lina

linastein · #1 04-21-2007, 01:37 AM

hi ,all out there,
finally managed to get it out ....
soo what is needed is some constuctive criticial advice ...
www.linasteinmillinery.com
also tips on how to advance in the search engine
happy hatting !!!

CarbonTerry · #2 04-21-2007, 02:44 AM

Your page title (not name i.e. index) should reflect the content of the page.
The first word/phrase in your title should be/reflect what a customer would be searching for. For Example:

Hats blah blah blah

This is an extremely important feature for optimising your site.

Next, would be to make sure that you use words/terms/keywords that someone searching the web for your products would use in your body text. "Content is King"
All of this should be in a properly worded paragraph(s)/sentence(s).

Next, would be sure that you alt tags for images and shapes reflect your keywords also.

DO NOT use any "hidden text". SE's will find it a give you a poor rating.

Have fun and good luck.

aconstas1 · #3 04-21-2007, 02:56 AM

very pretty. I would add some menu buttons on all your pages.

Also you need to fix the links on your Biographies page. Your buttons moved around and are all opening the wrong links. Keep up the good work.

Well done!

Patience · #4 04-21-2007, 04:34 AM

I think your site is beautiful. Lovely style. Best of luck with it!

larazovich · #5 04-21-2007, 05:54 AM

What beautiful work you do.

LadyEye · #6 04-21-2007, 06:31 AM

Yes indeed! Very nice collections, are you new? You site is nicely laid out as well.

This may be my favorite, but in dk blue

CarbonTerry · #7 04-21-2007, 08:21 AM

Your site is quite nice graphically. However, to enable customers to find your site (unless they are specifically using your URL) there must be text content that is directly relevant. This is how you will move up in the SE's.
(text links are considered to be more important than just text)
No content >><< no ranking with the SE's.
My archery website has been online for 5 years. Not until I listened to Bethers and did a lot of research did my site go from unfindable (using search terms relevant to my site) to being on the 2nd & 3rd pages. With a lot more refinement I am now on page 1 on most searches and page 2 on a few others.
The biggest change happened after I went from a nicely graphically designed page with some "flashy" buttons to text links only with the addition of 2 paragraphs of text. I also added a site map.
Last year I had 800,000+ hits. I am well on the way to smashing that level now that I can be found easier.

People want to spend money. Make it easy for them to find you

Good Luck and have fun.

linastein · #8 04-21-2007, 08:51 AM

thanks , ,
yes ,was plodding along at the site with really slow internet speed.. but got there in the end !
I have been making hats in Ireland for 15 years , so thought the time was right to open the collection !!
how about you , what do you do ?
lina

linastein · #9 04-23-2007, 07:53 AM

thanks Carbon Terry,

do you mean I should add some wrtiting to my collection pages ,or do yo mean " key words.."

advice appreciated

thanks

CarbonTerry · #10 04-23-2007, 06:38 PM

Yes, you need some text to define what your site is about using keywords (words that a shopper would use to find your millinery store)
This is also how a SE will list you.

Mirelle · #11 04-23-2007, 06:41 PM

Hi there

The site is bueatifull and eyecatching

linastein · #12 04-23-2007, 06:53 PM

thanks, what are you doing ?

am having trouble with a few things, buttons and banners seem to be jumping around from one day to the next!
I leave it at night and in the morning it has changed !!

how to tame such a creature?
lina

Mirelle · #13 04-24-2007, 03:31 PM

hi Lina

Spending much to much time on this forum when i should be reading the tutorials lol lol lol

Seriously though i am still in the planning stage reasurch etc hope to be up and running within a month for a first website review.

I think troubles are a given when you have a first web site, you made me laugh when you said the next morning things had moved. Unfortunately im not that experienced at web design ( however somone will know why you have moving buttons and banners )

Im sure i will have similar problems when i get up and running.

Back to the tutorials....

best wishes

linastein · #14 04-24-2007, 08:48 PM

well ,it has been a learning curve... living in the west of ireland in a remote spot by the sea ,there was NO broad band ,and so I did what I could with out really being able to view any tutorials or ask questions , sure was frustrating at times ( lots of times ) you think road -rage is bad !!!!
wel I enjoyed making the site ... so I was thinking to wait a while and learn some more things and change the site in the future ... bit more swanky !

By the way ... the 21 st century reached us last week!! in the form of two lovely handsome gents that installed my wireless system !!!
yipee

Patience · #15 04-25-2007, 03:42 AM

What I wouldn't give to be in a remote spot by the sea in Ireland. And now wireless to boot?! The road has risen up to meet you. (hee hee)

Andy128 · #16 04-25-2007, 05:46 AM

Very nice- your events page has no way to get back to the rest of the site. It really should have the same type header as the rest of the site.

Also- the events page, the menu buttons are messed up.

But- very beautiful and well put together.

Andy

linastein · #17 04-25-2007, 05:18 PM

thanks Andy,
I know the buttons are a bit off ,that events page hase been giving me a bit of grief !!!but I will fix that today ... have had sooo much to do in the hat world !
might clone a page and stick the workshops into it ,like so it will have a navigation bar as well ...
til later

lina

linastein · #18 04-25-2007, 05:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Patience

What I wouldn't give to be in a remote spot by the sea in Ireland. And now wireless to boot?! The road has risen up to meet you. (hee hee)

....just wait for the winds to blow and the house to shake ,not to mention the months of torential rains!.. but at the moment it is fantastic here ,and am relishing every moment.
could do with the "big smoke once in a while though "
lina

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