One of the primary sources of internet traffic for any web business online is the search engine. Search engines such as Google, Yahoo, and MSN supply an almost endless source of web traffic to websites. But in order to get this traffic and promote your website, you need to have a top search engine ranking. In this article, I go over five easy steps for gaining higher search engine rank with your website.

The first step for obtaining higher search engine rank is to make sure your website comply with each of the search engines guidelines. In other words, don’t try any black hat, or illegal search engine manipulation tactics to get a better search engine ranking. Just follow the guidelines and you will definitely be on the right path towards top search engine ranking.

The second step is to make sure that you properly do your keyword research. The keywords that you want to receive a higher search engine rank for must be suited to the overall theme and content of the website. In other words, the keywords can not be off topic. Also, a good thing to be mindful of is not to dilute or destroy your website’s content with your keywords. Make sure that your web content still maintains its creative writers flow, while at the same time having the keywords you want to rank for included within the text.

The third step is to submit your websites url and keywords to the free online website directories. The online directories are a good way for people to stumble upon your website. Also, the links in the directories themselves can cause a higher search engine rank for your website.

Fourth, make sure you take every ounce of effort to build the link popularity for your website. A good way to build backlinks to your website is via forum postings and discussion boards. A strategy that you can use on the discussion boards is to present your web link to the group and ask for their honest feedback. This will not only give you a backlink to help you get that higher search engine rank, but also give you some incredible advice in order to improve your website and make it 50 times better.

The fifth step is to pay for your website to have a listing in the paid online directories. Paying $299 per year for a directory listing at Yahoo is one of the best things that you can do for your web site according to Google. But there are many other paid directories that can significantly give you higher search engine rank as well.

The five steps above, and much more are outlined in a video course that I am giving away at no cost. If you apply the 5 steps above to any website project, I can almost rest assured that you will get some decent traffic from the search engines. For more information, visit the site at http://www.workingonyourown.com for a greater understanding of these 5 steps that I just outlined.