Search Engine Optimisation

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@MrMille,

Do you not see the rest of my previous post? I can. If you can't, send me a PM and I'll post it again.

Tim
 
Very useful link nonchalant :) I got my title to 100%, description and keywords to 83%. It also made me notice that I'd placed the </head> tag before the <title> tag in my code, so it wasn't registering a title :mad: That must have affected my page ranking somewhat.

Yea, thats one of the things I really like about it. It picks up errors like that (eg it picked up I had a , in the wrong place in my keywords) & playing around with your meta description for example, to get to 100%, you can end up with a totally different description from what you started with, but at the same time the description you end up with is always a better description than what you started with :D

I have had all 3 ratings at 100% for some time now, but since I modified my homepage recently the best I can get my description to is 97%. It probably just means I need to remove a few words from the description..
 
Well I've somehow manged to get on the front page under the search result for "bristol computer repair" :D I'm not sure how or what I did, but I must be doing something right.

Link - Look for SMG Computers.

My rank changes every hour though as it's sometimes 4th on the page, sometimes 8th and sometimes at the bottom.

I don't know why it's worked for "Bristol computer repair" but it doesn't appear to have worked for "Bristol pc repair" where I'm still on page 3 :( Does anyone have any advice?

Also I'm still having no luck with the Google Local Business' section at the top of the search results. Getting in there would be great :)
 
My rank changes every hour though as it's sometimes 4th on the page, sometimes 8th and sometimes at the bottom.

Yea my rank showing in iGoogle can be 10 for a particular keyword, but 3 when I search it. Go figure.

Also recently, I was ranked 16th for a keyword (my main keyword) yet 2-5 for most of my similar keywords. I played around with my keywords and increased my optimisation from 97% to 100% according to http://www.submitexpress.com/analyzer/ then was back to rank 3 within a day or two. Doesnt make sense such a small improvement would make such a big difference.

I don't know why it's worked for "Bristol computer repair" but it doesn't appear to have worked for "Bristol pc repair" where I'm still on page 3 :( Does anyone have any advice?

Its the same for me when checking the keyword 'trustport pc security'. Almost anything else with the word 'trustport' in it ranks me in the top 5 yet for this keyword Im on page 2 or 3 (probably because 'trustport pc security' isnt mentioned much on my main page).

Also I'm still having no luck with the Google Local Business' section at the top of the search results. Getting in there would be great :)

I dont see a 'small business' section?
 
PageRank isn't necessarily your rank in Google.

Google also explained PageRank as the chance you would land on a page simply by clicking random links and surfing the Web.
 
Still on the topic of SEO Ive been playing with a few free tools, and one I came across was 'speed checker' (webpage load time). Apparently load times are a factor and I had noticed my site was taking 10 seconds or more to load sometimes on a ADSL2 connection. So Ive played around with my backend cache settings and got the load time down to about 1.7 secs :)

http://www.selfseo.com/website_speed_test.php
 
Well I had somehow made it to the front page of Google with my domain www.bristolcomputerrepair.com but then I made a small change to the title of the index page and it dropped off google completely :mad:

I have undone the changes I made, but it hasn't made its way back to the front yet. I'm pretty annoyed as it was bringing in more work. Is it likely to get back to the front page?

Also, I still don't understand the Local business section - one company appears twice in the top 10 listing! I seem to flick between 4th and 6th page, which basically means no on will find me.

Any of you SEO guru's have any advice to offer? :p
 
Well I had somehow made it to the front page of Google with my domain www.bristolcomputerrepair.com but then I made a small change to the title of the index page and it dropped off google completely :mad:

When you say it dropped off, what keywords are you gauging this by? Let me know & I'll see if I can offer any further suggestions.

Also, although your description relevancy is approx 94% (going by the tool I use) I notice only one of those words (onsite) is not already part of your meta description or title. In other words, you are just duplicating at the moment & gaining nothing by doing so (Google already uses the words in your title & description as your keywords). Your better off using keywords such as 'computer repair', 'onsite computer repair', 'repair service' and 'full insure computer repair' than single keywords. Keywords dont need to be single words only but can also be terms. Your really better off using no keywords at all than duplicating them (Google places more emphasis on the keywords you use and the more keywords - the less emphasis/importance it places on each keyword & vice-versa..) 'No call out fee' is another important keyword/term missing from your meta tags yet its a bold heading on your homepage? You should be using it - its a good search term prospective customers are likely to use. These changes should bring your keyword relevancy up from approx 89% to 100%. Through experience Ive found this seemingly small improvement can mean the difference between whether my site shows on the first or second page of google search results.

Your title relevancy is at 100%. I wouldnt change that in any way, but try a few small changes like I suggested and it should help. Let us know how you go. Im happy to help you further.

Edit: Btw, do you have a sitemap? It can help with Google ranking. I found this tool very simple & easy to use http://www.auditmypc.com/xml-sitemap.asp (you will need IE to use it).
 
