How to Advertise a Website?
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How to Advertise a Website?
I just started a new website called http://www.eliminet.org that has to do with Web Development and Desktop Programming, and I do not know how to attract members. I already have my site indexed in Yahoo and Google will not take my site for some reason.
Anyway, I have advertised many places, but for some reason I cannot attract anyone to my site. Is there a reason why? I just want to get people to join my site and post on the forums, etc.
I just need some advice.
Anyway, I have advertised many places, but for some reason I cannot attract anyone to my site. Is there a reason why? I just want to get people to join my site and post on the forums, etc.
I just need some advice.
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Being marked down by Google could have something to do with this:
http://validator.w3.org/check?uri=http% ... net.org%2F
Google likes valid (compliant) code from what I remember - should be easy to fix those issues though.
Being linked to from various places helps, but I think Google actually marks you down for being linked to in the wrong places (e.g. on a page full of links to adult content when your website is about golf or whatever).
It's pretty difficult to get your website to far quickly purely using the internet - yes it will go somewhere eventually but it takes time. If you need to publicise it quickly you want to get your web address in magazines, in the paper, in shop windows, in the back of your car etc etc. That's probably only worth doing if you're using the site for business means.
http://validator.w3.org/check?uri=http% ... net.org%2F
Google likes valid (compliant) code from what I remember - should be easy to fix those issues though.
Being linked to from various places helps, but I think Google actually marks you down for being linked to in the wrong places (e.g. on a page full of links to adult content when your website is about golf or whatever).
It's pretty difficult to get your website to far quickly purely using the internet - yes it will go somewhere eventually but it takes time. If you need to publicise it quickly you want to get your web address in magazines, in the paper, in shop windows, in the back of your car etc etc. That's probably only worth doing if you're using the site for business means.
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.style2 {color: #FFFFFF; font-size: 2px; }- Chris Corbyn
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Buddha443556 wrote:oh ... that right there could be a problem. 2px size font? Get rid of the lil'font-size and stuff the rest into an external css file.Code: Select all
.style2 {color: #FFFFFF; font-size: 2px; }
I use 1px fonts sometimes
I use it in clearing divs that structure layouts.
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<div style="float: left">Foo</div>
<div style="float: left">Bar</div>
<div style="font-size: 1px; height: 1px; clear: both;"> </div>
<div style="float: left">Below foo</div>-
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Can't you use <br style="clear: all;">?d11wtq wrote:Buddha443556 wrote:oh ... that right there could be a problem. 2px size font? Get rid of the lil'font-size and stuff the rest into an external css file.Code: Select all
.style2 {color: #FFFFFF; font-size: 2px; }
I use 1px fonts sometimesNo kidding.
I use it in clearing divs that structure layouts.
Using height:0 was causing problems in IE at some point in time for something I was doing (it was ignoring that the div even needed to be rendered). You also need to in some browsers so 1px seemed like a good compromiseCode: Select all
<div style="float: left">Foo</div> <div style="float: left">Bar</div> <div style="font-size: 1px; height: 1px; clear: both;"> </div> <div style="float: left">Below foo</div>
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I've notice the one 1px font-size on some sites but it's usually not associated with any repeating text either. I've been PR0 twice for font-size by Google. [A <font size=1> and an inline style font-size:9px. Had an accident with invisible text too might also be a problem here.] Like everyone outside of Google, I'm just guessing here that it's the font-size: 2px (could be the color too in IE there's a definite hidden text problem). The GoogleBot will usually keep coming back to the front page till you fix whatever has it looping though.d11wtq wrote:Buddha443556 wrote:oh ... that right there could be a problem. 2px size font? Get rid of the lil'font-size and stuff the rest into an external css file.Code: Select all
.style2 {color: #FFFFFF; font-size: 2px; }
I use 1px fonts sometimesNo kidding.
Learning by trail, error and punishment sucks.
Hazaa! Google did add me and I did not fix the 52 errors on my page. I am the first result now when you click this link:
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=eliminet
I am happy
Now I just gotta get the program that I have been working on for 3 months out so that I can attract some developers of PHP.
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=eliminet
I am happy
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You understand not fixing validation errors is NOT something that you should be proud of. I for one, almost always check the source of web sites I view. ESPECIALLY internet related ones (programming, gaming, etc). You'd attract more potential with an xhtml valid page.Seraphino wrote:Hazaa! Google did add me and I did not fix the 52 errors on my page. I am the first result now when you click this link:
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Dudes, I just ran that URL (http://www.eliminet.org) through the validator and at first got a 403 Forbidden error. Then, after it finally got into the validator, it was showing a PHP Parse Error Failure notice...
EDIT | Well crap, why didn't someone say that site was about to be modified.
EDIT | Well crap, why didn't someone say that site was about to be modified.
http://www.eliminet.org/ doesn't appear in the search listings for that for me. I could be on a different index node though.Seraphino wrote:I am the first result now when you click this link:
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=eliminet
Anyway .. if I didn't know about your website already then what are the chances of me searching for "eliminet"? Zero. It's not a word, so noone would randomly enter it into Google as a search. Being top for a made up word is easy .. but it won't drive any traffic to your site. You need to get up the rankings for popular search terms if you're going to see any difference.
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