Gregsta Posted July 23, 2021 Share Posted July 23, 2021 when I search for "old skool forums" on google my web site does not show on google. what do I have to do to get it to show? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hisashi Posted July 23, 2021 Share Posted July 23, 2021 (edited) If it's a new website/domain, it usually takes time for google to start ranking your website. --- Edited: You have to work on content and increase traffic. Edited July 23, 2021 by Hisashi Gregsta 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gregsta Posted July 23, 2021 Author Share Posted July 23, 2021 (edited) its about a month old now , so yes fairly new, all my post show up on google if you put the title of the thread in to google, but not on specific searches like (old skool forums) I was just wondered if I needed to put something in my forum ?so on specific name searches like (old skool forums) I would show up on google. Edited July 23, 2021 by Gregsta Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stu_m Posted July 23, 2021 Share Posted July 23, 2021 Have you got a link? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gregsta Posted July 23, 2021 Author Share Posted July 23, 2021 40 minutes ago, stu_m said: Have you got a link? Oldskooltapes.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stu_m Posted July 23, 2021 Share Posted July 23, 2021 6 minutes ago, Gregsta said: Oldskooltapes.com Well you are getting indexed just slowly https://www.google.com/search?q=site:https://www.oldskooltapes.com/&sxsrf=ALeKk00RTMqNZUcgwHnWz58hvzwIgmJH7A:1627066097878&ei=8Q77YIKcNZSdgQaQ4qfIDg&start=0&sa=N&ved=2ahUKEwjC2KjG7fnxAhWUTsAKHRDxCek4FBDy0wN6BAgBEDY&biw=1920&bih=947 91 results Have you got a google search console account and added it in there and also added a site map? also think about using the meta editor to write descriptions for the forums etc Gregsta 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gregsta Posted July 23, 2021 Author Share Posted July 23, 2021 33 minutes ago, stu_m said: Well you are getting indexed just slowly https://www.google.com/search?q=site:https://www.oldskooltapes.com/&sxsrf=ALeKk00RTMqNZUcgwHnWz58hvzwIgmJH7A:1627066097878&ei=8Q77YIKcNZSdgQaQ4qfIDg&start=0&sa=N&ved=2ahUKEwjC2KjG7fnxAhWUTsAKHRDxCek4FBDy0wN6BAgBEDY&biw=1920&bih=947 91 results Have you got a google search console account and added it in there and also added a site map? also think about using the meta editor to write descriptions for the forums etc I have a Google account so well get that done, meta tag don't know how to do but can Google to find out, their is a site map as it came installed with forum stu_m 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LiquidFractal Posted July 24, 2021 Share Posted July 24, 2021 6 hours ago, Gregsta said: meta tag don't know how to do but can Google to find out, Google has dedicated resources on how to write meta tags for its search engine (including which meta tags not to bother with), so I'd highly suggest checking that out first. Gregsta 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tnn Posted July 25, 2021 Share Posted July 25, 2021 On 7/23/2021 at 12:10 PM, Gregsta said: when I search for "old skool forums" on google my web site does not show on google. what do I have to do to get it to show? - Well, You might want to be a little more descriptive of your title (Forums - Oldskooltapes) (super quick example) Oldskooltapes Forum - Music from the Past - You will also want to add a description to each of your topics which is easily done inside the Invision app. - You should fix the broken links going to the image(s) - Follow what @liquidfractal said - In the news and update you might want to add an "About" post to give visitors an idea of what your forum is about. It's not just Google itself but the people who visit your forum that will help determine your ranking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gregsta Posted July 25, 2021 Author Share Posted July 25, 2021 (edited) 19 minutes ago, tnn said: - Well, You might want to be a little more descriptive of your title (Forums - Oldskooltapes) (super quick example) Oldskooltapes Forum - Music from the Past - You will also want to add a description to each of your topics which is easily done inside the Invision app. - You should fix the broken links going to the image(s) - Follow what @liquidfractal said - In the news and update you might want to add an "About" post to give visitors an idea of what your forum is about. It's not just Google itself but the people who visit your forum that will help determine your ranking. The images missing is a bug with the downloads it just randomly removes them and It could be the server am on it can be slow at times but I Don't want the cost of a VPS were everything would work perfectly.I think the server am on is been massively oversold. But I don't care as its half the cost of a VPS thanks for your advice it was very helpful and well do as you advised. Edited July 25, 2021 by Gregsta tnn 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LiquidFractal Posted July 26, 2021 Share Posted July 26, 2021 11 hours ago, tnn said: In the news and update you might want to add an "About" post to give visitors an idea of what your forum is about. It's not just Google itself but the people who visit your forum that will help determine your ranking. @tnn makes a great point here. It seems obvious, but many sites don't provide a simple "About" post (or page) to tell people exactly what your forum (or site) is about. Something like a mission statement with good, relevant keywords in this page or post would also help your rankings on some level. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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