So, I have a question for all of you... how the hell do I get my website to be searchable? I've tried everything to get the damn thing to pop up, but even by name, it won't find my website! It's kinda pissing me off....
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So, I have a question for all of you... how the hell do I get my website to be searchable? I've tried everything to get the damn thing to pop up, but even by name, it won't find my website! It's kinda pissing me off....
I can't find it w/out a link. You can also add it to your sig line, hint.
If you don't want to pay for it, search for 'free seo' (search engine optimization). Then research the crap out of it.
A lot of what is recommended is bunk, but there are some good free tips out there.
What (terms) are you trying to rank for? You have to answer that question before you can optimize for it.Quote:
Originally Posted by spyder
Lots of people are converting to WordPress websites for SEO purposes. There are quite a few companies out there, some local that can assist with this. I have converted a few client to WP for SEO.
There are many things that affect your website ranking, this info can be found at google.. 1st off.. register your site with Google. Next, make sure your website actually contains a lot of text that contains the terms that you want to search for. Many people use images and other things that are not searchable. Also, if you do have pics make sure the file name of the pic contains searchable terms rather than a generic file name such as img123456.jpg
Do you have a link to the site you are referencing?
One of the thing I found interesting about SEO stuff if that the number of sites that link to your site has a large effect on your ranking, as the web crawler bots they use follow the links in pages to other pages.
Picture names... didn't think about that. I'm currently using WIX since I don't have the cash to pay a professional for anything... The site is comprised of the little fun things that I made for myself, and figured I would make for others. It's ARTactical LLC, and the website is www.artacticalllc.com. I only have a couple products, but when the name is put in, it doesn't even pop up, even with artacticalllc in quotes.....
I see you have a Facebook page connected to the website; don't stop there. Gmail, Pinterest, Google +, Merchantcircle, and so on will get you not only a broader exposure but will make you more visible.
Resolved IP: 23.236.62.147
HTML Response: HTTP/1.1 301 Moved Permanently
Location: http://www.artacticalllc.com/
1: HTTP/1.0 200 OK
Domain Ranks
Google Page Rank: 0
Alexa Page Rank: 0
Alexa Delta: 0
Indexed Pages
Google: 0
Bing: 0
Back Links
Google: 0
Well.. There is your problem. 0 backlinks. Start working on that. You are also not being indexed. You are also sending a 301 to everyone when they connect to you (not a killer but some SEO's say that is is an important rank indicator).
again. Figure out what terms you want to rank for then optimize for those.
That sounds good Grey, but I guess I need to make a Pinterest account, maybe a Twitter, and Google +... damn. How do I link my Gmail though?
Asmo... lets pretend that I'm a Machinist, and a Gunsmith, and that I am fairly proud that I even made a website in the first place... Then, lets talk like I have no idea of what you just said. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by asmo
A back link is something like mentioning www.artacticalllc.com on something?
I don't know who Alexa is, but she can go to hell.... < J/K But seriously, no idea what Alexa is...
What is a 301? How do I change that?
Also, terms to be ranked for... is this something like "Bullet Caps", a searchable description to find the page?
Now, I did go back to the page and make whatever an H1 thingy is, and page titles for search engines, and keywords, page descriptions, and a couple other things. Are those going to help also? I mean I guess everything that can be done is going to help, but what is most important?
I have no idea how to use the information on that page. There are no links... and I have no idea about what anything on that page is talking about...Quote:
Originally Posted by Graves
Never mind, found it, asked for Google to crawl my URL.
Found my way to, and through just about everything else everyone mentioned in this thread. Thanks for the help guys, and gal. It is much appreciated.
Google has found you.
https://www.google.com/search?q=site...acticalllc.com
I wasn't entirely sure what you were asking for after I saw the first couple replies. I too speak machinistQuote:
Originally Posted by spyder