Search engine optimization (SEO) is the way to improve the visibility of a website on thesearch engine result page (SERP). If the website is not on the first three result, then it will bemissing most of the traffic that could be generated. This report will go into detail on how towork with SEO and how to get a website to rank high. Both On-page, how to work with codeand content, and Off-page, how to get more links, methods will be discussed, with a higherfocus on On-page.This paper strives to find what methods and techniques to use with the results gathered fromscientific databases, interviews and three websites with different levels of SEOimplementation. How to structure the code, where and how to use keywords, domain name,links and much more will be discussed in this paper.

This thesis is focussed on detailed processing of the optimization of web pages for web search engines (SEO). It describes the functionality of full text search engines considering the order of search results. The thesis also presents the most often myths and problems from the field of optimization which are supplemented by the right procedures according to the currently used methods and processes. Further on, the thesis is supplemented by the general outline of the process of optimization which is furthermore used and explained in detail in a practical case study. There is also mentioned the point on the issue of scoring the rate of return in optimiza-tion.

Purpose – The purpose of this thesis is contributing to the research on the efficacy of backlinks originating from Web 2.0 blogs by designing a costless method for creating controllable backlinks to a website, solely with Web 2.0 blogs as a source of backlinks. The objective is to find out if such links can provide an effect on a website’s positions in the Google SERPs in 2020 and to hopefully contribute with a controllable link strategy that is available for any SEO practitioner regardless of their economic circumstances. The thesis provides answers to the two research questions: 1. What positions in the SERPs can an already existing website claim as a result of creating and implementing a link strategy that utilizes Web 2.0 blogs? 2. In context of implementing a link strategy, what practices must be considered for it to remain unpunished by Google in 2020? Method – The choice of research method, due to the nature of the project is Design Science Research (DSR), in which the designed artefact is observationally evaluated by conducting a field study. The artefact consists of four unique Web 2.0 blogs that each sent a backlink to the target website through qualitative blog posts following Google’s guidelines. Quantitative data was collected using SERPWatcher by Mangools, which tracked 29 keywords for 52 days, and was qualitatively analysed. Conclusions – There is a distinct relation between the improvement in keyword positions and the implementation of the artefact, leaving us with the conclusion that it is reasonable to believe that Web 2.0 blog backlinks can affect a website’s positions in the SERPs in the modern Google Search. More research experimenting with Web 2.0 blogs as the origin of backlinks must be conducted in order to truly affirm or deny this claim, as an evaluation on solely one website is insufficient. It can be concluded that the target website was not punished by Google after implementation. While their search algorithm may be complex and intelligent, it was not intelligent enough to punish our intentions of manipulating another website’s keyword positions via a link scheme. Passing through as legitimate may have been due to following E-A-T practices and acting natural, but this is mere speculation without comparisons with similar strategies that disregard these practices. Limitations – Rigorous testing and evaluation of the designed artefact and its components is very important when conducting research that employs DSR as a method. Due to time constraints, the lack of data points in form of websites the artefact has been tested on, as well as the absence of iterative design, partially denies the validity of the artefact since it does not meet the criteria of being rigorously tested. The data collected would be more impactful if keyword data were gathered many days before executing the artefact, as a pre-implementation period larger than 7 days would act as a reference point when evaluating the effect. It would also be ideal to track the effects post-implementation for a longer time period due to the slow nature of SEO. Keywords – SEO, search engine optimization, off-page optimization, Google Search, Web 2.0, backlinks.

The goal of this thesis is to analyze methods and techniques applying to Search Engine Optimization (SEO). The thesis combines theoretical knowledge extracted from scientific sources and from author's experiences. Search Engine Optimization methods are divided into two major chapters according to sphere of their activity. On Page Factors -- factors occuring on web pages and Off Page Factors -- factors affecting web pages but occuring out of web pages. There is a case study at the end of this thesis. Acquired knowledge are used there. The case study is based on real-world project and includes detailed results and economical indicators.

This thesis is focused on thorough description of Competitive Intelligence term and its fol-lows usage for webpages audit. The practical part of this thesis is primarily created for the Bisnode company. However, it can be used everyone who wants to perform on-line webpages analysis of their competitors. In thesis are also used professional tools of Majestic company and SEOPowerSuite company. I got these for limited time after my e-mail corre-spondence with company´s support team. At the beginning of practical section the Bisnode company is introduced to readers, so that they might become familiar with it. After that, the analysis was performed and divided into 4 thematic areas based on Bisnode´s wish. I ana-lyzed strengths and weaknesses of monitored sites in each of this section so that the company can learn not only from their mistakes but also from mistakes of its rivals. I tried to analyze Competitive Intelligence term in detail in the theoretical part of thesis. In addition, this term is viewed from multiple angles (its history, reflection of its Czech trans-lation, ethic associated with the CI term or description CI as process). So, this thesis can be also a beneficial for readers that know this term but want get deeper knowledges.