Yahoo-gle? How to get Ranking in the 2 Giants – Maximize Your SEO
February 1, 2009
The two major search engines, Yahoo and Google, are swamped daily by millions of searchers. If you are meaning to find your place in the multitude of sites that regularly turn out in the search results of either or both of Yahoo and Google, you ought to know search engine optimization basics, keyword use, and other webmaster tools.
The two giants have a number of services that will teach both the apprentice and the savvy. Yahoo has Yahoo Search Rankings. This is a search engine optimization tool available online for free. With Yahoo Search Rankings you can check how your site fares or its position in the Yahoo search engine. Ranking covers page ranking and allows the user of this tool to determine web site traffic of your own vis-à-vis that of the competitor.
Google Webmaster tools provide site owners and their webmasters the means to improve ranking in Google. The Google Webmaster tools include utilities like web crawl, Mobile web, query stats that show you queries clicked in order for your website to be accessed, and other indexing tools. This service is provided free by Google and all you need is a Google account.
If it’s Yahoo-gle you want, meaning you’d like to establish online presence in the Yahoo and Google search engines, you can access their free online tools to help you maximize your SEO. Google for one has the advanced Google search methods, a very useful tool for keyword research. They also have the Google data center watch, a tool for you to be able to do a Google search of different data centers. Like Yahoo, Google has its own Google Rankings, a tool to assist you in checking what rank your site or page occupies in Google.
Then again, you might opt for other online service providers for a fee to help you in search engine optimization. They offer various tools similar to what Yahoo and Google offers, but their services can be more comprehensive. They not only provide page ranking but also site comparisons. Services also cover checking of the giant search engines for back links, keyword ranking, page rank values, and other important considerations in search engine optimization. Others offer you a comprehensive comparison of how your site will fare in both Google and Yahoo to tell you that your SEO for the two giant engines is not a mission impossible.
Given all these webmaster tools available for free or for a fee, companies that mean to establish online presence that not only generates traffic but delivers business will really need to access those tools. Whether it is a specifically targeted tool to establish your page ranking, or a combination of several utilities like placement checks or positioning checks and even search depth to tell you how far into the search results you need to go into before you find your site.
To get that Yahoo-gle ranking in the two giants or even in the other search engines, you will need a little more help. Check out various online tools available for webmasters and site owners to be able to ‘crawl’ silently into the top pages of search results.







