Tag: Site Map

Create a Google Sitemap for Your Web Site

Posted on Jul.04, 2009, under Web Traffic No Comments

Google Sitemaps is a simple and fast way for your site to be constantly indexed and updated by Google.
This article will discuss the benefits of implementing this new technology, who should use it, how it works and how to create a Google Sitemap for your web site.
Benefits of having a Google Site Map
1. Speeds up the discovery and addition of your web pages in the Google index.
2. Enables Google to quickly find web pages that have been recently changed.
3. A [...]


Site Maps: A Force To Be Reckoned With

Posted on Jul.01, 2009, under Web Traffic No Comments

Another important component of search engine optimization is the use of site maps. If you want visitors — and search engine spiders — to find every page on your Web site, a site map can be your biggest ally especially if you have a lot of content on your site (and if you’ve been reading all the advice on our site, you should know by now that the more content you have the better your chances are for top ranking).
So, [...]


Site Maps: Let Search Engines Find Your Pages

Posted on Jun.24, 2009, under Web Traffic No Comments

With 40 million websites in existence, and more than 3 billion web pages indexed by Google at the time of this writing (July 2003), it’s no wonder that more and more people are relying on search engines to find their way through the unruly world that the web has become.
Nowadays, it is crucial to get your pages indexed by the most important search engines. To maximize traffic to your site, you must make sure that all your internal pages are [...]


SEO Deadly Sins – Mistakes That Hurt Web Page Ranking

Posted on Jun.16, 2009, under Web Traffic No Comments

The following are a list of mistakes can ensure that your site maintains a low ranking with the search engines. Avoid at all costs.
* Specifying no title for your page *
I cannot stress how important the title of a web page is. Failing to specify a descriptive, keyword optimized title will do untold damage to your ranking with the search engines. It is the equivalent to owning a shop and boarding up its windows. Ideally each page on your site [...]


Submitting to the Search Engines and WebCrawlers

Posted on Jun.15, 2009, under Web Traffic No Comments

When you want your brand new site to be indexed into major search engines, you usually go to their free submit page and submit your website, correct? Seems like the right thing to do, right?
Well, many people fail to realize that not submitting your site is usually better than actually submitting it.
Let, me explain.
All the search engines, or the MAJOR ones, for our discussion here have what are called webcrawlers. Now, webcrawlers are little programs that go out onto the [...]


Search Engine Tips & Techniques

Posted on Jun.14, 2009, under Web Traffic No Comments

As you are building your site or getting your site built, you need to do as much as you can to ensure higher rankings in the search engines. There are a variety of little tips and techniques you can use to do this.
Meta tags & keywords – Meta tags are included in the section of your site and are read by the search engines. The two most important kind are “description” and “keywords” Description is a description of the content [...]


If You Could Submit Just One Page To The Search Engines Which Should It Be?

Posted on Jun.12, 2009, under Web Traffic No Comments

Listen. Some make submitting pages to search engines sound like the fast track to search engine ranking nirvana. Not to mention you’ll see offers to submit your site to a scadzillion sites for some low nominal fee.
Yeah right. It’s enough to make Pinocchio’s nose grow!
Because it’s just not true. Basically there are really only three search engines that count. Google snags more than 60% of all searches. Yahoo 23%. While MSN search has less than 10%. Which leaves a bit [...]


EyeTrack III – Can It Really SEE Your Visitors Thought Paterns?

Posted on Apr.19, 2009, under Web Design No Comments

This you DO NOT want to miss: The newest report out on “seeing” what people look at when they browse through your site and how they react to certain layouts, headlines, images, and text formats.
Do you really want to know what people see when they visit your site? You think you’re ready for the harsh reality?
The project managers of the EYETRACK III team, Steve Outing and Laura Ruel seem to have done quite a bit of work and I want [...]


The Site Map – Important or Not?

Posted on Apr.16, 2009, under Web Design No Comments

Have you ever visited a web site and noticed the “Site Map” button jammed somewhere near the bottom of the page? Ever click on it? Probably not. So, why do sites have site maps?
The Site Map Very Important
In the old days of the net [about three years ago], experts proclaimed every site should have a site map. From their ivory tower, they proclaimed the site map as the extraordinary method to assure potential customers could easily navigate the site [...]


Ten Steps to a Winning Home Page

Posted on Apr.14, 2009, under Web Design No Comments

There’s no doubt about it – the first page your site visitors see is the most important page of your website. If your home page isn’t appealing, chances are the rest of your pages will never even be seen by your visitors. It helps to think of your home page as the “front door” to your online business. Will it invite people to come in and look around, or persuade them to take their dollars elsewhere? Here are ten tips [...]