This site is specifically about SEO. And it's not highly structured. I just keep blogging, building and promoting websites, checking the results of my experiments, then describing the results here occasionally. So it's designed to help people who have a bit of time to browse through the posts and pages, then pick out and perhaps apply what looks suitable to them.

However, many people -- particularly those in business -- are too maxed out for this leisurely approach. They are looking for good, clear informaiton about building a website from scratch, and doing it in the quickest way possible with the best tools available.

These people might be interested in You Make The Website. It's been created by Dean Wormald, who has extensive experience in website production, SEO and other related fields.

For a small fee you get a comprehensive guide about how to start a website from scratch using Wordpress. It's all very clearly laid out. Subjects include how to set up various required accounts, choosing domain names, drawing traffic, and using Google Analytics. Membership includes access to various useful resources.

As any blogger knows, Wordpress is the best blogging platform available. But it's also a great content management system in its own right and has been designed with SEO in mind. It can be used to make a slick and professional website, and so is great for businesses.

The downside is that using Wordpress does require some comparatively involved technical steps. (Actually that's one of the reasons I haven't used it yet. I find it all a bit daunting! I've found that Blogger, Yola and Weebly meet my needs for now.) But the step by step approach in the guide will help dispel any trepidation that people have about using this platform.

In my opinion this is a good option for someone keen to build and promote his or her own professional looking, SEO friendly website quickly and efficiently.

You Make The Website

I have just been searching for Aussie business directories so that I can update my list of them on this site. There are quite a few new ones. And it wasn't that long ago that I last looked for them.

So, it's still an expanding market - or maybe just a volatile one! This is also true of the Australian classifieds sites I've been listing. There's never a shortage of ones I've never seen before.

Of course, some of these directories will go kaput in time. But there'll always be new ones. That's why I'd urge anyone who has a business to keep doing various keyword searches across all the major search engines and submit your site to a few from time to time. (And if you can, try to be wary of shonks. Google for reviews of sites if you have time. Unfortunately some directories are run by scammers who do charge businesses for listings they never asked for.)

One thing I've noticed from looking at my stats recently is that I'm getting a lot of traffic coming from India and the Philippines. Visitors often arrive by way of various searches for Australian article, classifieds and website directories.

I suspect that many of these people are being paid by SEO companies to build links to websites, presumably in Australia. That's fine, if they get the job done. But it may be an issue for some Australian business owners who use these services.

Firstly, they may not like the idea that the work is being outsourced. Also, as much as I'd like to say otherwise, they may be disappointed by the grammatical quality of these submissions. English is an official language of both countries. However it's not the main one as it is in Australia. So citizens of those nations are generally less confident with it.

I suggest this may be something to consider if and when you decide to purchase an SEO package.