tips for developing an SEO Friendly Design

tips for developing an SEO Friendly Design

The design of a website is one of the most important key success factors and it does not only affect the user experience, but also the SEO campaign. In this article we will discuss the subject of SEO friendly design and we give 30 tips that will help web designers and web developers to build better and more effective websites in terms of both functionality and crawl-ability. read : Istilah dalam seo

Many people falsely believe that the SEO friendly design is a set of non-sense restrictions that the SEO professionals impose to designers in order to manipulate easier the search engines. Think different.  Search Engine Optimization can be described as the implementation of a set of search engine standards that also target on the best possible user experience.  Having that statement in mind, it is easy to understand that a good web design is also good for the user.

Optimizing your Web Design

Developing quality content is important but it’s not the only part of your strategy that must be optimized. Displaying the content properly and having a solid hierarchy and easy navigation is the key for an effective web presence.

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1. Discuss with the web design & development team the project specifications. Focus on the feasibility of the design and have this information in mind before creating the website.
2. Group the content by relevance and use descriptive menu items to help users find easily the information that they are looking for.

3. Use text links in footer to support navigation. Text links are very useful both for the users and for the search engines.

4. Use breadcrumb navigation to allow users keep track of their location within your website and help search engines understand your website structure.

5. Consider each page as a landing page providing all the information to the user and inform him where he is and what to see next.

6. Place the logo, the primary message and the navigation above the fold. It is highly recommended to give the best possible first impression to the user.

7. Don’t change the template of your website in every category. It makes the navigation in your website more difficult for the average user.

8. Avoid horizontal scroll, it is not user friendly.

9. A time consuming loading website is a reason for higher bounce rate and lower rankings. Google has clearly stated that page loading speed is a ranking signal.

10. Get familiar with Google webmaster guidelines as it consists of useful tips for better user experience.

11. Avoid Pop ups- and unnecessary use of blurring images as they are annoying for most users.

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