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ethanlevin123

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Jun 14, 2009 4:47 PM ET Quote Report Abuse

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Hi guys,

I am new in the field of seo. I have a website related to travel and tourism. As a start, i have decided to submit it to a lot of submissions site. Do you think that this will increase the traffic to my site.

Suggestions welcome!!

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Jun 14, 2009 5:48 PM ET Quote Report Abuse

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If you mean directories, probably not, unless they are travel related directories, and even then it may not do much good. Link exchanges with other sites related to travel that are not direct competitors to your site will do more good than directory listings.

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DavidJackson

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Jun 15, 2009 10:29 AM ET Quote Report Abuse

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I have a website related to travel and tourism. As a start, i have decided to submit it to a lot of submissions site. Do you think that this will increase the traffic to my site.

I personally think that`s a complete waste of time. Instead, try to acquire lots of inbound links from quality, relevant websites - preferably with a higher PageRank than your site.

David Jackson

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ElementalUnity

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Jun 17, 2009 4:17 PM ET Quote Report Abuse

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But if you mean social bookmarking sites like Digg, StumbleUpon, De.licious than I do think that you can get a new surge of vistors.

TrafficVault

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Jun 17, 2009 5:14 PM ET Quote Report Abuse

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Travel should be a good area for getting links. People always like to talk about their trips. Find other sites about travel that you can request links from. Also travel related products. For example, if look at sites that sell luggage or travel insurance or even photo sites as people will have pictures after their trip.

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DavidJackson

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Jun 18, 2009 10:23 AM ET Quote Report Abuse

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But if you mean social bookmarking sites like Digg, StumbleUpon, De.licious than I do think that you can get a new surge of vistors.

But what good is having traffic that doesn`t buy anything? Traffic from those sites is notoriously low-quality.

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vwebworld

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Jun 18, 2009 1:57 PM ET Quote Report Abuse

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The two actions (getting traffic from Digg, Twitter, Stumbleupon, etc versus visitors buying something) are not mutually exclusive.

True conversions from Digg traffic is typically very low. But the point of this thread was how to increase traffic to a web site. It is usually always good to get more traffic especially through in-bound links (keyword/text based), because it helps the site in search results.

Two general keys to generating sales from traffic are: (1) get qualified/relevant traffic - people that get to your site because it has something they want. and (2) have a site that does not have roadblocks to people who want to buy.

Key (1) can be achieved with relevant keyword in-bound links and SEO.

Key (2) can be achieved by following three factors that make a sale.

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ElementalUnity

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Jun 19, 2009 8:49 PM ET Quote Report Abuse

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True that these sites don`t have a high conversion rate. But these people might not only just visit, they might tweet your link. But you are right, the real value is in-bound links! Go to places like forums, create a good signature after you post about a dozen or so good quality replies or even start your own topics.

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Jun 21, 2009 1:14 PM ET Quote Report Abuse

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This is outstanding advice. Outstanding!

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utzjohn

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Jun 24, 2009 11:24 PM ET Quote Report Abuse

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There are five thing that are important when building links and affect the SEO value of the link.

The importance of the site from which the link originates. The more important (higher its Google PR) the better.
The relevance of the content on the page with the link to the page where the link ends.
The keywords contained in the link via anchor text
The number of links on the page -- the less the better.
Whether the link is a "do follow link". Do follow links are the only links that impart SEO value.

Here is a great resource : SEO Link Optimization Factor

Also, for any entrepreneur that is looking for a do follow link, if you sign up at my site by creating a profile, you get a free do follow link back to your site.

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