Chances are you have been on the Internet and have been surfing in and out of websites looking for valuable information pertaining to a favorite topic or researching a subject for school or work. As you type in keyword(s) you match the information you are searching for on Google, you come up with 10,000 pages of information. It’s virtually impossible to go through every one, so you refine your search by adding more exclusive keywords. Voila the number of pages reduces to around 1,000. Still this is a lot of pages, but you start looking through the information to find what you want.

As you go through the first 10 links on the page, WHAM! The information you needed to find was in the first or second in order of PageRank. You wonder how did they get such a high rank on Google? You may think it was very expensive to get that site at the top of the heap. The funny thing is, with a little know how and about $75 you too can go for the top.

Search Engine Optimization or “SEO”, has become a standard in the web design industry, every customer of a good web designer wants to be number one in their keyword and may be willing to pay the extra money to get there. A good web designer will dress up a web sites home page to match the requirements of their client on specific keywords. The client will also pay more for the exclusivity to remain there untouched. SEO has become a niche for a lot of web companies. They know if they can get the company to the top fast, the word of mouth will be helpful toward their business.

Through specialized META tags (hidden group of keywords) the web designer will strategically place keywords multiple times in the title bar, keywords, and even as hidden text. Some search engines have figured these tricks of the trade out and have banned certain websites from their indexes. Google has become the engine of choice for a lot of people today. There is a different logic Google uses to calculate page rank and keywords is only a portion of it.

Google actually uses a specialized mathematical equation to place your site in a predetermined order. First things first, if your website is a keyword, that does not automatically give you a top spot. It will take time to move up the ranks and you should register with Google as soon as possible to drive your rank upwards. But just having the right URL (Universal Resource Locator) doesn’t guarantee the top spot either. You must also be swapping or reciprocating links with other Google users. The more you use Google websites that are indexed the faster and higher your site will go in the ranks.

A Google robot will visit your site frequently so continue to modify your code and keep checking its rank and status. Eventually, your site will drive up the ranks and land on top. It may take time and work, but you will get the hang of keeping it there once you employ the right mix of keywords with links. Some companies can charge up to $1,000 for the top spot, they employ the same techniques, even though they don’t want you to know this. Keep your META tags, title, keywords and content in line with your keywords and continuously look to optimize them. Under no circumstances take another persons keywords off of their code; this is potentially dangerous as you could be violating copyright laws.

Good Luck!!!

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The Senator holds meetings with former Prime Minister Blair, current Prime Minister Brown, and opposition leader Cameron Saturday.

He also holds a media avail outside 10 Downing Street.

Obama arrives in the land of Big Ben Friday afternoon ET, following his day in France.

PHOTOS: View gallery of Obama in England here.

McCain: Sedona, AZ

Obama: London; Chicago, IL

"Nightly News" anchor Brian Williams will interview the Iranian President from Tehran, Iran.

Excerpts will air on Monday's "Today" and throughout the day on MSNBC.

Williams will also broadcast Monday's evening news live from Tehran.

The Arizonan gets tough with Obama in an address to the 2008 American GI Forum of the United States National Convention in Denver, Colorado.

Ridicules Obama for "the audacity of hopelessness" in his Iraq policies.

Says the surge "amounted to a real-time test for a future commander-in-chief... I believe my judgment passed that test. And I believe Senator Obama’s failed."

Watch video clip above. Prepared remarks here.

Obama camp responds here.

Nine of 12 targeted in the most competitive Senate races are either bypassing September's convention, or are undecided about attending, to focus on their campaigns.

Among those sitting out -- Alaska's Sen. Stevens, Maine's Sen. Collins. Sens. Wicker, Sununu, Dole, Gordon Smith, Pearce are on the fence.

The McCain camp floods reporters with a slew of memos, reports Friday targeting their Democratic rival.

--The campaign distributes a "briefing book" called “Barack Obama Official Post-Travel Briefing: Beyond the Photo-Op.” See it here.

--Afternoon memo discusses the media's "coverage gap" this week while Obama was on his trip overseas. Read it here.

--Early morning memo highlights three alleged "myths" in Obama's foreign policy. Read it here.

The "Daily Show" host takes a look at the media's quite thorough coverage of Obama's trip.

Click above to watch.

Plus: WashPost's Kurtz's take on "Obamapalooza."

