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BingoBalls · 01-01-2006, 05:35 PM

First let me apologize for such a long post but I am in the same dilemma as you with my CD Burner site so I can relate to what you are experiencing.

Please take all this as constructive feedback rather than negative, I just want to share with you what I think may help you.

Google has got a lot smarter with their methods for indexing websites and unfortunate for us we need to know what exactly changes are needed to trigger the Bot to index our sites successful. I am battling hard with Google to fully index my site and keep it index and a number of times I had to do a complete overhaul of my design. With Google updating their index every couple of months you will see your site raise and fall like a yoyo on their engine.

MSN is different, their Bot just sucks up information like there is no tomorrow so it’s a lot easier for anyone to Spam their engine. The majority of my traffic comes from MSN but I am fearing this will change quite soon as it seems MSN is catching onto the whole SEO thing.

You mentioned:

Directories < Try to submit to at least one directory per day, Google is clamping down on sites that over submit or spamming directories on regular basis – so keep it slow and steady.

. Although directories won’t bring a flood of traffic their main purpose is to boost your back links, which is good for when the Search Engines analysis your site. It is extremely important that you submit to a directory category related to your site i.e. Main Directory/Technology & Computers/Computer Hardware.

Press Release < Do you mean site related news posted on your site or sending a newsletter to a database of visitors that had requested a weekly or monthly newsletter?

Articles can work wonders, when submitted to the correct sites. Basically all you do is write up 250-500 words on something related to your site, lets say “building a custom computer” that mentions what hardware parts you need etc. At the bottom of this article, it will have your name and a link to your site, which is then submitted to a site like http://ezinearticles.com/ who will publish it. By doing this, you are giving users of ezinearticle permission to use your article on their own site which helps your back links again but also gives a traffic boost. NEVER publish articles on your site that has been submitted to a site like ezinearticle as Google will see the content is duplicated which could result in them ignoring your site. Run a quick Google on submit articles and you will find more sites to submit articles.

Blogs < I suggest you get at this straight away as it has a number of factors that will assist your site. Blogging is a lot easier than designing a site or maintaining a Forum; it is the same as sending an email but with more options.
Blogs can drive hundreds if not thousands to a site per day if you have the niche market, Technology and Gadget Blogs seem to do very well. Search engines love Blogs because of the fresh content being posted; it is important to make at least one post per day on your Blog and can be only two sentences if you want.
As time goes by you will get better in writing posts and keeping readers interested but you will also learn in the in’s & out’s of the backend of your bogging account.
The great thing about Blogs is that they are free so you can have a number of Blogs covering a wide range of subjects from building computers to best methods used for combing ones hair 

Forums, another great way to drive traffic to your site by either posting a link during a discussion or the link on your sig this will also help your back links. You will get more traffic from a related forum rather than a non-related. For example, people reading this post will probably check my site out and I may just receive 20-26 visitors from here but if I post in a Technology Forum regarding a specific topic I could receive 200-400 easy in one day.

The following would be more specific to your problems with Google so if you want to build on their traffic then you may want to consider following this.

Search engine bots will look at the first few bytes of your head tags so it’s important the right information is on here.

You have <META NAME="copyright" < Remove this as its taking up valuable Bot scan time. You already have a copyright at the bottom of your page which should be enough.

<META NAME="revisit-after" CONTENT="1"> Do you have a specific reason for this being in the head tags? If not remove it.

<title>Mad Kad custom built computer - Custom computers - Car computer</title> Theses tags are extremely important and your not using them to your full advantage. You may want to experiment with these using words and phrases that is also in the head keywords and the page content example : >Build Custom Computers easily< Using Mad Kad in the title is not really a good idea unless it’s a highly known name which would searched on the net each day lets say Nike or Pepsi.

NAME="description" Make sure the description is made up of a couple of keywords and phrases that you have already used in the keywords tag and also that it makes sense because remember what goes here is what shows in the search results so don’t stuff it with keywords.

I also see http://www.adbrite.com link on your site, along with the Shopping Mall and Directory links below that. You are telling the Bot that you have unrelated links on your site, which is not good. Are you buying txt links at all? If so drop this practice, Google is making us aware that they disagree with this practice and have ways to tell if you are. Build all your links manually and without paying for them.

You may want to add more content to your site and if possible in a daily basis keeping the content fresh which tells the Bots “hey I have new info on my site” and that your fully maintaining your site (important in Google’s eyes).

Adding pages like how to fix specific PC problems, troubleshoot hardware and also hardware reviews (I see this link on your forum but it’s locked) would work well with your site.

Google sitemaps would be something to consider, this tells Google directly where the can read all your links and when you add new pages.
See http://www.google.com/webmasters/sitemaps/login

Remember the more pages you add with relevant content then the higher chance people have in finding you.

Also the most important thing to consider is patience with Google, high traffic from them will not happen overnight.

If you have managed to get to this point I wish you the very best with your site.

Good Luck,

BingoBalls.

