I might also add that Ray said the states that get the most hits on his genealogy program are: NC -- 31,000 KY -- 11,000 MO -- 8,200 So, if that is where the people are searching guess we should center on those states, that is a lot of hits.. I just can't handle anymore in NC... I just can't do it. Gail On Fri, Jun 22, 2012 at 12:20 PM, Jeanne Hicks <jmcolby_hicks@yahoo.com>wrote: > Thank you for offeradding us the advice that we need. > > Jeanne/jmh > > > --- On Fri, 6/22/12, Ray Gurganus <ray@gurganus.org> wrote: > > > From: Ray Gurganus <ray@gurganus.org> > > Subject: Re: [TTTP] search engine optimization tips > > To: tttp@rootsweb.com > > Date: Friday, June 22, 2012, 2:55 PM > > I'd say use dashes, as it's more > > legible for both search engines and > > humans. Not worth going back and changing existing > > pages, but good going > > forward. > > > > As far as individual pages or all on one page... I > > tend to prefer > > individual, but it's probably ok either way. If all on > > one page, here's an > > example of where you can use subheadings like <h2>John > > Smith</h2>, to add > > emphasis for each name. > > > > > > On Fri, Jun 22, 2012 at 2:22 PM, Jeanne Hicks <jmcolby_hicks@yahoo.com > >wrote: > > > > > I am only asking for some clarification. > > > > > > If we have an obituary for John Smith is is okay to > > label the file > > > johnsmithobituary or best to label it > > john-smith-obituary? I have been > > > typing out everything when labelling the files, but not > > using the hyphens > > > between words. > > > > > > Jeanne/jmh > > > > > > > > > --- On Fri, 6/22/12, Ray Gurganus <ray@gurganus.org> > > wrote: > > > > > > > From: Ray Gurganus <ray@gurganus.org> > > > > Subject: [TTTP] search engine optimization tips > > > > To: tttp@rootsweb.com > > > > Date: Friday, June 22, 2012, 12:26 PM > > > > I've mentioned some of these before, > > > > but it helps to repeat from time to > > > > time to keep it fresh for everyone. Here are > > some > > > > ideas for improving > > > > website performance in how you're found in search > > engine > > > > results. > > > > > > > > 1) Be sure to populate the > > <title></title> tags > > > > at the top of each page > > > > with a relevant description for the content of the > > page, > > > > plus a brief > > > > description of the site itself. For example, > > if your > > > > site is for Martin > > > > County, NC, every <title></title> > > throughout the > > > > site should contain > > > > "Martin County, NC" (or some form thereof), plus > > the title > > > > for the > > > > individual page. Besides controlling what > > shows in the > > > > title bar of the > > > > window, it tells search engines what the page > > contains. > > > > > > > > 2) It is helpful to have the filename of the page > > also > > > > contain the title, > > > > something like > > "obituary-john-smith-1850-1925.html", using > > > > dashes instead > > > > of spaces. Using abbreviated names like > > > > "objsmith.html" will work, but > > > > don't add much to the meaning when a search engine > > indexes > > > > it. > > > > > > > > 3) For title that appears on the page, like > > "Obituary for > > > > John Smith > > > > 1850-1925", use <h1></h1> or > > > > <h2></h2> tags to identify the > > heading > > > > format. Using something like <font > > > > size="20">Obituary for John Smith > > > > 1850-1925</font> does not indicate any > > importance for > > > > this text, and > > > > usually the title is the most important part of > > the page. > > > > > > > > 4) For other headings and subheadings, use > > > > <h2></h2> (if not used for the > > > > title), <h3></h3> and > > <h4></h4>, > > > > with the higher numbers for lower-level > > > > subheadings. > > > > > > > > These things help search engines to evaluate and > > rank your > > > > information, and > > > > if you get a better rank, more people may find > > you. > > > > > > > > ------------------------------- > > > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email > > to > > > TTTP-request@rootsweb.com > > > > with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in > > the > > > > subject and the body of the message > > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------- > > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > > TTTP-request@rootsweb.com > > with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > > > in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > TTTP-request@rootsweb.com > > with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the > > subject and the body of the message > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > TTTP-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message > --