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Well I had somehow made it to the front page of Google with my domain www.bristolcomputerrepair.com but then I made a small change to the title of the index page and it dropped off google completely :mad:

I have undone the changes I made, but it hasn't made its way back to the front yet. I'm pretty annoyed as it was bringing in more work. Is it likely to get back to the front page?

Also, I still don't understand the Local business section - one company appears twice in the top 10 listing! I seem to flick between 4th and 6th page, which basically means no on will find me.


Any of you SEO guru's have any advice to offer? :p


Our site comes up number 1&2 in google searches. As far as local listings we are actually listed 3 times in the top 10 there. The only thing I can think is when it's submitted I may of used different phone number or e-mail for verification.
 
When you say it dropped off, what keywords are you gauging this by? Let me know & I'll see if I can offer any further suggestions.

Also, although your description relevancy is approx 94% (going by the tool I use) I notice only one of those words (onsite) is not already part of your meta description or title. In other words, you are just duplicating at the moment & gaining nothing by doing so (Google already uses the words in your title & description as your keywords). Your better off using keywords such as 'computer repair', 'onsite computer repair', 'repair service' and 'full insure computer repair' than single keywords. Keywords dont need to be single words only but can also be terms. Your really better off using no keywords at all than duplicating them (Google places more emphasis on the keywords you use and the more keywords - the less emphasis/importance it places on each keyword & vice-versa..) 'No call out fee' is another important keyword/term missing from your meta tags yet its a bold heading on your homepage? You should be using it - its a good search term prospective customers are likely to use. These changes should bring your keyword relevancy up from approx 89% to 100%. Through experience Ive found this seemingly small improvement can mean the difference between whether my site shows on the first or second page of google search results.

Your title relevancy is at 100%. I wouldnt change that in any way, but try a few small changes like I suggested and it should help. Let us know how you go. Im happy to help you further.

Edit: Btw, do you have a sitemap? It can help with Google ranking. I found this tool very simple & easy to use http://www.auditmypc.com/xml-sitemap.asp (you will need IE to use it).

This was based on the key words "Bristol computer repair" and "Bristol pc repair". I've just managed to get my title, description and keywords relevancy upto 100% using your link.

I will try creating a sitemap now. Many thanks for your help :)
 
Hi Simmy,

if you want to appear higher in the search results for those particular keywords try moving them forward in your title ie change your title to:

Bristol PC Repair For Home & Business - SMG Computers

This way google sees you have placed emphasis on 'Bristol PC Repair' (keywords people are likely to be using to search) rather than your business name (which they are less likely to be searching).

Also, try adding a few more keywords w/o reducing relevance. You dont have many atm. Try adding keywords such as 'computer repair' & 'computing problems'. I believe these are two 'biggies' still missing from your keywords atm & seeing as you still have room to add more keywords you may as well add these. Its free advertising space :D
 
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I'm Number 4!!!!!!!

I just noticed that I am number 4 for the search term "computer network consulting" (#10 with and #4 without quotes) on Google. That term gets about 3100 searches per month and I'm pretty high on the first page!!!!!!! WOWEEEEEEEE! :D

I've worked at getting that keyword to be ranked. I'm thrilled!!!
 
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These are monthly searches for “search terms” that we have sites built upon:

Search Term Google Overture/Yahoo! Microsoft Network
online computer repair 5,400 2,700 1,296
Ranked #3 Google
Search Term Google Overture/Yahoo! Microsoft Network
computer repair virginia 1,300 650 351
Ranked #4 Google
Search Term Google Overture/Yahoo! Microsoft Network
virginia computer repair 1,300 624 351
Ranked #4 Google
computer repair fredericksburg 91 47 21
Ranked #1 & 2 Google
Search Term Google Overture/Yahoo! Microsoft Network
computer repair fairfax 260 (Ranked #2 Google)0 130 60
 
Search Term Google Overture/Yahoo! Microsoft Network
online computer repair 5,400 2,700 1,296
Ranked #3 Google

How did you get those test results? I have good ratings for a few keywords but I want a program that will accurately check the different search engines.
 
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Tim,
I'll try to remember to look at my other computer if I bookmarked it. I use different sites for different keywork optimization checking.
 
Simmy,

been keeping an eye on your SEO results & I noticed keyword relevancy dropped to 93% after you had all criteria at 100%.

Now from what I can see, the keywords you have recently added ie Bristol, Bath, Weston-Super-Mare arent even on your site anywhere?

Just as an expose on Google 'logic' for your benefit:

Google is interested in providing relevant links to searches. So two pointers:

1. Searchers are unlikely to search the keyword 'bath' (unless they want a bath to bathe in). Nor are they going to search the keyword 'Bristol' (unless they are potential tourists)
2. Even if people were searching these keywords, there would be plenty of sites out there that have been around a long time that have these words referenced on their sites numerous times, so Google wont rank you high on the search results.

So in other words, these keywords will be getting you ZERO hits, but at the same time you are 'pissing off' their robot (for want of a better word lol). The robot is seeing your keyword meta-tags but is (& this is the logic) is saying 'ok, but wheres the keywords in the site?'. So when it goes away & adds your results to the database it gives you MINUS points when it applies its algorithms.

