http://web93.elitedesignsltd.com/search-engine-optimization2 http://web93.elitedesignsltd.com/seach-engine-optimization/how-long-before-i-see-better-rankings Natural listings take approximately 6 months, however we've seen turnaround within a couple of weeks.  It really depends on the shape that your site is currently in and if there have been any natural online marketing efforts put into place.  Pay-per-click marketing results can be seen in a matter of 24 hours.  Once again, Elite looks at the big picture in placing your business and products where they will be visible in a rapid manner. http://web93.elitedesignsltd.com/seach-engine-optimization/how-long-before-i-see-better-rankings Wed, 10 May 2006 20:29:26 -0500 http://web93.elitedesignsltd.com/seach-engine-optimization/if-search-engine-optimization-is-so-important-why-didnt-it-get-done-when-my-website-was-originally-designed In most of the cases, site designers are highly skilled and creative people who see their job as putting your ideas (or their ideas) on the web. More often than not, these designers have not received any training in search engine optimization and don't even think about it while developing your website design. In addition, search engines are constantly changing their ranking criteria. Often, website designers are not fully up to date with changes at search engines. http://web93.elitedesignsltd.com/seach-engine-optimization/if-search-engine-optimization-is-so-important-why-didnt-it-get-done-when-my-website-was-originally-designed Wed, 10 May 2006 20:29:26 -0500 http://web93.elitedesignsltd.com/seach-engine-optimization/what-is-a-theme A Theme is a relatively recent change in search engine ranking algorithms, theme-based engines essentially try to determine what a page is "about" — and to compare it to other pages that seem to be related to the same topic — and rank it highly for certain keywords that are determined to be related to that page theme http://web93.elitedesignsltd.com/seach-engine-optimization/what-is-a-theme Wed, 10 May 2006 20:29:25 -0500 http://web93.elitedesignsltd.com/seach-engine-optimization/what-is-an-inbound-link An inbound link is a link from a site outside of your site linking to your site. http://web93.elitedesignsltd.com/seach-engine-optimization/what-is-an-inbound-link Wed, 10 May 2006 20:29:26 -0500 http://web93.elitedesignsltd.com/seach-engine-optimization/what-is-link-building--why-is-it-important A search engine optimization technique where one increases the number and quality of incoming links from external sources with the intention of increasing a Web page's link popularity, thus helping increase a Web page's position in the search engines.  The links should be relevant to one's business or marketing scheme.  The search engines place value on various different things and this is one of them when indexing your website. http://web93.elitedesignsltd.com/seach-engine-optimization/what-is-link-building--why-is-it-important Wed, 10 May 2006 20:29:25 -0500 http://web93.elitedesignsltd.com/seach-engine-optimization/what-is-search-engine-copywriting Writing your Web page content so that it is easy to read for your end user and search engine friendly.  All content must adhere to specific search engine methods in order for it to be indexed by a search engine's spiders. http://web93.elitedesignsltd.com/seach-engine-optimization/what-is-search-engine-copywriting Wed, 10 May 2006 20:29:25 -0500 http://web93.elitedesignsltd.com/seach-engine-optimization/what-is-search-engine-friendly We use this term to describe a website or web server that has specific elements added or modified to attract and please search engine spiders or live directory editors. http://web93.elitedesignsltd.com/seach-engine-optimization/what-is-search-engine-friendly Wed, 10 May 2006 20:29:26 -0500 http://web93.elitedesignsltd.com/seach-engine-optimization/what-is-search-engine-optimization-seo Search Engine Optimization, also known as SEO, is the process of increasing the amount of visitors to a Web site by ranking high in the search results of a search engine. The higher a Web site ranks in the results of a search, the greater the chance that that site will be visited by a user. It is common practice for Internet users to not click through pages and pages of search results, so where a site ranks in a search is essential for directing more traffic toward the site. Statistics show that a website should appear in the first three pages of listings for best results.  SEO helps to ensure that a site is accessible to a search engine and improves the chances that the site will be found by the search engine. http://web93.elitedesignsltd.com/seach-engine-optimization/what-is-search-engine-optimization-seo Wed, 10 May 2006 20:29:25 -0500 http://web93.elitedesignsltd.com/seach-engine-optimization/what-is-site-placement In search engine marketing terms, site placement is the location of a page within the search engine results page. The higher the placement, the more likely your page will be clicked on by the searcher. http://web93.elitedesignsltd.com/seach-engine-optimization/what-is-site-placement Wed, 10 May 2006 20:29:25 -0500