## [ What is Search Engine Optimization (SEO)? ](/articles/what-search-engine-optimization-seo)
Submitted by [Sergey Pavlov](/whois/4076) on Thursday, January 28, 2010 - 00:09
**Search Engine Optimization** includes activity to bring more targeted traffic from search engines like Google, Yahoo! and MSN to your website. Under Targeted Traffic we mean traffic from people who are interested in your products or services and looking for this kind information on Search Engines. In order to make your information available to online visitors your website have to be:
a. Visible to Search Engines - Search Engine friendly.
b. Located on 1-3 pages on the results of Search Engine.
c. Contain useful information (text, pictures) or an offer to your potential clients.
SEO is a set of marketing, advertising, communication, web design, and programming techniques that will help promote your website on the web. Getting a higher page ranking on search engines will bring interested and targeted traffic to your business.
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*Sergey Pavlov
Certified Digital Media Specialist.
[Internet Marketing, Search Engine Optimization.](http://www.vendorland.ca "Search Engine Optimization")*
*[www.vendorland.ca](http://www.vendorland.ca "Small business directory")*
Sergey can be reached at **519-746-3239** or email:
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