Comments on: An SEO Update… http://raincityguide.com/2006/12/15/an-seo-update/ Seattle's Leading Resource for Real Estate Information Thu, 18 Mar 2010 23:59:00 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Dustin http://raincityguide.com/2006/12/15/an-seo-update/#comment-49528 Dustin Sat, 16 Dec 2006 21:19:42 +0000 http://raincityguide.com/2006/12/15/an-seo-update/#comment-49528 Glad people are finding it interesting! If you do make some changes to your site, please feel free to share your notes! :) Glad people are finding it interesting!

If you do make some changes to your site, please feel free to share your notes! :)

]]> By: REBlogGirl http://raincityguide.com/2006/12/15/an-seo-update/#comment-49251 REBlogGirl Sat, 16 Dec 2006 12:20:45 +0000 http://raincityguide.com/2006/12/15/an-seo-update/#comment-49251 Very cool test, Dustin. FYI: when selecting keywords you can use the Yahoo API- it will select 100% Yahoo relevant keywords (the gold standard of keyword selection) from the page content. That will boost you even further in Ask, Yahoo and MSN very quickly. The title move is very interested, I'm thinking about trying it myself. Very cool test, Dustin. FYI: when selecting keywords you can use the Yahoo API- it will select 100% Yahoo relevant keywords (the gold standard of keyword selection) from the page content. That will boost you even further in Ask, Yahoo and MSN very quickly.

The title move is very interested, I’m thinking about trying it myself.

]]> By: geno petro http://raincityguide.com/2006/12/15/an-seo-update/#comment-49121 geno petro Sat, 16 Dec 2006 09:15:56 +0000 http://raincityguide.com/2006/12/15/an-seo-update/#comment-49121 Dustin, I'm forwarding this to our SEO guys, one of whom is going bald from scratching his head over this very subject. Thanks. Dustin, I’m forwarding this to our SEO guys, one of whom is going bald from scratching his head over this very subject. Thanks.

]]> By: Dave Smith http://raincityguide.com/2006/12/15/an-seo-update/#comment-48878 Dave Smith Sat, 16 Dec 2006 05:04:34 +0000 http://raincityguide.com/2006/12/15/an-seo-update/#comment-48878 Dustin, I made the same change to the title code for each page putting the post title ahead of the blog title. I've seen some of those post indexed on google with the title change and I've seen a large number of pages indexed since making that change. I have no proof, but wonder if making those first few words unique for each post instead of always the blog name then post title helped. I think having the post title in the permalinks also helps instead of just the page number. Dustin,

I made the same change to the title code for each page putting the post title ahead of the blog title. I’ve seen some of those post indexed on google with the title change and I’ve seen a large number of pages indexed since making that change.

I have no proof, but wonder if making those first few words unique for each post instead of always the blog name then post title helped.

I think having the post title in the permalinks also helps instead of just the page number.

]]> By: Dustin http://raincityguide.com/2006/12/15/an-seo-update/#comment-48549 Dustin Fri, 15 Dec 2006 20:19:35 +0000 http://raincityguide.com/2006/12/15/an-seo-update/#comment-48549 Giles, I didn't worry too much about the current posting frequency because so few of the hits from the search engines go to current posts. To give you an idea of how unimportant that current content is in terms of Google traffic, here are the top 50 keywords from the previous 5 days: <ul> <li>rain city guide</li> <li>real estate cash flow blog</li> <li>rain city real estate</li> <li>rain city</li> <li>real estate blog</li> <li>seattle real estate blog</li> <li>Does Zillow Hit the Mark</li> <li>seattle real estate</li> <li>trulia</li> <li>scott greenlaw</li> <li>financing contingency</li> <li>fsbo success stories</li> <li>free copy of windows vista</li> <li>zillow</li> <li>seattle bubble</li> <li>real logics seattle</li> <li>seattle rain</li> <li>granite countertops seattle</li> <li>seattle real estate news</li> <li>real estate syndication</li> <li>seattle housing bubble</li> <li>seattle real estate market</li> <li>patch ceiling popcorn removal</li> <li>rainy city real estate</li> <li>http://www.raincityguide.com/tag/zillow/</li> <li>Rain City Guide</li> <li>popcorn ceiling removal</li> <li>seattle lease option rental home</li> <li>clyde hill kindergarten moving medina</li> <li>rain city real</li> <li>Seabrook</li> <li>raincity</li> <li>link:http://www.nyhouses4sale.typepad.com/</li> <li>seattle real estate trends</li> <li>seattle bubble blog</li> <li>ardell kirkland</li> <li>average home appreciation in Seattle</li> <li>seattle blogs</li> <li>washington "Broker Only"</li> <li>realtor beginning</li> <li>Seattle real estate</li> <li>popcorn ceiling</li> <li>seabrook</li> <li>zilllow</li> <li>property legal description contract of sale</li> <li>free windows vista copy</li> <li>merit financial</li> <li>seattle lattitude</li> <li>rain city realestate</li> <li>program with MLS seattle database</li> </ul> You can see that it is all over the place and has very little to do with recent posts. Giles,

I didn’t worry too much about the current posting frequency because so few of the hits from the search engines go to current posts. To give you an idea of how unimportant that current content is in terms of Google traffic, here are the top 50 keywords from the previous 5 days:

  • rain city guide
  • real estate cash flow blog
  • rain city real estate
  • rain city
  • real estate blog
  • seattle real estate blog
  • Does Zillow Hit the Mark
  • seattle real estate
  • trulia
  • scott greenlaw
  • financing contingency
  • fsbo success stories
  • free copy of windows vista
  • zillow
  • seattle bubble
  • real logics seattle
  • seattle rain
  • granite countertops seattle
  • seattle real estate news
  • real estate syndication
  • seattle housing bubble
  • seattle real estate market
  • patch ceiling popcorn removal
  • rainy city real estate
  • http://www.raincityguide.com/tag/zillow/
  • Rain City Guide
  • popcorn ceiling removal
  • seattle lease option rental home
  • clyde hill kindergarten moving medina
  • rain city real
  • Seabrook
  • raincity
  • link:http://www.nyhouses4sale.typepad.com/
  • seattle real estate trends
  • seattle bubble blog
  • ardell kirkland
  • average home appreciation in Seattle
  • seattle blogs
  • washington “Broker Only”
  • realtor beginning
  • Seattle real estate
  • popcorn ceiling
  • seabrook
  • zilllow
  • property legal description contract of sale
  • free windows vista copy
  • merit financial
  • seattle lattitude
  • rain city realestate
  • program with MLS seattle database

You can see that it is all over the place and has very little to do with recent posts.

]]> By: Giles http://raincityguide.com/2006/12/15/an-seo-update/#comment-48538 Giles Fri, 15 Dec 2006 20:01:43 +0000 http://raincityguide.com/2006/12/15/an-seo-update/#comment-48538 Dustin, what was the control in terms of how many posts during the test periods... how frequent the posts..... length of posts... topics... etc.. I feel that this could throw the numbers off. Also do you think there are seasonal changes in web traffic as a whole? Either way, keep up the good work. Giles Dustin,

what was the control in terms of how many posts during the test periods… how frequent the posts….. length of posts… topics… etc..

I feel that this could throw the numbers off. Also do you think there are seasonal changes in web traffic as a whole?

Either way, keep up the good work.

Giles

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