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September 10, 2005, 06:23:38 AM
 :afro:  Must be doing something right with the metatags :smiley:

I've noticed CafeDoom is now ranking 19th in the Google 'Top' writing resources sites for horror :grin:

http://www.google.com/Top/Arts/Writers_Resources/Fiction/Horror/

Weird, huh?  I suppose 19th sounds like a low figure, but when you consider the millions upon millions of websites out there, it's a miracle we even made it onto the list :grin:

Anyway - I thought the others on the list might be worth a browse for us.  There are a few that list markets for horror :afro: 

It'll be interesting to see if we creep up the list when the new site goes online :huh:
Planning is an unnatural process - it is much more fun to do something.  The nicest thing about not planning is that failure comes as a complete surprise, rather than being preceded by a period of worry and depression. [Sir John Harvey-Jones]

JoyceCarter

#1
September 10, 2005, 06:53:47 AM
Well done, Ed! :cheers:

Ed

#2
September 10, 2005, 07:26:15 AM
Thanks, Joyce :grin:

Must admit I was surprised to see us ranked so highly.  Certainly spurs me to make the new site as good as it can be :smiley:
Planning is an unnatural process - it is much more fun to do something.  The nicest thing about not planning is that failure comes as a complete surprise, rather than being preceded by a period of worry and depression. [Sir John Harvey-Jones]

santhere

#3
September 10, 2005, 07:35:23 AM
What new site? Did I miss something :shocked:
Simon Holm Pedersen
- Has a great appetite for booze and guns, in that exact order.

Walker

#4
September 10, 2005, 07:51:37 AM
That's excellent. Well done!
I'm sure with the new layout and the addition of pod-casting, etc., it will only climb higher on the list, too.   :smiley:
"Lord, here comes the flood, we will say goodbye to flesh and blood. If, again, the seas are silent in any still alive, it'll be those who gave their island to survive. Drink up, dreamers, you're running dry."
Peter Gabriel.

Ed

#5
September 10, 2005, 07:57:12 AM
Quote from: santhere on September 10, 2005, 07:35:23 AM
What new site? Did I miss something :shocked:

Apparently, yes :afro:  I'm currently building a new website for us, which will have RSS news feeds, podcasts, etc., and will be fully searchable/crawlable, have tons of metatags - should result in better exposure for us :smiley:
Planning is an unnatural process - it is much more fun to do something.  The nicest thing about not planning is that failure comes as a complete surprise, rather than being preceded by a period of worry and depression. [Sir John Harvey-Jones]

Ed

#6
September 10, 2005, 07:57:40 AM
Thanks, Walker :afro:
Planning is an unnatural process - it is much more fun to do something.  The nicest thing about not planning is that failure comes as a complete surprise, rather than being preceded by a period of worry and depression. [Sir John Harvey-Jones]

GrinReaper

#7
September 10, 2005, 08:05:21 AM
brilliant. it's good to see your hard work rewarded.

SharonBell

#8
September 10, 2005, 08:10:04 AM
Congratulations!  :dance: :dance: :dance: :dance:
"Be good and you'll be lonesome." Mark Twain

www.sharonbuchbinder.com

Ed

#9
September 10, 2005, 08:45:05 AM
Thanks, everybody :grin:

I didn't post this to get praise, or anything - I was just pleased and surprised to see us up there :afro:
Planning is an unnatural process - it is much more fun to do something.  The nicest thing about not planning is that failure comes as a complete surprise, rather than being preceded by a period of worry and depression. [Sir John Harvey-Jones]

JoyceCarter

#10
September 10, 2005, 09:43:22 AM
You deserve the praise, anyway.  You're very quick to say the site wouldn't work without those of us who post here regularly.  Well, we couldn't do that without somewhere to post, and that's YOUR doing.  :smiley: :yes:

Walker

#11
September 10, 2005, 10:40:02 AM
Quote from: JoyceCarter on September 10, 2005, 09:43:22 AM
You deserve the praise, anyway.  You're very quick to say the site wouldn't work without those of us who post here regularly.  Well, we couldn't do that without somewhere to post, and that's YOUR doing.  :smiley: :yes:

Here here! Couldn't have said it better, Joyce.
"Lord, here comes the flood, we will say goodbye to flesh and blood. If, again, the seas are silent in any still alive, it'll be those who gave their island to survive. Drink up, dreamers, you're running dry."
Peter Gabriel.

Ed

#12
September 10, 2005, 02:15:20 PM
 :goldt:  Aaw, you're making me blush here ::)
Planning is an unnatural process - it is much more fun to do something.  The nicest thing about not planning is that failure comes as a complete surprise, rather than being preceded by a period of worry and depression. [Sir John Harvey-Jones]

Geoff_N

#13
September 10, 2005, 03:01:33 PM
Mega congrats for your Meta tags, Bluntman  :dance: :dance: :dance: :dance:

I can get the phrase Geoff Nelder high in Google (though there are two of us - probably distantly related & we do have a laugh at each other's crossed wires) but not the phrase "Escaping Reality".  Any ideas?


Geoff

Ed

#14
September 10, 2005, 03:19:02 PM
Quote from: Geoff_N on September 10, 2005, 03:01:33 PM
Mega congrats for your Meta tags, Bluntman  :dance: :dance: :dance: :dance:

I can get the phrase Geoff Nelder high in Google (though there are two of us - probably distantly related & we do have a laugh at each other's crossed wires) but not the phrase "Escaping Reality".  Any ideas?


Geoff

Ta, Geoff :smiley: 

There are several things you can try. 

Add the words to your keywords tag - early in the string, because the majority of search engines only recognise the first few characters (I think it's the first 50 or so). 

Also (I expect you've done this already) have the words as a clickable header on your front page and put a short blurb containing the words there too.

Stick a link (using those words) in your signature and go on a posting spree around different forums.

Try to get a few other websites to host a link to "Escaping Reality", preferably on their front page, or if not, in their links section.

Other tips include the use of site maps, robots text files, properly indexing your site contents, getting your 'doctype' tags right.  One of the best is to use xtml for your site, instead of html.

There are a few articles out there that tell you how to improve your google rankings.  If I remember a good one, I'll post the link for you :afro:
Planning is an unnatural process - it is much more fun to do something.  The nicest thing about not planning is that failure comes as a complete surprise, rather than being preceded by a period of worry and depression. [Sir John Harvey-Jones]
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