http://forums.searchenginewatch.com Talk about specific SEO tactics for improving keyword rankings within free or paid inclusion search engines. en Sat, 21 Nov 2009 06:11:52 GMT vBulletin 60 http://forums.searchenginewatch.com/images/misc/rss.jpg http://forums.searchenginewatch.com http://forums.searchenginewatch.com/showthread.php?t=25639&goto=newpost Thu, 19 Nov 2009 10:39:12 GMT Hey guys, I have on travel website for which i was doing SEO i was doing reciprocal linking but suddenly my site is not visible for any of my keywords, i dont know what happened does anybody has some idea regarding this............ Hey guys,

I have on travel website for which i was doing SEO i was doing reciprocal linking but suddenly my site is not visible for any of my keywords, i dont know what happened does anybody has some idea regarding this............ ]]> Search Engine Optimization Web Marketer http://forums.searchenginewatch.com/showthread.php?t=25639 http://forums.searchenginewatch.com/showthread.php?t=25636&goto=newpost Tue, 17 Nov 2009 19:56:36 GMT How long will it take for search engines to index normally a domain that was 301 redirected to other domain? How long will it take for search engines to index normally a domain that was 301 redirected to other domain? ]]> Search Engine Optimization Dj Morri http://forums.searchenginewatch.com/showthread.php?t=25636 http://forums.searchenginewatch.com/showthread.php?t=25635&goto=newpost Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:24:37 GMT can someone please tell me the difference between the 2 I run a seo softeware for our company we show up very well for google but not the google directory whats the difference and how can i show up better for the google directory can someone please tell me the difference between the 2

I run a seo softeware for our company we show up very well for google but not the google directory

whats the difference and how can i show up better for the google directory ]]> Search Engine Optimization sleung http://forums.searchenginewatch.com/showthread.php?t=25635 http://forums.searchenginewatch.com/showthread.php?t=25628&goto=newpost Tue, 17 Nov 2009 03:17:54 GMT Anyone with the inside track on what is needed for separating tags by numbers, so they are indexed as unique: .com/search-engines-newsletter.htm (one page) .com/search-engines-newsletter2.htm (another 2nd page) .com/search-engines-newsletter-2.htm (another 2nd page) In other words, can this be done with the second example to keep tags less hyphenated and yet distinct? Can it continue to a third and fourth page in this manner? Anyone with the inside track on what is needed for separating tags by numbers, so they are indexed as unique:

.com/search-engines-newsletter.htm (one page)

.com/search-engines-newsletter2.htm (another 2nd page)
.com/search-engines-newsletter-2.htm (another 2nd page)

In other words, can this be done with the second example to keep tags less hyphenated and yet distinct? Can it continue to a third and fourth page in this manner? ]]> Search Engine Optimization newreality http://forums.searchenginewatch.com/showthread.php?t=25628 http://forums.searchenginewatch.com/showthread.php?t=25627&goto=newpost Mon, 16 Nov 2009 22:06:52 GMT Hi, I work for a big portal and we are building a huge Soccer World Cup section and I need your valuable advice.

We got a new CMS and the World Cup section is the first section using it.

It gets complicated because we have to launch the World Cup section soon and our "main soccer" section is not going to be ready until 3 months later and we want the World Cup to live under Soccer.

A good example of lost opportunity in terms of long term user retention was the Olympics because NBC created a new site - http://www.nbcolympics.com/ instead of creating a section within their Sports Channel (nbcsports.com) so we don't want to make the same mistake.

What would be the best approach in terms of SEO keeping in mind that the World Cup is going to launch sooner than the Soccer section?

1- What will happen if we redirect our current World Cup Soccer content to a folder within a sub domain where there is no content?
Example: futbol.mysite.com/world-cup (where the sub domain "futbol" is going to be empty until soccer is complete and the folder "world-cup" will be full of content.

2- What will happen if we create a sub domain for the World Cup to launch until our main soccer section is ready and then redirect the WC sub domain to the folder within soccer. Example
a) worldcup.mysite.com (december)
b) futbol.mysite.com (march)
c) futbol.mysite.com/world-cup (march) - Redirect worldcup.mysite.com to the "world cup" folder in march.

It make sense to you? I don't think there is any other option than these 2, how would you approach to this? ]]> Search Engine Optimization Dj Morri http://forums.searchenginewatch.com/showthread.php?t=25627 http://forums.searchenginewatch.com/showthread.php?t=25622&goto=newpost Thu, 12 Nov 2009 15:24:01 GMT I was wondering why the search engines have not yet introduced a new meta tag that targets negative keywords? If relevance is key, such a meta tag would stop your site from showing for totally irrelevant keywords e.g. the obvious example would be a negative keyword of "free" if your products cost something.

