Search Engine Optimization
Everyone wants to be number one on Google. This is one of the best ways to drive people to your website. The key to search enigne optimization is know your target audience and to undersand how they surf the web. I beleive content is king. The more relivent, quality content you have on your site the better. A stong socail networking campain will help also.
Search engines provide tools and guidlines on how to present your websites material to the search engine. The better you follow the steps provided makes sure your content will be index properly.
Here is a list of some of the modules that I use with Drupal for search engine optimization.
Clean URL's
Clean URL's ensure that your URLs are clean with out the ?q= in your web address.
Meta Tags
This module allows you to set Meta Tags for pages and views. This module is formerly known as Nodewords and may also be known as node (key)words.
Title Tag
This module allows you to set the Title Tag for pages and views. The <title> tage is very important to SEO.
Pathauto
The Pathauto Module allows you to define how URLs are created for nodes in your website.
Google Analytics
Google Analytics offers features that are easy to use for everyone. Information gained using Analytics gives insights into your website traffic with Advanced Segmentation, Custom Reporting, Motion Charts, and more.
You can learn more about where your visitors come from and how they interact with your site. You can get the information you need to write better ads, strengthen your marketing initiatives, and create higher-converting websites. Google Analytics is free to everyone, whether you are an advertiser, publisher, or site owner.
Google Webmaster Tools
Google Webmaster Tools helps you see how google views and indexed your website.