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Search Engine Optimization is the practice of doing whatever is needed to help make your Web site rank higher in return results for a search engine. For some, this is very important aspect of attracting visitors to their site. Most experts agree, however, that the single best way to improve your chance of getting attention on the Internet is to provide good content on a regular basis. There are several things that you can do using core functionality to make your Joomla! Web site more SEO friendly. Here are some important areas to focus.

• Configuring and troubleshoot SEF URLs:
  • Joomla! v 1.5 SEF URLs Scribd by Benjamin Hättasch.
  • If you want to use IIS and Joomla!'s SEF URLs, do this first, then use the previous document.
• Removing WWW from your domain name: How to remove "WWW" from your Domain Name and Why it matters Scribd by theoclymenus
• Create a Custom 404 Page: Custom Error Pages, including 404's
• Questions?
  • Questions about SEO should be asked in the Joomla! v 1.5 SEO Forum.
  • SEF URL questions should be asked in the Joomla! v 1.5 Administration Forum.