Comments on: Day 1 – Publish The first 10 Posts and Invite the Search Spiders! http://www.thenichestorebuilder.com/day-1-publish-the-first-10-posts-and-invite-the-search-spiders.htm Learn How to Build and Market Niche Websites Tue, 18 Oct 2011 17:32:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: James Mann http://www.thenichestorebuilder.com/day-1-publish-the-first-10-posts-and-invite-the-search-spiders.htm#comment-14992 James Mann Sun, 09 Nov 2008 12:48:54 +0000 http://www.thenichestorebuilder.com/day-1-publish-the-first-10-posts-and-invite-the-search-spiders.htm#comment-14992 I really like the fact you pointed out about the nofollow and how spiders react to it. And keeping the comments relevant to the content of the post is so important. I see way too many comments that say something like 'Yeah I agree'<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('14992','James Mann'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('14992','James Mann','I really like the fact you pointed out about the nofollow and how spiders react to it.\r\n\r\nAnd keeping the comments relevant to the content of the post is so important. I see way too many comments that say something like \'Yeah I agree\''); return false;">Quote</a></div> I really like the fact you pointed out about the nofollow and how spiders react to it.

And keeping the comments relevant to the content of the post is so important. I see way too many comments that say something like ‘Yeah I agree’

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]]> By: Flatten your tummy http://www.thenichestorebuilder.com/day-1-publish-the-first-10-posts-and-invite-the-search-spiders.htm#comment-14535 Flatten your tummy Sun, 12 Oct 2008 09:52:10 +0000 http://www.thenichestorebuilder.com/day-1-publish-the-first-10-posts-and-invite-the-search-spiders.htm#comment-14535 That's a good point about the "no follow" tag. I'm sure that many people including myself have thought that it meant there was no point in doing a comment on those blogs. And making a post for each category is an excellent tip. Thanks Mark<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('14535','Flatten your tummy'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('14535','Flatten your tummy','That\'s a good point about the \"no follow\" tag. I\'m sure that many people including myself have thought that it meant there was no point in doing a comment on those blogs. And making a post for each category is an excellent tip. Thanks Mark'); return false;">Quote</a></div> That’s a good point about the “no follow” tag. I’m sure that many people including myself have thought that it meant there was no point in doing a comment on those blogs. And making a post for each category is an excellent tip. Thanks Mark
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]]> By: Hot abs http://www.thenichestorebuilder.com/day-1-publish-the-first-10-posts-and-invite-the-search-spiders.htm#comment-14512 Hot abs Sat, 11 Oct 2008 13:30:38 +0000 http://www.thenichestorebuilder.com/day-1-publish-the-first-10-posts-and-invite-the-search-spiders.htm#comment-14512 I found the comment on anchor text in the name field interesting, I have missed this point all long. That's a gem thanks.<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('14512','Hot abs'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('14512','Hot abs','I found the comment on anchor text in the name field interesting, I have missed this point all long. That\'s a gem thanks.'); return false;">Quote</a></div> I found the comment on anchor text in the name field interesting, I have missed this point all long. That’s a gem thanks.
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]]> By: Mark http://www.thenichestorebuilder.com/day-1-publish-the-first-10-posts-and-invite-the-search-spiders.htm#comment-14511 Mark Sat, 11 Oct 2008 13:18:35 +0000 http://www.thenichestorebuilder.com/day-1-publish-the-first-10-posts-and-invite-the-search-spiders.htm#comment-14511 @ Glenn - On this site, your anchor text, or name you used in the post box, was "Glenn". What you should have used... since it leads to your VATech site, was: "VA Tech Sports Blog" As you traverse the web and comment on OTHER blogs, you change it up just a little for each site. Assume you land on another VATech fan site and comment on their blog, you could use anchor text of: "Virginia Tech Sports Blog" An then on another one: "VA Tech Fan Blog" Making these small changes to your anchor text on different sites, provides different ways for search engines to clasify and find your site. Remember - Google is the ONLY search engine that adheres to no-follow in any method as it was intended. The other engines either completely ignore it, or give it little respect at all! Google, even though they say they dont follow it... there is proof on the web that they DO use it for reference value.... Mark<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('14511','Mark'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('14511','Mark','@ Glenn - \r\n\r\nOn this site, your anchor text, or name you used in the post box, was \"Glenn\". What you should have used... since it leads to your VATech site, was: \"VA Tech Sports Blog\"\r\n\r\nAs you traverse the web and comment on OTHER blogs, you change it up just a little for each site. Assume you land on another VATech fan site and comment on their blog, you could use anchor text of: \"Virginia Tech Sports Blog\"\r\n\r\nAn then on another one: \"VA Tech Fan Blog\"\r\n\r\nMaking these small changes to your anchor text on different sites, provides different ways for search engines to clasify and find your site.\r\n\r\nRemember - Google is the ONLY search engine that adheres to no-follow in any method as it was intended. The other engines either completely ignore it, or give it little respect at all! Google, even though they say they dont follow it... there is proof on the web that they DO use it for reference value....\r\n\r\nMark'); return false;">Quote</a></div> @ Glenn –

