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or better yet, "user friendly" one with good keywords.

i have wondered if and when google might start not liking the practice of the double domain with the user friendly one just pointed at the seo one. Seems like something spammers will start taking advantage of and therefore will cause google to start blacklisting folks for... i dunno - i might just be being paranoid :/

I think that unlikly assuming that the keyword/phrase used in the domain name actually appear on the website that is directing people to. Google has no problem with keyowrds used that are accurate to the site.

They would however probably have an issue with www.my-cool-sit-whr-i-sell-suff-cheap.com being directed to a page about underwater basket weaving. As the keywords being used in the URL have no bearing on the content of the site...this would be considered spamming. I am obviously over-simplifing here just to keep it easy

Truth in advertising is always rewarded in Google..that has been my experience.

The META tag 'keyword' is totally ignored by the vast majority of search engines and has been since somewhere around 2002.

You don't choose META tags, they are part of the coding of your website. You choose "keywords" or "phrases".

You want to choose key phrases or words. There are many tools available to help you with this. Of course they all use exisitng content on your site to determine your best keyword/phrases. So it is helpful to have a lot of your content in place before you start the keyword/phrase selection process.

Google Webmaster Tools and also AdWords has a keyword suggestion tool. A search for "keyword suggestion tool" can also yeild some very good results.

The META tag "description" is still used by Search Engines...it is very important to use this tag and to provide a well written informational tidbit prefferable with a call to action (i.e Click here! ) and to also include your primary keyword or phrase in this description.

A good point is made here though...trying to compete with common keywords is just silly. You should be as specific as possible and stay away from generalities.

An example would be "real estate" as a key phrase. This is not very specific and getting to the top of the result page for this keyword search would be a monumental task. Getting to the top results for the key phrase "Spring Hill FL real estate" would be much easier and will produce a client that is interested in YOUR specific product. Assuming of course that you sell real estate in Spruing Hill FL

One of the EASIEST ways to boost your rankings is to make the stuff between your title tags right. From what I've seen of your source file, it's way too long because it is literally a sentence. Put your key words there, and put only like 2-3 keywords. That should help your rankings significantly.

I'd use LinkScape-- the new SEO monitoring tool by SEOmoz.
Here's what Aaron Wall of SEObook has to say:
http://www.seobook.com/seomoz-linkscape

I'm not paid by these guys--
just someone who uses SEO tools for a living.

Dennis
analyst, blitzlocal.com
local internet marketing