Article: The Ten most Common SEO mistakes that will cost you :
I'm sure you all know the saying 'a penny saved is a penny earned' well the same is more than evident when attracting traffic from search engines avoiding these ten most common SEO traps is probably more Important to your SEO Development than anything else as they could potentially stunt or even halt all your efforts.
1: Be careful you don't optimise for high rankings on keywords and keyword phrases no one searches for.
2: Don't use Invisible text and links, plan your colour layout carefully.
3: Avoid Use of non-compliant HTML for example multiple titles to manipulate relevancy make sure your title matches the relevancy of your content.
4: Avoid the use of Keyword stuffing or stacking .
5: Do not make excessive use of Search Engine submission resources this could lead to your domain being flagged for spam submission.
6: Submission of orphaned or "Doorway Pages" for example pages not linked to by "real" content.
7: Avoid using Mirrored Content, you should ensure content isn't duplicated on different domains for the purpose of inflating relevancy.
8: Avoid using pop-ups on you site.
9: Avoid free-for-all linking offers and automated Link exchanges. Make sure the pages you link to are appropriate when in doubt use the "nofollow" tag.
10: Don't use a description in your mega tag that doesn't have the pull factor on the targeted keywords or keyword phrases.
There you have, it if you think you know one more vile, let us have it. Sorry no prizes for making the top ten.