01-01-2006, 05:35 PM	#12 (permalink)
BingoBalls v7n Mentor Join Date: 12-31-05 Posts: 1,135 iTrader: 0 / 0% Latest Blog: Irish Webmaster Meet Up In Dublin	First let me apologize for such a long post but I am in the same dilemma as you with my CD Burner site so I can relate to what you are experiencing. Please take all this as constructive feedback rather than negative, I just want to share with you what I think may help you. Google has got a lot smarter with their methods for indexing websites and unfortunate for us we need to know what exactly changes are needed to trigger the Bot to index our sites successful. I am battling hard with Google to fully index my site and keep it index and a number of times I had to do a complete overhaul of my design. With Google updating their index every couple of months you will see your site raise and fall like a yoyo on their engine. MSN is different, their Bot just sucks up information like there is no tomorrow so it’s a lot easier for anyone to Spam their engine. The majority of my traffic comes from MSN but I am fearing this will change quite soon as it seems MSN is catching onto the whole SEO thing. You mentioned: Directories < Try to submit to at least one directory per day, Google is clamping down on sites that over submit or spamming directories on regular basis – so keep it slow and steady. . Although directories won’t bring a flood of traffic their main purpose is to boost your back links, which is good for when the Search Engines analysis your site. It is extremely important that you submit to a directory category related to your site i.e. Main Directory/Technology & Computers/Computer Hardware. Press Release < Do you mean site related news posted on your site or sending a newsletter to a database of visitors that had requested a weekly or monthly newsletter? Articles can work wonders, when submitted to the correct sites. Basically all you do is write up 250-500 words on something related to your site, lets say “building a custom computer” that mentions what hardware parts you need etc. At the bottom of this article, it will have your name and a link to your site, which is then submitted to a site like http://ezinearticles.com/ who will publish it. By doing this, you are giving users of ezinearticle permission to use your article on their own site which helps your back links again but also gives a traffic boost. NEVER publish articles on your site that has been submitted to a site like ezinearticle as Google will see the content is duplicated which could result in them ignoring your site. Run a quick Google on submit articles and you will find more sites to submit articles. Blogs < I suggest you get at this straight away as it has a number of factors that will assist your site. Blogging is a lot easier than designing a site or maintaining a Forum; it is the same as sending an email but with more options. Blogs can drive hundreds if not thousands to a site per day if you have the niche market, Technology and Gadget Blogs seem to do very well. Search engines love Blogs because of the fresh content being posted; it is important to make at least one post per day on your Blog and can be only two sentences if you want. As time goes by you will get better in writing posts and keeping readers interested but you will also learn in the in’s & out’s of the backend of your bogging account. The great thing about Blogs is that they are free so you can have a number of Blogs covering a wide range of subjects from building computers to best methods used for combing ones hair  Forums, another great way to drive traffic to your site by either posting a link during a discussion or the link on your sig this will also help your back links. You will get more traffic from a related forum rather than a non-related. For example, people reading this post will probably check my site out and I may just receive 20-26 visitors from here but if I post in a Technology Forum regarding a specific topic I could receive 200-400 easy in one day. The following would be more specific to your problems with Google so if you want to build on their traffic then you may want to consider following this. Search engine bots will look at the first few bytes of your head tags so it’s important the right information is on here. You have <META NAME="copyright" < Remove this as its taking up valuable Bot scan time. You already have a copyright at the bottom of your page which should be enough. <META NAME="revisit-after" CONTENT="1"> Do you have a specific reason for this being in the head tags? If not remove it. <title>Mad Kad custom built computer - Custom computers - Car computer</title> Theses tags are extremely important and your not using them to your full advantage. You may want to experiment with these using words and phrases that is also in the head keywords and the page content example : >Build Custom Computers easily< Using Mad Kad in the title is not really a good idea unless it’s a highly known name which would searched on the net each day lets say Nike or Pepsi. NAME="description" Make sure the description is made up of a couple of keywords and phrases that you have already used in the keywords tag and also that it makes sense because remember what goes here is what shows in the search results so don’t stuff it with keywords. I also see http://www.adbrite.com link on your site, along with the Shopping Mall and Directory links below that. You are telling the Bot that you have unrelated links on your site, which is not good. Are you buying txt links at all? If so drop this practice, Google is making us aware that they disagree with this practice and have ways to tell if you are. Build all your links manually and without paying for them. You may want to add more content to your site and if possible in a daily basis keeping the content fresh which tells the Bots “hey I have new info on my site” and that your fully maintaining your site (important in Google’s eyes). Adding pages like how to fix specific PC problems, troubleshoot hardware and also hardware reviews (I see this link on your forum but it’s locked) would work well with your site. Google sitemaps would be something to consider, this tells Google directly where the can read all your links and when you add new pages. See http://www.google.com/webmasters/sitemaps/login Remember the more pages you add with relevant content then the higher chance people have in finding you. Also the most important thing to consider is patience with Google, high traffic from them will not happen overnight. If you have managed to get to this point I wish you the very best with your site. Good Luck, BingoBalls.