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Keywords are that important.

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Published on October 25, 2014

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Search Engines

It may or may not surprise you to hear that the majority of traffic from the internet is derived from search engines. With that said, search engines should be the first place that you should turn to to promote your online presence. Ensure that search engines know that your site exists by submitting your link directly to them. Once that’s out of the way, the best way to improve your search engine presence is by taking the time to improve your SEO.

Right now, the search engines that generate the most traffic are:

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Google
Yahoo
Bing

Search EnginesOnline Directories:

The modern day Yellow Pages, online directories are where potential clients turn to to find business solutions. Adding your site to online directories is extremely important as it greatly improves your site’s SEO by linking back to your website. When submitting your site, make sure to include important details like your location and business category so that your website will appear in sub-categories where new and potential clients can easily find you.

Yelp
Google Business
Yahoo Local
TripAdvisor
Yellow Pages
Super Pages
Angie’s List
Manta
DexKnows
BBB
Merchant Circle

These suggestions might help you get on page one of any search engine. But google is the main one to strive for. You need traffic and keywords is the key to all we do at WA.

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