Any thoughts? Could this work or do SEO's just want to target absolutely everyone? ]]> Search Engine Optimization mwoolgar http://forums.searchenginewatch.com/showthread.php?t=25622 http://forums.searchenginewatch.com/showthread.php?t=25595&goto=newpost Thu, 05 Nov 2009 03:39:53 GMT What about repeat terms? --> What about tags that omit or skip over a main url term, taking it/them out of order? bluesky.com *Paint a Blue Sky* (html title) bluesky.com/paint-blue-sky.htm bluesky.com/paint.htm *Paint a Blue Sunset* (html title) bluesky.com/paint-blue-sunset.htm bluesky.com/paint-sunset.htm *Paint a Blue Red Sky* (html title) bluesky.com/paint-blue-red-sky.htm bluesky.com/paint-red-sky.htm bluesky.com/paint-red.htm *How To Will A Blue Sky* (html title) bluesky.com/how-to-will-sky.htm bluesky.com/how-to-will-blue-sky.htm bluesky.com/how-to-will.htm]]> Watching G, and MSN, I see a very slow trend of G shying away from descriptive tags in existence. Although there are many, many repeat terms. What is the trend and what might be harmful? This is for a new site being launched.

--> What about repeat terms?
--> What about tags that omit or skip over a main url term, taking it/them out of order?

bluesky.com

Paint a Blue Sky (html title)
bluesky.com/paint-blue-sky.htm
bluesky.com/paint.htm


Paint a Blue Sunset (html title)
bluesky.com/paint-blue-sunset.htm
bluesky.com/paint-sunset.htm


Paint a Blue Red Sky (html title)
bluesky.com/paint-blue-red-sky.htm
bluesky.com/paint-red-sky.htm
bluesky.com/paint-red.htm


How To Will A Blue Sky (html title)
bluesky.com/how-to-will-sky.htm
bluesky.com/how-to-will-blue-sky.htm
bluesky.com/how-to-will.htm ]]> Search Engine Optimization newreality http://forums.searchenginewatch.com/showthread.php?t=25595 http://forums.searchenginewatch.com/showthread.php?t=25586&goto=newpost Tue, 03 Nov 2009 15:06:50 GMT I have read a lot of conflicting advice on this, so it would be interesting to hear what your views are. What is the best way to structure URLs for SEO purposes? Some people say that pages should be close to the root of the domain. So we could have: mysite.com/product-one-keywords.html mysite.com/product-two-keywords.html But others say that a logical URL directory structure should be used, such as: mysite.com/category/sub-category/product-one-keywords.html mysite.com/other-category/sub-category/product-two-keywords.html I much prefer the look and organised structure of the second method, and the ability to get extra keywords into the full URL. But, does the fact that the product name keywords are then further from the root domain have a detrimental effect? Has anyone scientifically tested these two approaches? I have read a lot of conflicting advice on this, so it would be interesting to hear what your views are. What is the best way to structure URLs for SEO purposes?

Some people say that pages should be close to the root of the domain. So we could have:

mysite.com/product-one-keywords.html
mysite.com/product-two-keywords.html

But others say that a logical URL directory structure should be used, such as:

mysite.com/category/sub-category/product-one-keywords.html
mysite.com/other-category/sub-category/product-two-keywords.html

I much prefer the look and organised structure of the second method, and the ability to get extra keywords into the full URL. But, does the fact that the product name keywords are then further from the root domain have a detrimental effect?

Has anyone scientifically tested these two approaches? ]]> Search Engine Optimization rodhull http://forums.searchenginewatch.com/showthread.php?t=25586 http://forums.searchenginewatch.com/showthread.php?t=25565&goto=newpost Mon, 26 Oct 2009 15:34:51 GMT At this comapny we have like 30 differente sites. many of them on same IP some of the lesser sites have a PR of 2 i was going to create micro sites and market the main products but since these centent sites have pr of 2, what if i switch them onto its own IP? by switching it will this help or will google see this and stilllump it together as the IP of the main site what is a good suggestion i do with thease content sites At this comapny we have like 30 differente sites.

many of them on same IP

some of the lesser sites have a PR of 2

i was going to create micro sites and market the main products but since these centent sites have pr of 2, what if i switch them onto its own IP?

by switching it will this help or will google see this and stilllump it together as the IP of the main site

what is a good suggestion i do with thease content sites ]]> Search Engine Optimization sleung http://forums.searchenginewatch.com/showthread.php?t=25565