Optimizing a site for the search engines

**wryfhk22** · 09-05-2011, 01:23 AM

Hello

Just wondering what everyones thoughts are on the best optimization methods to achieve better rankings in the search engines. Are the old standards still the same with link popularity and anchor text playing the largest role? Do you feel relevancy is now a factor?

**ashwanikapoor4321** · 09-08-2011, 02:40 AM

Best google always

**ashwanikapoor4321** · 09-08-2011, 02:41 AM

Google is best forever

**Agent Campus** · 09-08-2011, 03:55 AM

Originally Posted by wryfhk22

Are the old standards still the same with link popularity and anchor text playing the largest role? Do you feel relevancy is now a factor?

with all of the major updates in the past few years, a lot of techniques has changed and a lot of them were removed. sadly, a lot of newbies are still offering such techniques to people who does not know SEO at all. anyhow, Google now offers good Google Webmaster Guidelines and Google SEO starter guide (which you can Google for). two good reads for you in terms of new stuff about SEO.

**Clickscape** · 09-08-2011, 11:18 AM

What do you mean is relevancy a factor?

**Maddie** · 09-08-2011, 02:42 PM

SEO techniques are always changing because there are new method eg, years ago in 2004 SEO would have included social media because it’s a phenomenon in the last 4/5 years. So there are new ways to SEO now and Google have managed tp Keep up with the progress of SEO, with ranking ects.