Making google like me

Discussion in 'Websites' started by whitedovecleaning, Apr 23, 2005.

  1. #1
    Ok sounds like a 1st grader talking but!
    I got the links.
    Got the key words
    Got the Meta description
    Been around over 6 months
    Any advice
     
    whitedovecleaning, Apr 23, 2005 IP
  2. king_cobra

    king_cobra Peon

    Messages:
    373
    Likes Received:
    9
    Best Answers:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    0
    #2
    links and more links, make google not miss u by any chance, make google see u where ever it goes.
     
    king_cobra, Apr 23, 2005 IP
  3. Nintendo

    Nintendo ♬ King of da Wackos ♬

    Messages:
    12,890
    Likes Received:
    1,064
    Best Answers:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    430
    #3
    Is the site whitedovecleaning.biz? If it is, then you don't have enought links, or links that arn't good enough. Your PR is just 1! Searching for back-links brings up nothing!
     
    Nintendo, Apr 23, 2005 IP
  4. sarahk

    sarahk iTamer Staff

    Messages:
    28,908
    Likes Received:
    4,555
    Best Answers:
    124
    Trophy Points:
    665
    #4
    You meta keywords are totally spammy. You need to clean them up

    On your menu add alt and title attributes to the <a> and <img> tags

    And a hint, when composing text for your site don't use Microsoft Word, it adds some real nasty stuff to your code. Use a plain text editor like edit pad lite and then copy into your website system and format there.

    Sarah
     
    sarahk, Apr 23, 2005 IP
  5. Foxy

    Foxy Chief Natural Foodie

    Messages:
    1,614
    Likes Received:
    48
    Best Answers:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    0
    #5
    Quite simply you do not have information for G to look at....

    This is your page
    Look how far G [or any other] has to go to get info...it is all images first and that is a waste of time

    Your Title is not specific and you do not have h1 or any good onpage seo

    Forget metas, apart from the description that G will sometimes use, as being relevant and concentrate on anchorlinks, title, h1, text

    I mean after all the first word G sees is "Welcome" .....not good huh?
     
    Foxy, Apr 23, 2005 IP
  6. mcfox

    mcfox Wind Maker

    Messages:
    7,526
    Likes Received:
    716
    Best Answers:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    360
    #6
    Your site is at least indexed by Google but Foxy's right, you need to give Google spider something tasty to eat.
     
    mcfox, Apr 23, 2005 IP
  7. obiztek

    obiztek Peon

    Messages:
    27
    Likes Received:
    1
    Best Answers:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    0
    #7
    Think that you are a spider and want to eat "www.whitedovecleaning.biz "
    Will you get something ?
     
    obiztek, Apr 23, 2005 IP
  8. whitedovecleaning

    whitedovecleaning Peon

    Messages:
    100
    Likes Received:
    2
    Best Answers:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    0
    #8
    IF I was a google spider! What words would I like to eat! My site is tool for my cleaning business; I’m having a hard time trying to incorporate keywords into my WebPages without making my WebPages describe something we do not do.

    Note: we have been a business for four years, we have been successful and had a website site since last year. It works well but I would like a greater saturation on google.
     
    whitedovecleaning, Apr 25, 2005 IP
  9. sarahk

    sarahk iTamer Staff

    Messages:
    28,908
    Likes Received:
    4,555
    Best Answers:
    124
    Trophy Points:
    665
    #9
    google eats everything.

    But you need to think like a PERSON!

    If you were searching for a cleaning business what words would you use? I wrote a mod for a free hit counter called webanalyse years ago which pulled out the search words from the logs. This let me know the words people were using when they found my site. The latest version has my mod incorporated. If you use it you may be targetted by referral spammers so make sure you password protect the stats page using .htaccess

    I would then compare that with the words I thought they should be using and make the emphasis to increase my chances of being found.

    Ofcourse if they were searching using other words and not finding me then I had no way of knowing that. So to get around that you have to think laterally and have a muck about on digitalpoint's keyword suggestion tool.

    Be careful though - you don't want everyone across the country looking for you, just the locals!!!

    Sarah
     
    sarahk, Apr 25, 2005 IP
  10. whitedovecleaning

    whitedovecleaning Peon

    Messages:
    100
    Likes Received:
    2
    Best Answers:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    0
    #10
    but i do, want the guys and girls in ca-wa to see me . we do construction cleaning also ( about 25% of our business is that very thing. and there corporate hq could be 1500 miles from there construction project. Thats the problem ..I have to be local for work but global for prospects. I have to be down home alabama yet think main stream america.
     
    whitedovecleaning, Apr 25, 2005 IP
  11. wendydettmer

    wendydettmer Peon

    Messages:
    1,462
    Likes Received:
    70
    Best Answers:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    0
    #11
    The site is clean and navigates well in my opinion. One thing to look at however is the large images. The header takes up a large portion of the screen, and it forces the user to scroll to read more of the text.

    As far as content goes, I do understand your point, it seems as though you do a variety of things.

    I would recommend on your services page, that you put the secondary navigation under the text, or make them smaller (maybe not all caps). The text kinda gets lost.

    good luck!
     
    wendydettmer, Apr 26, 2005 IP
  12. whitedovecleaning

    whitedovecleaning Peon

    Messages:
    100
    Likes Received:
    2
    Best Answers:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    0
    #12
    I was toying with the idea of just capitalized letters for the headings,since my day to day is running the biz and my nights are occupied with web,family and etc i will try this approach. thanks
     
    whitedovecleaning, Apr 26, 2005 IP