Drupal 6 search engine optimization [electronic resource] / Ben Finklea.

ISBN:

9781847198235

Title:

Author:

Finklea, Ben.

Personal Author:

Finklea, Ben.

Publication Information:

Olton, Birmingham, UK : Packt, 2009.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (vi, 261 pages) : illustrations.

Series:

From technologies to solutions

General Note:

"Rank high in search engines with professional SEO tips, modules, and best practices for Drupal Web sites."

Includes index.

Contents:

Preface -- Chapter 1. The tools you'll need: Drupal 6 ; Modules ; Drupal SEO checklist module ; Google account ; Analytics ; Google Webmaster tools ; Understanding search engine crawlers ; Paid tools ; Other great tools ; Summary -- Chapter 2. Keyword research: What a keyword is ; Why keyword research is important ; What your keyword goal is ; Keyword research tools ; How to pick the best keywords ; Summary -- Chapter 3. On-page optimization: Page titles ; Make Drupal URLs clean and search engine optimized ; Redirects ; Summary -- Chapter 4. More on-page optimization: Headings ; Drupal menus and navigation ; Optimize images, video, and other media ; Meta tags ; Summary -- Chapter 5. Sitemaps: XML sitemaps ; Google News XML sitemap ; URL list ; Visitor-facing sitemaps ; Summary -- Chapter 6. robots.txt, .htaccess, and W3C validation: Optimizing the robots.txt file ; Mastering the .htaccess file ; W3C markup validation ; Summary -- Chapter 7. RSS feeds, site speed, and SEO testing: Setting up RSS feeds ; Feel the need : the need for speed ; Bringing it all together with a free page grading service from SEOmoz ; Summary -- Chapter 8. Content is king: What good content is ; Write right ; Search engine optimizing content ; What to write about ; Using Drupal to organize your content ; Removing content ; Summary -- Chapter 9. Taking control of your content: Using OpenCalais to tag and organize your content ; Keeping content compliant with the HTML Purifier Module ; Preventing spam ; Summary -- Chapter 10. Increasing the conversion rate of your Drupal Web site: What do our want them to do ; Path to conversion ; Strong calls to action ; Analytics to watch ; Finding conversion problems with usability testing ; A/B testing with Google Website Optimizer ; Summary -- Appendix A. 10 SEO mistakes to avoid: Not tracking or not tracking the right statistics ; Picking keywords that don't produce enough traffic ; Duplicating content ; Changing the node path without creating a redirect ; Spending time on meta tags that don't matter ; A slow Drupal site ; Flash, frames, graphics, and other things are obscuring your site from Google ; Optimizing for your company name ; Not putting contact information on the site ; Not enough links -- Appendix B.A Drupal SEO checklist: Keyword research ; On page SEO ; Technical SEO ; Content ; Conversions -- Appendix C, Drupal SEO case study for Acquia Product launch: About Acquia ; Problem ; Solution ; Results.

Local Note:

eBooks on EBSCOhost

Title Subject:

Drupal (Computer file)

Drupal (Computer file) (OCoLC)fst01781028

Subject Term:

Web site development.

Added Author:

Murphy, J. K. (John K.)

Ruoss, Michael.

Format:

Electronic Resources

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Publication Date:

2009

Publication Information:

Olton, Birmingham, UK : Packt, 2009.

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Summary

This is a practical, hands-on book based around sound SEO techniques specifically applied to Drupal. Each chapter starts with a brief overview of the important concepts then quickly moves into practical step-by-step actions you can take immediately. Throughout the book, you'll get clear instructions and detailed screenshots, so you can see exactly what to do each step of the way. You will install and configure a selection of Drupal modules - each of which will move you one step closer to optimization. Chapter-by-chapter, your Drupal site will become more optimized so that by the end of the book, your site is 100% ready for Google. This book is written for Drupal site owners and those who create Drupal sites including themers, developers, programmers, and consultants. A basic understanding of Drupal will be helpful: what a node is, how to create nodes, how to log in to the admin sections of your Drupal site, and how to properly install and enable a module. No knowledge of SEO will be assumed but a basic knowledge of search engines is expected.