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Post by stevej on Jul 12, 2016 6:51:10 GMT -5
I'm no IT specialist, but I know enough to know there is a way to optimize code so that this forum will show up higher on Google searches when you search "Dodge Charger Forum".
I only found this forum because someone else mentioned it on another site. It does come up quicker if you search "1971 (or 1972, 1973, 1974) Dodge Charger Forum", but I never thought to be that specific when I went out in search for a specialist Charger forum.
Does anyone know how to optimize the forum so it comes up quicker during a search?
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DynoDave
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Post by DynoDave on Jul 12, 2016 8:03:35 GMT -5
I do not.
We come up as #38...about half way down the first page of results...under a search for "Dodge Charger Forum" on the search engine I use...DuckDuckGo.
Could be better, but given the popularity of the brand over the years, and the amount of info on the web about them, I guess that's not too bad.
On the far more popular Google, we are #43, but on page 5, as they only list 10 search result returns per page (a policy convenient for them, as they can then charge you $$$ to get on the "first" page of search returns).
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Post by stevej on Jul 12, 2016 8:26:24 GMT -5
Whilst #43 is a cool number for obvious reasons, the forum should not be behind TripAdvisor (How can I hire a Dodge Charger in Las Vegas?) during a search when the criteria is "Dodge Charger Forum".
There are plenty of smart guys here, I'm sure someone will know how to help!
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Post by hanks73340 on Jul 12, 2016 8:39:03 GMT -5
I'm no IT specialist, but I know enough to know there is a way to optimize code so that this forum will show up higher on Google searches when you search "Dodge Charger Forum". I only found this forum because someone else mentioned it on another site. It does come up quicker if you search "1971 (or 1972, 1973, 1974) Dodge Charger Forum", but I never thought to be that specific when I went out in search for a specialist Charger forum. Does anyone know how to optimize the forum so it comes up quicker during a search? I have used and always used 1971-1974dodgecharger and it comes up as the first or second site on the first page. Hope this helps
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Post by stevej on Jul 12, 2016 9:22:16 GMT -5
Hi Hank.
No, it doesn't really help. I've found the forum now and I have it bookmarked, I know how to get here.
What I'm trying to do is help others find it. Forum traffic and membership is a little low because people don't know this forum exists.
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DynoDave
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Post by DynoDave on Jul 12, 2016 20:05:48 GMT -5
As I understand it, Google ranks them based on a number of factors, a traffic, volume, and money spent are a factor. With the Charger name still in use, we'll likely never rank ahead of Trip Advisor, and some of the bigger Mopar sites like Allpar. And example of this would be the Chrysler Cordoba (of which I own a '77). I'm a member of the CordobaClubUSA forum. Google or DuckDuckGo "Chrysler Cordoba Forum", and CordobaClubUSA is the number one result. That's though no effort of the forum owner, but has everything to do with the lack of competition for attention from other sites (car name retired, not a popular search on forums like Allpar or Moparts. But I appreciate the enthusiasm, and don't mind you bringing it up. Some thought starters here... GOOGLE
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Post by stevej on Jul 12, 2016 20:56:35 GMT -5
Thanks Dave. wichargerguy.proboards.com/wichargerguy.proboards.com/thread/20654/search-engine-optimization^^^^Above are the links to the homepage and this thread, and nowhere in there are the words "Dodge Charger". I think this might be one thing hiding the forum from Google and other search engines. When you do find the forum on a search page, this is the description of the forum: Maybe we need to add the words Mopar and Dodge Charger in there more often: Like I said, I'm no website guy....we should find a member (or a members kid) who is!!
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Post by charger440sixpac on Jul 13, 2016 12:58:49 GMT -5
Well, I guess since the activity I engage in which generates paychecks is web software development, I should 'fess up. Now I write back-end software and don't do SEO directly but I do work with people who work on SEO for our clients. Without getting too technical, I'll say your suggestions are appropriate and would have been much more effective years ago. Don't get me wrong, they're still good practice today but the effect on ranking is much less than what it used to be. We can thank all the jack wagons out there who've worked to game the system to get their porn sites (or whatever) on Google's page 1. So it's evolved into a battle between Google and the twits continuing to try to 'beat' their algorithms. Common strategies involved massive metadata keyword lists, titles packed with keywords and hidden content to name a few. To defeat these, Google has steadily evolved their ranking algorithms to give much more weight to relevant content. How they do this has become quite complicated but in a nutshell they place more rank value on link quality. They evaluate both inbound and outbound links and assess the relative value of the link based on ratings they assign to the websites linked from (inbound links) and linked to (outbound links). Website ratings are based on the amount and quality of original content they contain. To have the greatest positive affect on Google search ranking, a website should - 1) contain as much original content as possible, 2) link to other websites which have lots of original content and 3) encourage other highly rated websites to include links to it. And then there's no guarantee Google won't change their algorithms next week and put you back to square one...
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Post by stevej on Jul 15, 2016 3:26:11 GMT -5
Links Links Links...got it!!
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