Digg Implements the $1M Idea: non-www 301 Redirect
February 25, 2008
http://www.digg.com - check it out! The developers over at Digg have finally listened up to us SEOs that are so often hated on their site. Digg.com has enormous potential to gain traffic from search engines with all the constant flow of user-generated content. Until now they haven’t been able to fully take advantage of this as both http://www.digg.com and http://digg.com displayed in browsers. By taking full advantage of their link juice they should be able to eventually rank better for lots of broad and long-tail searches.
One problem though, they did the Web 2.0 non-www redirect to digg.com without the www, not the other (proper) way around. All their pages are currently indexed in Google with the both versions (click here and here) so expect the former to drop lots in pages indexed and traffic for a brief while. Not to fear though, with as any links as an authoritative social media site like this has, they should rebound quickly and the issue should sort itself out.
Here’s a few posts about the idea from a while back:
Tags: digg implements non-www 301Get indexed quickly: install Google Analytics!
February 25, 2008
We’ve had a flurry of activity lately–8 new sites up in a month. One thing we’ve noticed with new sites is that simply putting Google Analytics on them will result in Googlebot making a visit within 24 hours and your site will appear in the index (use the site: command) in about 48. With ZoomGiftBaskets.com, we uploaded the site yesterday, put Google Analytics on it around 5PM, and Googlebot was on the site this morning. No links, completely separate IPs, no Webmaster Central, nada–just Google Analytics installed on every page.
We’ve thought this for a while but putting sites up back to back has really made it more obvious. This would make sense as Google’s goal is to index the world’s data and their analytics code is installed on all over which makes their job of discovering information a whole lot easier. We didn’t take the time to put together a bunch of statistical data so this is just a theory based on our observations at this point.
Has anyone noticed any evidence to either support or debunk this?
Tags: google analytics indexes websitesTwoPillows.com Launches!
February 19, 2008
Don’t be fooled by the name–we have more than two pillows, promise. Decorative throw pillows, accent pillows, couch pillows, or whatever you want to call them – TwoPillows.com has the pillows you need to transform the look of your favorite relaxation place. Our site allows you to select the fabric you feel best matches your atmosphere and choose the size and style you are looking for. Our pillows are categorized into a variety of collections including faux leather, denim, microfiber, and many more. Sizes range from 18″x18″ up to 24″x24″, however, we can make custom pillows to whatever size you desire. We also have popular bolster pillows in 9″x20″ size.
Site Features:
This site was developed to offer a variety of pillows without having so many products that our customers get confused. The product pages allow our customers to get an idea of all the various styles and options before placing their order. The product pages also feature a “learn more” button to provide customers the ability to easily find additional information and for those who don’t need the option to skip right over it. Attention to product naming was also important. The product names needed to include descriptive keywords for not only SEO but our sites advanced search ability. For example, if you are looking for a blue pillow, you need only type “blue” into the search bar and hit “Go” to view all our blue pillows. This also allows us to have better landing pages for our PPC campaigns. This site features our latest updates to the 3tailer platform’s checkout process. Let us know what you think about it.
Tags: accent pillows, throw pillows, TwoPillows.com launchesOnlyFountains.com launches!
February 15, 2008
The sound of water droplets trickling down, slowly merging with a pool of crystal clear water has been proven to relax the body and comfort the mind. Our unique gemstone fountains are each hand made using the finest materials and craftsmanship. Our collection includes indoor tabletop fountains, geode fountains, ocean fountains and the ever popular wall fountains. We even have accessories like fountain pumps. Our Zen fountains are sure to please those seeking the more balanced lifestyle.
Site Features:
The site was developed using our most recent platform. The ability to drill down into products via “Shop by Price” and our advanced search tool were necessary to allow customers to find the product they are looking for. The search marketing competitiveness around water fountains was not overlooked. Our attention to SEO details ensures that we have presented our site in a way that allows all search engines to properly index not only the top tier pages of our site, but the product pages as well. This attention to product page SEO allows us to target long tail keywords often overlooked others.
Tags: indoor fountains, OnlyFountains.com, tabletop fountains, water fountains, zen fountainsDigg Button Buggy at 2 “Diggs s”
February 13, 2008
I just noticed this while digging some random stuff on the Upcoming page and found this little bug. When a submission has 2 diggs the button says “2 diggs s” (click the screenshot). Try it for yourself and let the developers know by digging this up.
UPDATE: It only happens on the Overall Upcoming page of Digg.com, not when you have the Digg button on your website or on the submission’s actual subpage, so it looks like it is indeed a bug and not intentional. This has been tested in both IE and Firefox.
Tags: digg button brokenSubscribe to 3tailer Through Feedburner!
February 5, 2008
It’s the best way to stay up to date on 3tailer happenings, SEO tips, entrepreneurship, and eCommerce perspectives:
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Fun Fact #1: Our favorite feed reader is Google Reader.
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Tags: 3tailer rss, feedburner subscribeBuy Ryan Allis’s Book “Zero To One Million” Tomorrow!
February 4, 2008
The goal is to get his book to #1 on Amazon.com. Ryan has a good thing going on at iContact and I’m sure his book is quality.
“You’ll also help Ryan’s non-profit organization The Humanity Campaign, which works to reduce poverty, genocide, and hunger in developing nations by increasing access to healthcare, education, and technology.”
You can buy it at the link below for only $11.53, a steal of a deal:
http://www.amazon.com/Zero-One-Million-Built-Company/dp/0071496661/
I also recommend “The 4-Hour Work Week” by Timothy Ferris, only $11.97:
Good luck!
Tags: Ryan Allis, Zero to One MillionExtreme Entrepreneurship Tour ‘08
February 2, 2008
On February 29th, Chad and I will be in Boone, NC speaking on a panel to a couple hundred people about the joys/pitfalls of entrepreneurship. It should be a great event with a lot of people more interesting than ourselves.
For more information you can visit ASU’s CFE website here or you can visit the EET website here. If you’re in the area it’d be a great thing to attend.
02/21/2008: Here’s another tidbit about it.
Tags: Extreme Entrepreneurship Tour
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