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- Fully web optimised structure
Shopping cart software must be built in a way that is search engine friendly. This means that search engines must easily understand what your site is about and rank you well for these "keywords" or "key phrases". Ashop Commerce's software automatically helps you by optimising the store as you build it. For example, when entering a new product, the title is placed as a header and in the URL on your storefront, with an alt tag on product images and in a dominant position. It also has breadcrumbs to match it with the related category. This means that if you're selling a Nokia phone, that name will tell search engines that it's the main focus of your page.

- Page titles with keywords embedded
Ashop Commerce shopping carts have built in meta tags, alt tags, header tags etc to make sure all search engine requirements are taken care of in the most effective way. All page titles and images are embedded with you chosen keywords, these can be edited for each individual page as well.

- Option to enter keywords and description meta tags for individual pages
All custom pages, category pages, product pages and your home page can have your own Meta keywords and Meta descriptions entered. This means all pages in your online store can be unique and targeted for the search engines to understand the exact content and focus of your pages.

- Link popularity program between Ashop Commerce customers
Search engines require inbound links to your online store in order to list you. They may not display all these "backlinks" however they are an important factor in search engine optimisation. So we built a link exchange feature for all Ashop Commerce merchants to use between each other. This means that for every 5 sites you link to, a different 5 will link back to you, everyone helps each other... Click here to read more.

- Always up to date with new search engine algorithms
Search engines these days are organic, they are constantly updating to try and give the most relevant results. This means minor changes are often needed to ensure you receive the best results possible. Ashop Commerce research any changes and stay in touch with prominent SEO experts in case any changes are needed.

- Spider friendly URLs
URL's, or page addresses, are generated specifically for search engines to index all your site and recognise important keywords from your titles. When you create a new page in your store called "about us" this phrase is placed in the URL of that page along with an indexing code such as the page number. This means that search engines understand the contact focus of the page from the name and find it easily using our indexing system.

- Free SEO tips & tools
Important advice and tips are provided for all merchants. Get up to date knowledge and procedures so your site ranks at it's very best in major search engines. From years of experience between Ashop Commerce and it's merchants, we constantly update our tips and tools with new features available on the web to help you trade successfully.

- Auto HTML page generation
Clean HTML code is automatically generated as you build your store. This is essential for search engines to read and be directed through all your site content. We keep the page size down for fast loading and the code clean so search engines can easily read it in full.

- Google verification meta inclusion
Google site verification requires a code placed in the site meta tag. (Click for more info)

- Inbuilt automatic site map generation (Google, Yahoo, MSN compatible)
Site Map generation helps direct search engine spiders to all your pages for indexing. (Click for more info)