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The Internet ‘How To’ without explanation.

I often get asked by fellow web developers how to create a succesful website. Here it is in black and white without any needless explanations.

If you are not a web developer and not used to these terms, then please ignore this post. Read a bit more from Independent Web Advice.

1) Keyword Research (difficulty 9/10)

2) Domain Name (difficulty 7/10)

3) Avoid the Sandbox (difficulty 4/10)

4) Create Content (difficulty 5/10)

5) Site Design (difficulty 9/10)

6) Page Size (difficulty 2/10)

7) Usability (difficulty 6/10)

On Site Optimization (difficulty 10/10)

9) Globals (difficulty 4/10)

10) Headers (difficulty 2/10)

11) Site Map (difficulty 3/10)

12) Content (difficulty 9/10)

13) White Hat Only (difficulty 2/10)

14) Competition Analysis (difficulty 7/10)

15) Submit (difficulty 1/10)

16) Blog (difficulty 5/10)

17) Links From Other Sites (difficulty 8/10)

18) Study your traffic with statistics (difficulty 4/10)
* Where are your visitors coming from?
* Which search engines do they use?
* What queries do they type in?
* What pages on your site do they visit the most?
* What are the entry pages on your site?
* What are the exit pages?
* What path do they follow when they browse your site?

19) Look Ahead (difficulty 2/10)

20) PR and Articles (difficulty 7/10)

Good luck everyone - let me know how you get on!

Paul Drewett

Independent Web Advice.

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