Fast Diy Seo Tactics To Get Tons Of Traffic To Your Writer's Or Author's Website

One of the top questions we get from writers and authors at the Writers Business Academy is How can I optimize my Website so it gets a better position on the search engines? These days, just about everyone who is involved in putting up a Website has at least heard of Search Engine Optimization or SEO for short. The problem is, very few writers really understand it, or how to optimize their Websites effectively.

The Source of 80 Percent of Your Traffic Comes from Here

Did you know that for most writers and authors, (and coaches and artists) - about 80 percent of the traffic that comes to your Website is coming from the 3 major search engines - Google, Yahoo! and MSN?

Thats great news - because it means people can find you easily.

Its also bad news - because if you dont understand how to optimize your Website for the search engines - and yet still make it interesting and relevant for the people who are searching for you - then you're likely to be lost in the crowd amongst all the other writers, authors, artists and coaches.

Can You Do Search Engine Optimization Yourself? Can You?

One of the biggest problems many writers and authors have is that theyre not sure what they should do and what they should stay away from - sometimes its tough to know where you should even start to optimize your Website or Blog.

And some writers and authors arent even sure if they CAN optimize their Website or Blog for the search engines, because it seems really complicated and scary.

And of course, it only gets more confusing when every so-called expert has a different idea of what steps to take when you're just getting started. Which means it doesnt take long before Search Engine Optimization can seem pretty overwhelming, partly because quite often those experts seem to contradict each other - and sometime even themselves!

Why You May Be Experiencing SEO Overload

And of course, with all the SEO information thats floating around in cyberspace, its pretty easy to find yourself in information overload - which is another reason why so many people stay confused about what they should do to optimize their Websites - they do less than they could - or should - be doing.

DIY (Do It Yourself) Search Engine Optimization

And thats why weve written this article for you. Weve done all the research, weve checked out the experts - and the so-called experts - Websites, and weve taken all the best information about Search Engine Optimization, cut through the fluff and the nonsense, and distilled it into an easy-to-understand and easy-to-follow - checklist. (Ill tell you how you can get your own copy of the checklist in just a minute.)

A Definition of Search Engine Optimization

But lets start with a simple definition of search engine optimization, so were both on the same page, and theres no confusion:

Search engine optimization (SEO) means structuring your Website or Blog both on the site itself - (online optimization) and out in the internet (called offline optimization) in a way that opens your Website to the search engines.

When done correctly, your SEO strategy can actually improve your Websites chances of being found and placed as close to the top of the list as possible when someone searches for your chosen keywords.

And you dont have to be a Search Engine Optimization Expert to make some simple changes that have significant results.

A Review of the Best Search Tools and Optimization Areas

The second part of this article will review the best search tools and tells you which areas of your Website or blog you can optimize that will have the biggest impact on where your site shows up when sometimes types a question on a search engine, using your chosen keywords.

The bottom line is, there are simple steps you can take to optimize your Website or blog for the search engines, and improve your chances of getting ranked highly so more of your clients, customers and fans can find you easily.