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Discussion in 'Reviews' started by queenbee, Jan 31, 2010.

  1. navyfalcon

    navyfalcon Well-Known Member Verified Member

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    Note: I made some changes to the title and description
    also some changes to the body
    All changes were to keywords and their position
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    now Google first(1st) page, no two(2)
    Shows the importance of keywords and their placement
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    I don't know what else to say
    Three important items
    #1. keywords and key phrases
    #2. keywords and key phrases
    #3. keywords and key phrases
    Oh, did I mention: for more traffic and better position on Google
    keywords and key phrases
    -
    hope this helps
    falcon
     
  2. Rantin

    Rantin New Member

    I reviewed you web site really great site.

    Now you are reviewed my site.

    LINK REMOVED
     
  3. navyfalcon

    navyfalcon Well-Known Member Verified Member

    I ran your site through a webpage analyzer
    (I edited some results - hopefully to help)

    Keywords:
    You do have Meta-Tag Keywords in your site. These will help your sites positioning
    in the search engines.
    PROBLEM
    You are using your keywords ineffectively. You are using 236 characters. The Keywords you are
    currently using are listed below.
    You are not spamming your keywords, they will be accepted by the search engines
    Your Keywords Are:
    #1 free sample site
    best online free samples
    freebies
    freebees
    free contests
    free sweepstakes
    daily free samples
    buzz news
    free shipping
    free coupons/codes
    free rebates
    free discounts & early sales
    free printable coupons

    Title:
    You are using your Title effectively
    Your Title is:
    #1 Free Samples | Freebies | Freebees | Free Stuff | Best Free Online | A Hive is Home
    You are using your keywords within your Title effectively, you are using 2 of your
    keywords in your Title.

    Description:
    PROBLEM SOLUTION
    Your Description is too long and may be cut short or not included in some search engines.
    You are using 305 characters when the maximum should be only 150. You should reduce the size of
    your description so that it is about 150 characters long.
    Your Description is:
    The #1 Free Samples Site, Freebies, Freebees, Freebies, Free Contests, Free Sweepstakes, Daily
    Free Samples, Free Free Free, Buzz News, Free Shipping, Free Coupons/Codes, Free Rebates,
    Free Discounts & Early Sales, Free Printable Coupons & the Highest Quality ONLINE STORES
    offering Super SALES!"
    You are using your keywords within your description effectively, you are using 10 of
    your keywords in your description.
    (you should check your keywords in a keyword suggestion tool such as wordtracker
    Free keyword suggestion tool for SEO, Adwords & blogging)

    Results from some keywords:
    freebies 4,212
    freebees 68
    free contests 146
    free samples 9,991
    free shipping 2,215
    free cupons 44
    free rebates 5
    free discounts 6
    (I would definately consider replacing the lower count ones - be sure to check the replacements
    in a keyword tool)

    Body:
    You are using your Keywords as follows in the body of your page:
    #1 free sample site 0 times Add to your web page text
    best online free samples 0 times Add to your web page text
    freebies 188 times Good, do nothing
    freebees 164 times Good, do nothing
    free contests 4 times Good, do nothing
    free sweepstakes 4 times Good, do nothing
    daily free samples 1 time Good, do nothing
    buzz news 3 times Good, do nothing
    free shipping 5 times Good, do nothing
    free coupons/codes 2 times Good, do nothing
    free rebates 2 times Good, do nothing
    free discounts & early sales 0 times Add to your web page text
    free printable coupons 2 times Good, do nothing
    You are using your keywords within the body of your page effectively, you are using 10
    of your keywords in the body of your page.


