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Old 04-28-2008, 05:17 AM Am I on the right track? Please Help ME!!
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Thanks for coming in,

I have a new site started running from this Jan, and this site still has 0 PR from google.

I knew it takes time for google to recognize a site and that could be the reason why I still haven't get any PR, but because of this is my first time to work on SEO, so I really need some advice to make sure I don't miss or overdo something.

Your pieces of advice can help me and I am really appreciate that


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Old 04-28-2008, 05:43 AM Re: Am I on the right track? Please Help ME!!
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First off read -> http://www.webmaster-talk.com/the-go...important.html

and understand you are looking at the wrong things
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Old 04-28-2008, 06:45 AM Re: Am I on the right track? Please Help ME!!
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First off read -> http://www.webmaster-talk.com/the-go...important.html

and understand you are looking at the wrong things

Thank you chrishirst,

I think you made your point here, and I certainly understand PR isn't the most important thing in SEO but the traffic is.

What I concern the most is am I on the right track in SEO?

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Old 04-28-2008, 07:31 AM Re: Am I on the right track? Please Help ME!!
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I'm no expert and am still learning about all these SEO stuff but these I think are the basics and which you probably have done already.

1. SEO research. Research the keywords for your site. There are excellent threads on the forums regarding this topic. There are also tools you can use.

2. Do on-page optimization for your site. This might help: http://www.webmaster-talk.com/seo-ta...nd-values.html

3. Off-page optimization / link building. I believe Off-page optimization or link building are the things which would help you increase your PR. The more you get, the most likely your PR increases. I found this thread helpful: http://www.webmaster-talk.com/seo-ta...most-your.html

If you are doing 100% white hat SEO, I think you're on the right track.
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Old 04-28-2008, 02:03 PM Re: Am I on the right track? Please Help ME!!
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just ignore Item 3 above;

as it says in my signature (in purple) ...
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Old 04-28-2008, 10:50 PM Re: Am I on the right track? Please Help ME!!
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Advertising is good for your new site, too. So do not ignore item #3.

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Old 04-30-2008, 01:29 AM Re: Am I on the right track? Please Help ME!!
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Thanks for all your comments
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Old 04-30-2008, 03:10 AM Re: Am I on the right track? Please Help ME!!
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Hope this helps you,



Keywords
  • Keyword in title tag (+3)
  • Keyword in URL (+3)
  • Keyword density in document (+3)
  • Keyword in H1 and H2 headings (+3)
  • Keyword in the beginning of document (+2)
  • Keyword in ALT tags (+2)
  • Keyword in Meta tags (+1)
  • Keyword stuffing (-3)
Links
  • Anchor text of inbound links (+3)
  • Origin of inbound links (+3)
  • Links from similar sites (+3)
  • Links from .edu and .gov sites (+3)
  • Anchor text of internal links (+2)
  • Many outgoing links (-1)
  • Outbound links to bad neighbors (-3)
  • Cross-linking (-3)
Meta Tags
  • Description Meta Tag (+1)
  • Keywords Meta Tag (+1)
  • Refresh Meta Tag (-1)
Content
  • Unique content (+3)
  • Frequent updates (+3)
  • Age of content (+2)
  • Poor coding or design (-2)
  • Invisible text (-3)
  • Doorway pages (-3)
  • Duplicate content (-3)
Other factors
  • Site accessibility (+3)
  • Sitemap (+2)
  • Site size (+2)
  • Site age (+2)
  • Top-level domain (+1)
  • URL length (0)
  • Hosting downtime (-1)
  • Flash (-2)
  • Misused Redirects (-3)
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Old 04-30-2008, 04:16 AM Re: Am I on the right track? Please Help ME!!
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Hi David? Uhm, what are the numbers about? is it some sort of an SEO points?
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Old 04-30-2008, 05:09 AM Re: Am I on the right track? Please Help ME!!
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It's just someones collection of imaginary numbers. As with all numeric values, utterly meaningless without some kind of comparative scale or reference point.
Simply the usual formulaic drivel that will lead people down the wrong path totally. Trust me. I've been there and done the "SEO by numbers" thing.
It did work back in 1998 and was still usable up to a point till around 2003/2004.
Search Engines get "smarter" all the time. Internet users and buyers get smarter and more demanding, "bombing" a page into the SERPs that doesn't convert is just "willy waving".
All this formulaic crap is based around what somebody thinks is "what search engines want".
Well, search engines want to show their customers the best possible pages for their query, so oddly enough, if you create a really good page for your customers it's more than likely that SEs will want to show their customers the very same page.

"SEO by numbers" relies on the principle of exploiting features of SE algos to show pages. Consequently, when the algo changes, even slightly, the house of cards collapses and you are back at square one.
Take the approach of providing what REAL customers want, then updates and changes will mean very little to you. You won't have the daily ritual of "rank checking" to see if you have bombed out, you won't have to wonder if today is the day that Search Engines don't "like" you, because if one page takes a hit, it's very likely that a different page will get a boost. But when all your pages are built to the same spec. When one goes. ...




... They ALL go!
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Old 04-30-2008, 08:32 AM Re: Am I on the right track? Please Help ME!!
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If you looking for pr then get from good pr sites which are frequently crawled by google or if you are looking for good results in search engine then start some off page optimization at your site.
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Old 04-30-2008, 08:41 AM Re: Am I on the right track? Please Help ME!!
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Thanks very much for that, chrishirst. I still have too much to learn about SEO and thanks for making it clear that I or anyone shouldn't bother with the "SEO by number" stuff which as you put it "is utterly meaningless".
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Old 05-03-2008, 06:23 AM Re: Am I on the right track? Please Help ME!!
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Thank you chrishirst,

I think you made your point here, and I certainly understand PR isn't the most important thing in SEO but the traffic is.

What I concern the most is am I on the right track in SEO?

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Yes, you saying right i agree with you. but if still he want to get pr then i suggest do off page even you can, I insure you that one day you will get good pr

My best wishes with you & your site,
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Old 05-03-2008, 06:58 AM Re: Am I on the right track? Please Help ME!!
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On my part, i don't give much attention on PR instead i do focus on the ranking of my keywords stuff on how it will be listed on the top of all SEs. he.. then the increase of PR will follow for sure. We must also to consider the point of view that were not optimizing a site for our selves of for any webmasters. Does the ordinary search users will understand PR? he...
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Old 05-03-2008, 09:39 AM Re: Am I on the right track? Please Help ME!!
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My best wishes with you & your site,
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"willy waving".
Chris, I looked up the term "Willy Waving" - I can only guess that this term is only used in Advanced SEO circles. You have to remember that we aren't all as smart as you
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