On this site, your anchor text, or name you used in the post box, was “Glenn”. What you should have used… since it leads to your VATech site, was: “VA Tech Sports Blog”

As you traverse the web and comment on OTHER blogs, you change it up just a little for each site. Assume you land on another VATech fan site and comment on their blog, you could use anchor text of: “Virginia Tech Sports Blog”

An then on another one: “VA Tech Fan Blog”

Making these small changes to your anchor text on different sites, provides different ways for search engines to clasify and find your site.

Remember – Google is the ONLY search engine that adheres to no-follow in any method as it was intended. The other engines either completely ignore it, or give it little respect at all! Google, even though they say they dont follow it… there is proof on the web that they DO use it for reference value….

Mark

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]]> By: Day 2 - Building a Website with WordPress | The Niche Store Builder - Succeed with Build a Niche Store http://www.thenichestorebuilder.com/day-1-publish-the-first-10-posts-and-invite-the-search-spiders.htm#comment-14510 Day 2 - Building a Website with WordPress | The Niche Store Builder - Succeed with Build a Niche Store Sat, 11 Oct 2008 13:10:15 +0000 http://www.thenichestorebuilder.com/day-1-publish-the-first-10-posts-and-invite-the-search-spiders.htm#comment-14510 [...] Day 1 - Publish The first 10 Posts and Invite the Search Spiders! [...]<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('14510','Day 2 - Building a Website with WordPress | The Niche Store Builder - Succeed with Build a Niche Store'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('14510','Day 2 - Building a Website with WordPress | The Niche Store Builder - Succeed with Build a Niche Store','[...] Day 1 - Publish The first 10 Posts and Invite the Search Spiders! [...]'); return false;">Quote</a></div> [...] Day 1 – Publish The first 10 Posts and Invite the Search Spiders! [...]
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]]> By: glenn http://www.thenichestorebuilder.com/day-1-publish-the-first-10-posts-and-invite-the-search-spiders.htm#comment-14509 glenn Sat, 11 Oct 2008 12:55:14 +0000 http://www.thenichestorebuilder.com/day-1-publish-the-first-10-posts-and-invite-the-search-spiders.htm#comment-14509 Mark- To further Vic's question, if you aren't putting a link in the comments section, i.e. the link is only tied to your name or a 'website' field, how do you vary the anchor text? I always try to leave a link in the comments field and vary the anchor text, but now i'm concerned by your spam comment. thanks.<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('14509','glenn'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('14509','glenn','Mark-\r\nTo further Vic\'s question, if you aren\'t putting a link in the comments section, i.e. the link is only tied to your name or a \'website\' field, how do you vary the anchor text?\r\n\r\nI always try to leave a link in the comments field and vary the anchor text, but now i\'m concerned by your spam comment.\r\n\r\nthanks.'); return false;">Quote</a></div> Mark-
To further Vic’s question, if you aren’t putting a link in the comments section, i.e. the link is only tied to your name or a ‘website’ field, how do you vary the anchor text?

