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Drupal Search Engine Optimization

By : Ric Shreves
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Drupal Search Engine Optimization

By: Ric Shreves

Overview of this book

Drupal is a free and open-source content management system and content management framework written in PHP and distributed under the GNU General Public License. It is used as a back-end system for at least 1.5% of all websites worldwide ranging from personal blogs to corporate, political, and government sites. SEO, or Search Engine Optimization, is the process and techniques by which you optmize the content and style of your site in order to induce more people to view it. Drupal SEO will help you develop and execute an effective search engine optimization strategy for your site. From planning to implementation, the book covers best practices in contemporary SEO. In Drupal SEO you will learn how to develop a dynamic and productive SEO campaign. Covering both the basics of campaign development as well as the daily work it takes to maintain your SEO competitiveness, this book will show you how to produce a distinct and appropriate strategy for your site. In particular you will learn key phrase selection and competitor analysis and the correct groundwork for your dynamic SEO campaign. Drupal SEO will then show you, by finding the right combination of extensions, how to supercharge your site. You will also be given a guided tour of key SEO services, like Google and Bing Webmaster, in order to implement a progressive and effective link building campaign. You will then learn key expert tips and tricks to enable you to build SEO-effective content which will take your site from invisible to unmissable with little effort.
Table of Contents (11 chapters)

About the Reviewers

Surendra Mohan is serving as Service Delivery Manager at a well-known software consulting European MNC in India.

After completing BE in 2004 from VTU, Belgaum, in the branch of ISE, he started his career as a Software Engineer with .NET technology. Later he advanced into the area of HR/Recruitment/IT Consulting/Software Development/Web Development via Global Solutions while exploring open source web technologies such as Drupal and Ubercart, handling various roles such as a Programmer, Technical Lead, Project Lead, and Technical Architect, ending up as Service Delivery Manager on Drupal.

Sree (aka Veturi JV Subramanyeswari) is currently working as Drupal Architect at a well known software consulting MNC in India. After joining this company she served a few Indian MNCs, many start ups, and R&D sectors in various roles such as Programmer, Tech Lead, and Research Assistant. She has around eight years of working experience in web technologies covering Media and Entertainment, Publishing, Healthcare, Enterprise Architecture, Manufacturing, Public Sector, Defense Communication, and Gaming. She is also a well-known speaker who delivers talks on Drupal, Open Source, PHP, Women in Technology, and so on.

She reviewed other technical books such as Drupal 7 Multi Sites Configuration, Building Powerful and Robust Websites with Drupal 6, Drupal 6 Module development, PHP Team Development, Drupal-6-site-blueprints, Drupal 6 Attachment Views, Drupal E-Commerce with Ubercart 2.x, Drupal 7: First Look, and many more.