potential customers on a worldwide level, faster and easier than has ever been possible before. There are over 390 million people online throughout the world today, and this number is growing larger every day at an unprecedented rate. With this many people online, it's no surprise that the amount of search engine traffic throughout the world is staggering. The choices offered online, in terms of quantity and quality of websites, is also tremendous. It's easy to get lost in the crowd and many new websites have failed because of poor search engine optimization.

VTC Author James Gonzalez is here to help you rise above the web noise and get noticed. From keyword placement to the best utilization of code, learn important tips you must know as well as common mistakes you must avoid, to be noticed on the web. To begin learning today, simply click on one of the Search Engine Optimization movie links.

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Course Intro
 Course Intro (03:23)
 Course Overview (02:53)
 Importance of Search Engines (04:00)
 Limitations of Optimization (02:17)
Introduction To Search Engines
 The Search Engines Landscape (02:55)
 Crawler Based Search Engines (03:40)
 Human Powered & Pay Per Click Systems (04:36)
 Hybrid Search Sites (03:49)
 How Crawler Based Search Engines Work (03:43)
 How Search Engines Rank Web Pages Pt.1 (04:41)
 How Search Engines Rank Web Pages Pt.2 (05:14)
 The Most Popular Search Sites (03:50)
 Survey of the Most Popular Search Sites (04:34)
 Overture/Google Adwords & Others (04:02)
 Search Systems You NEED to Work With (02:14)
Checking Your Sites Current Status
 Google & the Google Toolbar (04:52)
 Yahoo & the Others (04:15)
 Fixing Frames (03:43)
 Page Titles & Page Descriptions (03:58)
 Page Links & Page Content (04:24)
How Domain Names Effect Placement
 Overview (02:16)
 Choosing Effective Names (03:25)
 Registering Domain Names (02:35)
 Using Multiple Domain Names (04:02)
 Set Up & Link Multiple Domain Names (03:27)
Choosing Target Keywords
 Keyword Research (05:34)
 Keyword Phrases vs. Single Words (03:31)
 Analyzing the Competition for Keywords (03:13)
 Refining Your Keywords (03:46)
 Wordtracker (05:16)
 Other Tools to Aid in Keyword Work (05:49)
 Keyword Placement (03:21)
Designing Search Engine Friendly Pages
 Titles (05:43)
 Meta Description Tags (04:08)
 Meta Keyword Tags (03:22)
 Page Content: Headings (03:24)
 Page Graphics & ALT Tags (03:27)
 Text Content (02:49)
 Strategies Designing Your Page Content (04:59)
 Links (05:59)
 Site Map Pages (03:07)
 Common Page Content Mistakes (05:27)
 Invisible Navigation Systems (04:29)
Link Popularity/Page Importance & Reputation
 Importance of Links (03:07)
 Link Popularity (03:57)
 Page Reputation (03:26)
 Page Importance (03:14)
 Strategies for Getting Good Links Pt.1 (03:18)
 Strategies for Getting Good Links Pt.2 (03:32)
 Links that can Work Against You (04:05)
 Guide for Improving Links (03:18)
Optimization Tricks
 Keyword Spamming (03:37)
 Invisible Text (03:53)
 Images (05:37)
 Redirect Pages (05:45)
 Comments/Bait & Switch (02:59)
 Cloaking (04:51)
 Information Pages (03:40)
 Hidden Links (02:41)
Specific Strategies
 Google (03:26)
 Google Page Construction Tips (06:58)
 Yahoo (05:59)
 Yahoo/Overture Site Match Xchange (05:34)
 Overture (04:37)
 Overture Listing Choices (03:20)
 AskJeeves/Teoma (04:50)
 Open Directory Project (ODP) (04:43)
 Tips for getting listed in the ODP (04:08)
 MSN (05:36)
 Looksmart (04:30)
 LookSmart Optimization Tips (07:54)
Getting Hi Tech Pages Indexed
 Frame pages (06:38)
 Flash Pt.1 (04:32)
 Flash Pt.2 (04:52)
 Dynamically Generated Pages (06:42)
Registering Your Sites
 Essentials of Getting Your Site Listed (02:54)
 Recommended Submission Order (04:57)
 Submitting to Google (03:56)
 Submitting to Yahoo Search Engine (02:42)
 Submitting to Directories (06:04)
 Submitting to Yahoo Directory (04:04)
 Submitting to ODP Directory (04:50)
 Submitting to AskJeeves (03:06)
Search Engine Optimization Tools
 Optimization Resources: Search Sites (04:44)
 Optimization Resources: Web Sites (03:15)
 Wordtracker (04:26)
 Tools for Checking Site Rankings (05:34)
 Keyword Density Analyzers (04:00)
 Link Optimizers Optilink (06:08)
Disclaimer
 Disclaimer (01:00)
Credits
 About This Author (00:34)


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Title: Search Engine Optimization
Author: James Gonzalez
SKU: 33569
ISBN: 1-932808-22-1
Duration: 7 hrs / 91 Lessons
Compatibility: Win XP, 2000, 98, NT, Mac OS X, OS 9

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