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ratzz:
--- Quote from: BobA on November 16, 2007, 09:05:46 am ---If you input bartop jukebox into google my site is the first one that comes up. Does that mean I it has links to it that give it that spot? I have not submitted anything to google or put any of those tags on it so don't know how it ranks so high.
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Its quite a precise search and there are also plenty of references to it in the wiki and here, so maybe thats why.
Also, you do not need to add a URL to Google for it to be found. Google uses 'bots' to search for new websites all the time. Some web designers (me included) don't ever submit a URL to Google as it will be picked up within a few days anyway.
Adding a URL to http://www.dmoz.org/ is always good practice though as dmoz take a lot of the submission work away from you.
As long as your site is bug free, has good content (text within the site) and the key words are repeated (but not abused) you will be in with a shout.
Ratzz :cheers:
ratzz:
--- Quote from: pinballjim on November 16, 2007, 09:59:24 am ---
--- Quote from: BobA on November 16, 2007, 09:05:46 am ---If you input bartop jukebox into google my site is the first one that comes up. Does that mean I it has links to it that give it that spot? I have not submitted anything to google or put any of those tags on it so don't know how it ranks so high.
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You might have just gotten lucky. I used to be able to pop in certain combinations of "Street Fighter 2 gottlieb" or "SF2 pinball" or whatever and my dopey GeoCities site would could up #1. Never did anything to promote it, either.
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Yep. again, the more obscure the search, the more likely you site will be found.
You have to be aware though that people may not type your obscure search in to be found, so keywords in the content should cater for this.
The domain name is also an important consideration also, so that should reflect what your site is about.
ratzz
Kremmit:
--- Quote from: BobA on November 16, 2007, 09:05:46 am ---If you input bartop jukebox into google my site is the first one that comes up. Does that mean I it has links to it that give it that spot? I have not submitted anything to google or put any of those tags on it so don't know how it ranks so high.
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--- Quote from: Kremmit on November 16, 2007, 03:43:34 am ---A direct link in your sig here and on other message boards will help; every post you've ever made becomes a referral url for Google to count.
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Looks like you've got (as of this post) 2350 webpages linking to your site, all on the high-traffic arcadecontrols.com. Gets your Google ranking up in a hurry.
danny_galaga:
dont worry if you dont submit it to google. its just a way of getting a head start on its next web crawl. put your link directly in messages too, that counts like so:
http://dannygalaga.com/mame.htm
see, by doing that ive increased the chances of MY site getting higher in the ranks (",)
post it in other topic related forums too...
as the others have said, make sure everything works. but also check from time to time that all your links work on your sight...