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Re: I tried everything...HELP! From Rob at The Weight Loss Zone! on 21 April '99 replying to Re: I tried everything...HELP! posted by bobking Hello, The address is: http://www.FreeWeightloss.com I thought that the URL was at the top of my message, sorry that I forgot to add it. Thanks! Rob >You didn't list a website address so this is off the cuff. It would be >much better if I could see your page and your source code, BUT, just from >the questions you posted I bet I can tell you what's wrong. > >You mention meta tags, (as so many people do), meta tags ARE NOT the answer, >content is. If weight loss is in your meta tags but your content is actually >about something else, there is your problem. > >I can tell by your statement about Yahoo putting you in the "wrong" >category that your problem lies in the fact that you are not trying to place >under keywords that are actually ABOUT the content on your page. With >Yahoo putting you in the weight loss business category, even without seeing your page, >my guess is that your page is not about weight loss but about YOUR >WEIGHT LOSS BUSINESS which is not the same thing. > >One of the hardest things to do is look at your page honestly. If you put weight loss in >your meta keyword tag, then make sure your page is ABOUT weight loss and >not about joining your mlm or buying your product. All search engines want relevant >returns to a search query, and if I make a site about weight loss and you >make a site about weight loss products, who do you think Alta Vista would >prefer to have come up on top when someone types in "weight loss"? > >Stop worrying about your meta tags so much and focus on your content and then >make your source code match the content and I can almost guarantee, you'll >see a drastic improvement in your visibility.

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>Hello, > >The address is: > >http://www.FreeWeightloss.com > >I thought that the URL was at the top of my message, sorry that I forgot to add it. > >Thanks! > >Rob > > >>You didn't list a website address so this is off the cuff. It would be >>much better if I could see your page and your source code, BUT, just from >>the questions you posted I bet I can tell you what's wrong. >> >>You mention meta tags, (as so many people do), meta tags ARE NOT the answer, >>content is. If weight loss is in your meta tags but your content is actually >>about something else, there is your problem. >> >>I can tell by your statement about Yahoo putting you in the "wrong" >>category that your problem lies in the fact that you are not trying to place >>under keywords that are actually ABOUT the content on your page. With >>Yahoo putting you in the weight loss business category, even without seeing your page, >>my guess is that your page is not about weight loss but about YOUR >>WEIGHT LOSS BUSINESS which is not the same thing. >> >>One of the hardest things to do is look at your page honestly. If you put weight loss in >>your meta keyword tag, then make sure your page is ABOUT weight loss and >>not about joining your mlm or buying your product. All search engines want relevant >>returns to a search query, and if I make a site about weight loss and you >>make a site about weight loss products, who do you think Alta Vista would >>prefer to have come up on top when someone types in "weight loss"? >> >>Stop worrying about your meta tags so much and focus on your content and then >>make your source code match the content and I can almost guarantee, you'll >>see a drastic improvement in your visibility. >