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Bing Search Engine Optimization Made Easy
Written by Michael Fleischner   
Friday, 24 July 2009 09:03
For anyone who is doing business on the web there is no doubt you've been hearing about Microsoft's latest search engine release called Bing. Bing promises a new user experience for those surfing the web. This is a pretty necessary rework of Microsoft's previous search in an effort to compete with both Google and Yahoo. There appears to be more press than ever covering this launch as Microsoft is seeking to make radical changes to their business model.
by MichaelFleischner


For anyone who is doing business on the web there is no doubt you've been hearing about Microsoft's latest search engine release called Bing. Bing promises a new user experience for those surfing the web. This is a pretty necessary rework of Microsoft's previous search in an effort to compete with both Google and Yahoo. Today, there is more press coverage that is covering this launch as Microsoft is seeking to make radical changes to their business model.

Each day I am getting a large number of blog readers asking about Bing and what they should be doing to get sites ranked well on this new search engine. This is a common question whenever new search engines hit the scene or major updates are announced to a search engine's algorithm. The good news here is that Bing appears to follow many of the same protocols as Google, the world's leading search engine.

One of the best ways to reverse engineer a given search engine is to do a study of the top ranked website for a specific term. Based on some research that I've done and the work of others in the SEO community, it's pretty clear that this type of analysis provides clues of which criteria weigh most heavily in Bing's search algorithm. No one will be all that surprised to learn that older domains perform better than newer websites and in bound linking plays a major role in results.

It appears as though Microsoft's Bing search engine is using many of the same ranking factors as other popular search engines. This is good news simply because optimization of web sites take time and trying to optimize for one search engine over another may provide very mixed results. Bing likes in bound links and that is pretty consistent regardless of which search engine you are trying to improve your organic results for.

By know you know the importance of improving your web site's organic search results. This creates more awareness, traffic, and positive results. Perhaps you know about the importance of organic rankings but don't have the resources to move your site towards the top of the search results. Don't worry, begin small and focus on building links to your site. Once you do, you can see positive improvements in your rankings on Bing and other search results.

In addition to focusing on the before mentioned items for influencing search results on Bing and other search engine, consider the value of content. Having fresh content on your site that is engaging and current matters a good deal to search engines seeking to find the most relevant and meaningful content. Keep your eye on developing quality content and updating it on a regular basis.

Focus on SEO basics if you want to improve your website's rankings. Not only will this have a positive impact on your Bing ranking for certain keywords but it will also have a positive impact on your site's ranking across most major search engines. Fundamental principles like quality content and easily crawled web sites have a positive impact that can last for a very long time.

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