Search Engine Optimization Secrets
- by Eduardo Queiroz
I'm sure that everyone knows that the travel sector is
one of the most competitive online. There are literally
thousands of sites and the search engine rankings appear
to be controlled by the big corporate travel sites. So
where does that leave a small travel business on the
internet? Well, there are actually still many opportunities
for these sites.
The main focus of travel sites always seems to be on the
very popular keywords like "travel". Getting a top 10
ranking for these very general keywords is virtually
impossible. Therefore, smaller sites need to target
words which give them a decent chance of success.
This requires a site to target very specific phrases.
For example, here are the number of searches on Overture
last month for some travel related keywords:
travel - 1481584 searches
air travel - 88876
adventure travel - 65840
travel to Japan - 31321
travel to thailand - 17540
travel to michigan - 9868
Now, this shows that getting a top 10 listing for the
word "travel" would be great but it also shows that
getting a top 10 listing for a very specific phrase
would still be very useful. This is where your focus
should be.
Focus on as many specific keywords and phrases as you
can find. The more specific the better because there
will be less competition for them on the search engines.
There is also a good chance that your conversion rate
will be higher because the people using specific phrases
obviously have a very good idea of what they are looking
for.
Once you have a list of specific phrases that you want
to target, you need to make sure that the search engines
actually list you when people do a search.
Now, often travel sites will consist of lots of pictures,
maybe a form to allow people to check prices and make
bookings and a bit of text. Of these things, it's only
the text that will help with your rankings.
So, if your site doesn't provide much text, you need to
add pages to your site to target each of your keywords.
The best way to do it is to write articles. Have each
one target a particular phrase.
For example, if you want to target "travel to Michigan",
write an article about travelling to Michigan. Include
information on where people can stay when they get
there, what they can do on their holiday, how often
the airlines fly and so on.
The search engines love content so make sure that
content is what you give them. The relevance of your
page is determined by a number of factors but the
text on the page is as important as any other when
chasing rankings for very targeted phrases.
This approach does require a bit of extra work but it
will definitely pay off in the long run.
You can find out more about how to Optimize your site
in Rankings Revealed
http://praia.com/rv/
About the author:
Author Eduardo Queiroz is a Travel expert and has
helped hundreds of travelers save thousands of
dollars on their vacations. Just visit his site at
http://Travel-hotels-tourism.com
