Search engine optimization (SEO) isn’t just limited to smart, keyword-oriented content. Your links, headings and even your images are major players in your search engine ranking, for instance.

Today we’re going to discuss the importance of making your images SEO-friendly: why it’s important, the results it can produce, and how you can do it…in less than 5 minutes a day.

For experienced SEO writers, we all know what Halloween means: publish as much Halloween content as you possibly can. According to Google Adwords, there are over 11,000,000 searches done on Halloween-related content every month on average–and this doesn’t take into account the months when Halloween searches spike. But when should you publish Halloween articles? What should you publish? Let’s find out.

For SEO writers, headings are just as important as keyword optimization and bolding specific keywords to improve the article’s overall SEO factor. Find out what it is, why it’s important for SEO, and how to use it in your articles to make it more search engine-friendly.

So what’s the real key to getting more clients? By letting your skills and qualifications be publically displayed on your own website. But clients can’t find you if your website is lost in the clutter of other competing websites. Alyssa Ast, co-founder of the WM Network, has some SEO and marketing tips that can make your website more popular with search engines.

If you write online, there’s a good chance a client or website will require you to know basic hypertext markup language, or HTML. It’s the most common markup language used on webpages to customize or add content. This tutorial will guide you through the process, from using the codes effectively to little specifics to help you use your HTML knowledge efficiently.

When using the two keywords you’ve chosen that include emotion catching words, make sure you place them strategically to form a killer title.
It’s often best to use your primary keyword first within the title.
Whenever possible, avoid placing the two keywords right next to each other. You want there to be some space between each keyword to avoid any confusion with the search engine. For example, if your primary keyword’s “free writing tips” and your secondary keyword’s “national writing contests,” your title should be written something along the lines …

A vital aspect of creating online content involves the use of search engine optimized (SEO) keywords. While most online writers understand the value of strategically placing their keywords throughout their content, many forget that the title’s just as important. Incorporating keywords correctly within a title will increase the likeliness of your work being placed high on a search engines results page.

These are some of the tutorials on Associated Content that will teach you how to write well, authored by popular contributors such as Pam Gaulin and Jamie Wilson.  FAQ will be updated regularly.  Enjoy!
SEO/LSI/Using Keywords
Using Keyword Popularity to Refine and Create Content by Pam Gaulin
http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/136781/using_keyword_popularity_to_refine.html
Learning Keywords and LSI: Exercises by Jamie K. Wilson
http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/287128/learning_keywording_and_lsi_exercises.html
Easy SEO Techniques for Online Article Writers by Lyn Lomasi
http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/2334840/easy_seo_techniques_for_online_article.html
Tips on Writing for AC and the Web Part 1: SEO Tips by Lyn Lomasi
http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/1615566/tips_on_writing_for_ac_and_the_web.html
Methods of Search Engine Optimization: Site Research, Marketing, and Acheiving Good Ranking Results by Lolaness
http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/17453/methods_of_search_engine_optimization.html
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