    File Sizes:
    Home Page 46.33Kb
    http://lm.logicalmedia.com/42/9652/15340/ 0.02Kb
    http://lm.logicalmedia.com/42/9652/10509/ 0.02Kb
    http://lm.logicalmedia.com/42/9652/13366/ 0.02Kb
    http://lm.logicalmedia.com/42/9652/12918/ 0.02Kb
    http://lm.logicalmedia.com/42/9652/15180/ 0.02Kb
    http://lm.logicalmedia.com/42/9652/10306/ 0.02Kb
    http://lm.logicalmedia.com/42/9652/1897/ 0.02Kb
    http://s7d2.scene7.com/is/image/Drugstore/148353?wid=100&hei =100&op_sharpen=1 0.02Kb
    http://ad.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/show?id=ftroTWQiKkw&bids=57 302.148353&type=2&subid=0 0.02Kb
    http://lm.logicalmedia.com/42/9652/13748/ 0.02Kb
    http://lm.logicalmedia.com/42/9652/8736/ 0.02Kb
    http://lm.logicalmedia.com/42/9652/15644/ 0.02Kb
    http://lm.logicalmedia.com/42/9652/11448/ 0.02Kb
    http://ad.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/show?id=ftroTWQiKkw&bids=19 1979.10000722&subid=0&type=4&gridnum=5 0.02Kb
    Sea Salt | Freebees Freebies rvices-sprite.gif 0.02Kb
    http://www.awltovhc.com/image-3524001-10386548 0.02Kb
    http://www.lduhtrp.net/image-3524001-10592678 0.02Kb
    http://ad.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/show?id=ftroTWQiKkw&bids=190736. 10000003&type=3&subid=0 0.02Kb
    http://www.ftjcfx.com/image-3524001-10554562 0.02Kb
    http://www.ftjcfx.com/image-3524001-10444201 0.02Kb
    http://app7.publicaster.com/ImageLibrary/account411/images/LS/OOW _2010/banners/oow_125x125.jpg 0.02Kb
    http://ad.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/show?id=ftroTWQiKkw&bids=138108. 10000508&type=4&subid=0 0.02Kb
    http://www.ftjcfx.com/image-3524001-10489088 0.02Kb
    http://www.ftjcfx.com/image-3524001-10395251 0.02Kb
    http://www.awltovhc.com/image-3524001-10665979 0.02Kb
    http://www.awltovhc.com/image-3524001-10307964 0.02Kb
    http://www.ftjcfx.com/image-3524001-10497890 0.02Kb
    http://lm.logicalmedia.com/42/9652/13053/ 0.02Kb
    Total 46.91Kb
    PROBLEM SOLUTION
    Your page size is greater than 40Kb.
    It is recommended that your home page be no more than 40Kb and the other pages in your site be
    no more than 30Kb. It is recommended that you reduce your page size, or image sizes, or reduce
    the number of images used, in order to decrease the overall file size.
    -
    (You can use compression (zip) to reduce the size and load time. Many good free ones on the
    internet. Some very good image compression tools (free) on the internet.)

    Download Time:
    Time Taken To Download
    On A 56Kbs Modem 13.53 Seconds
    On 128Kbs DSL 5.92 Seconds
    On 512Kbs DSL/Cable 1.48 Seconds
    On 1024Kbps DSL/Cable 0.74 Seconds
    Your Download Time is good.
    -
    hope this helps
    falcon
     
  4. navyfalcon

    navyfalcon Well-Known Member Verified Member

    This may help

    Free Compression Utilities
    Free Compression Utilities | PCWorld

    Reduce Web Page Size Software
    Reduce Web Page Size Free Downloads - HTMLPack - HTMLCompact (Html Compress, Html Compression) - more
    HTMLPack 2.5.2
    HTMLCompact is a powerful HTML compression tool created for
    webmasters.Its effective compression algorithm can reduce the size
    of your pages by as much as 80% while keeping the appearance of
    the page the same.

    Picobello v2.8
    Allows you to reduce the size of GIF, JPG, and PNG images by at least 90%
    without losing any perceptible image quality.

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    hope this helps
    falcon
     
  5. queenbee

    queenbee New Member

    Incredible Time & Help Received Here

    Been buried in implementing the changes suggested and have truly neglected to say a huge THANK YOU. In a room full of diamonds...these forum members who took so much time, thought, research and brain talent to help me ...leaves me knowing you are by far the brightest diamonds shining in any room. Any day...far and above some of the most unselfish people to share your wisdom and pure talents. How can I ever express to you all how thrilled I am!!?? Is doing cartwheels, backflips, grinning ear to ear...nearly happy with tears in my true delight in the help gotten here explain my glee well enough??

    Falcon...a giant hug you, as you have committed so much personal time and energies to aid in my cause of Free Samples...thank you...so very much

    Anything I can do for any of you...please don't hestitate to ask...thank you so much for the help..I have not gotten to everything...as I nearly was starting over from scratch...its cleaner...it has meta description, keywords, and a start to the hundreds of hours I have already invested...now to work on a page at a time...

    Bless you all for helping me...you rock...you are fine, good people.