If you want to get hits from these keywords you must put them on your site not just in your tags. But I would use keywords such as 'Bath computer repair' and 'Weston-Super-Mare computers' for example (words & phrases people are likely to be searching for), not singular words like you have at the moment, then add the words into your site (multiple times if necessary). Spamming words on your site is fine - just dont do it with your tags (this just makes the robot tired lol). Dont change the 'Bristol' keyword to bristol Computer repair' - its already in your description. Thats spamming. I'd just delete that one, unless perhaps you changed it to 'Bristol laptop repairs' (assuming this is what you do) then make sure 'Bristol laptop repairs' are words readily found on your site.

Also, I note you havent gained much in Google rankings since you improved your tags some weeks ago. This is frustrating. However, much of SEO is experimentation. You know your meta-tags are at 100% so this isnt the problem (if you make the changes I suggest). Currently your site is 'google-friendly'. Looking at your site, what I would do next is add more content. The word in SEO is - 'content is king'. Google loves sites with LOTS of content. And I mean text. If someone searches a keyword/phrase Google wants to list lots of sites with lots of content that matches that search. They want to stay No.1 - So, double up a bit ie say the same thing twice or 3 times if you must but make sure you spam your most important keywords. Remember: a keyword to Google isnt always one word. It can be several or a phrase (I recall early on in SEO how a couple of people criticised my site for too much text, but I stuck with it bearing in mind the fact not only content is king but Google is king too & if thats what Google wants, thats what Google gets. This philosiphy produced excellent results with my site climbing the ranks on a daily basis, hitting search result 2 on a number of keyword searches where it sits today).

So, what you need to find is a unique keyword/phrase. Have a think about what keywords your potential customers may be searching on. Try the searches yourself. When you find one that yields results not already taken by well known sites/brands, and the top search results are links to forum posts, run with that. There may not be as many people searching for 'Bristol PC computer repairers' as there are searching for 'computer repairs' but who wants someone in the Ukraine finding your site anyway, and Im sure theres still plenty searching for repairers in the Bristol area (but you could make a better judgement on that than me).

Be aware also, Google wants to provide 'rich' content to searches on specific words/terms - not links to forum posts. Put these keywords in your meta-tags & spam them on your site. Its all about helping Google list appropriate results for searches. Provide a site that matches search terms, for which there are currently poor results, make sure the sites rich in content (ie a site where people will feel they have found what they are searching for & want to stay for a while), with appropriate meta-tags & keywords for particular keywords, & Google will love you :D
 
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I see what you're saying nonchalant. I've made a few amendments to my keywords which are now more relevant and all at 100% on the index page and "remote support" page :D I've simply removed the bath/weston-super-mare keywords, although they were in the content on the index page (right at the bottom) so I'm not sure why it didn't like them?

Using google analytics on my site and google's keywords tool, it appears people mostly search for "Bristol computer repair" rather than "Computer repair bristol" or any other variation using the words computer, pc, repair, bristol.

Bristol laptop repair appears to get poor search results. Infact I've just searched for "laptop repair bristol" and I appear first on the local business section! :eek: But I'm only on page 4 of the actual search results. Is it worth concentrating on "laptop repair bristol" keywords do you think?

All your help is really appreciated btw :) SEO is a minefield but you make it sound so easy!
 
Hi Simmy,

first thing I would do is add about 50% more content to your site. This will increase your ranking for many of the search terms.

This link explains a bit about how google 'local business' ranking work http://www.fuelinteractive.com/blog/2008/05/the-google-blender-local-searc.cfm

You may be able to figure out from that why 'laptop repairs' is no.1 in results. Its not clear to me without looking into it further. It seems these results are somewhat independent of general results, as you can be no.1 in 'local business' but not even on the first page of general results?

As for what keywords to concentrate on. I'll have another look at this tonight when I have time & see if I can make a few suggestions.

Btw, you dont seem to have a link directory on your site. You can submit your site here http://www.build-reciprocal-links.com/ and for free or very cheaply get automatic links to your site. Heres mine http://www.trustport.com.au/directory.php - its in effect a 'hidden' page on my site that links to numerous other websites that link to me.

edit: Also, remove 'bristol computer repair' from your keyword tags. The phrase is already in your meta-description. Its doing nothing for you & the googlebot will simply see it as spam. Remember, the less keywords the greater the importance google places on them, so by removing this phrase you will increase the importance of your other keywords w/o detracting from this one in any way. I know its a hard ask - I hesitated to do it on my tags but I found when i did it didnt effect my results at all. Remember also, SEO is all about optimisation.

edit: Just looking at some of your competition, this site has a good idea (in my opinion) listing various common computer faults in a menu on the homepage http://www.gtwcmt.co.uk/Computer-repairs/Contact.htm# (though his links seem kinda dead). I think the concepts good as it encourages a visitor to see eg 'blue screen of death' listed immediately on the site, click the link to find out more, and he's browsing your site before he knows it, rather than possibly bouncing off. Adding a menu like this would allow you to add more content (expanding on the various errors). Just a thought if your looking for ideas.
 
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