How to rank top on AltaVista

Written by Kevin Hickey


Continued from page 1

Analysis of results for search for mp3 (March 21, 2000.)

Here arerepparttar results of a search on mp3 ( MP3 also gaverepparttar 128200 same results, so capitalization on AV is becoming less important than it was).

1 http://www.mp3.com/aboutus.html

Title = MP3.com - About MP3.com

2 http://mp3.musichall.cz

PeZ MP3 PagE

3 http://mp3.lycos.com/

Lycos Music: MP3 Search

4 http://webcelerator.org/f/mp3.html

MP3 Audio Finder - brought to you by eAcceleration Corp.

5 http://mp3.box.sk/

MP3.BOX.SK

6 http://ecom99.mp3.com/cgi-bin/shop.cgi

Shopping Cart< itle><p>7 http://mp3.boston.com<p><title>MP3 music on Boston.com< itle><p>8 http://mp3.com<p><title>MP3.com: free mp3 downloads online cd jukebox MP3 music greeting cards< itle><p>9 http://www.mp3yes.com<p><TITLE>MP3Yes.com, #1 Source for MP3's on<IMG height=12 src="/the2.jpg" alt="repparttar 128201"> Internet

10 http://www.mp3place.com

The MP3 Place - Music and Information for<IMG height=12 src="/the2.jpg" alt="repparttar 128202"> Digital Generation< itle><p>Observations<p>Having<IMG height=12 src="/the2.jpg" alt="repparttar 128203"> keyword in<IMG height=12 src="/the2.jpg" alt="repparttar 128204"> url or page name is a good idea. <p>Home pages score much higher<p>Not sure how "shopping cart" got into<IMG height=12 src="/the2.jpg" alt="repparttar 128205"> list. Most likely it has a large number of links from other pages on<IMG height=12 src="/the2.jpg" alt="repparttar 128206"> mp3.com site, which shows<IMG height=12 src="/the2.jpg" alt="repparttar 128207"> importance of<IMG height=12 src="/the2.jpg" alt="repparttar 128208"> web site name!<p>Template for top results<p>URL - include keyword phrase, use<IMG height=12 src="/the2.jpg" alt="repparttar 128209"> dash for best results <p>Page name - include keyword phrase if it is not in<IMG height=12 src="/the2.jpg" alt="repparttar 128210"> url<p>Page title - include phrase at start of title<p>Meta description and keywords - include phrase as string<p><H1> tag - include phrase<p>Text - include phrase at top of page<p>Links - include links to sites with<IMG height=12 src="/the2.jpg" alt="repparttar 128211"> keyword in them<p>If any "good" sites have links to you, check and make sure AltaVista has<IMG height=12 src="/the2.jpg" alt="repparttar 128212"> pages with<IMG height=12 src="/the2.jpg" alt="repparttar 128213"> links registered. If not, you can register<IMG height=12 src="/the2.jpg" alt="repparttar 128214"> linking pages to improve your link popularity using<IMG height=12 src="/the2.jpg" alt="repparttar 128215"> AltaVista add URL page. <br><img src="images/ata.gif"><br> <p>Kevin Hickey 724 834 3359 www.masterpromotion.com provides useful free advice and tools to identify the right keywords and improve your search engine ranking. We also offer consultancy in web site promotion and marketing<br><br><br></font></td><!-- google_ad_section_end --><!-- google_ad_section_start(weight=ignore) --><td align="top" width="10%"></td><td align="top" width="45%"><h2>How to "GoTo" the Top of the Major Search Engines</h2><font size="2">Written by Merle</font><br><br><script type="text/javascript"><!-- google_ad_client = "pub-5766870852072819"; google_ad_width = 234; google_ad_height = 60; google_ad_format = "234x60_as"; google_ad_channel ="9238851329"; google_color_border = "CFB9A1"; google_color_bg = "CFB9A1"; google_color_link = "000000"; google_color_url = "431B02"; google_color_text = "431B02"; //--></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script> <font size="2"><br>Continued from page 1<br><p>Netscape: Owned by America Online, they also display GoTo's listings under what's called "Partner Search Results" but only<IMG height=12 src="/the2.jpg" alt="repparttar "> top two bid positions are shown.<p>HotBot: The top three GoTo bids show up on HotBot's search results page under<IMG height=12 src="/the2.jpg" alt="repparttar 128199"> title "Featured Listings."<p>MSN: After performing a search on MSN,<IMG height=12 src="/the2.jpg" alt="repparttar 128200"> results page has a link that says "Get<IMG height=12 src="/the2.jpg" alt="repparttar 128201"> Top 10 Most Popular Sites for [<IMG height=12 src="/the2.jpg" alt="repparttar 128202"> keyphrase you searched]". 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By clicking "more results" at<IMG height=12 src="/the2.jpg" alt="repparttar 128208"> bottom of<IMG height=12 src="/the2.jpg" alt="repparttar 128209"> page, additional GoTo listings are displayed.<p>DogPile: The first ten results from GoTo.com are displayed on DogPile's search results page. Below those you'll see LookSmart's results followed by Sprinks listings.<p>As you can see, positioning yourself in<IMG height=12 src="/the2.jpg" alt="repparttar 128210"> top three positions with GoTo can get you some major exposure on many of<IMG height=12 src="/the2.jpg" alt="repparttar 128211"> most popular search engines and directories online today. If you've been hesitant about opening your own GoTo account you may want to reconsider after seeing how widespread their reach is. Remember, with GoTo you're not paying for impressions - only for actual click throughs, and<IMG height=12 src="/the2.jpg" alt="repparttar 128212"> traffic you'll receive is highly targeted. More bang for your buck, so to speak. <p>By partnering with GoTo and obtaining a "premium listing," you too can be listed at<IMG height=12 src="/the2.jpg" alt="repparttar 128213"> top of<IMG height=12 src="/the2.jpg" alt="repparttar 128214"> search engines and isn't that what everyone wants? <br><img src="images/ata.gif"><br> <p>Merle http://www.EzineAdAuction.com "Where some of the BEST Deals in Ezine Advertising are Made" Buy & Sell Ezine Ads in a live auction setting! Publishers sell off your excess inventory and Buyers pick up some Fantastic bargains. 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