Comments on: Refining Strategy Questions http://www.seofaststart.com/refine/refining-strategy-questions Frustrated by the often-confusing and conflicting SEO advice you find on the web? The best SEO book is free - stop searching and download it today! Fri, 04 Nov 2011 14:21:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: Kristi Lacy http://www.seofaststart.com/refine/refining-strategy-questions#comment-18371 Kristi Lacy Wed, 16 Apr 2008 12:29:04 +0000 http://www.seofaststart.com/portal/refine/refining-strategy-questions#comment-18371 <p>Dan, Can you recommend any web programs and books on web design? KL</p> Dan, Can you recommend any web programs and books on web design? KL

]]> By: Kristi http://www.seofaststart.com/refine/refining-strategy-questions#comment-17577 Kristi Mon, 24 Mar 2008 02:54:13 +0000 http://www.seofaststart.com/portal/refine/refining-strategy-questions#comment-17577 <p>Dan, I have been informed that MS Publisher 2003 doesn't handle placing html nofollow on links. I used as few links as possible from the pages that I'm trying to get ranked, and used multiple links back from those few links to the target pages. Is that a worthwhile strategy?</p> <p>Thanks, Kristi P.S. No response to previous query?</p> Dan, I have been informed that MS Publisher 2003 doesn't handle placing html nofollow on links. I used as few links as possible from the pages that I'm trying to get ranked, and used multiple links back from those few links to the target pages. Is that a worthwhile strategy?

Thanks, Kristi P.S. No response to previous query?

]]> By: Kristi http://www.seofaststart.com/refine/refining-strategy-questions#comment-15579 Kristi Sat, 01 Mar 2008 17:27:47 +0000 http://www.seofaststart.com/portal/refine/refining-strategy-questions#comment-15579 <p>Dan,</p> <p>P.S. Thank you so much for taking a look at my site! I'm still working to understand and learn how to use your program. I know I am not worthy and your generosity is greatly appreciated.</p> <p>Kristi</p> Dan,

P.S. Thank you so much for taking a look at my site! I'm still working to understand and learn how to use your program. I know I am not worthy and your generosity is greatly appreciated.

Kristi

]]> By: Kristi http://www.seofaststart.com/refine/refining-strategy-questions#comment-15516 Kristi Fri, 29 Feb 2008 13:20:06 +0000 http://www.seofaststart.com/portal/refine/refining-strategy-questions#comment-15516 <p>Dan, Your right. My Home page http://www.lacyquarterhorses.com is the page I'm trying to get ranked. I did use all the keywords for that search term in my copy but not that search term exactly. My major focus was to get ranked under 1.)"Horses for sale" & 2.)"Quarter Horse" (according to Trellian 56,488 searches & 10,682 searches respectively) , but managed to briefly get to # 98 under "Quarter Horses for sale" (according to Trellian 2,369 searches) My ranking for 1.) never in the top 1,000, & 2.) currently # 333. Are 1.) & 2.) not optimized either? Kristi</p> Dan, Your right. My Home page http://www.lacyquarterhorses.com is the page I'm trying to get ranked. I did use all the keywords for that search term in my copy but not that search term exactly. My major focus was to get ranked under 1.)"Horses for sale" & 2.)"Quarter Horse" (according to Trellian 56,488 searches & 10,682 searches respectively) , but managed to briefly get to # 98 under "Quarter Horses for sale" (according to Trellian 2,369 searches) My ranking for 1.) never in the top 1,000, & 2.) currently # 333. Are 1.) & 2.) not optimized either? Kristi

]]> By: Dan Thies http://www.seofaststart.com/refine/refining-strategy-questions#comment-15440 Dan Thies Thu, 28 Feb 2008 14:53:46 +0000 http://www.seofaststart.com/portal/refine/refining-strategy-questions#comment-15440 <p>Kristi, what page have you optimized for that search term? I couldn't find one.</p> Kristi, what page have you optimized for that search term? I couldn't find one.

]]> By: Kristi http://www.seofaststart.com/refine/refining-strategy-questions#comment-15375 Kristi Wed, 27 Feb 2008 17:16:20 +0000 http://www.seofaststart.com/portal/refine/refining-strategy-questions#comment-15375 <p>Dan, Gone from #96 under "Quarter Horses For Sale" to # 214 in less than 3 months. Why didn't the applications that I made using your book, sustain my progress or support the position I achieved for a more substantial period of time? I'm still trying to figure out how to use more of the tools in your book. Any suggestions, or am I expecting too much?</p> <p>Kristi</p> Dan, Gone from #96 under "Quarter Horses For Sale" to # 214 in less than 3 months. Why didn't the applications that I made using your book, sustain my progress or support the position I achieved for a more substantial period of time? I'm still trying to figure out how to use more of the tools in your book. Any suggestions, or am I expecting too much?

