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Goloh
18 yrs ago
I understand search engines are more likely to add a website to their list if that site is linked to other websites. Judging from the huge number of results that come up for nearly any Google search entry, it's impossible to believe that everyone who has a website does this. Can anyone explain how this works, and also how to go about finding "friendly" websites to link to? It's not like I can send off a letter to any site, like Asiaxpat, and say: "excuse me, do you mind if I link with you?" (Sounds like a pickup line in a bar.)
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Ed
18 yrs ago
My understanding is that - and I am not an expert by any means - is that there are many factors that determine search engine positioning.
Google takes into account the sites that are linking to you however I believe that your position will only be influenced if major web sites are linking to you. Obviously this is not easy to do as big sites will not simply link to your site for free.
In light of this I wouldnt spend a lot of time on trying to get sites to link to you - your best bet is to make sure that whoever puts your site together does it in a manner that is conducive to search engine positioning... some companies will try to scam you into paying a monthly retainer to provide ongoing search engine optimization - dont buy into this. Google and others do not change their algorithms frequently enough to warrant ongoing changes to your web site.
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Goloh
18 yrs ago
Yes, sure. Not long ago I made a post about whether keywords are to be separated by, or not to be separated by, commas. The advice was good, but there is a 50-50 split (when I dig deeper into Google about this) on the right way to do it. Many people also say that single keywords like "airplanes," "aviation," etc., are useless because they generate so many millions of entries. Re your example, let's say "Cathay Pacific Boeing 767 postcard" as a keyword would be more effective than any of those terms individually. As one other person advised me, the keywords also have to match the actual content. (What's my point? The learning curve on this can be steep.) Thanks ... I'm still not sure I know which end is up.
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Goloh
18 yrs ago
Gosh. To paraphrase the old expression, I don't want not to see the forest because of the trees. The end objective is to get people to visit the website without massive (and expensive) advertising. As I plow through this process, it has come down to two intrinsic factors--linking and keywords, as well as the content itself. Because I don't believe that everyone who opens a website sits around "linking" all day, I want to give more weight to the keywords and content. So I will focus on that, use commas, refine the keywords, and hope for the best. It's new to me that I wouldn't have to ask someone if I can link to their site, but then why should it be a surprise after all. As a side comment, it does look like anyone who lists anything on eBay gets picked up by search engines right away. Thanks everyone--this has been helpful.
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Goloh
18 yrs ago
Don't even get me started on "how to start a blog"!! Seriously, yes, excellent tip. I need to try to be methodical about this or it will eat up 95% of my time. I'd bet I can Google "starting a blog" and get walked through the process easily. Thanks again.
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