Week 1 Update

I will be writing weekly updates on the progress of this blog. If you still have not known yet, I am trying to prove that it is indeed possible to rank high for a search term using only free tools and of course, some efforts on your part.



Aim : To get #1 spot for the terms "SEO Singapore", "Singapore SEO" and "Singapore SEO Consultant".



When I started this blog, I have no clue at all regarding the competition I'd face as my keyword researching proved to be futile due to Singapore being a very small populated country, there isnt enough keyword searches to aid in my optimizing my content for the keywords that I want.


Therefore, I typed in the terms "SEO Singapore" and started looking through each of my competitors' sites, viewing their source code and tried to figure out what my long tail keywords that I can use.


My short term aim was to get this blog indexed as quickly as possible so that I can focus on link building and optimizing my content after that. Well, I did achieve that.




Search Engine Indexing Progress


As of now, my 7 articles on Search Engine Optimization, SEO and SEO Singapore have been fully indexed on Google and I can focus on the other parts of Search Engine Optimization now.

It wasnt without help that I got my articles indexed relatively quickly with respect to the creation date of this blog. (Which was early in 2008 by the way)

I got a boost from the following sites : Digg , StumbleUpon and BloggingZoom. These sites gave me the link authority needed to boost my pages up the SERPs for the keywords that I was aiming for.



Search Engine Results Pages Progress

These are the rankings I am currently at for the following terms :

• SEO Singapore
  
  - Blogging Zoom : Similarity Between Search Engines Article RANKED 30
  - Blogging Zoom : Search Engine Optimized Content RANKED 36
  - Home Page of SEO Singapore RANKED 47



• SEO Singapore Consultant
  
  - CheckList for Search Engine Optimized Content RANKED 10
  
- Blogging Zoom : Truth About SEO RANKED 19
- How to Rank Number 1 On Search Engines RANKED 25
- Blogging Zoom : Search Engine Optimized Content RANKED 34
- DIGG : Importance of On Page Optimization RANKED 41

• Singapore SEO
  
  - Home of Page Singapore SEO RANKED 101

• Singapore SEO Consultant
  
  - How To Rank Number 1 On Search Engines RANKED 21
  

All the rankings here are based off the rankings from Google. Surprisingly, SEO Singapore and Singapore SEO gave off 2 very differing results. Looks like I still got some work to do :)

At this point of time, the only links back to this site are from Digg, StumbleUpon and BloggingZoom. So in a way, I have not really started on my link building campaign yet. Hope everything goes well in the next few weeks.


PS : If any of you would like to help, then you can help with a link back to this blog using one of the terms above. Drop me a note and I'm sure to love you :D


Till then,

Jasa, Singapore SEO Consultant

Truth about SEO

Search Engine Optimization for Beginners

If you've read my previous post, How to rank Number 1 on Search Engines, you'd have known that the core basics of search engine optimization is in fact to rank well on the search engines. I repeat this for the benefit of those who are beginners in this field and have not a clue on what search engine optimization is all about.


But for a little bit more indepth meaning to the term Search Engine Optimization, I'll quote from Wikipedia : Search Engine Optimization

Search engine optimization (SEO) is the process of improving the volume and quality of traffic to a web site from search engines via "natural" ("organic" or "algorithmic") search results for targeted keywords. Usually, the earlier a site is presented in the search results, or the higher it "ranks", the more searchers will visit that site. SEO can also target different kinds of search, including image search, local search, and industry-specific vertical search engines.


As a marketing strategy for increasing a site's relevance, SEO considers how search algorithms work and what people search for..

That should be more than enough information to get your minds running about what Search Engine Optimization is all about.



Truth about Search Engine Optimization


There is ONE truth about Search Engine Optimization that I feel that EVERYONE, beginners and experts included should know about and that is basically :


Search Engine Optimization is all about theories. There is no right, there is no wrong.


That's right. Any information on SEO are basically tried theories of webmasters and the like regarding ranking well on search on engines. NO search engines in the world release their algorigthm that makes up the very essence of their engine. Why? Because there are ALWAYS bad eggs among the webmasters/users that always wish to leverage whatever they can for what money they can squeeze out of. That is a very important fact to remember because at the end of the day, you'd realise that only YOU will know what works and what does not for your site. Only YOU can test what is going to work and what is going to fail.


Dont get me wrong, you can read all the information in the world regarding Search Engine Optimization, but if you're not going to test out what works and what does not, you're as good as a grandmother learning to switch on the comp.



No one is 100% right but from their trials and tests, they conclude certain theories that do work so learn to filter the sure-fire methods from the not. I'll still list them in this blog nonehtheless.


Summary of this post


Search Engine Optimization is all about theories of people who have tried and tested methods and conclude what works and what does not. Not all information regarding Search Engine Optimization is right, while not all are wrong. Learn to filter what works and what doesnt by trying out Search Engine Optimization for yourself.


Till then,

Jasa, Singapore SEO Consultant

How To Rank Number 1 on Search Engines

How To Rank Number 1 on Search Engines

That is what Search Engine Optimization is all about. Search Engine Optimization, or SEO for short, is the process of modifying / enhancing / optimizing your website/webpage so that it is better ranked on the Search Engine Results Pages, or SERPs for short.


Singapore SEO Consultant

I am but a simpleton Singaporean currently serving his National Service (NS). So why the blog? Well, I've been into internet marketing (etc2) and only recently did I discover that there is actually a market for SEO in Singapore. Well, I am a man who likes challenges a lot and thus, I am going to prove that a simpleton like me can rank Number 1 on Google for the term "SEO Singapore" and "Singapore SEO using free tools on available on the net an what information he's learnt. And No, I am not releasing my real name. Let's just call meself Jasa for now ;)



About this Singapore SEO Consultant

I have learnt tons over the past year during my stint at internet marketing. What I have learnt include Search Engine Optimization which I am very interested in at the moment. I have spent my fair share of money on SEO related things like information and automated softwares but I realised that I've learnt the bulk of my SEO skills through practising and testing. One of the advice that I'll give is that, continue to practise and test your SEO skills and in time, you're sure to be able to rank well for a given term.



I do not provide services like "Larry Lim" , an SEO Consultant who is currently at top spot for "SEO Singapore" and "Singapore SEO", (eg. getting your site ranking top on the SERPs) but I do provide services like tutoring/mentoring those that are interested in search engine optimization or search engine marketing. For those not in the know, the title of the post is basically what SEO is about. So if you do have any queries that include the following :

• How to rank number 1 on search engines


• How to choose an SEO Consultant to rank your website well


• How to differentiate the good information from the not

You can go ahead and mail me at the following : alzidaney(at)gmail.com. I do not gurantee that what you obtain from this Singapore SEO Consultant would be something you've never heard of before but it is in my best interest to ensure that fellow simpletons like myself can get good information without needing to waste alot on scams.


So follow along with this blog as I reveal steps on how to rank well on search engines right from the beginning. (Presuming you have no prior knowledge of search engine optimization or whatsoever.)



Till then,

Jasa, Singapore SEO Consultant

SEO Singapore

Welcome to SEO Singapore. This site provides tips to on SEO in Singapore. It also has links to good SEO services in Singapore. If you have questions not covered in SEO Singapore please feel free to email your question to alzidaney@gmail.com.