What is search engine optimization?

This is for all you newbies who have heard the phrase seo and wondering what on earth it is all about.

Seo is the short term used for search engine optimization.

This is a process that is used to make a site optimized for search engines like google.

Why do you need to use seo?

One thing any site needs, regardless of it's purpose, is traffic. You need people to visit your website.

There are many ways you can get traffic and they are all equally effective but the best things in life are free and if you learn seo and implement it, your traffic will be free.

Organic ranking is when you naturally rank high on search engines for your keywords.

This is a biggy you want to be concentrating on.

It is a fact that the majority of searches who use google, only click on listings that appear above the fold. With this in mind your goal should be to appear in the top 3 search results.

Where should a beginner start?

In this blog i am going to write articles just for beginners, i wont baffle you with big terms and i will take it slow.

At first glance, seo may seem like rocket science, but it is not. It just takes some hard work and dedication.

One thing i will start by saying is to stick with it.

What you need to begin

Website to have a fiddle with

Patience

Bags of coffee lol

Right, that's the basic run down on what seo is. Shall we get you onto the next bit on how to get high search engine ranking.