Search Engine Optimization For Ask
August 3, 2008 by Elizabeth
Filed under Seo optimization
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Optimizing your site for the web is one thing but optimizing your site to compete in each different search engine is another. We have already gone over the basics of optimizing your site for yahoo, and Google. Now what other huge sites could there be left to optimize for, you might ask.
Well Ask, of course is a major player as well when it comes to search traffic along with windows live lately and not to forget MSN. But right now we are going to cover some simple things that you could do to help raise your rankings in the search engine ASK.
Although it has not been around long and came in pretty late after all the other search engines it has still been able to hold its ground after much needed advertisements on TV and radio and print magazine features, So Ask has been able to carve its simple 3 letter image into the heads of online internet users. And the one thing that you want for your site is for those users to be able to find your site, not only in Google and Yahoo but also in the smaller players as well like Ask.
To start with, Ask search engine optimization comes with the feel of being able to answer a question for their readership. They are looking for the how to information and the go to information when it comes to answering a question or solving a problem. Ask does not accept web site submissions but instead prefers to find your site through others linking to you.
Ask use what is called Expert Rank, an algorithm in which it places the importance of your site based on whether or not it is a hub or and authorities. Authority sites are those that are the leader in a community of similar sites teaching the same topic. One that has a whole lot of links pointing to them, Hub sites are those that are smaller in the same teaching community but has links pointing out to the larger authority sites. Ask puts sites in communities or clusters of sites and ranks them according to their importance or links. Not to say a hub will not rank high because many do, but in order for this to happen hub sites need at least some authorities sites linking back to them along with a natural progression of linking out to the higher sites.
Ask search engine is also pretty slow when it comes to indexing sites into there search engine, but the best thing to do Is work on getting links from those authorities sites by paying for links, or writing how to information that answers a question and list them in article directories. They do accept advertisements but if you pay for Google adwords your listing is also going to show in their advertisements.
So there you have it, the basic of seo for Ask, how to get indexed. Make sure if you missed part one on Search engine optimization for Google, and Yahoo. Just click on the links below.
Inexpensive Ways to improve your Google ranking.
July 4, 2008 by Elizabeth
Filed under Video Sharing Sites
In conclusion to the most recent post here is a short little audio on search engine optimization. That will enhance and stress the most important issues for improving your Google ranking. Many of these techniques are minor and should be practiced as soon as possible if not already implemented into your search engine optimization campaign. So for those that are more visually inclined I hope you enjoy!!
