how to make your web design SEO friendly

Written by: Ian | September 15th, 2009

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When working on your website design you will aim for the most attractive design for your requirements, however if it has not been designed with SEO in mind it will be difficult for the search engine optimisation experts at SEO junkies to enhance your rankings. But what can be done to the website design to improve SEO? We have asked the website design experts at advansys to provide some top tips to ensure success and maximize your websites SEO potential.

Include extra text to improve SEO

It's a simple fact, but your web design should include text to improve SEO. This doesn't need to be pages and pages of text, but can be a short paragraph of well written, keyword rich content. If you do however need to include more text this doesn't need to fill up your well-designed web pages. Instead you can use scrolling text boxes, expandable text blocks or information tabs to use minimal space for high volumes of text.

Include extra links to improve SEO

Links improve SEO so your design should allow for as many as possible. This doesn't mean that you need to completely fill your pages with links, but to select link locations carefully without cluttering the design, which will confuse visitors to the site. For maximum links on your website design we would recommend to do the following:

- Display your main links at the header, or left column of the website design. Using the left column will allow for maximum space since the links can run down the page length. With both alternatives you can use drop-downs for maximum effect.

- Use the very top of the design for extra text links.

- Use the footer to display quick links. Since this area is below the fold you can stack as many links as you require without cluttering the main design.

By following simple tips like these you can ensure that your website design is SEO friendly, as well as remaining attractive and user friendly. If you want to know more about maximizing your websites SEO potential, the contact the SEO experts at SEO Junkies for more information.