[Doug Holloway]

Hi Guys,

I've just renewed my website for the next 2 years.

It seems longer than a year since I set it up!

In that year I've got about £2,000 of business for a cost of less than £100.( I've not included Yell in this as I consider that a seperate issue)

I've also managed to get to the top of all the major search engines.

I can only see the internet growing and it is often good quality and well priced work.

cheers,

Doug

[Scott Martin]

How do you get to the top and what info do you provide?

Scott

[paulchambers]

I would like to know how to get website on the top of a search engine i am pay per click and in 6 months i have had not one click i only advertise within 25 miles of St Ives, but i believe i miust have done something wrong with keywords but what i dont no  Google informs me everything is fine. I am on a few local internet directories which send a few peolpre to my site but i have had no work from it at all. The uk average pc ownerships is 1 in 10 homes in cornwall its 1 in 100 (why?).

What a meta tags and do i have to use them  all help would be very much appreciated.    Paul

[Doug Holloway]

Hi,

http://www.marketposition.com

cheers,

Doug

[paulchambers]

thanks doug look like a quiet afternoon in front of the pc    paul

[PeterH]

Paul,

Internet access for households was about 10% in 1998, but now it's 52%.  The biggest expansion seems to have been in middle aged types, which tend to be our customers.

Try putting your web site address on your leaflets, you're bound to get a few hits at least.

Ta,
Peter

[paulchambers]

Peter done that

Doug i must be thick been sat here for 2 hours now i'm more confused than when i started . Ive added keywords to my page properties hope that will help.

[Doug Holloway]

Paul,

What is your website address?

Cheers,

Doug

[paulchambers]

Going to have no hair left by the end of the day   Paul

[Doug Holloway]

Paul,

I've found you.

I like your site , where did you get it done  , BUT ;

Your heading is the most valuable part of your site and you have put 'Good afternoon from your local carpet cleaner'

The first four words are extremely common and completely irrelevant to your business.

Try' Carpet Cleaning in West Cornwall'

The search engines will rate your heading words very highly so d'ont waste them

Then if someone searches carpet cleaning cornwall you will come up.

They are not likely to search 'good carpet cleaner from local afternoon'

Hope this makes sense,

Cheers,

Doug

[paulchambers]

Brilliant thanks Doug i appeciate the Help  I did the Web Site my self with Cutesite builder took a while to learn but its so easy .   Paul

[paulchambers]

Just Changed it doug   Paul

[Dynafoam]

Hi Paul,

Where did you get the picture of the restaurant carpet - That's not your wand 

Can I suggest that you check the text - little things like " i'll " instead of " I'll " or better still " I will " does spoil the overall effect.

[paulchambers]

Thanks john everything is stolen from somewhere    Paul 

[paulchambers]

Cant see where you mean John i'll   I'll  I will   Paul

[Doug Holloway]

Paul/Scott,

The most important directory to be in is Google Open Directory

Cheers,

Doug

[paulchambers]

I'm on google pay per click is that the same.

And a big thanks though i cant seems to find my own web site in a search i've had a lot of hits this afternoon since i implemented your suggestions

I normall get about 3 hits a day i've had 30 in an hour    Paul

ps no calls though  Thanks again  Paul

[Doug Holloway]

Paul,

No its not the same as pay per click.

Your changes will not have been crawled yet , you have to be patient for that.

The reason you've had so many hits is people on this site.
 cheers,

Doug

[paulchambers]

 

Still Happy about it and ive found the google open directory and done that too .  Off to the pub now i need it   Cheers .   Paul

ps I owe a beer.  Paul

[Big_Fish]

Paul,

There are a lot of grammar, punctuation and spelling mistakes throughout your text which rather lets it down.

You say that it's all taken from elsewhere. I recognise a little bit!

BFN