FEC reports show Obama's campaign has received roughly 10 times more money from declared U.S. donors living in Germany, France and Britain than his Republican rival.

Correspondent Bill Hemmer sits down with the presumptive Democratic nominee while he's traveling in London.

Obama also tapes his hour-long interview with NBC's Tom Brokaw to air on Sunday's "Meet the Press"

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The Arizonan is expected to host about 75 political allies and fundraisers at one of his trademark Sedona ranch barbecues Saturday

Attendees will be briefed by senior advisers, including campaign manager Davis.

The Republican candidate says the post-World War II international Nazi trials could offer an example of how to try bin Laden if he is captured.

Click above to watch, and read full transcript.

Also says he would move Israel's capital to Jerusalem "right away," and insists that he is not questioning Obama's patriotism.

CNN also interviewed Obama Friday. Get details here.

Four peace activists are arrested in Des Moines Friday after stepping beyond the gate to where the long-time Bush political adviser was speaking.

"It should be Karl Rove in that van. War Criminal!" one shouted as the four were rounded up by cops. "Where's there justice in this country?"

The activists informed police of their wish to make a "citizens arrest" of Rove. He was addressing the Iowa Republican Party at a fundraiser.

Govs. Schwarzenegger, Rendell and Bloomberg urge the two major parties to adopt a pro-infrastructure plank in their platforms Friday.

Schwarzenegger: "Our economy and environment are suffering because we cannot move goods and people efficiently..."

The three attended event in St. Paul, Minnesota to announce their positions.

Read release here.

The Senator tells CNN that his week-long foreign trip is not ignoring the needs of Americans at home. Click above to watch or read full transcript here.

Says persuading NATO to add more troops to Afghanistan, for instance, could save the U.S. billions.

"We can invest those billions of dollars in making sure that we're providing tax cuts to middle-class families who are struggling with higher gas prices."

CNN also interviewed McCain Friday. Get details here.

Israeli newspaper runs the text of Obama's prayer left at the holy site early Thursday.

Asks God for wisdom, and to "help me guard against pride and despair." Read full text here.

Some religious figures are criticizing the decision to publish the note.

The Arizonan remains adamant that Obama would rather lose in Iraq than lose his bid for the White House.

Tells the Columbus Dispatch: "I do know that he used the war for political reasons because no one, no one would refuse to acknowledge, no rational observer could refuse to acknowledge the success of the surge."

Responding to David Broder's comment he's had "a cruel July," says: "We put one foot ahead of the other."

Read more of the interview.

Commerce Department reports Friday sales of new single-family homes fell 0.6% in June, the seventh drop in the last eight months.

The decline is slightly smaller than expected (in May housing sales fell 1.7%). But, overall sales are down by 33.2% from a year ago.

Report also finds foreclosure filings more than doubled in the second quarter from a year earlier.

The paper writes: Despite all the hubbub over Obama, fresh polls show he's been mostly unable to convert it into wider leads -- and some prominent Dems still aren't enthusiastic about his candidacy.

HALPERIN’S TAKE: What John McCain needs to win.

The German Chancellor's spokesman praises the Land of Lincolner's Thursday Berlin address in Friday news conference, says Obama's priorities are in line with Germany's.

"(Obama) underlined the fact that the challenges of the 21st century can only be tackled together, only in international cooperation -- that corresponds with the German government's position."

The party announces the block schedule for their convention in St. Paul starting Sept. 1. The festivities will kick off at 3:30 pm.

Get the details on the rest of the schedule here.

The DNC: “Another week of bad news, bad reviews and campaign chaos for the McCain campaign. The only change: the campaign’s increasingly desperate response.” Read it here.

The RNC: “Despite the most challenging environment for Republicans in years and an overwhelming advantage in attention paid by the media, Barack Obama remains unable to open the lead against John McCain that many pundits predicted.” Read it here.

Two top McCain aides say his Veep decision is likely to be announced after Obama returns from Europe Sunday and before the Beijing Olympics start August 8.

Also says the Senator is still weighing the timing.

Top strategist Charlie Black: "He's in a position to make [the decision] on short notice if he wanted to."

HALPERIN’S TAKE: Reasons NOT to make an early VP pick.

El Rushbo uses his Friday show to express obvious frustration about Obama mid-course corrections on international trip.

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