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Just did a check on a Google search for “RF Episode 2 Philippines” and my 2 articles came up on the first page. Rawwr!

It goes to show how S.E.O (Search Engine Optimization) tips, when put into practice, really works. Kudos and gratitude goes out to the “chief”, Kiven Codamon - for his inavaluable aid.

Pat on the back also to the official RF Episode 2 microsite for being on top of me (sounds kinda kinky /heh). Anyways, here’s a screeny of that google result:

More SEO tips after the jump…

How to Be on Google’s First Page

1. Title - be wary of the title of your post. Be blunt and direct to the point. Don’t have a crazy title like “The Long Wait is Over”, rather make it “Open Beta (game) Launches Today”. Make sure that your keywords are on the title and on the first paragraph of the post. See number 3. Of course, the Google spider looks at the URL first (hence RF is above me)

2. Freshness - Google has spiders looking out for fresh content. The more fresh and relevant your content is, the more you’ll be up there in the page ranks. Notice that I often make follow-ups and “updates” to old posts whenever I have something new to share and/or announce?

3. Tagging and Keywords - before you write your article or post. Try to ask yourself “what would an average dude type on Google if he would want that information”? Would he type “Free Dancing and Crazy Music Game with crappy blogs”… duhh? Tough luck. He’ll be more than likely to search for “Free Online Game”. Make sure that those are tagged and those words are either in your title or somewhere in your article.

Why is there need to be high on Google? A lot of companies, businesses and individuals would wrestle you to be on top of the search pages for that much coveted keyword. Forget about fighting over “Viagra” or “Asian Sex”. There simply is too much content to win over them. The key to success is to focus on a niche - whether it be a psychographical, demographical, geographical or cultural, your blog must address this.

As I promised Darren Rowse, I’ll be posting at least 1 blog tip a week and help him with his 31 Day Blog writing project.

Until that next blog tip…

Seeya on top of Google!!!

Strength and Honor!

GM T

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