What’s a #1 rank on Google worth, in terms of clicks?
Posted on November 22, 2006 - Filed Under Search Engine Optimisation | Leave a Comment
Found this article whilst on my daily surf.
To sum it up:
Ranking Number 1 receives 42.1 percent of click throughs.
Ranking Number 2 receives 11.9 percent of click throughs.
Ranking Number 3 receives 8.5 percent of click throughs.
Ranking Number 4 receives 6.1 percent of click throughs.
Ranking Number 5 receives 4.9 percent of click throughs.
Ranking Number 6 receives 4.1 […]
6 Top Tips - How to Reduce Spam
Posted on November 2, 2006 - Filed Under Other IT Stuff | Leave a Comment
1. Turn OFF Catch-all
When I first started to configure my own email server I thought that Catch-all was the best thing since sliced bread. I could get every email sent to every possible of @mydomain.com including typos, spelling mistakes etc. Very soon though I realised that this was simply attracting a massive amount of spam […]
Content Is King
Posted on November 2, 2006 - Filed Under Search Engine Optimisation | Leave a Comment
This is where the real action happens. Content is King and Google certainly believes that. You can do all the search engine optimisation in the world, but if your content isn’t relevant then you won’t ranking highly.
Read More..>>Meta Keywords/Descriptions
Posted on November 2, 2006 - Filed Under Search Engine Optimisation | Leave a Comment
These are not the holy grail of search engine optimisation that they used to be, however, some search engines still use them and it’s worth giving your keywords some thought. It’s best to optimise your metatags as one keyword per page.
Read More..>>Domains/Filenames
Posted on November 2, 2006 - Filed Under Search Engine Optimisation | Leave a Comment
Google will search your domain name and filenames for keywords. It is therefore important to strike a balance between a domain that allows people to find your business and one that make Google happy - and filenames that are easy to maintain, human readable, but also help your ranking.
The V7 Network ran a search engine […]
Submitting Your Site
Posted on November 2, 2006 - Filed Under Search Engine Optimisation | Leave a Comment
There are many, many search engines and lots of tools are available to help you submit your site automatically. However, some search engines don’t like automatic submission tools and your site may be penalised if you use them. Submission by hand, at least to the 3 most important engines (Google, Yahoo and MSN) is well […]
Read More..>>I am here today to dispel the myth of reciprocal links
Posted on November 2, 2006 - Filed Under Link Building | Leave a Comment
Using City Challenge as an example…
Number of Links:
Google 36
Yahoo! 465
MSN Search 987
AltaVista 486
AlltheWeb 434
DMOZ.org Entry:
City Challenge
Business management game for team building, communications, and leadership skills. Complete event management is offered by Read Edge Events Ltd.
http://www.citychallengeuk.com/
Other Directories Listing:
City Challenge - Team Building Events
City Challenge UK, the Business Management Game: corporate development business management game to enhance […]