    Queenbee
    (Amy):)
     
  6. navyfalcon

    navyfalcon Well-Known Member Verified Member

    Free Vegetable Seeds

    Free Vegetable Seeds - LoveToKnow Garden

    Check at the bottom (or close to it)
    Cheap Vegetable Seeds The Cheap Vegetable Gardener

    Use tea to help the plants
    Coffee grounds are good also
    (check close to the bottom)
    Free Vegetable Seeds, Fertilizer and Gardening Supplies - Associated Content - associatedcontent.com

    Free Flower and Vegetable Seeds | Bukisa.com

    Totally Free Plants, Seeds, Bulbs, Tubers and Fresh Flowers - 100% FREE
    -
    You will need to check the sites to verify.
    -
    hope this helps
    falcon
     
  7. navyfalcon

    navyfalcon Well-Known Member Verified Member

    Very important issue !!
    If you haven't done it yet, you need to back up your site
    Make sure the backup is separate (like on a thumb drive)
    Make sure your system OS (operating system - like windows XP) is backed up or you have the original disks.
    -
    If not, you could lose something important
    Check Windows support for instructions on backup and restore
    Microsoft Support
    Do not neglect this. It is important
    Also your control panel, "Help and Support"
    Also you need to know your computer manufacturers "Help and Support"
    -
    This can save your site if problems arise
    -
    hope this helps
    falcon
     
  8. navyfalcon

    navyfalcon Well-Known Member Verified Member

    When building a web page remember:
    Website traffic is one thing
    Targeted traffic is another
    Page rank is another
    Page position is another
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    Each item is separate with some overlap
    -
    Traffic is obtained with the right keywords and key phrases
    after obtaining traffic change to obtain targeted traffic
    targeted traffic is "potential customers"
    design, navigation, layout to reduce bounce rate
    Content is the most important, change position, insert new items, remove items not being effective - all is change and counts on search engines as new content. Change helps attract repeated traffic. You may want to identify the new items.
    Make it easy for visitors to find what they are looking for.
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    Remember "What Works for You" maybe different than "What Works for Me"
    -
    It is your website. You can make number "one" but it takes time. Count the small advances and soon they become large advances.
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    Check Google: there is over 11,700,000 sites for "freebies". You can still beat them out with webmaster tools and knowledge how to use them. They make many "mistrakes" that you can do better and obtain your goals.
    Such as; they use stop words, not always the best keywords, don't use analytics or analyzers for their page or don't know how to use them.
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    To check the competition, check their page in analyzers, check their keywords in a keyword suggestion tool. check their layout and navigation.
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    When you are able to analyze this and improve on it, you are on your way to page "won".
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    Sorry, Englush is not my major.
    -
    hope this helps
    falcon
     
  9. navyfalcon

    navyfalcon Well-Known Member Verified Member

    <title>#1 Free Samples | Freebies | Freebees | Free Stuff |
    Best Free Online | A Hive is Home</title>

    <meta name="description" content="The #1 Free Samples Site,
    Freebies, Freebees, Freebies, Free Contests, Free Sweepstakes,
    Daily Free Samples, Free Free Free, Buzz News, Free Shipping,
    Free Coupons/Codes, Free Rebates, Free Discounts &amp; Early
    Sales, Free Printable Coupons &amp; the Highest Quality ONLINE
    STORES offering Super SALES!" />
    - -
    Why do you repeat "Freebies"
    why do you repeat "Free Free Free"
    Discounts are not free, they are discounts
    maybe free discount coupons
    -
    On title: the first word is important. I'd put "freebies" for
    better position, then the rest as popular in keyword tools.
    -
    hope this helps
    falcon
     
  10. Gert Steenstra

    Gert Steenstra New Member

    I love the beehyve.. some critical comments of an expert

    I love it!

    Aesthetics:

    The look is great! And I like the colour palette, it matches the topic. However it could be less purple/gray, and more to pink. The logo matches the content and the matter, I think it is only better to no duplicate the logo in the header and only have a bee hyve and the FREE BEES title once, not twice. You inmediately get the idea that it is a freebee site by this, that's great about it. The 'what is this site about' section is hidden somewhat, If I where you i would improve this little aspect.

    Other aspects:

    Graphics are appropriate, however I would make the background more graphical somehow, without disturbing the whole picture. The graphics are okay for a target group of 16-26 yrs. Besides that the overall spacing and layout positioning is rather good. Menu to the right should be more visible or even animated.

    Understandable site, topic composition is okay. Help can not be found easily. No obnoxious ads. Only the text to the left is overlapping the logo I like.

    Navigation is okay. Tech works and the buttons are really nice, not to complicated nevertheless animated. I would include a bookmark function if i where you. Nevertheless when a category is entered, the topics are in black, which makes it distracting. Also they aren't separated good. Click here text should be aligned evenly or something. At least the topic text should be larger and the commentary text in a different color than the title. Share and enjoy is not visible, you might even leave it or simplify it to only four or so major sharing possibilities (FB, TW, LI, RSS) with larger buttons so it is more visible.

    Hope this helps! Good luck with the site, I think there aren't enough freebee sites ;)
    Cheers!

    Gert S.
     
