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Earlster
Supporter
Username: Earlster
Post Number: 1113
Registered: 8-2003
| | Posted on Tuesday, April 26, 2005 - 11:12 pm: |     |
I just started my own message board, related to the industry I'm working in.
Any of the techies here feel like giving some constructive critisism?
The site is at: http://biometricsforums.com
It's been a lot of fun putting it up, but now I need to get traffic there.
What are your experiences with getting search engines to catalog you and give you a nice ranking. I see a lot of services out there that guarantee top 10 rankings for huge money. I'm doing this on a budget, so this is out of the question for me. |
Me2
Citizen
Username: Me2
Post Number: 119
Registered: 6-2003
| | Posted on Wednesday, April 27, 2005 - 12:21 am: | |
Earlster... I PL'ed you :-) |
Just The Aunt
Supporter
Username: Auntof13
Post Number: 961
Registered: 1-2004
| | Posted on Wednesday, April 27, 2005 - 3:16 am: | |
Under the 'About Us' I would explain what Biomedics is. Another thought, I would center everything more then have it all lined up to the one side. But what do I know? I needed help with my site and it still needs a lot of work! LOL |
Earlster
Supporter
Username: Earlster
Post Number: 1115
Registered: 8-2003
| | Posted on Wednesday, April 27, 2005 - 10:34 am: | |
Me2, I sent you an e-mail. Thanks for the feedback. |
Dave
Moderator
Username: Dave
Post Number: 6081
Registered: 4-1997
| | Posted on Wednesday, April 27, 2005 - 10:45 am: | |
Search Engine Optimization is a dodgy business with a lot of highway robbery going on. Your best bet is to become relevant by an ongoing online PR effort. Find other online communities which have biometrics as a tangential interest and post links there. Place small text ads in industry journals. As more and more people link to you, your Google relevancy will churn higher. It's going to take months to see anything meaningful.
Here's more from Google
http://www.google.com/webmasters/seo.html |
Earlster
Supporter
Username: Earlster
Post Number: 1117
Registered: 8-2003
| | Posted on Wednesday, April 27, 2005 - 10:58 pm: | |
Dave, thanks for the link. I have been looking for just this kind of info from google and couldn't find it on their site. (Maybe I should have 'searched' for it).
This is great info.
I figured that the 'pay for a rank' services were mostly scam operations. |
Me2
Citizen
Username: Me2
Post Number: 123
Registered: 6-2003
| | Posted on Friday, May 6, 2005 - 3:12 pm: | |
Earlster, today on the bio consortium mailing list, I saw an announcement for your new site. You are live! Congrats! |
Earlster
Supporter
Username: Earlster
Post Number: 1127
Registered: 8-2003
| | Posted on Friday, May 6, 2005 - 4:43 pm: | |
Thanks, Me2. Not only is it live, but somebody from your company signed up, too. 
That listserve post created a lot of traffic. |
Me2
Citizen
Username: Me2
Post Number: 124
Registered: 6-2003
| | Posted on Friday, May 6, 2005 - 5:40 pm: | |
Yes, that announcement was key. I'll still pass the word in the office. Good luck! |
ReallyTrying
Citizen
Username: Reallytrying
Post Number: 651
Registered: 1-2003
| | Posted on Tuesday, May 10, 2005 - 1:29 pm: | |
Also check http://searchenginewatch.com, which has tons of info about search engines, search engine submissions, etc. |
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