News: Search Engine Rankings

[James]

Unless I've got the search engine mechanisn all wrong and this is only specific to my own searching the current rankings appear, remarkably, to be the following - this is pretty damn good considering I'm not using any special submit services...

 

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Search Criteria: Clubbing Community
 

Yahoo: Ranked 1st of 16,700 sites
 

Google: Ranked 2nd of 47,800 sites 
 

MSN: Ranked 2nd of 23,181 sites
 

Lycos: Ranked 4th of 78,938 sites[/code][/indent]
James 

  

[SarahPVC]

James, do u submit any info to search engines? I am told they use metatags or something on certain pages? If this is the case is there a way of tagging pages so that when any relevant words are searched on it comes up with our site?

(Note to everyone else - Please excuse the lack or web knowledge)

[James]

yes, but currently only on the home page!!

 

Keywords are as follows - let me know of any changes / additions / suggestions please ...

 

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   CONTENT="clubbing community, community, real,

            clubbing partners, find mates, 

            find friends, club listings, news, 

            music, message board, clubbing, 

            trance music, house music, clubs, 

            photos, pics">
 


   CONTENT="Clubbing site with photos, club reviews, club listings and message board.">[/code][/indent]
 

 [ 16 August 2002, 15:40: Message edited by: James ]

[scouseladuk]

just some general ones like 'uk clubbing', 'clubbing site', 'club reviews' might boost up the rankings. Failing that stick XXX in the meta tag im sure thatll get us a few more hits!