Anyone who has a website knows that Search Engine Optimization is of upmost importance. But increasing your rankings can be difficult. Many questions go through your mind like what keywords should you put in your anchor text, or is it better to use short copy or long copy, and the list goes on and on.
Instead of trying to recreate the wheel, why not find out what makes your top competitors in the top ranking positions. What did they do that you are not doing?
Some key factors to remember in order to get top search engine rankings are:
Now, you may be asking yourself how you check the links that your competitors are currently using. Well, if you go to google or yahoo, you can type in "link://www.xyzcompetitorsite.com". You should be looking not only at what the links say but also where they are coming from.