I have two sites linked together, loftgolf.net and loftgolf.org. I did a google search this afternoon and the .org site was on the first page but the .net site was on the third. Could someone please tell me how this happened. We are going to market the .net site. Help please
Thank you. I just googled loft golf and the .org site was on the first page and the .net was on the bottom of the third. I don't get it!
Oh, I thought you were searching loftgolf. Get more links to loftgolf.net with keyword text "loft golf". You could start by changing you signature here.
Yes if you know how to do it, you should try to make sure most links going to you site use the keywords you want to rank for. Of course we can't help how others link to our sites.
I'd also bookmark the site you want to get to the front page with the tag "loft golf" You can also write articles on how your version of "loftgolf" got started and link back to the .net to increase the links back to your site (and the credibility of your site) If they both do the same thing... can i ask why it matter which one is on the front?
I thought that as well! I'm more interested in how it happened to better understand SEO. Thank you for your other input, as well. How do I bookmark the .net site?:confused
both the .org and the .net have the exact text on the site... and google has a no double content rule. To put simply, google found the .org site first and indexed it for that content (whats written on your site). When it came across your .net site and it had the same content, google wasnt going to put two of the same site on the first page. What you need to do is make the .net site more attractive to people looking for "Loft golf" you can do that by showing that more people like the .net site (bookmarking). To bookmark your site go to www.onlywire.com (there are other bookmarking sites - this is just the one i prefer). Sign up for an account and for accounts to the other social sites that onlywire bookmarks your site to.... then bookmark your site - this will give your .net site more popularity votes in google and help it move up to the front page. I'd also suggest putting a "what is loft golf?" on the front page of the .net site to explain what your site is about... this will also give you new content with your keyword on the site - which google also likes. Hope I didnt confuse the **** out of you C
There are many factors that influence a site ranking in google results. You have to do proper SEO for both sites in order to improve their search results rankings.
It's not a major concern as long as both appears on the first page with their own set of keywords. If you want to target a particular site to rank well in search engine, just work on the backlinks and optimize your content towards the keyword. It's all depends on how you carry out your SEO work.
Loft, change your anchor text to Loft Golf. Don't just use the URL. Write Loft Golf in your signature, then highlight it and click the link button. Add the URL there and you will be fine.
Thank you Taiwan, thanks to your instructions I was able to change the link! I appreciate everyone's help and input. This internet thing looked a whole lot easier in the brochure
I wanted to take a moment to thank all of you for your great advise! I will be making several changes that you'd suggested. I truly appreciate you taking the time to help out a perfect stranger. Thank you!
keep building backlinks to your site by posting on do follow forums and in do follow blogs. It's not an exact science but you will need to build links each and every day to keep up your profile