You must specifically design your website to rank
high in the Search Engines. This involves much more
than just including META tags. Your design, text,
title and image alt tags all play a very important
role in determining how your website will rank.
Title - Your "Title" should contain your
most important keyword or keyword phrase that you
think potential visitors will use when performing
a search. Instead of capitalizing the first letter,
type it in lowercase, as most people type in all
lowercase letters when searching.
Description - Your description
should contain your most important keywords and
describe your product in detail. You want your potential
visitors to know exactly what you're offering.
Keywords - Select the most appropriate
keyword and keyword phrases, in different variations,
that you feel your potential visitors will use when
performing a search. The more targeted the better.
You can find a variety of tools to assist you in
creating an effective list of keywords here: http://www.jimtools.com
You can also download a great little freeware program
called, GoodKeywords http://www.goodkeywords.com.
This program will assist you in developing a list
of targeted keywords for your website. In addition,
it also includes a site popularity tool that enables
you to check your site's popularity.
Heading tags - Search Engines
pay close attention to the text displayed within
the "Heading" tags. Place your most important
keyword phrase within a "Heading" tag.
Graphic Alt tags - Place a readable sentence containing
your keyword phrases within your graphic "Alt"
tags.
Text - All of your keywords and
keyword phrases should appear throughout your text.
If any of the keywords you placed within your META
tags do not appear within your text, the Search
Engines will ignore them. Your keyword phrases should
appear at least three times within your text, but
no more than seven.
Another consideration of great importance is the
use of "Tables." If you'd like to set
up your website using tables, try to place your
"Heading" text above your "Table"
code. If this isn't possible, make sure you include
your keyword phrases within your top left "Table
cell" to assist you in ranking higher in the
Search Engines.
One final note, always place your most important
information above the fold of your web page. This
is the top portion of your web page that is visible
when your page is first loaded, without scrolling.
This is the most important part of your entire page
-- use it wisely.
Your website is your product's storefront and will
play a very important roll in determining your success.
Take your time and do your homework before you begin.
You may be pleasantly surprised with the outcome.