Search Engine Opimisation 101 tips, 94. pick the terms then monitor

It requires discipline but if you can monitor what terms are having an impact on your search traffic. And when you change or add a term keep a note of the date introduced.

Search Engine Opimisation 101 tips, 93. open google up to a 100

There is an option within Google that lets you see the top 100 results rather than top 10. Switch that on to keep an eye on what is happening without paging and taking time.

Search Engine Opimisation 101 tips, 92. search traffic on google

Google Analytics lets you see the traffic coming to you because of search. Use this regularly to see how well your SEO activities are doing.

Search Engine Opimisation 101 tips, 91. copy how much

When creating copy for a page you don't need huge volumes - just focussed text. 200 to 300 words should be adequate.

Search Engine Opimisation 101 tips, 90. watch for dead terms

It is easy to forget what content is on a large website. Review your website regularly for relevance - and don't just remove the copy - update the meta data as well.

Search Engine Opimisation 101 tips, 89. watch location

The geography of your visitors is important to watch and you can monitor this in Google analytics. If you only supply services locally then traffic from the USA is of little interest. If you have a significant amount of traffic coming from the wrong location then you will have to investigate why.