Chapter 1: Putting Search Engines in Context
In This Chapter
Identifying search engine users
Discovering why people use search engines
Pinpointing elements for getting high keyword rankings
Defining relationships between search engines
The Internet offers a world of information, both good and bad. Almost anything a person could want is merely a few taps on the keyboard and a couple clicks of a mouse away. A good rule of thumb for the Internet is if you want to know about something or purchase something, there’s probably already a web site just for that. The catch is actually finding it. This is what brings you to this book. You have a web site. You have hired what you hope is a crack team of designers and have unleashed your slick, shiny, new site upon the web, ready to start making money. However, there is a bit of a problem: Nobody knows that your site exists. How will people find your web site?
The most common way that new visitors will find your site is through a search engine. A search engine is a web application designed to hunt for specific keywords and group them according ...
