Custom Tiki Farm mug to raise money for TC members in New Orleans - Feedback Needed! - General Tiki

HL Hot Lava Member Saint Petersburg, FL Joined: Aug 01, 2003 Posts: 190	HL Hot Lava Posted posted on Wed, Nov 30, 2005 10:16 AM On 2005-11-23 17:04, Tikisgrl wrote: I do have a question for the computer literate folks here. How come some stuff appears when you google and other stuff doesn't? One of my favorite searches is "limited edition tiki mug" and I have found lot's of mug sites that way. Earlier you were suggesting/discussing ways to get the word out that the mugs were going to be available, when, where etc. So my question is how do you get this to show up on google? Will it magically appear? Or is there a way to engineer it so that Tiki Mug hunters who aren't TC members can find the mug and know that it is a Purple Jade extremely limited edition very special tiki mug? Google works by actually "reading" the text on a web page, storing it, and then comparing your search query against what it has in storage. The more times your search words or phrases appear on a site, the better the chances of it being found are. So sites that have mostly text do better than those that favor pictures, and especially those that render their text as graphics -- that one's a big no-no for searchability. Your best bet when creating a web site is to create great content and update it often, so the search engines come back regularly. The vast majority of traffic coming to Tiki Talk, 60%, is search engines. Oddly enough, a Google search for limited edition tiki mug purple jade lists my announcement on Tiki Talk first, then two Tiki Central posts, and finally Tiki Farm's sales page. limited edition tiki mug puts my entry as the first mention of the product, on page 3 of the results. Limited edition tiki mug is a pretty common phrase, so there's a lot of results for it to wade through. Not there's a lot of time left, but if anyone wants to help promote the mugs, put a link to the sales page in your email and message board signatures. It's an easy way to get the word out in a non-obtrusive way. Also, suggest Tiki Farm's page or my entry to popular blogs like http://www.boingboing.net. Getting a story on there puts the word out to couple of hundred thousand people.

On 2005-11-23 17:04, Tikisgrl wrote:
I do have a question for the computer literate folks here. How come some stuff appears when you google and other stuff doesn't? One of my favorite searches is "limited edition tiki mug" and I have found lot's of mug sites that way. Earlier you were suggesting/discussing ways to get the word out that the mugs were going to be available, when, where etc.

So my question is how do you get this to show up on google? Will it magically appear? Or is there a way to engineer it so that Tiki Mug hunters who aren't TC members can find the mug and know that it is a Purple Jade extremely limited edition very special tiki mug?

Google works by actually "reading" the text on a web page, storing it, and then comparing your search query against what it has in storage. The more times your search words or phrases appear on a site, the better the chances of it being found are. So sites that have mostly text do better than those that favor pictures, and especially those that render their text as graphics -- that one's a big no-no for searchability.

Your best bet when creating a web site is to create great content and update it often, so the search engines come back regularly. The vast majority of traffic coming to Tiki Talk, 60%, is search engines. Oddly enough, a Google search for limited edition tiki mug purple jade lists my announcement on Tiki Talk first, then two Tiki Central posts, and finally Tiki Farm's sales page. limited edition tiki mug puts my entry as the first mention of the product, on page 3 of the results. Limited edition tiki mug is a pretty common phrase, so there's a lot of results for it to wade through.

Not there's a lot of time left, but if anyone wants to help promote the mugs, put a link to the sales page in your email and message board signatures. It's an easy way to get the word out in a non-obtrusive way. Also, suggest Tiki Farm's page or my entry to popular blogs like http://www.boingboing.net. Getting a story on there puts the word out to couple of hundred thousand people.

Post #200803 by Hot Lava on Wed, Nov 30, 2005 10:16 AM