How do I know that my website is being SEO'd?

[mj2000uk]

Hopefully someone can help me here.

My company pay a handsome sum for search engine optimisation and we do receive enquiries via the website, receive reports about our positioning etc.

However, recently, I noticed that a page on our site (we pay a fee for 6 of our pages to be optimised) which was not included in the package was very high in Google.

I maintain our site and I just took the same model as used on the optimised pages and applied it to the new pages.

So I wonder if the page got there organically or if I am getting more for my money than I assumed.

My big question is, is there any way of telling if your site is being actively optimised? Is there a webbot program that tells me that Scoot are doing their job or is it all a bit of a black art?

Cheers

Mike

[Roland]

Well SEO can be divided between onsite and offsite seo. Onsite means things like making sure you have different page titles and descriptions on each page and that your links on your page actually say something about your product rather than 'click here'. You can see lots of stuff about this here: http://www.google.com...py?hl=en&answer=35769

However, to get your site high up in Google the no.1 thing is links from other sites. You can check how many sites link to yours by using http://siteexplorer.search.yahoo.com or http://www.opensiteexplorer.org/. If your SEO team are doing a good job you should be able to see the number of links going to your site getting bigger every month.

[keirastone]

well, you can may be search your keywords in the google ad worlds and find out the ranking of your keywords which attract traffic alot and i think that this will help you to find blogs and forum for your most traffic able keywords in search engine.


http://www.wizardmedia.net/

[sansam]

just you check it out from this http://www.xnynz.com/ link at more easily about seo service....

[johnterry]

you can search your website keywords in the Google ad worlds and find their keywords in Google search engine. If your website is being SEO’d then you can easily monitor that you ranking and traffic both are increasing in regular manner. There are also some tools which can be used to monitor the growth of website while it is being SEO’d.
http://www.seopackages.net/

[rahulverma]

You can search your keywords on Google and other search engines that they are getting ranking or not and you can also check traffic on Google Analytical. You can also check more other things through this amazing tool Google Analytical.
http://royalwaystech.blogspot.com

[pravin_sahu]

you can check the page rank of your website. if the page rank increases then it indicate that the site is being optimized.
there are many website available in google that help to check your website page rank.


http://sjainventures.com/

[shahidulislamrak]

Hello,

You can choose the backlinks, find the quality and quantity daily produced. Moreover, you can check this via Google webmaster tool very easily. Black hat SEO produces bulk quantity backlink for your website!

SEO has become one of the most important part for any business and blog website. In order to optimmize your website, you will need to know some facts.

First of all, you will need to check, how seo-friendly your website is!
Then, you can fix the on page SEO problems like keyword research, meta title, description and permalinks.

Then, you will need to create backlinks for your website page in order to rank in the Google. Otherwise, you can't get good support and traffic for your website. Just find the related websites in order to create backlink.

I hope, the process will help you to white hat SEO. You can take help from http://mozseoservices.com/seoservices if you want to know more detailed performance and black hat or white hat seo method for your website!

[Salehaaeo]

Five suggestions to help you, the small business owner, figure it out.

1. Check your contract: If you’ve enlisted the help of a consultant or small agency to help you build your Website, I do hope you’ve signed a contract or statement of work. Within that statement of work, make sure that the SEO project has been clearly outlined. Keep in mind, your consultant will most likely only do what they are contracted for.

2. Communication: SEO does not happen in a bubble. SEO requires a constant dialogue between the consultant and the business owner/marketing manager. If you, the small business owner, do not understand what’s being done on your site, then you’re already in the hole. You’ll know you’ve found a good SEO when they are proactive in communication and teach you (even if just at a high-level) as they progress through the project. If your project is already completed and you don’t know what was done to optimize your site, it’s well within your right to ask your consultant.

When speaking to your consultant, I highly recommend referring to Rae Hoffman’s small business SEO checklist to make sure you’re getting the right answers.

3. Hold them accountable: It’s highly unlikely that your small business site will see impressive results overnight. And if you’re in a highly competitive market, it may take even longer. However, it’s important that you’ve got reporting scoped as a line item in your contract. If an SEO consultant has included reporting in the contract, it’s a good sign that they will have SEO’d your site. No one wants to get an F on their report card. If you do not have reporting scoped, I highly recommend getting it included as an add-on.

4. Check references: I’d dare say that you’re not the first small business your Web company has done SEO for. It’s okay to reach out to a few of the brands listed in your consultant’s portfolio to learn about their experiences. Keep in mind, your Website is your business and it’s important that you do whatever necessary to make sure it’s buttoned up.

5. Judge your content: SEO is not just about strategic placement of keywords. It’s about writing helpful and useful content for people. If your content doesn’t read naturally and keywords seem to be placed over and over again in an unnatural way, then you may have been over optimized, which may lead to an over optimization penalty by search engines. If you enjoy reading your content and think that a Web visitor might be inclined to share it with their friends, you’re in a good spot.

The easiest way to ensure that SEO is being done on your site is by hiring an expert that has a proven track record.