Comments on: Guest Post: Life after eBay http://tamebay.com/2009/03/guest-post-life-after-ebay.html eBay & ecommerce made easy Fri, 25 May 2012 10:31:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Chris Dawson http://tamebay.com/2009/03/guest-post-life-after-ebay.html#comment-17355 Chris Dawson Fri, 20 Mar 2009 13:02:19 +0000 http://www.tamebay.com/?p=6533#comment-17355 Ohh - can I have a bet too? I could do with some spare bunce for Pimms over the weekend if the weather holds out :-D Ohh – can I have a bet too? I could do with some spare bunce for Pimms over the weekend if the weather holds out :-D

]]> By: Dan Wilson http://tamebay.com/2009/03/guest-post-life-after-ebay.html#comment-17354 Dan Wilson Fri, 20 Mar 2009 12:33:34 +0000 http://www.tamebay.com/?p=6533#comment-17354 Fiver on Ms Bailey please. Fiver on Ms Bailey please.

]]> By: Sue Bailey http://tamebay.com/2009/03/guest-post-life-after-ebay.html#comment-17353 Sue Bailey Fri, 20 Mar 2009 12:31:55 +0000 http://www.tamebay.com/?p=6533#comment-17353 Pete, I bet I do ;-) Pete, I bet I do ;-)

]]> By: Pete http://tamebay.com/2009/03/guest-post-life-after-ebay.html#comment-17352 Pete Fri, 20 Mar 2009 11:41:32 +0000 http://www.tamebay.com/?p=6533#comment-17352 #26 I think there are VERY different views as to what "the" most competitive area on the internet is. I very much doubt you have a website that fits my view of that area... ;-) #26 I think there are VERY different views as to what “the” most competitive area on the internet is. I very much doubt you have a website that fits my view of that area… ;-)

]]> By: Sue Bailey http://tamebay.com/2009/03/guest-post-life-after-ebay.html#comment-17351 Sue Bailey Fri, 20 Mar 2009 10:14:35 +0000 http://www.tamebay.com/?p=6533#comment-17351 Adam, I don't think it's about competitiveness. I got a newly launched site in *the* most competitive area of the internet to page one of Google in a month recently: it can be done. Edited to add: and only white hat too ;-) Adam, I don’t think it’s about competitiveness. I got a newly launched site in *the* most competitive area of the internet to page one of Google in a month recently: it can be done.

Edited to add: and only white hat too ;-)

]]> By: Pete http://tamebay.com/2009/03/guest-post-life-after-ebay.html#comment-17350 Pete Thu, 19 Mar 2009 22:13:06 +0000 http://www.tamebay.com/?p=6533#comment-17350 To appear on page one for the most important keywords/phrases etc isn't so much down to time but "matched requests" by searchers. Everytime someone searches for something using Google, and that person clicks on a link, Google match the search phrase/word with the link clicked on. It then scores the page based against the keyword/phrase and related content and watches for a "bounce back". If the visitor simply clicks the back button then Google will attach a negative or neutral score for that phrase and that specific website/webpage. To try and increase your natural placement within Google, I would suggest the following: Make sure specific key pages are content heavy, with an immediate and obvious "call to action". For example if most visits from Google are hitting your index page, make sure that there is something that prompts the visitor to click deeper into your site. This will eliminate the "bounce back" effect. Use Googles "webmaster tools" to see what keywords/phrases people are using to find your page and make sure that the content matches those requests. To appear on page one for the most important keywords/phrases etc isn’t so much down to time but “matched requests” by searchers.

Everytime someone searches for something using Google, and that person clicks on a link, Google match the search phrase/word with the link clicked on. It then scores the page based against the keyword/phrase and related content and watches for a “bounce back”.

If the visitor simply clicks the back button then Google will attach a negative or neutral score for that phrase and that specific website/webpage.

To try and increase your natural placement within Google, I would suggest the following:

Make sure specific key pages are content heavy, with an immediate and obvious “call to action”. For example if most visits from Google are hitting your index page, make sure that there is something that prompts the visitor to click deeper into your site. This will eliminate the “bounce back” effect.

Use Googles “webmaster tools” to see what keywords/phrases people are using to find your page and make sure that the content matches those requests.

]]> By: Adam http://tamebay.com/2009/03/guest-post-life-after-ebay.html#comment-17349 Adam Thu, 19 Mar 2009 21:14:31 +0000 http://www.tamebay.com/?p=6533#comment-17349 I think alot depends on your industry... Our is very competative (health supplements) and closely related to the less scrupulous 'items' you probably recieve it your spam folder every day. These sites will use any 'black hat' technique going to get good results I think alot depends on your industry…
Our is very competative (health supplements) and closely related to the less scrupulous ‘items’ you probably recieve it your spam folder every day. These sites will use any ‘black hat’ technique going to get good results

]]> By: Sue Bailey http://tamebay.com/2009/03/guest-post-life-after-ebay.html#comment-17348 Sue Bailey Thu, 19 Mar 2009 20:36:17 +0000 http://www.tamebay.com/?p=6533#comment-17348 It really shouldn't take years to get even an ecommerce site to show up in Google. If it does, you are doing something seriously wrong (or more likely, not doing enough right). It really shouldn’t take years to get even an ecommerce site to show up in Google. If it does, you are doing something seriously wrong (or more likely, not doing enough right).

]]> By: Dan Wilson http://tamebay.com/2009/03/guest-post-life-after-ebay.html#comment-17347 Dan Wilson Thu, 19 Mar 2009 20:35:05 +0000 http://www.tamebay.com/?p=6533#comment-17347 Lol. Beware that string competition. They tie themselves in knots! ;o) Lol. Beware that string competition. They tie themselves in knots! ;o)

]]> By: Adam http://tamebay.com/2009/03/guest-post-life-after-ebay.html#comment-17346 Adam Thu, 19 Mar 2009 20:32:31 +0000 http://www.tamebay.com/?p=6533#comment-17346 PS looks like I cant spell tonight! :roll: PS looks like I cant spell tonight! :roll:

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