August 29, 2010
Can Search Engine Optimisation Features Be Reused Into Different Media
The most awkward problem faced by most dedicated search engine optimisation consultants arises in the area of off-page optimisation. It can be very awkward for a search optimization consultant to compose the articles that are designed to promote his client’s website, particularly of the quality and number needed to make a real difference to the natural search engine positioning of the pages of his client’s business. These articles should make reference to matters that are relevant to the company’s website without appearing as explicit advertising for the business being promoted. It is possible to name the business being promoted but only indirectly, such as in the context of a news item.
There comes a time for every search optimization consultant when writer’s block is very troublesome. Suddenly there seems to be a lack of news being published anywhere concerning the field in which his client business operates. This would typically be a source of inspiration for his own articles. Perhaps it is time to revisit any articles that the author has already composed for ideas. A simple re-issue of an old abstract will not work. Most search engine optimisation consultancies use a distribution mechanism that will recognise old articles. Old articles that have been re-edited may work, but even this can lead to rejection by the distribution mechanism. The articles need to be noticeably different to the source, even in the author is plagiarising himself. This is why the many search marketing observers believe that all off-page optimisation articles must be spam.
A suggestion that has been made by one optimisation consultant is to convert old articles into different media. In the right circumstances, all ten entries on a search engine results listing can reference a single business. This will have to include references from social channels and video outlets such as YouTube as well as traditional backlinks to the company’s website. This can even involve the conversion of old articles into audio files. Just as for the normal articles, there must be websites prepared to accept these converted audio files designed to influence the natural search engine positioning of the related website, associated with enough significant keywords to enable a search query to find them. While this idea may not actually be unethical practices, it certainly falls in to the grey areas that some search engine optimisation consultants choose to operate. After all, only the most curious searcher is going to be intrigued enough to listen.
The early stages of the search optimization process tend to be spent applying mechanical changes that once done do not have to be revisited very often. An interim review of keywords selected for emphasis may need such changes but rarely. The most significant influence on the natural search engine positioning of a website’s pages is the building of backlinks from dependable sources, and much of this is achieved through the distribution of off-page optimisation articles. While your search optimisation consultant is trying to reach an increased listing for his client’s pages, it is always going to be a struggle to compose sufficient variety of the right type of promotional abstract.
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