I'm doing what I can for North Carolina, but I really need some help in Missouri....Any takers???? Jeanne/jmh   --- On Fri, 6/22/12, Gail Kilgore <gail.kilgore@gmail.com> wrote: > From: Gail Kilgore <gail.kilgore@gmail.com> > Subject: Re: [TTTP] search engine optimization tips > To: tttp@rootsweb.com > Date: Friday, June 22, 2012, 4:03 PM > I might also add that Ray said the > states that get the most hits on his > genealogy program are: > > NC -- 31,000 > KY -- 11,000 > MO -- 8,200 > > So, if that is where the people are searching guess we > should center on > those states, that is a lot of hits..  I just can't > handle anymore in NC... > I just can't do it. > > Gail > > On Fri, Jun 22, 2012 at 12:20 PM, Jeanne Hicks <jmcolby_hicks@yahoo.com>wrote: > > > Thank you for offeradding us the advice that we need. > > > > Jeanne/jmh > > > > > > --- On Fri, 6/22/12, Ray Gurganus <ray@gurganus.org> > wrote: > > > > > From: Ray Gurganus <ray@gurganus.org> > > > Subject: Re: [TTTP] search engine optimization > tips > > > To: tttp@rootsweb.com > > > Date: Friday, June 22, 2012, 2:55 PM > > > I'd say use dashes, as it's more > > > legible for both search engines and > > > humans.  Not worth going back and changing > existing > > > pages, but good going > > > forward. > > > > > > As far as individual pages or all on one > page...  I > > > tend to prefer > > > individual, but it's probably ok either way.  > If all on > > > one page, here's an > > > example of where you can use subheadings like > <h2>John > > > Smith</h2>, to add > > > emphasis for each name. > > > > > > > > > On Fri, Jun 22, 2012 at 2:22 PM, Jeanne Hicks > <jmcolby_hicks@yahoo.com > > >wrote: > > > > > > > I am only asking for some clarification. > > > > > > > > If we have an obituary for John Smith is is > okay to > > > label the file > > > > johnsmithobituary or best to label it > > > john-smith-obituary?  I have been > > > > typing out everything when labelling the > files, but not > > > using the hyphens > > > > between words. > > > > > > > > Jeanne/jmh > > > > > > > > > > > > --- On Fri, 6/22/12, Ray Gurganus <ray@gurganus.org> > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > From: Ray Gurganus <ray@gurganus.org> > > > > > Subject: [TTTP] search engine > optimization tips > > > > > To: tttp@rootsweb.com > > > > > Date: Friday, June 22, 2012, 12:26 PM > > > > > I've mentioned some of these before, > > > > > but it helps to repeat from time to > > > > > time to keep it fresh for > everyone.  Here are > > > some > > > > > ideas for improving > > > > > website performance in how you're found > in search > > > engine > > > > > results. > > > > > > > > > > 1) Be sure to populate the > > > <title></title> tags > > > > > at the top of each page > > > > > with a relevant description for the > content of the > > > page, > > > > > plus a brief > > > > > description of the site itself.  > For example, > > > if your > > > > > site is for Martin > > > > > County, NC, every > <title></title> > > > throughout the > > > > > site should contain > > > > > "Martin County, NC" (or some form > thereof), plus > > > the title > > > > > for the > > > > > individual page.  Besides > controlling what > > > shows in the > > > > > title bar of the > > > > > window, it tells search engines what the > page > > > contains. > > > > > > > > > > 2) It is helpful to have the filename of > the page > > > also > > > > > contain the title, > > > > > something like > > > "obituary-john-smith-1850-1925.html", using > > > > > dashes instead > > > > > of spaces.  Using abbreviated names > like > > > > > "objsmith.html" will work, but > > > > > don't add much to the meaning when a > search engine > > > indexes > > > > > it. > > > > > > > > > > 3) For title that appears on the page, > like > > > "Obituary for > > > > > John Smith > > > > > 1850-1925", use <h1></h1> > or > > > > > <h2></h2> tags to identify > the > > > heading > > > > > format.  Using something like > <font > > > > > size="20">Obituary for John Smith > > > > > 1850-1925</font> does not indicate > any > > > importance for > > > > > this text, and > > > > > usually the title is the most important > part of > > > the page. > > > > > > > > > > 4) For other headings and subheadings, > use > > > > > <h2></h2> (if not used for > the > > > > > title), <h3></h3> and > > > <h4></h4>, > > > > > with the higher numbers for lower-level > > > > > subheadings. > > > > > > > > > > These things help search engines to > evaluate and > > > rank your > > > > > information, and > > > > > if you get a better rank, more people > may find > > > you. > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------- > > > > > To unsubscribe from the list, please > send an email > > > to > > > > TTTP-request@rootsweb.com > > > > > with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in > > > the > > > > > subject and the body of the message > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------- > > > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an > email to > > > > TTTP-request@rootsweb.com > > > with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > > > > in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------- > > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email > to > > TTTP-request@rootsweb.com > > > with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in > the > > > subject and the body of the message > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > TTTP-request@rootsweb.com > with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > > in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > > -- > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to TTTP-request@rootsweb.com > with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the > subject and the body of the message >