Kristi

]]> By: Dan Thies http://www.seofaststart.com/refine/refining-strategy-questions#comment-14780 Dan Thies Mon, 18 Feb 2008 19:22:28 +0000 http://www.seofaststart.com/portal/refine/refining-strategy-questions#comment-14780 <p>I think it's pretty well explained in the book, but...</p> <p>Write them as long as you like, but don't expect more than 10 words to get indexed.</p> <p>Write them as long as you like, but don't expect to see more than about 65 characters displayed on SERPs.</p> I think it's pretty well explained in the book, but…

Write them as long as you like, but don't expect more than 10 words to get indexed.

Write them as long as you like, but don't expect to see more than about 65 characters displayed on SERPs.

]]> By: Kristi http://www.seofaststart.com/refine/refining-strategy-questions#comment-14776 Kristi Mon, 18 Feb 2008 18:05:20 +0000 http://www.seofaststart.com/portal/refine/refining-strategy-questions#comment-14776 <p>Dan,</p> <p>Rereading SEO Fast Start. Just wondering why you recommend limiting page titles to only 5-10 words?</p> <p>Kristi</p> Dan,

Rereading SEO Fast Start. Just wondering why you recommend limiting page titles to only 5-10 words?

Kristi

]]> By: Thomas Kloos http://www.seofaststart.com/refine/refining-strategy-questions#comment-13706 Thomas Kloos Sun, 27 Jan 2008 18:50:27 +0000 http://www.seofaststart.com/portal/refine/refining-strategy-questions#comment-13706 <p>Hi Dan</p> <p>An interesting, but disturbing thing came up with the page rank of my site www.boulevardr.com: The home page has a PR of 2, and some of the 2nd tier pages have PR 3 and PR 4 !?! I'm not worried about PR as such, but my question is:</p> <p>All links I've been building point to http://www.boulevardr.com, but this page redirects to a landing page, using 301. Is this a problem? Can this cause the PR discrepancy? Would it be advisable to mod_rewrite the landing page to just the domain name?</p> <p>Thanks for being a constant inspiration.</p> <p>Thomas</p> Hi Dan

An interesting, but disturbing thing came up with the page rank of my site http://www.boulevardr.com: The home page has a PR of 2, and some of the 2nd tier pages have PR 3 and PR 4 !?! I'm not worried about PR as such, but my question is:

All links I've been building point to http://www.boulevardr.com, but this page redirects to a landing page, using 301. Is this a problem? Can this cause the PR discrepancy? Would it be advisable to mod_rewrite the landing page to just the domain name?

Thanks for being a constant inspiration.

Thomas

]]> By: Kristi http://www.seofaststart.com/refine/refining-strategy-questions#comment-13507 Kristi Tue, 22 Jan 2008 16:24:51 +0000 http://www.seofaststart.com/portal/refine/refining-strategy-questions#comment-13507 <p>Dan,</p> <p>I applied as much of your SEO book as I was capable ( 1/2 ? ) In spite of your assurances that it would probably be enough...guess what? I can't get http://lacyquarterhorses.com into the top 1000 on any search engine under my search term "horses for sale" and am currently going from # 96 to # 140+ under "quarter horses for sale", I'm very discouraged with my results and don't know what to do. Sorry I don't have better news. I apologize if I'm using the wrong address to appeal for your help, but I couldn't seem to find a more appropriate contact link.</p> <p>Your electronically challenged friend, Kristi Lacy</p> Dan,

I applied as much of your SEO book as I was capable ( 1/2 ? ) In spite of your assurances that it would probably be enough…guess what? I can't get http://lacyquarterhorses.com into the top 1000 on any search engine under my search term "horses for sale" and am currently going from # 96 to # 140+ under "quarter horses for sale", I'm very discouraged with my results and don't know what to do. Sorry I don't have better news. I apologize if I'm using the wrong address to appeal for your help, but I couldn't seem to find a more appropriate contact link.

Your electronically challenged friend, Kristi Lacy

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