SEO techniques for developers
Most developers are always eager to get on the keyboard to put the codes together, few pay attention to ensure the site is well designed to help with search engine optimization.
Search Engine Optimization is about optimizing a website for search engine in order to rank high in SERP.
I want to share a few SEO techniques for developers
The foundation for SEO is keywords. Keywords are terms used to describe query a person enters into the search engine to find specific information. So developer needs to work with the key words.
1. Relevant File Names
File names should be short, precise and descriptive. Using the keyword is advisable.
2. Avoid JavaScript but if it must be used, its best called from an external file rather than embedding in HTML tags.
3. Avoid unnecessary directory, Keep your files as close as possible.
4. Keyword placement
Knowing the keyword is as important as knowing where to place them, here is a list of places to place the keywords
(a) The title tag (b) meta tags © body (d) alt (e) Comments.
As developers, our duty isn’t to search for this keywords, so its necessary to work with the content manager to carry out a successful project.