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Post by bookemdanno on Oct 6, 2012 15:18:44 GMT
Right then...i'm getting all vain.  I love my oven, and i want the world to have the chance to see it when they do a google images search, just like i saw all the other ovens when i searched last year! Can anyone help me please? What do i do to get my place in the crowd? Turkey? |
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Post by turkey on Oct 6, 2012 18:36:08 GMT
I think the exact magic on how google selects its image is secret but I would expect its a combo the how well the search terms match word located round the picture on its host site and how well regarded the host and sites which link to the image.
if you want to boost ranks I would make sure the oven is linked on forno bravo and our old site and also any well regarded pizza sites, the more its liked to and the better the sites I would imagine the higher in the ranks the image will be.
somewhere must detail such an endeavour as I bet there is big business in having your site / pic in the top area of results.
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Post by faz on Oct 6, 2012 20:57:26 GMT
You could put it on PInterest - at least that way you can track how many times it has been re-pinned.
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Post by bookemdanno on Oct 7, 2012 7:54:44 GMT
do i need to tag or name the pictures, or will the fact that they're on posts here with associated wordings enough?
Most of the time this ere tinternet world and its language is just plain alien to me!
How'd you know how well a website is liked?
If one was also thinking of a small business, is a blogger site wothwhile easy way to start?
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Post by cannyfradock on Oct 7, 2012 14:07:46 GMT
Danno If you are thinking along the lines of publicity......or a blog......or a small business venture with a website, my advice is......go for it!!! The prime example of this is Marcus (minesamojito)...I think it's spelled like that. He first started posting on the old forum sharing his "half barrel" vault conversion Wood-fired oven build with us. He then started posting brilliant images of his WFO...and grilling food pictures. Shortly after he was encouraged to start his own blog which is now very successful and probably has twice as many visits as both my forums. His blog is here.. countrywoodsmoke.wordpress.com/We did have some technical stuff on the old forum and although we don't want to stray too far from Wood-fired ovens I think a section on blogging etc would help our members go down that route.....I'll pencil it in on my "to do" list. If you send me a PM with a bit more general info on what you want to do I can give you a bit more info. Terry p.s....it's difficult to re-find everybody's individual build. you can start off by putting your build thread in your signature...that's a first step. |
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Post by turkey on Oct 7, 2012 15:23:39 GMT
www.tagseoblog.com/google-images-ranking-factors-infograficthat url shows what some research shows regarding image selection. in your blog do you get raw html access? you might want to use the lat text and rename your images to be more appropriate to their content, and if possible have the page name and such altered. so you could use the following to make it more search friendly.? <img src="http://countrywoodsmoke.files.wordpress.com/2012/09/duck_black_pudding.jpg?w=570&h=380" alt="duck and black pudding recipe idea" />
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Post by cannyfradock on Oct 7, 2012 17:50:59 GMT
Danno A lot of the things I've learned regarding computers ....how they work and "how to do this or that" has come from Turkey, and many of the things on this forum was set up by Turkey. All that knowledge learned from Turkey and other members of the forum hasn't gone to waste. For your picture's to appear on a google image search they just need more exposure. With the amount of people visiting your build thread it won't be long before your picture's start to appear. I'm not sure yet if you have created a gallery of your build using one of the free image hosting sites available. From there you can make your pictures "public" which the search engine spiders will find soon enough. A blog is even better. Any of these can be put in your signature so the link appears every time you make a post. I always encourage that......if you've built your own wood-fired oven...then flaunt it. If all this sounds a bit daunting...don't worry. Practice makes perfect and you can pester us to put you in the right direction. I'm hopefully starting something "physical" next year with WFO's and have already started a website with a gallery. I've just added your oven (if you want me to remove it then let me know) which will give your pictures more exposure. Scroll down this page of my website www.celticwoodfiredovens.com/gallery.html to see your oven. You can also add your own page with pictures for more publicity, but to be honest this is me being cheeky as if you add your own page it will also benefit me as well as yourself. ....just some options. Terry |
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Post by cannyfradock on Oct 7, 2012 18:39:05 GMT
....just had a little play on Google to see how your oven and the pics are performing.......ratings wise.
I typed "Suffolk wood-fired oven" in and your thread was 6th on the first page ("another Suffolk oven" was 5th...sorry)....no pics though when I clicked in "images"
Then tried "Suffolk Pompeii oven" and you came up 1st on the first page. I then clicked on images.......on the first line of pics was a dirty great big pile of bricks...from your thread. Your oven pics then came thick and fast.....
Your pics may not be there for the moment on a general search for wood-fired ovens, but, they are being recognized by google...time and further clicks on your thread/oven will push your images up the ladder of recognition.
Terry
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Post by bookemdanno on Oct 7, 2012 21:32:17 GMT
Wow, thank you Terry!
That is an amazing feeling, especially when i can recognise so many builds and bobs from your fantastic Forum!
It's knowing the way it all works, i suppose!
Onwards and upwards for us all.
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Post by cannyfradock on Oct 8, 2012 17:29:22 GMT
"If one was also thinking of a small business, is a blogger site worthwhile easy way to start?" .........your words are now getting me worried. Are you going to be my direct competition in 2013?...
....only joking. If you have an idea...go for it. Give us a shout if you want any advice...or you can always PM me...
Terry
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Post by bookemdanno on Oct 8, 2012 19:56:31 GMT
Just registered "FornoDanno.co.uk"  I doubt i could give you a run for your money Terry, you keep popping up all over the place! Just jast night i saw you and your grandson on a bread baking webby blog thingy! I'm far too busy and too far in debt to you, and all on here to go doing anything so silly! There's still a few very interested friends and acquaintancies who may call on me for an oven build helping hand next year tho, i reckon! |
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Post by cannyfradock on Oct 9, 2012 6:08:50 GMT
Danno
I wish you every success in your new venture.
Terry
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Post by minesamojito on Oct 9, 2012 18:02:21 GMT
Hi There guys, Just wanted to add my tuppence, thanks for the kind comments about my blog and pics terry Blogs are great and really easy way to get your photos and info out there, I can recommend wordpress, it's free and very easy to use, and as long as you tag your pics it will get them out there. Give it a go, as Terry says, the guys encouraged me to give it a go, and I haven't looked back, though very very busy cooking and taking photos/videos now..... People love looking at pics and videos so it's a great way to get a business seen and to start you off, If you do well you can always use a full website later on Feel free to ask any questions if I can help I will Cheers Marcus |
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Post by turkey on Oct 9, 2012 19:11:23 GMT
it is also worth saying it has never been so cheap to set your own domain and website up, I have had fornobrittania.co.UK registered for a while just because it was available and fancied a play on the web side of things, was a photo sharing site a while ago (practice installing scripts and such), now defunkt , perhaps I might use it to host my own photos or something its all great fun to play with if that's your sort of thing :-)
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