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Google Optimization

Postby Nick » Tue Sep 19, 2006 2:17 am

Somebody from the PrD should pick up a book on SEO.
I can send a few ebooks to somebody on request.
Cantr should really be popping up higher for "online mmorpg" and such, nobody searches for "society simulator".
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Postby fishfin » Tue Sep 19, 2006 5:53 am

I googled for 'society simulator' and read to the fifth page without finding cantr...
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Postby Oasis » Tue Sep 19, 2006 6:15 am

I tried, and got it on page 9. And this is what it brought up.

Cantr II Discussion Forum :: View topic - Cantr items graphics
But it is then misleading to advertise the result as a society simulator. And if it isn'ta society simulator, then I cannot continue carrying out the ...
www.cantr.net/forum/viewtopic.php?p=206 ... 901356ef83 - 63k

Not a great add for Cantr.
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Postby SekoETC » Tue Sep 19, 2006 1:24 pm

I got Cantr wiki on second page by searching with "pirong". Apparently who ever invented it must've heard something wrong... It's apparently a surname, but I haven't managed to find a clothing article with that name.
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Postby wichita » Tue Sep 19, 2006 2:22 pm

We could really use some more active Marketing Department members.
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Postby Jos Elkink » Tue Sep 19, 2006 2:29 pm

What is SEO? :)

And I really don't think I have been over-emphasising 'society simulator' in any advertisements, have I? I normally describe Cantr as a text-based online roleplaying game ...
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Postby Sho » Tue Sep 19, 2006 8:09 pm

Search engine optimization - the practice of tweaking website design to improve visibility on search engines.

Examples of SEO methods, taken from the Wikipedia article (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Search_engine_optimization):

* Using unique and relevant title to name each page.
* Editing web pages to replace vague wording with specific terminology relevant to the subject of the page, and that the audiences that the site was developed for will expect to see on the pages, and will search with to find the page.
* Increasing the amount of unique content on the site.
* Writing quality content for the website visitors instead of the search engines.
* Using a reasonably-sized, accurate description meta tag without excessive use of keywords, exclamation marks or off topic terms.
* Ensuring that all pages are accessible via anchor tag hyperlinks, and not only via Java, Javascript or Macromedia Flash applications or meta refresh redirection; this can be done through the use of text-based links in site navigation and also via a page listing all the contents of the site (a site map).
* Allowing search engine spiders to crawl pages without having to accept session IDs or cookies.
* Developing "link bait" strategies. High quality websites that offer interesting content or novel features tend to accumulate large numbers of backlinks.
* Participating in a web ring with other quality websites.
* Writing useful, informational articles under a Creative Commons or other open source license, in exchange for attribution to the author by hyperlink.

Obviously not all of these are applicable to Cantr, some of these are things Cantr already does well, and this is not a complete list.
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Postby Jos Elkink » Tue Sep 19, 2006 10:50 pm

Thanks, Sho, that's quite helpful :)

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