I am building pages everyday for ky and working on all of the state.  I know the ky mailing list are always going and so are the nc and new river mailing list.  I have a lot of TN hits on the mailing list also.  Jeannie in KY   From: Gail Kilgore <gail.kilgore@gmail.com> To: tttp@rootsweb.com Sent: Friday, June 22, 2012 4:03 PM Subject: Re: [TTTP] search engine optimization tips I might also add that Ray said the states that get the most hits on his genealogy program are: NC -- 31,000 KY -- 11,000 MO -- 8,200 So, if that is where the people are searching guess we should center on those states, that is a lot of hits..  I just can't handle anymore in NC... I just can't do it. Gail On Fri, Jun 22, 2012 at 12:20 PM, Jeanne Hicks <jmcolby_hicks@yahoo.com>wrote: > Thank you for offeradding us the advice that we need. > > Jeanne/jmh > > > --- On Fri, 6/22/12, Ray Gurganus <ray@gurganus.org> wrote: > > > From: Ray Gurganus <ray@gurganus.org> > > Subject: Re: [TTTP] search engine optimization tips > > To: tttp@rootsweb.com > > Date: Friday, June 22, 2012, 2:55 PM > > I'd say use dashes, as it's more > > legible for both search engines and > > humans.  Not worth going back and changing existing > > pages, but good going > > forward. > > > > As far as individual pages or all on one page...  I > > tend to prefer > > individual, but it's probably ok either way.  If all on > > one page, here's an > > example of where you can use subheadings like <h2>John > > Smith</h2>, to add > > emphasis for each name. > > > > > > On Fri, Jun 22, 2012 at 2:22 PM, Jeanne Hicks <jmcolby_hicks@yahoo.com > >wrote: > > > > > I am only asking for some clarification. > > > > > > If we have an obituary for John Smith is is okay to > > label the file > > > johnsmithobituary or best to label it > > john-smith-obituary?  I have been > > > typing out everything when labelling the files, but not > > using the hyphens > > > between words. > > > > > > Jeanne/jmh > > > > > > > > > --- On Fri, 6/22/12, Ray Gurganus <ray@gurganus.org> > > wrote: > > > > > > > From: Ray Gurganus <ray@gurganus.org> > > > > Subject: [TTTP] search engine optimization tips > > > > To: tttp@rootsweb.com > > > > Date: Friday, June 22, 2012, 12:26 PM > > > > I've mentioned some of these before, > > > > but it helps to repeat from time to > > > > time to keep it fresh for everyone.  Here are > > some > > > > ideas for improving > > > > website performance in how you're found in search > > engine > > > > results. > > > > > > > > 1) Be sure to populate the > > <title></title> tags > > > > at the top of each page > > > > with a relevant description for the content of the > > page, > > > > plus a brief > > > > description of the site itself.  For example, > > if your > > > > site is for Martin > > > > County, NC, every <title></title> > > throughout the > > > > site should contain > > > > "Martin County, NC" (or some form thereof), plus > > the title > > > > for the > > > > individual page.  Besides controlling what > > shows in the > > > > title bar of the > > > > window, it tells search engines what the page > > contains. > > > > > > > > 2) It is helpful to have the filename of the page > > also > > > > contain the title, > > > > something like > > "obituary-john-smith-1850-1925.html", using > > > > dashes instead > > > > of spaces.  Using abbreviated names like > > > > "objsmith.html" will work, but > > > > don't add much to the meaning when a search engine > > indexes > > > > it. > > > > > > > > 3) For title that appears on the page, like > > "Obituary for > > > > John Smith > > > > 1850-1925", use <h1></h1> or > > > > <h2></h2> tags to identify the > > heading > > > > format.  Using something like <font > > > > size="20">Obituary for John Smith > > > > 1850-1925</font> does not indicate any > > importance for > > > > this text, and > > > > usually the title is the most important part of > > the page. > > > > > > > > 4) For other headings and subheadings, use > > > > <h2></h2> (if not used for the > > > > title), <h3></h3> and > > <h4></h4>, > > > > with the higher numbers for lower-level > > > > subheadings. > > > > > > > > These things help search engines to evaluate and > > rank your > > > > information, and > > > > if you get a better rank, more people may find > > you. > > > > > > > > ------------------------------- > > > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email > > to > > > TTTP-request@rootsweb.com > > > > with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in > > the > > > > subject and the body of the message > > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------- > > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > > TTTP-request@rootsweb.com > > with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > > > in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > TTTP-request@rootsweb.com > > with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the > > subject and the body of the message > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > TTTP-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message > -- ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to TTTP-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

I also think that it is a good idea to try some of Ray's ideas... I asked for them, he is more into computers and web pages than I will ever be and if he designed and did the programing on his site, I would say maybe we should take heed. Gail