  11. navyfalcon

    navyfalcon Well-Known Member Verified Member

    <title>Home &amp; Garden | Freebees Freebies</title>

    <meta name="description" content="The Best online freebies, free
    samples, discounts, early sales, international ship & shop,
    cosmetics, fashion, jewelery, organic & ethnic stores." />

    What does the description have to do with home and garden ???

    What Google says about your title and description
    Changing your site's title and description in search results - Webmaster Tools Help

    <title>Computer &amp; Electronics | Freebees Freebies</title>

    <meta name="description" content="The Best online freebies, free
    samples, discounts, early sales, international ship & shop,
    cosmetics, fashion, jewelery, organic & ethnic stores." />

    How is this description different from Home and Garden ???
    again check what Google says
    You need to describe the page - not the site

    <title>Health &amp; Beauty | Freebees Freebies</title>

    <meta name="description" content="The Best online freebies, free
    samples, discounts, early sales, international ship & shop,
    cosmetics, fashion, jewelery, organic & ethnic stores." />

    Google says each page must have a unique and revelant title and
    description. The better the title and description, the more
    targeted traffic you will receive.
    Traffic is one thing. Like having a store and most of the people
    just look then leave.
    Targeted traffic is potential customers. You need to change all
    your titles and descriptions to reflect the page content.
    Also every page should have analytics
    -
    For you now, I'd recommend "GoStats" it is free and can be put on
    each page as a separate site with the page name so you can track the
    traffic and improvement results.
    -
    GoStats
    GoStats Free Analytics & Website Hit Counter, Download Now
    -
    hope this helps
    falcon
     
  12. navyfalcon

    navyfalcon Well-Known Member Verified Member

    A sample of pages from another "Freebies site"
    Check the page and "page source"
    Their menu is on the left side - below it is advertisements
    Note: Their titles and descriptiond from different pages

    100% REAL Free Samples | Freebies | Free Stuff

    <title>100% REAL Free Samples | Freebies | Free Stuff</title>

    <meta name="description" content="NO CREDIT CARD REQUIRED. New
    free samples added every single day. 100% real freebies with.
    Free stuff in tons of categories with no strings attached." />

    Free Magazines

    <TITLE>Free Business, Computer, Engineering and Trade Magazine
    Subscriptions and Free White Papers</TITLE>

    <META NAME="description" CONTENT="Browse through our extensive
    list of free Business, Computer, Engineering and Trade magazines,
    white papers, downloads and podcasts to find the titles that best
    match your skills; topics include management, marketing,
    operations, sales, and technology. Simply complete the
    application form and submit it. All are absolutely free to
    professionals who qualify.">

    Free Household Samples

    <title>Free Household Samples</title>

    <meta name="description" content="Free sapmles of household
    products. Giveaways include free soap, free shampoo, free
    toothpaste, and more." />

    Books for Free

    <title>Books for Free</title>

    <meta name="description" content="Free book giveawyas and samples,
    Get free books, magazines, and catelouges" />
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    hope this helps
    falcon
     
  13. navyfalcon

    navyfalcon Well-Known Member Verified Member

    You may want to think of a flyout menu
    see: Stu Nicholls | CSSplay | A CSS flyout menu that works in IE
    for some examples. I used the dropdown version on my site
    easily modified or changed to fit your use.
    More information in less area - add a little jazz to the site
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    hope this helps
    falcon
     
  14. queenbee

    queenbee New Member

    Fly-out Menu & more

    :p
    I use wordpress and had a flyout menu at the top of the page, but changed it due to feedback here in the forum..have not found another WP plug-in for sidebars/widgets for the fly-outs...been looking at a lot of plug-ins today...will probably upload the hard way to Godaddy server and use Falcon's suggestion...

    I will be taking a page at a time and building keywords & meta descriptions per page per several suggestions here on the forum..(I loved the free seed ideas)...just was not very productive on the website yesterday and today...due to looking/blocking blacklist IP addresses...with a total of 9 websites in this home..I must say...keeping the bad guys blocked is a full-time job...being a novice sucks too..:eek:

    again thanks to you falcon and the rest of the wonderfully talented forum members for the awesome help! :) Will continue to knock out your wonderful suggestions/ideas and implement asap.

    Have a super evening all and again thanks for all the help.

    Queenbee
     
  15. navyfalcon

    navyfalcon Well-Known Member Verified Member

    Message for all webmasters !!
    Important Note: Make sure you have the instructions you need on paper (you may not be able to access them on the computer !!!)

