Link EXCHANGE thread (websites, not Etsy shops)
Lots of folks have been listing links on the other thread, but seriously, it's not going anywhere in terms of getting our shops/sites to show up on search engines.
The BIG search engines (Google, Yahoo, etc) send spiders and crawlers and other colorfully labelled bots to go all over the web collecting data. All that data is brought back to a central hub and run through algorithms that would take most of us a lifetime to decipher and comprehend, unless there's some high-level mathematicians amongs us ... y'all would shrug and say: "What's so hard about that?"
What's neat about the bots is that when they see a link in the data they are gobbling up, they spawn another spiderling/crawler to check out that link. Cool!
But, always a but ... if we want our websites to show up higher in the search engine heaps (and for the jewelry artists among us that's one huge heap) we need more inbound links. LOTS of inbound links. And many of the SEO astute will tell you they need to be quality inbound links.
That's what we can do for one another. Those of us who have a website and/or blog can lend a helping hand. It's called reciprocal linking. I link to you, you link to me. AND LINK TO EACH OTHER. Either on a blog or on a website, it doesn't matter. On a blog, the link list can go to the bottom of the right or left hand column. On a website, a separate Links page can be added (it's very helpful if your Links page is linked from your home page .... gotta give those spiderlings a boost).
It doesn't have to be pretty, unless you want to make it pretty. It doesn't matter if humans visiting your page link to me or whoever else. What matters is that the spider/crawler sees the link. They love links. They live for links. Links help them live. They gobble links!
So, shall we exchange links? Please don't list your link unless you're willing to go the distance. Copying and pasting other's links to your site/blog is going to be work. But if everyone makes an honest effort to RECIPROCATE, we'll all be towards the top of the search engine by next year (hopefully).
There's other things to consider to optimize your site for search engines to notice, but those are topics for other threads.
Those who only have an Etsy shop, don't worry about linking here. Etsy is already well-optimized. Just make sure all your descriptions and your shop title (what's under your banner) is rich with keywords.
The BIG search engines (Google, Yahoo, etc) send spiders and crawlers and other colorfully labelled bots to go all over the web collecting data. All that data is brought back to a central hub and run through algorithms that would take most of us a lifetime to decipher and comprehend, unless there's some high-level mathematicians amongs us ... y'all would shrug and say: "What's so hard about that?"
What's neat about the bots is that when they see a link in the data they are gobbling up, they spawn another spiderling/crawler to check out that link. Cool!
But, always a but ... if we want our websites to show up higher in the search engine heaps (and for the jewelry artists among us that's one huge heap) we need more inbound links. LOTS of inbound links. And many of the SEO astute will tell you they need to be quality inbound links.
That's what we can do for one another. Those of us who have a website and/or blog can lend a helping hand. It's called reciprocal linking. I link to you, you link to me. AND LINK TO EACH OTHER. Either on a blog or on a website, it doesn't matter. On a blog, the link list can go to the bottom of the right or left hand column. On a website, a separate Links page can be added (it's very helpful if your Links page is linked from your home page .... gotta give those spiderlings a boost).
It doesn't have to be pretty, unless you want to make it pretty. It doesn't matter if humans visiting your page link to me or whoever else. What matters is that the spider/crawler sees the link. They love links. They live for links. Links help them live. They gobble links!
So, shall we exchange links? Please don't list your link unless you're willing to go the distance. Copying and pasting other's links to your site/blog is going to be work. But if everyone makes an honest effort to RECIPROCATE, we'll all be towards the top of the search engine by next year (hopefully).
There's other things to consider to optimize your site for search engines to notice, but those are topics for other threads.
Those who only have an Etsy shop, don't worry about linking here. Etsy is already well-optimized. Just make sure all your descriptions and your shop title (what's under your banner) is rich with keywords.
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Permalink Reply by Simply Lin on -
got it :) you're on my website at http://mysimplylin.com i'll post also in my blogs :) thanks :)
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Permalink Reply by lindsay on -
Hi everyone. i am intrested in exchanging links i sell rock clothing my link is
http://www.organisedkaosclothing.co.uk
if you link me please message me and i will link back
email is info@organisedkaosclothing.co.uk
:D
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Permalink Reply by Klaire on
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Lindsay,
Tried to send an email--it was returned--but you're on my blog site
http://mysticsilks.blogspot.com
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Permalink Reply by Cut Out And Collect on -
just to say...
I posted to link in the beginning of this thread but have stopped following updated via email because of the traffic!
If you are exchanging links PLEASE message people if you're putting their link up! Otherwise, we won't know you to link you.
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Permalink Reply by Tracy on -
This is such a great idea!
My site is http://tracyswartz.com. If you decide to link to me, let me know thru a PM and I'll return the favor!
Thanks,
Tracy
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Permalink Reply by MarieCristine on -
These are my sites
Marie Cristine Jewlery
Handmade Boutique
Indie Crafters
Message me if you link to me!
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Permalink Reply by rosescollection on -
Hi,
I want to exchange link as well.
just put in the tag board or message me. and I will link you back
http://rosescollection.blogspot.com/
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Permalink Reply by Kelly on -
Please message me if you link to me. Thanks!
www.kellymalouf.com for websites
http://kellymaloufsblog.blogspot.com for blogs.
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Permalink Reply by The wishing Star on -
I just updated my blog. Everyone who has posted their link on this thread is on my blog. Thanks to everyone who has posted mine.
TheWishingStarJournal.blogspot.com
Laura
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Permalink Reply by Corinne Sullivan on -
Just a reminder to anyone on here, I am posting anyone who emails me with their 100x100 px image on my grid page, which not only helps with search engine optimization, but gives you instant hits on your site by drawing attention to your link. Its more fun than just a static text links page!!
If you haven't already joined this, visit http://daydreamartstudios.com/greatartgrid.aspx and do so now!!!
I also choose one a week to feature on my blog. Free publicity for you, so why not join!!
Thanks to everyone who has included me!
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Permalink Reply by The Hand Made Product Shopping Directory on -
Here is another place where you can obtain a free link to your web site. One that will send traffic to your site.
The Hand Made Product Directory http://www.dmpmc.net/THMD
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Permalink Reply by Diane Taylor on -
Hi all! As a web designer, some thoughts:
1. It's important to know that some big search engines, like Yahoo, require you to have a privacy policy posted on your site. I have a link on my site for SitePro Central, which has a sample privacy policy. Click here and visit the links section.
2. When linking you should always link to each other's homepage if possible, otherwise it's called "deep linking" and is frowned upon by developers (mainly because pages change, but the homepage doesn't).
3. I found that the biggest boost for me was to join LinkedIn - it put me right up on Page 1 of Google. Be sure and use the personalized URL that's offered - it will put your name above all the rest.
Hope this helps! If anyone wants to exchange links on my site, just let me know! :)
Diane ~ Blue Poodle
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