fun but OT

[bouwob]

So in less than 1 year you guys have created the best collecting forum on the net. With all of the new members and lack of other sports I think we are doing quite well. I would like to send out a not to the football mods and members for strenuously growing that forum day in and day out. We rank as well or better than all other forums out there on most items.

ok so check out how you guys rank amongst the big guys. Ask questions as I will answer for a while. (data gathered from alexa.com)

 

[Invest4thefuture]

the search vists percentage seems to be hurting, but man this site's activity is strong!

 

[bouwob]

the search vists percentage seems to be hurting, but man this site's activity is strong!

We are hurt because of the age site. We are looking at sites that have been around 10 times as long as us. The higher the site ranking goes the better we will do

 

[cgilmo]

the search vists percentage seems to be hurting, but man this site's activity is strong!

well, thats actually one of the stronger points here. We do not rely on search engine hits yet. We are all grass roots thus far. We have seen no benefit from promotion as of yet.

 

[Invest4thefuture]

the search vists percentage seems to be hurting, but man this site's activity is strong!

We are hurt because of the age site. We are looking at sites that have been around 10 times as long as us. The higher the site ranking goes the better we will do

Have you experimented with SEO techniques? They might help to bring in traffic... because search engines are easily the best way to bring in new members.

 

[bouwob]

the search vists percentage seems to be hurting, but man this site's activity is strong!

We are hurt because of the age site. We are looking at sites that have been around 10 times as long as us. The higher the site ranking goes the better we will do

Have you experimented with SEO techniques? They might help to bring in traffic... because search engines are easily the best way to bring in new members.

http://www.amazon.com/Search-Engine-Opt ... 0764567586



We are still sandboxed, it will be a few months before the search engines allow us to escape from the sandbox.

 

[KandKCards]

Just curious...does anyone have data for how beckett's numbers have been affected since the makeover?

 

[bouwob]

Just curious...does anyone have data for how beckett's numbers have been affected since the makeover?

Kind of. Go to alexa.com and post your site and compare it to others.

 

[nborton]

Wow, the bounce rate is horrible for beckett. Stands to reason with the layout. People take one look and leave. :lol:

 

[cgilmo]

Wow, the bounce rate is horrible for beckett. Stands to reason with the layout. People take one look and leave. :lol:

scf is just as bad

 

[KandKCards]

Wow, the bounce rate is horrible for beckett. Stands to reason with the layout. People take one look and leave. :lol:

scf is just as bad

People like me are probably responsible for that. I click over to see if I have a PM, and immediately leave if I don't.

 

[Resident Bay Fan]

Wow, the bounce rate is horrible for beckett. Stands to reason with the layout. People take one look and leave. :lol:

scf is just as bad

People like me are probably responsible for that. I click over to see if I have a PM, and immediately leave if I don't.

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