alt.internet.search-engines

Hi Andrew,

Thanks very much for taking an interest in this one.

Oops! Am I going to be penalised by Google for the front page links with
only dots as link text. I guess thats what you mean by spam links. I
couldn't see a problem with the concept, but if you say they are going to be
a problem, then they're the first thing to go.

Yes, I guess the lack of text search engine results may have something to do
with my lack of text on each page. I really just wanted to hack up a few
nasty little affiliate pages to see if I could make a quick buck or two.
Obviously I'm going to have to put a bit more work into the next site (the
beginnings of which comprise the spam links you may have followed).

Thanks very much for the input Andrew.

Tressie.

"Andrew Heenan" wrote in message
news:61e0g6F1ubb22U1@mid.individual.net...
> "Trespasser" wrote ...
>> I get an awful lot of image search hits to my aff sites, but very few
>> conventional search engine hits. Is there anything I can do to improve
>> the text search to image search result ratio?
>> I don't wan't to stop the image search results with a robots.txt entry or
>> anything, I would just like a few more text search hits.
>
> The 'ratio' isn't the issue. you could improve that by reducing image
> searches, which would be loopy!
>
> treat the two as separate, which they are.
>
> 1. You don't have an image search problem
>
> Great!
>
> 2. You do have a text search problem.
>
> Two major issues:
>
> A. Your site appears in sevral places:
> http://members.iinet.net.au/~vanluynm/, http://www.review-a-gadget.com/,
> http://review-a-gadget.com/ - at best, this divides your visitors between
> three sites - and your ranking.
>
> At worst, it can stop people finding your pages.
>
> B. You have virtually no text. on many key pages. If you want to be found
> in text searches, you need text for the SEs to compare with search terms.
>
> Example:
>
> Your front page includes the text "remote controlled helicopter" - but the
> page you are taken to does not include that text - or virtually any other
> potential search terms, other than two product names.
>
> You need to get in your potential customers heads, and be sure the terms
> they might use are included.
>
> By the way, I suspect Google has noticed the spam links on your front page
> and counted them against you.
>
> You need to familiarise yourself with SE guidelines - you don't have to
> follow them. But they don't have to index your pages, either. So treating
> Google as if they are stupid is a tad unlikely to improve your visitor
> numbers. Just a thought ;o)
>
> And even if Google hasn't noticed, how long before a competitor dobs you
> in?
> --
>
> Andrew
> http://www.seo2seo.com/
> http://www.sick-site-syndrome.com/
> First things first - but not necessarily in that order.
>
> http://www.whalesrevenge.com/
>