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Welcome to the Organic SEO Wiki. This project has been setup in an effort to collaborate various Search Engine Optimization (SEO) techniques.

"Organic SEO" refers to the manual type of page optimization vs. automatic submittal and page alteration. Everything described on this wiki can be implemented by one motivated person, or you can always hire someone to do it.

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Table of Contents

1. A Brief Overview
   • Understanding Search Engines
   • Understanding Spiders
   • Popular Search Engines
2. What Is SEO?
   • The Goal of Search Engine Optimization
   • Viral Marketing
3. Choosing a Domain Name
   • Keywords
   • Simplicity
   • Registering
4. Choosing Your Target Keywords
   • Keyword Research
   • Keyword Density Analysis
5. Optimizing Your Web Page
   • Page Title
   • Meta Tags
   • Page Heading
   • Folder Name
   • Page Content
   • Page URL
6. Optimizing Your Images
   • Image "alt" Text
   • Image File Name
   • Image Folder Name
   • Page Title
   • Page Content
   • Page URL
7. URL Rewriting
   • Mod_Rewrite
     • Redirecting to www.domain.com
   • Optimizing MediaWiki
   • Optimizing PHPBB
   • Rewriting Parameters
   • Rewriting Subdomains
8. Handling Session IDs
   • Problems with SIDs
   • Disabling PHPBB Sessions
9. Submitting Your Web Site
   • Directories
   • Search Engines
10. Web Directory
    • Web Directory List
    • Web Directory Software
11. Building Link Popularity
    • Directories
    • Blogs
    • Relevant Web Sites
    • The Request
12. Affiliate Programs
    • Choosing an Affiliate Program
    • Commission Junction
13. The Dark Side of Search Engine Optimization
    • Keyword Stuffing
    • Cloaking, Gateways, and Doorways
    • Manufacturing Link Popularity
    • SEO Propaganda
    • How Not To Promote Your Web Site
14. Search Engine Optimization Tools
    • Ranking Report
    • PageRank Report
    • Link Popularity Report
15. Tracking Your Success
    • Statistics
    • Googlisms
16. Application Program Interfaces (APIs)
    • Google API
    • Yahoo API
    • MSN API
    • API Examples
17. SEO Terminology