• SEO, or Search Engine Optimization, is a way of planning web pages out in advance to best make use of search engine algorithms. It utilizes certain keywords, and positions them in the page to get better positioning in the Search Engine Results Pages, or SERPS

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• 1. SEO stands for Search Engine Optimization
  2. Using underhanded SEO techniques can get your website banned from the search engines
  3. Each search engine has its own rules and ranking methods

• Why Search Engine Optimization is Necessary

  With new websites and pages being indexed by the search engines every day, it is easy for a site to get lost in the shuffle. While it would be nice to think the cream would rise to the top and only the best sites would show up for a given search, this is not the case. Larger, established sites, and sites using underhanded techniques often push otherwise relevant pages down in the results to the point where, at times, they are not even found.
  
  Enter SEO. With a few well placed keywords and related keyword phrases, you can let the search engines know that your web page is a great source of information on any given subject. Knowing what to do, and in some cases what not to do can make all the difference.

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