Search Engine Optimization Tips: SEO Tutorial for Internet Writers

Posted by Jenny Evans Nov 13, 2009

Whether you've never heard of SEO before or you've written a lot of SEO copy, there are always new things to learn in the evolving world of Internet writing.

Search engine optimization (SEO) lives and breathes on well-researched keywords, but choosing the right ones is just the beginning. To write great SEO content, writers need to:

1. Choose a topic that is interesting, informative, and likely to be searched
2. Use online tools and good SEO techniques to research keywords
3. Pick a title that is descriptive and optimally keyworded
4. Perfect the art of placing and positioning the keywords
5. Consciously work on improving page ranking
6. Vigilantly protect against content theft

New Internet writers should check out basic information on how SEO works. If you're thinking about making the leap from print to online freelancing, you also need to know about the critical differences between print and online writing.