The thing that isn't always taken into consideration is that a sight can be perfectly optimized. That same site can achieve the number one position for a particular keyword or phrase and still be a site consumers do not like to visit.
It is possible to visit a variety of sites that rank # 1 for a particular keyword or phrase and discover one of two things, 1) the sight doesn't really have much to do with the keyword or, 2) the site is not well organized or is hard to navigate. In both cases the back button will be used quickly and the consumer will continue their search with a mental note of which site to avoid in the future.
You don't have to be number one to gain significant site traffic.
If you work to ensure your site is keyword rich and the site is easy to navigate you may be surprised how well your site actually performs with those whose opinion matters the most – actual customers.
Sometimes you can work so hard to improve site rankings you miss the growing successes that come with solid SEO techniques that are an equally important extension of search engine site rankings.
"Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance you must keep moving." – Albert Einstein
You actually can be happy (if not satisfied) with a decent site ranking if you also have a highly efficient website.
This is really a lesson in a balanced approach to SEO results. If all you concentrate on is ultimate site ranking and you ‘stuff' your articles with keywords and phrases that seem out of place you might get to the number one position and find your site has a significant ‘turn off' factor for potential customers.
You could also be on the other extreme where you have a beautifully designed and functional site, but it is not maximized in SEO strategies. In this scenario you may have the world's most perfect site, but no one will know about what you have to offer.
Perhaps the balanced approach would be to tastefully utilize keywords and phrases that will assist you in improved site rankings and then make sure your site has something definitive to offer site visitors when they do ultimately come your direction.
Shadows Fall Art Of Balance
Balance is the perception of visual equilibrium, and relates to our physical sense of balance. It is an appeasement of opposing forces in a composition that results in visual stability. Most successful compositions attain balance in one of two ways: symmetrically or asymmetrically. Balance in a three dimensional object is simple to understand. If balance isn't achieved, the object tips over.
Symmetrical balance means having equal "weight" on equal sides of a centrally placed fulcrum. It may also be referred to as formal balance. When the elements are arranged equally on either side of a central axis, the result is Bilateral symmetry. This axis may be horizontal or vertical. It is also potential to build formal balance by arranging elements equally around a central point, resulting in radial symmetry.
There is an alternate to the symmetrical balance called approximate symmetry - here equivalent but not identical formas are placed around the fultrum line.
Asymmetrical balance is more complex and difficult to foresee. It involves placement of objects in a way that will allow objects of varying visual weight to balance one another around a fulcrum point. You can imagine this best by foreseeing a literal balance scale that can represent the visual weights in a two dimensional composition. For example, it is possible to balance a heavy weight with a cluster of lighter weights on equal sides of a fulcrum. It is also possible to visualize objects of equal weight but different mass on equal sides of a fulcrum. You can even place unequal weights by shifting the fulcrum point on our imaginary scale.
Rhythm can be described as timed movement through space; an easy, connected path along which the eye follows a regular arrangement of motifs. The presence of rhythm creates certainty and order in a composition. Visual rhythm may be best understood by relating it to rhythm in sound.
Rhythm depends largely upon the elements of pattern and movement to achieve its effects. The parallels between rhythm in sound/ music are very exact to the idea of rhythm in a visual composition. The difference is that the timed "beat" is sensed by the eyes rather than the ears.
You can create rhythm in a number of ways. The characteristic flow of the individual line is referred as linear rhythm. Accomplished artists have a common manner of putting down the lines of their drawings that is a direct result of the characteristic gesture used to make those lines, which, if observed, can be seen to have a rhythm of its own. Linear rhythm is not as dependent on pattern, but is more dependent on timed movement of the viewer's eye.
Repetition comprises the use of patterning to achieve timed movement and a visual "beat". This repetition may be a clear repetition of elements in a composition, or it may be a more subtle kind of repetition that can be observed in the underlying structure of the image.
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