Using Search On Your Web Site

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Using Search On Your Web Site

January 23rd     Published by: Mike Sachoff     Filed under: Search Engine Optimization

Google has released tips for setting up a search box on your Web site.


1. Make your search box easy to find.
2. Make sure your search box is always available.
3. Customize the appearance of search to fit your site.
4. Experiment.
5. Be open to feedback. Ask for it.
6. Learn what users are looking for.
7. Let visitors know who powers your search.


If you don’t have a search box you can consider using the Google Custom Search Engine, which is available in both free and paid versions.


If you have a search box you may want to track visitor search activity.


Google offers more tips in the video below.
Using Site Search

  1. Sandy Says:   
    February 11th, 2009 at 10:06 am

    I am relatively new in the field of SEO and I am going to start my own blog in near future. I want to ask you one thing, can anybody put google search box in his site? And is it going to be helpful from SEO point of view?

  2. Mike Says:   
    February 12th, 2009 at 4:33 pm

    Hi Sandy,
    Google offers both free and paid versions of its search box for anyone to use. From an SEO point of view you can track visitor search activity.
    Hope that helps.
    Thanks for reading.
    Mike Sachoff

  3. Escalade Bow Says:   
    March 17th, 2009 at 9:05 am

    thanks a lot for your post, and i would like ask a question using search box powered by Google in your page should this help in making my site more recognizable by Google search engine?

  4. Jonas Says:   
    April 9th, 2009 at 2:01 pm

    A very good post for us newbies. Thank you for the tips you shared.

    All the best,
    Jonas

  5. Web Game Says:   
    May 7th, 2009 at 9:16 am

    Newbies like me can only appreciate posts like the one I found here on your site. Thank you for the great tips!

    Warm wishes,
    John

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