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SEO fun: Does the multi-domain tactic work?
barney:
Okay... So you're saying the best bet is to skip the SEO game entirely?? Or is there a better/simpler/safer/cheaper way to DIY that comes with something that vaguely resembles a bloody manual?
I'm not adverse to doing myself, I'd just like to know how many of my current assumptions regarding the topic are total crap ... Before I light a match... ;)
-Stoic Joker (October 13, 2011, 05:32 PM)
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Well-l-l-l ... I wouldn't say skip it entirely. The idea of buying relevant domains, then 301 to your current domain is quite valid. I'd personally rather find a valid domain more relevant to your purpose, then 301 the current site to that one, make it the active site. However, I don't have any valid data on that scenario anent what it might do to current rankings. I've seen supposition that such a procedure is viable, but have no hard (?) evidence to that end.
Setting up Web sites for the sole function of adding one-way links to boost your current domain is definitely black-hat, and will come back to bite ya in da butt. However getting links - even reciprocal links - from sites that have some relevancy to your site is a definite plus. One-way links are better, but reciprocal works.
Look, I have collected, over the years, a number of docs - some executables, most PDFs - on SEO. Most of 'em are aimed at one (1) to three (3) page sales sites, but the principles involved, once you filter out the sell now crap, are fairly straightforward. Some drudgery involved - keyword maximizing, long-tail keywords, and the like - but the information in them is basically sound, if you disregard the rank now emphasis. If you like, message me - I'll upload them to a Web page and give you the address. Caveat: I can only put up the ones that I have the rights for, and I'm not gonna upload the black-hat stuff. (I know business ethics is an oxymoron, but business morals shouldn't be :tellme:.) There'll be a lot of junk there, and a lot not relevant to your aims, but you should be able to scan the info, find what seems relevant, then concentrate on that. Don't know that it'll be that much help, but you might get some ideas, maybe even some inspiration ;).
Lemme know (My old English teacher would kill me for that :P.)
Edit: On the other hand, you might have a look here.
Stoic Joker:
So I Googled website design with our town's name ... The SEO guy's site showed-up on the bottom of page three.
Hello! ...Welcome to the Land of Duh..! :D (we really need a face-palm smiley)
Message sent.
Stoic Joker:
Edit: On the other hand, you might have a look here.
-barney (October 13, 2011, 07:20 PM)
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So... have you used/can you vouch for the free server side SEO Control Panel that's available from that site?
(Edit) Never mind <covered in PM> I'll give it a spin and see what happens.
barney:
Just an aside, but I never had much luck with it. Prolly 'cause I was trying a quickie w/o really checking instructions ;D. I have it installed on local server, and I'm not certain that's truly effective :(.
I've had reports that it's worthwhile, but that was several years agone - 2008, methinks - and I just lost time to test it - other matters claimed my interests and attention ;).
barney:
Some links that might be of benefit.
http://lsikeywords.com/ has a fairly decent description of LSI (Latent Semantic Indexing keywords). If your site has a long presence upon the Web, this can make a difference.
http://www.brickmarketing.com/define-long-tail-keywords.htm
https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/Keyword_research
are links to long-tail keywords. Those sites will describe it better than moi. A Google search on long tail keywords will yield a plethora of such links, worthwhile on the assumption that many different - but [sometimes] similar - explanations help to round out the definition of a concept :-\. Tends to work that way for me, anyway ;D.
You're gonna see a lotta stuff - and a bunch of junk - about content & duplicate content. You can pretty much ignore the bulk of the duplicate content warnings. The content stuff is a bit more important. One of the better ways to accomplish the content mission is to set up a related blog, appropriately linked. It's reasonably certain that you can find someone in the corporate structure who will be more than happy to keep the blog active :P.
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