What is SEO, what are the types?
Search Engine Optimization or SEO is a combination of two words Search Engine + Optimization.
Now first you need to know what is Search Engine and what is Optimaization?
- Search engine is a software system created by www i.e world wide web to carry out web server. Basically, according to user query, it's search out the information.
- Optimization is the best use of anything. That means any action of making the best and most effective use of resources or any situation.
So, What is Search engine optimization?
- SEO is the best optimization of the search engine or optimizing the search engine according to your needs.
It is the process of making your website or pages for a better search engine so it can rank higher.
Now the question is do we optimize search engines in SEO!
- Instead of search engines , we optimize any websites or web pages.
For example, suppose you have a jewelry business. Now suppose someone searches Google for Best Jewellery in Kolkata, Then if you want your website to be first or at the top. So your search engine has to be well optimizes. That is, your website should be made in such a way that it will be at the top of all.
Now the question may come to your mind that only Google is a search engine? Or are there more search engines?
- First let's say that google is a search engine but not only the search engine. There are many search engines besides google. Like- Google , Yahoo, Bing, Baidu, Yandex etc.
Types of SEO or Search Engine Optimization -
There are two categories of SEO.
1. On- Page SEO
2. Off- Page SEO
Search engine optimization is done depending on these two methods.
1. On- Page SEO:- We may optimize our website or web pages at our discretion. Or we can optimize the website/pages under our control is called On Page SEO . Such as HTML, website design, content, URL etc. these various things we optimize or can do on our own website or web pages.
2. Off- Page SEO :- Instead of our own website or web pages, we may or do optimize on any other server or website or webpages that is called Off-page SEO.
There are some techniques used for these two methods, the techniques that are very important in SEO are –
* Black hat
*White hat
And
*Gray Hat.
On page and off page SEO is optimized by these techniques. For example, on-page optimization is done using this technique. Like - optimize HTML file,
Content optimize,
Keyword rich optimize,
Optimize URL,
Image optimize etc.
Similarly off page is also optimized using this technique. For example-
Backlines - This is to post your website url on another website so that others will click on your url through that website and view your website.
Another one is domain authority,
Social links,
Forum submission etc.
Aug 30, 2023
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