    Back up your website on a separate system, such as a disk or flash (thumb) drive. Make sure you backup after changes.
    Have the original OS (Operating System) disks or a backup of the system.
    Do not depend on the hard disk backup.
    Visit Microsoft Windows Support and become familiar with the help and support. (Microsoft Support)
    Know or learn how to restore the system
    Windows XP restore (How to restore Windows XP to a previous state)
    and (Windows XP System Restore Is Easy to Use)
    -
    How to Perform a Windows XP Repair Install
    How to Perform a Windows XP Repair Install
    -
    Windows XP Backup and Recovery Resource Center
    Windows XP Backup and Recovery Resource Center
    -
    Windows 7 or Vista
    (Using Windows 7 or Vista System Restore - How-To Geek)
    Reinstall and Restore Your Windows PC in Eight Easy Steps
    Reinstall and Restore Your Windows PC in Eight Easy Steps - PCWorld Business Center
    -
    Just in case (JIC) you have further troubles (bad guys are everywhere)
    -
    hope this helps
    falcon
     
  16. queenbee

    queenbee New Member

    Backing Up your website

    NavyFalcon

    Wonderful suggestion and useful links provided...being a blockhead novice in the beginning (and still for that matter)...blowing up my own site weekly event while learning WordPress several months ago...I backed up from the get go...knowing I would trip myself up sooner or later... LOL...

    Thanks for sharing these links. Great info.

    Queenbee
     
  17. navyfalcon

    navyfalcon Well-Known Member Verified Member

    Bare in mind, I don't use wordpress. Therefore check the
    information before using it. The information sounds logical
    (Ok Mr Spock) and is similar to general security information
    -

    wordpress-security-tips-and-hacks
    Wordpress Security Tips and Hacks - Noupe

    WP Security Scan
    WordPress › WP Security Scan WordPress Plugins

    Hardening WordPress &laquo; WordPress Codex
    Hardening WordPress WordPress Codex

    Old WordPress Versions Under Attack
    Old WordPress Versions Under Attack Lorelle on WordPress

    WordPress Security Prevention, Reactions, and Scares
    WordPress Security Prevention, Reactions, and Scares Lorelle on WordPress

    Securing Wordpress
    http://www.nercomp.org/data/media/WordPress Security-Rode.pdf
    -
    hope this helps
    falcon
     
  18. navyfalcon

    navyfalcon Well-Known Member Verified Member

    Your site is "freebies"
    How about some "Free SEO" tips, information and software.
    And articles how they helped you gain Google No. 1 (spelled "won")
    That is probably your goal (and how you increased traffic)
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    Always "FREE" (don't forget screenshots)
    on the keyboard, to the right of F12 is PrtScrn [Print Screen]
    select [Prt Scrn] and [Shift] will take a screenshot.
    Then go to paint and "Edit" and "paste" that is your screenshot.

    for software you need "Keyword Suggestion Tools"
    A Google search will find several - try them out and suggest the ones that worked best for you.
    Also you need web page analyzers - again a Google search will find several,
    which ones do you like best
    and don't forget webmaster tools - a Google search helps, but which ones are best - try different ones and suggest the ones that worked for you.
    Screenshots help with the description and results
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    There are so many experts out there, it would be nice to hear from someone that relates to us with less experience (the ones that need it most). Note: a lot of the expert advice doesn't work so we want someone who tried it and it worked for them.
    -
    hope this helps
    falcon
     
  19. queenbee

    queenbee New Member

    Security Help & "Free"

    Falcon,

    Thank you for the links on the WP...I am trying to get the WP Security Scan uploaded to GoDaddy as it would not take in my WP dashboard...missing some critical files to complete upload...

    Researched a site called Project Honey Pot...(a day late though) after the forum was hacked again. This was after taking completely done, loading a new software that was more secure and then rebuilding the forum from scratch. Neat site they have to help stop stop the crud from getting in...

    Am spending a couple days tightening security holes and then back to working the suggestions and implementations into my site. You help is unbelievable!! Thank you with all my heart...

    did get my free magaziness page changed over with better keywords and meta description...
    losing valuable time to security issues...maybe the forum is a bad idea...

    Back to work...thanks for all your time...have a super day! :)

    Queenbee:eek:
     
  20. navyfalcon

    navyfalcon Well-Known Member Verified Member

    The forum is not a bad idea. After you learn security for it, it will be better for you. Most of the experienced webmasters went through the same story, and finally learned how to run a website. There will always be someone who will make it difficult for you. That is life. If you stay with it, you will become one of the leading freebies sites. This forum has helped a lot of people, that is why so many want to help. We all went through the same trials and errors.
    The process weeds out the less sincere and less determined. Stick with it kid.
    Don't let yourself and those who helped you down. Be the best you can be.
    We are here to help. Then pass it on.
    -
    falcon