| Many people new to internet marketing wonder why | | | | keyword 'black american history quiz' since it had a |
| search engine optimization, or SEO, is so important. In | | | | very high demand and low supply: so I did. Silly me! He |
| explaining why, this article could be very short or very | | | | was Canadian, and he didn't know that the word 'quiz' |
| long, according to how much of the topic I wish to | | | | in the USA can also apply to a school exam, and the |
| write on, although the answer is basically a matter of | | | | 'black american history quiz' was in demand by |
| common sense. | | | | American high school kids for an exam on the topic. |
| Anybody who uses search engines to find out | | | | I spent a fortune and made zilch. That is the last time I |
| information, which is the vast majority of internet users, | | | | paid for information, and I was ripped off by the late |
| uses phrases to find the information they are seeking. | | | | Corey Rudl and his so-called Internet Marketing Center. |
| These phrases, to them, best describe the information | | | | At least that is my experience. It was only later that I |
| they seek. Thus, if the are looking for information on | | | | found I could have got the same information free by |
| what to look for when buying a second hand car they | | | | registering for a few newsletters from other |
| might use the term 'buying second hand cars', or | | | | marketers. |
| 'buying used cars', or 'how to buy used cars' and so on. | | | | I ended up losing many thousands of dollars through |
| Each of these terms is commonly termed a 'keyword', | | | | that experience, and using the bad information I was |
| and searching for the most used keywords, or even | | | | given, and am only now making up for it. That is the |
| lesser used keywords, is big business on the internet. | | | | importance of knowing how to use SEO in your |
| If you have a website, or even just one web page, | | | | website. Learn how to select and use proper |
| dealing with that topic, you can optimize it only for one | | | | keywords, and do not be mislead by trends or spikes |
| of these keywords if you want the bets results. Many | | | | due to high school exams or current news as I was. |
| people make the mistake of trying to optimize a | | | | There are techniques to use to ensure that your |
| webpage for all the keywords they can think of, totally | | | | website gets traffic from people browsing the web for |
| ignorant of the fact that if they have 20 keywords | | | | information. If you know these techniques, you can |
| then they should have 20 web pages, each optimized | | | | make money from any topic, or niche, even if you |
| for one keyword. | | | | personally know nothing about it. I have many websites |
| Some people make millions of dollars explaining to | | | | on a number of topics, each of which makes me |
| others how to find and use these keywords on their | | | | money in many different ways. There is no reason |
| websites, even though it is historical information. | | | | why you should do the same. |
| Yesterdays most frequently used keyword could | | | | However, to do that, you must learn how to optimize |
| never be used again for the rest of the year. Let me | | | | each of the pages on your website. Stop regarding |
| give you an example of that. | | | | the site as an entity. It is the collection of pages that is |
| When I was new to internet marketing, I wrote a | | | | important, each of those of which has to be treated |
| website to sell my trivia quizzes. I run trivia quizzes in | | | | as a separate entity. Every page will be listed |
| my local pub, and at that time also sold them to pubs in | | | | separately in the search engines, and you need to |
| nearby towns and cities and wrote a book on how to | | | | know how to treat each differently, and how to |
| go about it. I decided to advertise it online and also to | | | | optimize each so that every one will be listed in the |
| sell my trivia quizzes. I paid $6,500 for a mentor from | | | | search results when somebody uses your keyword to |
| Corey Rudl's Internet Marketing Center to teach me | | | | find the information they are seeking. |
| how to do it, and I was shown how to use keyword | | | | Good search engine optimization is very important, and |
| research to publicise my book. | | | | without a good understanding of SEO, your internet |
| My mentor ended up recommending I use the | | | | business will have less a chance of success. |