Location based services are the way of the future on the web. If you have a bricks and mortar business and want a cheap way to market yourself on the net, take a look at the top 5 fast growing location based social networking sites according to mashable.
Owning a website is all about having effective communication with your intended target audience but how do you know that communication has been effective? How do you know that your website goals are being achieved?
To answer those questions you have to know what you want to achieve with your site and how you are going to measure it. When you have a specific goal for your page, and are able to measure the response to that page, you are able to make informed decisions about what works and what doesn't.
1) Backlinks - Backlinks are probably the number one thing to work on as google looks at how many sites link to yours. But here's the catch: Google prefers sites that have high traffic and relevant information rather than mirror sites and those sites you come across that just have a bunch of links.