Google Webmaster Tools

Google Webmaster Tools is a MUST have if you are trying to understand and improve your search ability on the web.  It allows you to explore and see what Google sees when it crawls your site.  You can sign up for a free account here:  https://www.google.com/webmasters/tools/

The first thing you need to do is to add your site or blog, you will see this on the homepage after you login.

How to Install Google Analytics on Blogger

This is another super basic item on my agenda for SEO Week, but it is essential.  Google Analytics is one of my favorite ways to track and analyze the traffic on my website and blog.  If you don't know what your traffic volume is like, and where visitors are coming from, you are walking in the dark.  It's FREE, it gives you oodles of information, and you do not need a counter or button displayed on your blog. It installs slightly different from other counters, in that you don't put code into an HTML Gadget on your sidebar. Here is how you do it:

Step #1: Set up a free Google Analytics account: http://www.google.com/analytics/




Step #2: Select ALL of the code, open a new window in your browser and go to your Blog.