01-22-2009, 02:03 PM
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Official CP Photographer
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: PL15
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Anyone here know how to SEO?
I am thinking I could use an SEO to help my website get higher rankings on google. I did a search for wedding photographers on google and I am on like the 10th page!
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01-22-2009, 02:52 PM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: in your blind spot.
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It is a wonder the links on CP don't bump the site.
CP did wonders for Estonian Honey Wrestling
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01-22-2009, 02:54 PM
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The new goggles also do nothing.
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Calgary
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I think it's one of those things that you have to find someone experienced to do it really well.
Unfortunately I have no idea who that might be, I only know that I have no idea beyond the really easy stuff. 
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01-22-2009, 02:56 PM
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The new goggles also do nothing.
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Calgary
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Bobblehead
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Google's crazy fast with CP to, sometimes I'll google new registrations before I approve them if they sound fishy to me to see if they're anywhere else on the net, and a LOT the first hit will be CP. And I hadn't even approved the registration yet!!
Google's algorithms think well of us for some reason, I find links to CP in the strangest searches.
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01-22-2009, 02:59 PM
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Dances with Wolves
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Section 304
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We have a company that we use at work here, but I'm not terribly sold on them. I'll send you a pm with their details.
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01-23-2009, 08:28 AM
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Lifetime Suspension
Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: In the Sin Bin
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Quote:
Originally Posted by photon
Google's crazy fast with CP to, sometimes I'll google new registrations before I approve them if they sound fishy to me to see if they're anywhere else on the net, and a LOT the first hit will be CP. And I hadn't even approved the registration yet!!
Google's algorithms think well of us for some reason, I find links to CP in the strangest searches.
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It is based on traffic to the site?
I'm sure CP garners tonnes of traffic which could bump the site's priority.
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01-23-2009, 10:56 AM
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The new goggles also do nothing.
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Calgary
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Maybe, though I think trust (how many trustworthy sites link to you among which a SEO guy would probably know) enters into Google's weight of how high to rank a page more.
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01-23-2009, 10:10 PM
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Powerplay Quarterback
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The biggest thing about SEO is getting the link out there, preferably on high quality sites (lots of links to them).
For your niche, a quick Google reveals lots of photographers websites, as well as some "directories". As long as the directory looks somewhat legitimate, see about submitting your site to them. For example, Google lists businesses and locations in a little google maps widget. Try to see how to get listed in their business directory.
Another tip: See where your competition gets links from. You want to target "Calgary Wedding Photographers"? Search that, then try "link:MyCompetition.com" and see where they get their links.
For completeness, but not always practical, if you are targeting a term like "wedding photography", having those words in your domain is the #1 best way to get near the top of the results. If not possible, try to make your site URLs something like "mydomain.com/wedding-photography". I took a look at your site, and frankly, Flash is terrible for SEO. Consider adding an HTML version of your site, heavy with text that contain your targeted keywords.
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01-23-2009, 11:20 PM
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Franchise Player
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Originally Posted by gottabekd
For completeness, but not always practical, if you are targeting a term like "wedding photography", having those words in your domain is the #1 best way to get near the top of the results. If not possible, try to make your site URLs something like "mydomain.com/wedding-photography". I took a look at your site, and frankly, Flash is terrible for SEO. Consider adding an HTML version of your site, heavy with text that contain your targeted keywords.
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The domain is kinda old school in my experience. Everything SEO becomes less important once everyone does it. Most think off page factors (not on your site) are more important than on page these days.
Lots of good advice in the thread, but I'd suggest you optimize for maps first - it's less crowded and will help the organic anyway - and consider a PPC campaign. You can use that to get a sense of the inventory and competativeness, as well as conversions etc. Make sure you add analytics.
Should add too - Google gives social huge weight right now.
Last edited by Bend it like Bourgeois; 01-23-2009 at 11:34 PM.
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01-23-2009, 11:27 PM
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Franchise Player
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Quote:
Originally Posted by photon
Maybe, though I think trust (how many trustworthy sites link to you among which a SEO guy would probably know) enters into Google's weight of how high to rank a page more.
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Literally google page rank. Their tool bar will show it to you.
From the google SEO guru http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/more-info-on-pagerank/
Relevant 'Good neighbourhoods' and quality are way more important than traffic and quantity.
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