Post by Dog8mybag on Oct 29, 2010 10:02:53 GMT -6
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Most forums of this type use BBCode which simply means bulletin board code. At the bottom of this page I have some link examples for those not familiar with BBCode.
Most band members I know, and living in Austin Texas I know a lot of them, are usually too tired or lazy to surf the net posting valuable info about their band. After late night gigs, jammin the guitar for hours or banging the skins for hours on end I cant say I blame them. Then again some just dont care or realize the importance of it all.
Try to envision the search engines like google and yahoo from this perspective. They do not have brains, They show the websites with greater relevance than their competitors in the search results. Ranking high depends on many things like how long the website has been in existence, the amount of content it has, how fast the website loads, information value to web surfers and how many links pointing to it.
The importance of adding links and what you name your links is a simple overlooked concept that many website owners dont spend enough time doing.
If your band website does not have a link page please think seriously about adding one. The code of the internet is do unto others. Some websites wont even add your link if you dont link them back.
IMPORTANT - I am writing this because I have noticed people in this forum are not maximizing its use to their fullest potential.
One example is your profile signature that shows up in every comment you add in this forum. Hardly anyone is using it. Look at the example I have below in my profile signature links. The google,yahoo and msn links. That could be your links in your profile to 5 of your most important pages. YES, we allow 5 links in your profile signature. You also have plenty of extra space for any personal text you might want to add. The search engines pick up every link on every page in this forum. Think of the valuable link relevance you are just wasting by not having links in your profile. If you have 200 post in this forum that is 200 more links pointing to your website, song for sale page, itunes etc.....
The best part of it all is you can go add links in your profile signature right now and they will show up in the post you previously made. The search engines will pick up all of those links the next time they spider the forum. Your links from this forum will start showing up in the search engine in 3 to 4 weeks. Maybe sooner. We get numerous hits in our tracker that show specific band names that were sought out in the searches.
How to add links to your profile
IMPORTANT: You can also add links using keywords. Learn how to use keywords effectively. They are the reason some bands rank higher than others in certain keywords search engine results. Most bands just use their name when linking. Thats fine in certain situations but if you add a couple keywords after the band name it helps tremendously.
Here's a few examples linking using keywords. I am using an imaginary band name Get used to using keywords. Make it habitual. They are god. Also change up your keywords periodically like I will do here.
The Shrinking Midgets, Austin Texas Rock
The Shrinking Midgets Hard Rock Downloads
The Shrinking Midgets Free MP3 Downloads
If you only link using The Shrinking Midgets as your text link you are not targeting anything except when people type your band name. You already have that covered. It should be in your domain name.
HOW YOU CAN ADD LINKS IN THIS FORUM
Simply type in the domain name EXACTLY as this looks
www.google.com
It will automatically be linked when you post
How to add a link in this forum using keywords.
Cut & Paste The Code Into Your Comment or Profile Signature
It will look bigger and easier to see when you paste it
Change the info - stack up to five in you profile sig.
It will look like this when posted
google search engine
Peace, Good Luck
Most forums of this type use BBCode which simply means bulletin board code. At the bottom of this page I have some link examples for those not familiar with BBCode.
Most band members I know, and living in Austin Texas I know a lot of them, are usually too tired or lazy to surf the net posting valuable info about their band. After late night gigs, jammin the guitar for hours or banging the skins for hours on end I cant say I blame them. Then again some just dont care or realize the importance of it all.
Try to envision the search engines like google and yahoo from this perspective. They do not have brains, They show the websites with greater relevance than their competitors in the search results. Ranking high depends on many things like how long the website has been in existence, the amount of content it has, how fast the website loads, information value to web surfers and how many links pointing to it.
The importance of adding links and what you name your links is a simple overlooked concept that many website owners dont spend enough time doing.
If your band website does not have a link page please think seriously about adding one. The code of the internet is do unto others. Some websites wont even add your link if you dont link them back.
IMPORTANT - I am writing this because I have noticed people in this forum are not maximizing its use to their fullest potential.
One example is your profile signature that shows up in every comment you add in this forum. Hardly anyone is using it. Look at the example I have below in my profile signature links. The google,yahoo and msn links. That could be your links in your profile to 5 of your most important pages. YES, we allow 5 links in your profile signature. You also have plenty of extra space for any personal text you might want to add. The search engines pick up every link on every page in this forum. Think of the valuable link relevance you are just wasting by not having links in your profile. If you have 200 post in this forum that is 200 more links pointing to your website, song for sale page, itunes etc.....
The best part of it all is you can go add links in your profile signature right now and they will show up in the post you previously made. The search engines will pick up all of those links the next time they spider the forum. Your links from this forum will start showing up in the search engine in 3 to 4 weeks. Maybe sooner. We get numerous hits in our tracker that show specific band names that were sought out in the searches.
How to add links to your profile
- Click on Profile (top of this and all pages)
- Click Modify Profile (on profile page)
- You will see the text box for the signature. Stack the links like I have in my sig below. Type the web address as you see them below. You dont have to add any code. They will show up as links when your profile is updated.
- You are allowed 5 signature links. Link all of your band pages, bio, mp3s or other webpages rather than your primary such as your itunes link etc... its your decision.
- Click Modify Profile once again to update profile
IMPORTANT: You can also add links using keywords. Learn how to use keywords effectively. They are the reason some bands rank higher than others in certain keywords search engine results. Most bands just use their name when linking. Thats fine in certain situations but if you add a couple keywords after the band name it helps tremendously.
Here's a few examples linking using keywords. I am using an imaginary band name Get used to using keywords. Make it habitual. They are god. Also change up your keywords periodically like I will do here.
The Shrinking Midgets, Austin Texas Rock
The Shrinking Midgets Hard Rock Downloads
The Shrinking Midgets Free MP3 Downloads
If you only link using The Shrinking Midgets as your text link you are not targeting anything except when people type your band name. You already have that covered. It should be in your domain name.
HOW YOU CAN ADD LINKS IN THIS FORUM
Simply type in the domain name EXACTLY as this looks
www.google.com
It will automatically be linked when you post
How to add a link in this forum using keywords.
Cut & Paste The Code Into Your Comment or Profile Signature
It will look bigger and easier to see when you paste it
Change the info - stack up to five in you profile sig.
[url=www.google.com]google search engine[/url]
It will look like this when posted
google search engine
Peace, Good Luck