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Sherice Jacob holds an M.A. in Media Studies and has played an integral role in creating several successful web businesses - for herself and others. She currently manages a full service web design and internet marketing firm at http://www.iElectrify.com
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It can seem like a lot for a business owner to handle - but fortunately, having an experienced web designer on your side to take care of managing the design and optimization right from the start will make your online sales go much more smoothly.
Here's what you need to know to get started with SEO Web Design the right way.
- Don't Hire Both a Web Designer and an SEO Expert - You're better off to find a web designer who knows how to do SEO rather than a search engine optimization firm that maybe knows a friend of a friend whose kid does web design after school. All the optimization in the world can't help a site that's poorly designed and difficult to navigate.
- Make sure it's done right - right from the start. In building an online business, web design and SEO go hand-in-hand in creating your overall "presence" online. Your site should be built to include only the most recommended search engine techniques. Don't walk - run - whenever anyone promises they'll design your site and submit it to 1,000 directories for some outrageous fee.
- When in doubt - ask! Most web designers will gladly tell you what steps they plan on taking when it comes to promoting your site in the search engines, and how their design will add to - not take away - from that. Ask for specifics or clarification if you don't understand. As designers, we're always interested in making things easier for our clients!
- Make a plan - Good search engine results won't happen overnight. That's why it's important that you discuss a timetable and create a plan together with your designer that includes such proven SEO techniques as article writing, press release submission, blog participation and getting quality links back to your site. In time, your efforts will be rewarded with more visitors and customers.
Professional web design and a high search engine ranking are like a good soup - they take time to simmer, but the end result is so delicious, you'll have guests coming back for seconds!
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