• Freelance Folder, Thursday, November 6, 2008 3:45 PM

Understanding these 10 SEO techniques could help you increase your chances of returning higher on the page in search engine queries. They include title tag, meta tag, heading tags, alt tags on images, title tags on links, XML sitemap, relevant content, link building, social media, and a few don'ts.

Selene M. Bowlby suggests against using too much Flash in your Web site because many search engines cannot read the content. Although there has been talk of advancements in this area, Bowlby doesn't believe enough has been done to improve the process of crawlers finding content in Flash-built sites. "Equally as 'pointless' are splash pages," Bowlby writes. "While splash pages used to serve as an introduction into a Web site (often with a flash animation), it is no longer seen as helpful, and often times might actually annoy visitors."

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