Synopses & Reviews
Professional Search Engine Optimization with PHPSearch engine optimization (SEO) is not only the job of the marketing department. It must be considered from a web site's inception and throughout its lifetime by you, the web site developer. Making changes to the architecture of a web site and modifying presentation techniques can dramatically increase search engine rankings and traffic levels.
Written for the PHP developer or tech-savvy marketer, this unique reference provides techniques for creating and maintaining web sites optimized for search engines. You'll discover how to facilitate the indexing of your site, as well as how to leverage specific technologies and services for site promotion. You will understand the role of web site architecture in search engine optimization and explore various topics therein. Knowing this will help you to develop a site that achieves great search engine rankings. Finally, you'll apply this knowledge by creating a sample e-commerce catalog and an optimized WordPress blog.
What you will learn from this book
- Understand the criteria that influence search engine rankings
Create keyword-rich URLs using PHP, Apache, and mod_rewrite
Use HTTP Headers to properly indicate the status of web documents
Create optimized content and cope with duplicate content effectively
Avoid being the victim of black hat SEO techniques
Understand and implement geo-targeting and cloaking
Use site maps effectively—for users as well as search engines
Create a search engine–friendly WordPress blog
Build a search engine–friendly e-commerce catalog
Who this book is for
This book is for PHP developers who need to incorporate search engine optimization principles into their web applications, as well as marketers who want to gain a better understanding of the technologies involved in search engine marketing.
Wrox Professional guides are planned and written by working programmers to meet the real-world needs of programmers, developers, and IT professionals. Focused and relevant, they address the issues technology professionals face every day. They provide examples, practical solutions, and expert education in new technologies, all designed to help programmers do a better job.
Synopsis
As search engines have matured, they have moved away from simply relying on meta tags, keywords, and static page copy to establish their results. They now rely on XML data that is rendered dynamically, incoming links and numerous other factors that are inherently built into teh architecture of sites. Additionally, as sites become more sophisticated, URLs, HTML, and CSS can become muddled an interfere with searchabiltiy. Web Services can scatter data throughout numerous other sites. Search Engine Optimization is no longer the job of a site manager or marketing staff, it must be built into the site from its inception. Professional Search Engine Optimization with PHP provides PHP developer's with the information they need to avoid common pitfalls and the tips to incorporate in site development to assure that their site achieves optimal search ranking.
Topics include: URLs Status Codes Duplicate Content Problems HTML/CSS Issues Syndicated Content Accelerated Indexing Spam Penalties IP Cloaking
Synopsis
Search engine optimization is not only the job of a marketing staff. It must be considered from a web site's inception and throughout its lifetime by the web site developer. Professional Search Engine Optimization with PHP provides PHP developers with the information they need to create and maintain a search engine friendly web site, and avoid common pitfalls that confuse search engine spiders. It discusses in depth how to to facilitate site spidering, and discusses the various technologies and services that can be leveraged for site promotion.
Topics discussed include basic SEO concepts; search engine friendly URLs; content relocation; duplicate content; on-page optimization; web syndication and social bookmarking; and even some discussion of black hat SEO.
Synopsis
* This unique book shows how to harness fundamental changes in Web site design and search engine theory as well as the newest search engine and Web site technology to assure that sites are high profile from inception to execution
* Provides developers with practical tips and strategies that can be built into the underlying architecture of Web sites in order to avoid pitfalls and achieve the highest possible search engine ranking
* Reviews various design components (CSS and HTML), technical aspects (URLs, status codes, and data structure), and even social variables (IP cloaking and spam) to guarantee that all facets of the site are search engine optimized
* Topics discussed include URLs, status codes, duplicate content problems, HTML/CSS issues, syndicated content, accelerated indexing, spam penalties, and IP cloaking
Synopsis
* Topics discussed include URLs, status codes, duplicate content problems, HTML/CSS issues, syndicated content, accelerated indexing, spam penalties, and IP cloaking
Synopsis
Maybe you’re a great programmer or IT professional, but marketing isn’t your thing. Or perhaps you’re a tech-savvy search engine marketer who wants a peek under the hood of a search engine optimized web site. Search engine marketing is a field where technology and marketing are both critical and interdependent, because small changes in the implementation of a web site can make you or break you in search engine rankings. Furthermore, the fusion of technology and marketing know-how can create web site features that attract more visitors.
The mission of this book is to help web developers create web sites that rank well with the major search engines, and to teach search engine marketers how to use technology to their advantage. We assert that neither marketing nor IT can exist in a vacuum, and it is essential that they not see themselves as opposing forces in an organization. They must work together. This book aims to educate both sides in that regard.
About the Author
Jaimie Sirovich is a search engine marketing consultant. He works with his clients to build them powerful online presences. Officially Jaimie is a computer programmer, but he claims to enjoy marketing much more. He graduated from Stevens Institute of Technology with a BS in Computer Science. He worked under Barry Schwartz at RustyBrick, Inc., as lead programmer on e-commerce projects until 2005. At present, Jaimie consults for several organizations and administrates the popular search engine marketing blog, SEOEgghead.com.
Cristian Darie is a software engineer with experience in a wide range of modern technologies, and the author of numerous books and tutorials on AJAX, ASP.NET, PHP, SQL, and related areas. Cristian currently lives in Bucharest, Romania, studying distributed application architectures for his PhD. He’s getting involved with various commercial and research projects, and when not planning to buy Google, he enjoys his bit of social life. If you want to say “Hi,” you can reach Cristian through his personal web site at http://www.cristiandarie.ro.
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments.
Introduction.
Chapter 1: You: Programmer and Search Engine Marketer.
Chapter 2: A Primer in Basic SEO.
Chapter 3: Provocative SE-Friendly URLs.
Chapter 4: Content Relocation and HTTP Status Codes.
Chapter 5: Duplicate Content.
Chapter 6: SE-Friendly HTML and JavaScript.
Chapter 7: Web Feeds and Social Bookmarking.
Chapter 8: Black Hat SEO.
Chapter 9: Sitemaps.
Chapter 10: Link Bait.
Chapter 11: Cloaking, Geo-Targeting, and IP Delivery.
Chapter 12: Foreign Language SEO.
Chapter 13: Coping with Technical Issues.
Chapter 14: Case Study: Building an E-Commerce Store.
Chapter 15: Site Clinic: So You Have a Web Site?
Chapter 16: WordPress: Creating an SE-Friendly Blog.
Appendix A: Simple Regular Expressions.
Glossary.
Index.