1. Computing & Technology

Discuss in my forum

SEO Report - MyWeekIn Paris

By , About.com Guide

This is a complimentary SEO report for MyWeekIn Paris. The recommendations in this report are based on my present knowledge of the search engine industry. There is no guarantee that by implementing any or all of the suggestions found here that the page will improve in search engine rankings for the specified keyword phrases.

Submit your site for review.

Page Information:

Basic SEO Checks:

Basic elements of SEO to fix.

  • Is the keyword phrase good?
    Yes
    This keyword phrase is okay. A better version would turn it around to \"paris accommodations\" and an even better (but more specific and so possibly less appropriate for this page) would be \"paris hotels\" or \"places to stay in paris\". As people don't tend to use big words when they search.


  • Where is the keyword phrase found?
    not found; With a keyword density of: 0%
I couldn't find the phrase on the page. There are lots of opportunities for it including the title, headline, sub-heads, paragraph text, and links.

Advanced SEO Checks:

  • How many links are there to the page?
    0
    It's important to get related sites to link to your site with the keyword phrase you're trying to optimize for. I would contact other Paris vacation sites and ask for links - best would be if you link to them first.


  • When was the page last modified?
    Unknown
    Pages that are modified with significant content changes do well in search engines, but constant little changes can hurt your ranking.


  • Does the page validate?
    CSS - yes
    Valid CSS is good, but you'd do better with SEO if the HTML validated and the page was accessible.

Negative SEO:

Elements of SEO that can hurt your rank.

  • Hidden content in
    None Good!


  • URLs that are difficult to read
    None Good!


  • Spammer tricks (that could get you banned)
    None Good!

Other SEO Thoughts:

This page is currently well optimized to focus people on the parent site \"MyWeekIn.net\". I'm sure the parent site would like that, but if you're trying to get Paris customers to this page, you're going to have to play down the company SEO and focus on the Paris SEO.

More SEO Resources - Continue to Optimize the Page:

Most of the suggestions in this report come from the SEO High Priority Checklist and the SEO To Avoid Checklist. You can do even more with SEO through the other checklists and with these articles:

Make Changes then Check Your Ranking

SEO is more of an art than a science. The suggestions provided in this free SEO report are not guaranteed to get you number one placement in any search engine. However, by focusing on good keyword phrases and following the suggestions in this report, you should see an improvement in ranking within a few weeks to months. If you don't, you should continue to work on the page or adjust your keyword phrase.

©2012 About.com. All rights reserved.

A part of The New York Times Company.