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International Research Journal of Engineering and Technology (IRJET) e-ISSN: 2395 -0056
Volume: 04 Issue: 05 | May -2017 [Link] p-ISSN: 2395-0072
Search Engine Optimization in E-Commerce Sites
Shashank Narayan Srivastava1, Suhani Kshatriya2, Rajkumar Singh Rathore3
1 Student, Department of Computer Science , Galgotias College of Engineering Technology, Greater Noida, India
2 Student, Department of Computer Science, Galgotias College of Engineering Technology, Greater Noida, India
3 Assistant Professor, Department of Computer Science, Galgotias College of Engineering Technology, Greater
Noida, India
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Abstract - Search engine optimization is the method of 1.2 External links (back links, backward links) and
optimizing your website for the purpose of getting free inbound links
traffic from search engine. SEO has gained popularity in the
Google and other search engine counts link to a page from
past few years in digital marketing with the increase in the
another website as vote for this page. In other words, web
use of mobile phones and tablets. With the growing craze of pages and websites with more external links from other
online shopping the e-commerce websites are in competition websites will be ranked more highly. The quality of external
with one another. Their profit earnings play a major role in links is also very important factor, so if links from other web
their business. pages are from a website with a good reputation and with
relevant content and key phrases, then this is more valuable.
KEYWORDS: Search Engine Optimization, Search Ranking, Many of web focused companies should improve this aspect
Web Crawling, Internet Marketing, Website Promotion, Re- of search engine optimization in process called external link
ranker building and internal link architecture. Web centered
companies should always try to get links from web pages
with the higher Page Rank (PR) or from web pages with a PR
[Link]
rating at least four. Page Rank is a scale between 0 and 10
used by Google to determine the importance of websites
SEO (Search Engine Optimization) is the development of according to the number and quality of inbound links and
subsequent the principle of the search engine such as site external links (back links). Incoming or external links to
structure, webpage language and interaction diplomatic website should always come in natural textual form, rather
strategies for the balanced planning to improve the site then in graphic form (Banner adds images etc). Google and
search performance in the search engine and increasing the other search engines does index or evaluate image links, but
opportunity of customer discovery and access to the website. without textual links web companies won t increase website
SEO is a scientific development idea and methodology, which rank or popularity. The Domain name maturity, Internal link
develops beside with the development of search engine, and structure, URL structure, Bounce rate etc. factors are very
promotes the development of search engines at the same important for good ranking position in the search engine.[7]
time [7]. The major factors for good ranking positions in all
the main search engines are:
1.3 Off Page optimization
This is the technique for making back links. Back links are
1.1 On-page optimization normally termed as link back from other website to our
website. Back links are important for SEO because search
Matching web page content and key phrases or keywords engine algorithms give credit, if any website has large
searched. The main factors to optimize web pages are number of back links. As well as back links increase, website
keyword and key phrases density, keyword formatting, popularity will increase.[4]
putting keywords in anchor text and the document meta-data
(page title tags, Meta description tags, Meta keyword tags 2. Literature Review
etc). Each web page on some website should have different
title tag, Meta tag description and Meta tag keywords. The
number of times the key phrase is repeated in the text of the 2.1. Literature review process.
web page is a key factor in determining the position for a key
The literature review process is developed through the
phrase [7].
following three (3) stages:
1. Bibliography collection and search strategy: For the needs
of the search, we have adopted briefsearch and citation
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pearl growing search strategies. The first strategy helped us 3. Problem Formulation
to collect a series of research works (quite fast). In order to
achieve an adding value in the search process, a second The algorithms take into account the number of clicks on the
search strategy is adopted, which helped us to identify some page of an e-commerce site which has been visited for
key research works in order to adopt the existing searching a product despite the fact that the specific product
terminology and concepts, quite useful for the search of has been bought from that same site or not. It is based on
other research works. We believe that it was the most the number of clicks rather than profit earned from the site
suitable approach in order to investigate a research topic or web page. For example a customer searches more number
almost unsearchable. of pages of a product and hence clicking more number of
times on a particular website , while the same product is
2. Based on the first stage, an extension of the literature available more easily on some other website and the hence
review will be achieved progressively. the number of clicks on the latter are less in comparison to
previous one. In search engine the advantage is given to
3. Abstractive synopsis and homogenization, based on the those e-commerce site which has higher number of clicks, no
keywords, will allow us to categorize the research works. We algorithm counts the profit of e-commerce site by counting
believe that the G.I.S.T. principle will provide us with a safe the profit clicks. No algorithm checks that the item is
guide in order to identify broader groups arisen from the searched has been bought or not by checking the profit
research question.[8] clicks that is the confirm payment click or place order
click.
