Are You Making Any of These SEO Blunders?

Are You Making Any of These SEO Blunders?

Getting ranked well in the search engines is not an easy task, so to shoot yourself in the foot by making costly SEO mistakes is, well; not advised.
Many times it's unintentional, and other times it merely misguided. However it occurs you can be sure the results are the same: lost rankings, penalties and lost revenue.
So in the spirit of helping you avoid these expensive and foolish mistakes, let's take a peek at 5 common SEO goofs that can cost you big!

5 SEO Blunders to avoid at all costs!

Poor On-Page SEO - Simply put, Google has more than 200 ranking factors that it uses to properly categorize and rank your website. Much of this can be found in the on-page SEO that is done, not done, or done badly. Make sure each page has a proper title tag and description, images are properly tagged, and make sure page load times are good.
Not diversifying your keywords - The days of stuffing your pages with the keyword you wished to rank for are gone. You still need keywords, but make an effort not to hit visitors over the head with them, and be sure to include relevant verbiage throughout the page as well.
Duplicate content pages on your site - An easy way to get penalized by Google is having duplicate content on your site. It appears to them as though you are trying to get more pages ranked for the same keywords by using the same content. Whether or not it's your intention, it will cost you. Try looking in your Google Webmaster Tools account to tell if they find any issues with this.
Bad link profile - If you are in the practice of buying links for your sites, your days are numbered as far as rankings in Google are concerned. The algorithm is getting better and better at ferreting out bad links and imposing penalties on the sites that are using them. A word to the wise…
Indexability issues - If Google can't find or read your pages, you might have a problem. (You WILL have a problem!) There are a number of ways this can happen, from broken links to faulty redirects, too much flash and even blocking the search engines entirely. Hopefully this one you'll not fall victim too!