It’s important, but not as important as the scores for each of the individual checks. The checks take you through all the major aspects of your site, such as keywords, URL, title tags, backlinks and the number of pages. Each check gives you a score so that you can easily see where your website needs some work.

I do provide a total score at the end but this is really just a guideline, for several reasons:

• Every website has different goals, so the relative importance of each check is different for each. For example, a successful blog site should score highly on update frequency, but this would be less important in a site with static pages
• I’m not comparing different sites so the overall score doesn’t really matter. It’s not a competition but it is about making your website better
• I’m not trying to guess Google’s algorithms for ranking pages. Firstly, it’s a secret and secondly I’m not providing scores based on search results. A lot of the checks do relate to factors that are important to Google though, since improving these will give you a better website

If you run through the Website Stress Test checks and make some improvements based on the individual scores, your overall score will improve (a nice motivator, I think!)

The downloadable guide has a brand new revision and I’ve updated it so there’s now over a hundred pages of checks and tips that’ll help to beef up your website, get you more visitors and more conversions for your online business.

Each check now includes a section called ‘How to Improve’ which shows you some straightforward steps that you can take to fix problems that you find with your website, such as broken links or missing alt tags.

There’s a brand new action plan at the end that takes you step-by-step through all the techniques that you need to employ to create successful pages for your website. Use it every day as you add new pages to your site.

I’ve added a new glossary of terms. If you’ve ever been confused by all the internet geek-speak out there, or wondered what the difference is between a meta tag and a URL, this section is for you. No PhD required, I promise.

I’ve included a really simple example source file that shows how a basic web page is put together. I use this for many of the examples, including screenshots of the source code to help you get your head around your tags and titles.

The scoring on some of the tests has been tweaked to reflect the latest important developments in SEO.

How do you get all of these updates? If you already own a copy then just email me and I’ll send you the new version for free (I promised free updates for life).

If not, here’s the link. I’m looking forward to helping you out with your website.

Powerful Techniques to Check and Improve Your Website Performance

Website Stress Test is a downloadable guide which shows you whether your site has the vital components it needs to be successful on the internet. Spend a couple of hours running through these simple checks and you will get the best picture possible of how your site is doing for SEO, traffic, content, keywords, visitors and conversions.

Each of the checks is carefully described in an accessible, non-technical way so that you understand why the check is important and how it affects your site performance. At the end of the guide you will get a score for your site which provides an overall view of how your site is performing. You can use your personalized, individual scores as a priority list to help you decide which areas you need to work on to make improvements.

“Your book has been a full set of tools for me in terms of gaining a good position on the web” – Mike Tarantino

Website Stress Test is a high quality PDF document which you can download immediately after payment. You can get started on checking and improving your website right now. The download includes a free spreadsheet which you can use to record your scores.

Here are some of the things you’ll learn:

• Secrets of a Good URL
• Keywords in URLs are out! Almost, but there are ways to get a great URL AND use your keywords
• The importance of great content
• How to build huge PageRank without spending hours chasing links to your site
• What makes a website more visible to search engines?
• The key to getting your site indexed ultra-fast
• Make your site stand out in Google search results
• How to check your site for errors that could harm your search engine position
• Time-saving advice on keyword density for your content
• META Tags – are they really useful?
• How to choose winning keywords and use them efficiently in your pages

Guarantee: I want you to succeed with your website. If you are not completely satisfied with this guide I’ll refund the full price.

Price: $29. Please contact me for details of how to buy Website Stress Test

PLUS: The web moves fast, so I’ll give you free updates for life on Website Stress Test. The latest revision was completed in May 2009

Warren Scott: “it’s refreshing to get concrete suggestions for making a real impact on your site’s visibility in search engines”

Mike Tarantino: “I am positive that having read your book, and understood and applied the techniques you’ve detailed, my site will have a definite advantage over a lot of others, including many done professionally”

I’m offering 10 free copies to my subscribers and I’m looking forward to getting their reviews of the guide. I’ve written the guide for people just like you, so this is your chance to make the product look exactly how you want it…