I've seen a lot of articles lately about why ugly sites are getting so much traffic. Some of these sites include Craig’s List and Plenty of Fish. These sites aren't attractive, but they are getting traffic, why is that?
Sites like Craig’s list are not design heavy at all. In fact it looks like they took the design budget and threw it out the window.
A few days ago I wrote a post over at Wildfire Productions, How A Simple Re-Design Can Increase Traffic and Sales. The article points out the benefits that can come with a simple redesign. From design, to development, and content to search engine optimization, everything about the site was redone with great success.
Popoyo Rental is now listed on page 1 of Google, Yahoo, and MSN for many of its keywords.
Businesses put a lot of time and energy into website development, design, blogs, and search engine optimization. These elements need to be implemented into a website in order for it to be indexed and perform well on the search engines. But once you're done, you're not really done, you're just beginning.
Since you were wise enough to implement a blog into your website, you can now utilize this feature to create content that is going to increase your search engine traffic and exposure.
Link bait is what you need, but what's the best way to go about achieving it? We all know quality content is the best source of link bait, but what is quality content?
Andy Hagans’ lays out all you need to know when it comes to good link baiting and with his simple formulas, link bait doesn't seem so hard. Here are few examples:
Google has released a new feature in their Webmasters Central that allows you to see the backlinks to your site.
Although this is a huge advancement to their console, Matt Cutts is quick to put things into perspective:
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