A case for more forums, blogs and linking

For the uninitiated, being seen on the internet is simply a business of buying a domain and a hosting package, putting up a web site and that is it! Oh that it were so simple.

We sometimes get complaints like “Why does my website not come up in Google. What are you going to do about it?”

Unfortunately there is an awful lot more to be done. We can help get the ball rolling, though not provide the compete answer. The fact is that getting a site listed in a search engine is difficult and to ensure that your site comes out top or near the top against the searches your customers make will be even more so.

Firstly, web pages must be built with search engines in mind, using meta tags, keywords, page titles as well as content. Secondly it is important to make the search engines aware that the site is there to be sought - by submitting the site to them. It must be remembered that no search engine records all pages published on the internet, so we must try to think about what sort of things will encourage a search engine to list our site.

Submitting a site is made easy by our EasyWebSubmit product. But neither it nor any other search engine submission software can guarantee where your site will appear in the search engine rankings.

Search engines want to highlight all those sites that are active and of most interest to their users. So the more places your site or its contents are mentioned, the more likely your site is to be picked up and given some prominence. How can you do this?

Firstly you can start a blog publishing regular daily comment with links to your web sites as well as linking your web sites back to the blog(s). Don’t overdo it though. If overdone, the site could be down rated. Swapping links with other sites with complimentary interests can help. Many will do this, though some may start pushing towards a pay per click (PPC) arrangement, something that is offered through many search engines see our Mirago and MIVA services and should be separately looked into. Thirdly mentions in forum posts will also increase the chances of being picked up.

Make no mistake, however, that getting a web site to the top in search engines is a hard job and needs continual effort, just as the search engines will constantly be changing how they rank pages in trying to get the best result for the searcher.

It is easy to get domain names and blogs with our new keyword search, so go on, get up those rankings.

Good luck!

Tired of not being able to find a suitable domain name? Well the new keyword search services now offered by Easyspace increases your chances of finding that domain!

When searching for a domain name, Easyspace has always offered alternative domain extensions regardless of whether or not your preferred domain was available.

Now the domain search tool also provides alternative domains using keywords from the domain you searched for. If your preferred domain isn’t available, this new tool could very well offer you a perfectly acceptable alternative – not just additional extensions!

Not only that, if you’re not sure what domain you want, but know roughly what keywords you would like in it, you can go direct to the Easyspace keyword search. This service will provide you with a list of available domains containing or related to the keywords you searched for.

Buying a domain couldn’t be easier …start your domain search today

The first major launch for the New Year is the upgraded online shopping interface on Easyspace.

The new shop works similarly to the previous shop, but takes into account feedback from customers and staff and makes the whole process a lot quicker and easier.

To mark the launch of the new shop, Easyspace have also put together a fantastic special offer:

Buy web hosting for 2 years and you will save 10% on the total cost!

This offer applies to all four web hosting package – Starter web hosting, Starter Plus web hosting and Business web hosting and Pro web hosting.

Find out more about this great offer

Visit the new Easyspace shop now

All the staff at Easyspace would like to wish everyone a very happy new year and hope that you all have a great 2007!

We already have plans in place that suggest 2007 will be an even busier year than 2006 in terms of product launches, service upgrades and special offers – so watch this space to keep up-to-date with all that’s new!

Happy New Year and all the best for 2007!