I always try to leave a link in the comments field and vary the anchor text, but now i’m concerned by your spam comment.

thanks.

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]]> By: Mark http://www.thenichestorebuilder.com/day-1-publish-the-first-10-posts-and-invite-the-search-spiders.htm#comment-14507 Mark Sat, 11 Oct 2008 12:26:36 +0000 http://www.thenichestorebuilder.com/day-1-publish-the-first-10-posts-and-invite-the-search-spiders.htm#comment-14507 @ Chris - My choice of words.. filler content... was likely a bad choice of words. EVERY post is important and topical to the site. However, my main goal on day 1 for the site is truly not for the visitors at this point, it is to have enough content in place to feed spiders who may come crawling, and give them an avenue to get to each section of the site. Realistically, targeted visitors are still a few days away as I work on adding more unique posts and bookmarking the site for links. Once promotion of the site begins the level of post quality rises along with the visitor count. @ Vic - When I referred to links in your comment, I was referring to the comment body. You should always use a link in the anchor of your "Name" field, but as you write your comment in the text box, if you include links... they are generally held for moderation. @ Jeff J - Strictly to make sure you have 90% of your site ready for visitors. If you only have 1 post (Which I have done myself) written, only one of your categories in WP will show up, thus giving early visitors the impression you will only blog about one subject. Having enough content to get all of your categories displaying, as well as giving the spiders something to chew on for awhile as they travel the site was my main goal. Mark<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('14507','Mark'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('14507','Mark','@ Chris -\r\n\r\nMy choice of words.. filler content... was likely a bad choice of words. EVERY post is important and topical to the site. However, my main goal on day 1 for the site is truly not for the visitors at this point, it is to have enough content in place to feed spiders who may come crawling, and give them an avenue to get to each section of the site. \r\n\r\nRealistically, targeted visitors are still a few days away as I work on adding more unique posts and bookmarking the site for links.\r\n\r\nOnce promotion of the site begins the level of post quality rises along with the visitor count.\r\n\r\n@ Vic - When I referred to links in your comment, I was referring to the comment body. You should always use a link in the anchor of your \"Name\" field, but as you write your comment in the text box, if you include links... they are generally held for moderation.\r\n\r\n@ Jeff J - Strictly to make sure you have 90% of your site ready for visitors. If you only have 1 post (Which I have done myself) written, only one of your categories in WP will show up, thus giving early visitors the impression you will only blog about one subject.\r\n\r\nHaving enough content to get all of your categories displaying, as well as giving the spiders something to chew on for awhile as they travel the site was my main goal.\r\n\r\nMark'); return false;">Quote</a></div> @ Chris -

My choice of words.. filler content… was likely a bad choice of words. EVERY post is important and topical to the site. However, my main goal on day 1 for the site is truly not for the visitors at this point, it is to have enough content in place to feed spiders who may come crawling, and give them an avenue to get to each section of the site.

Realistically, targeted visitors are still a few days away as I work on adding more unique posts and bookmarking the site for links.

Once promotion of the site begins the level of post quality rises along with the visitor count.

@ Vic – When I referred to links in your comment, I was referring to the comment body. You should always use a link in the anchor of your “Name” field, but as you write your comment in the text box, if you include links… they are generally held for moderation.

@ Jeff J – Strictly to make sure you have 90% of your site ready for visitors. If you only have 1 post (Which I have done myself) written, only one of your categories in WP will show up, thus giving early visitors the impression you will only blog about one subject.

Having enough content to get all of your categories displaying, as well as giving the spiders something to chew on for awhile as they travel the site was my main goal.