2.2. Based on the research papers previously
proposed research papers are: 4. Objective
2.2.1. Page Rank Algorithm The site which has a higher profit clicks and better reviews
should be appear at a higher position in the search engine
Originate from Google's founder, Larry Page, is used to result pages rather than being based on number of clicks .
recognize the significance of web-pages separated in levels
of 1-10 of which 10 represents full score, the higher PR value 5. Proposed work
(Page Rank value), the more accepted the pages as in (1):
when the PR value of a website has its score as 1, it means The following objective can be achieved by taking into
that this website has not popularity while the PR value of 7- account only the click which results into checkout click or
10 shows that such website is very popular (or very the clicks that make it to the cart and are further processed
important). In assumption Page-A has its page-t1, t2, and... tn for placing an order for the specific product. After the
linked to it, then Page-A has its PR value algorithm as customer clicks on the place order we also call it as profit
follows: clicks) icon the customer will then be directed to a page
where the customer will be required to fill in the necessary
PR(A)=(1-d)+d{PR(t1)/C(t1 … PR tn /C tn } [7] details for the delivery of the product and hence complete
the [Link] the order is placed successfully , this click for
2.2.2. Hill Top Algorithm that specific product which has been bought is shown as a
yes in the converted column and no if the order was not
There exists an essential fault for Page Rank Algorithm since completed. The information about all the clicks will be stored
a complete "importance value" is assigned to a webpage in a database for further reference and evaluation .These
based on its linked quantity and quality. However, the "Page clicks can be used to calculate the click through ratio (CTR)
Rank value" is not a expression for a query, so even when a which is the ratio of number of yesses to total number of yes
webpage just infrequently mentions key word departing and no.
from a thematic query in the content, the page can also get a
higher ranking because of its high level of Page Rank value Current algorithms
[18]. The Hilltop Algorithm is a speedy positioning method
subject to classification of "experts" proposed by Krishna Problem
Bharat and George A. Mihaila, which has been applied by
Google to the front-end of Page Rank. That is, the request is Accounts for the number of visits or links to the page.
treated initially when it reaches using Hilltop Algorithm and
given weight. Secondly, when nothing is searched out, it Proposed
returns to "0" after which the Page Rank Algorithm is used
for calculations. Finally, related ranking is conducted Profit earning of the page
according to the result ahead the weighing of two +
algorithms.[7] reviews given by the visitor
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6.0 Result and Result Analysis International Journal of Computer Science Issues, Vol. 9,
Issue 1, No 3, January 2012.
Below is given a comparison between the previous
algorithms and our algorithm. [7][Link] and [Link],”Concept Of Search Engine
Optimization )n Web Search Engine , )nternational Journal of
Direct clicks Indirect Profit clicks Computer Science, Engineering and Information Technology
clicks (IJCSEIT), Vol.1, No.2, June 2011.
Previous Counts Counts Doesn t [8] G. S. Spais, Search Engine Optimization SEO as a
algorithms count dynamic online promotion technique: the implications of
activity theory for promotion managers , )nnovative
Proposed Records but Records but Counts Marketing, Volume 6, Issue 1, 2010
algorithm doesn t doesn t
count count
7.0 Conclusion
Higher rank will be given to those e-commerce sites in a
search engine which have a higher profit or earning this can
be done by counting the profit clicks like the place order or
the checkout click.
If profit is same then the reviews will be taken into
consideration, this can be done by checking which e
commerce site has got more and better reviews
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