If you ask 10 search engine optimization consultants what SEO is, you may get 10 different answers. SEO stands for Search Engine Optimization and I agree with the definition which states that it is the process of optimizing a website both on and off the page in order to achieve better organic search engine rankings and consequently drive more traffic to your website.

This process consists of 4 steps which are keyword research and selection, site building for SEO, on-page SEO, and link building.

Link building has been shown to have the greatest effect on SEO efforts. It will be the number and quality of links pointing to your site that will get your web pages found in search engines.

Link building involves taking your links to other sites. It is important to remember in this process that you must have your link on a site where your content is relevant. Not all links are created equal and you should think about quality first.

A very useful tool to determine the quality of a site after you have decided its relevance is the Link Counter tool, which is a tool provided free of charge by Submit Express. This tool is very useful and can tell you how many outbound links a web page has. entering the URL of the page. It is recommended that you do not exchange links with a site that has more than 50 outbound links. By using this tool, you will be able to set if you want to send them your link by finding out the quality of the site. http://linkcounter.submitexpress.com

The above tool is also valuable for counting outbound links on your own web pages and making sure they don’t exceed the 50 mark. Obviously, the lower the better for search engines to find you. outgoing.

I recommend keeping this tool in your important tools folder as it will come in very handy.