Mark

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]]> By: Jeff Jones http://www.thenichestorebuilder.com/day-1-publish-the-first-10-posts-and-invite-the-search-spiders.htm#comment-14506 Jeff Jones Sat, 11 Oct 2008 11:56:27 +0000 http://www.thenichestorebuilder.com/day-1-publish-the-first-10-posts-and-invite-the-search-spiders.htm#comment-14506 Mark, Could you go into why it's important to have 10 links when you go live as opposed to adding content as you go. Why would that keep your site at the same position? Jeff<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('14506','Jeff Jones'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('14506','Jeff Jones','Mark,\r\n\r\nCould you go into why it\'s important to have 10 links when you go live as opposed to adding content as you go.\r\n\r\nWhy would that keep your site at the same position?\r\n\r\nJeff'); return false;">Quote</a></div> Mark,

Could you go into why it’s important to have 10 links when you go live as opposed to adding content as you go.

Why would that keep your site at the same position?

Jeff

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]]> By: Vic http://www.thenichestorebuilder.com/day-1-publish-the-first-10-posts-and-invite-the-search-spiders.htm#comment-14497 Vic Fri, 10 Oct 2008 23:29:09 +0000 http://www.thenichestorebuilder.com/day-1-publish-the-first-10-posts-and-invite-the-search-spiders.htm#comment-14497 I don't understand - point 6 seems to contradict point 1 - if you post a comment without posting a link in your comment, how can people access your blog? The only way I can think of is if the blog's commenting system allows you to specify a website (like yours) or if the blog allows you to keep a public user profile which can specify the user's blog. Is this what you mean?<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('14497','Vic'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('14497','Vic','I don\'t understand - point 6 seems to contradict point 1 - if you post a comment without posting a link in your comment, how can people access your blog?\r\n\r\nThe only way I can think of is if the blog\'s commenting system allows you to specify a website (like yours) or if the blog allows you to keep a public user profile which can specify the user\'s blog. Is this what you mean?'); return false;">Quote</a></div> I don’t understand – point 6 seems to contradict point 1 – if you post a comment without posting a link in your comment, how can people access your blog?

The only way I can think of is if the blog’s commenting system allows you to specify a website (like yours) or if the blog allows you to keep a public user profile which can specify the user’s blog. Is this what you mean?

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]]> By: Chris @ BlogToyBox http://www.thenichestorebuilder.com/day-1-publish-the-first-10-posts-and-invite-the-search-spiders.htm#comment-14496 Chris @ BlogToyBox Fri, 10 Oct 2008 22:44:58 +0000 http://www.thenichestorebuilder.com/day-1-publish-the-first-10-posts-and-invite-the-search-spiders.htm#comment-14496 While I agree on the notion of having content ready to go, I don't know if having "filler" is really the best notion. When I visit a fresh website, the initial content there and then makes me decide if it will be worth returning. If the content is substandard filler - and not indicative of what the site will be - I don't know that, do I. For all I know this is the best the blog will have to offer. I think the opposite - your first content should be killer. Get those first people hooked!<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('14496','Chris @ BlogToyBox'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('14496','Chris @ BlogToyBox','While I agree on the notion of having content ready to go, I don\'t know if having \"filler\" is really the best notion. When I visit a fresh website, the initial content there and then makes me decide if it will be worth returning. If the content is substandard filler - and not indicative of what the site will be - I don\'t know that, do I. For all I know this is the best the blog will have to offer. \r\n\r\nI think the opposite - your first content should be killer. Get those first people hooked!'); return false;">Quote</a></div> While I agree on the notion of having content ready to go, I don’t know if having “filler” is really the best notion. When I visit a fresh website, the initial content there and then makes me decide if it will be worth returning. If the content is substandard filler – and not indicative of what the site will be – I don’t know that, do I. For all I know this is the best the blog will have to offer.

I think the opposite – your first content should be killer. Get those first people hooked!

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