XML Sitemap

Ensure you have an XML sitemap set-up including all URLs that are to be indexed. Within Drupal ensure this includes all content types and includes Views and other pages which are not simply published pages.

Also, configure the frequency and priority appropriately.

Google+ page

Linking a Google+ page to a website not only helps build relationships with friends and followers, but also makes a page eligible to show up on the right-hand side of search for relevant queries which may make the page more discoverable. Learn more

Ensure domain non-www version points to www version

To redirect all users to access the site with the www. prefix ensure to uncomment the lines as shown below. The lines shown below reside within the .htaccess file on the UNIX server.

# To redirect all users to access the site WITH the 'www.' prefix,  
# (http://example.com/... will be redirected to http://www.example.com/...)  
# uncomment the following:  
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} .  
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} !^www\. [NC]  
RewriteRule ^ http%{ENV:protossl}://www.%{HTTP_HOST}%{REQUEST_URI} [L,R=301]

Introduction to SEO

Search is the gateway to almost everything we do on the web.

For example, if we want to find and research solution providers to a technological need chances are we'll start by entering some keywords into Google.

Today people search on a variety of devices including mobiles, tablets, laptops and desktops.