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Permalink Reply by John on December 7, 2009 at 17:50

If this discussion is picked up by google and someone clicks on the link, then it opens on the My Page of the last person to post an answer.
Which at the moment is me.
So this topic is now closed, and I will look at posting a blog.

Permalink Reply by John on December 7, 2009 at 17:53

You do not need work in Devon ! - lol

Permalink Reply by John on December 7, 2009 at 18:05

It always rains in Devon.

Permalink Reply by Sustainable Land Management on December 7, 2009 at 18:45

What about Cornwall Stuart?. Busmans holiday, we could do a 'prizewinning landscaper visits Cornwall' blog - loads of work.

Pro DesignerPermalink Reply by Kerrie John-The garden design Co on December 7, 2009 at 18:51

google 'choosing a tree pip howard' or 'choosing a tree cornwall landscaping' Your number 3 from todays blog!

Cornwall Landscaping said:

What about Cornwall Stuart?. Busmans holiday, we could do a 'prizewinning landscaper visits Cornwall' blog - loads of work.

PRO MemberPermalink Reply by Phil Voice on December 7, 2009 at 19:07

You would expect that though Kerrie - not many people would search using those keywords (except from LJN).

The challenge is to engage readers who have an interest in the advice being given in the post.

Pro DesignerPermalink Reply by Kerrie John-The garden design Co on December 7, 2009 at 19:18

You are quite right Phil, no one really would use the search words I used and perhaps I should have kept mum. Just typed into google 'pip howard cornwall landscaping' and the blog came second on page two. I don't confess to know how all this works but it seems to on my computer!


Philip Voice said:

You would expect that though Kerrie - not many people would search using those keywords (except from LJN).
The challenge is to engage readers who have an interest in the advice being given in the post.

Pro DesignerPermalink Reply by Jackson's Landscape Design on December 7, 2009 at 19:30

Very impressive John

Thats the beauty of blogging for you.

Permalink Reply by John on December 7, 2009 at 19:52

Ok, this has somehow become a discussion, which wasn't the intention.
So while we are on the subject of google finding the discussion or blog from the title of the discussion, can we clear up any what we need to put into the title.
My title has got - Landscape gardeners in it, and Torbay and the South Hams and the county of Devon. It also has - find and LJN .
If someone typed into Google, Find landscape gardener in Devon, or Gardener in Torbay, will Google pick up my discussion?. If it does then the customer can follow the link back to LJN.
If every member of the LJN site did a similar thing for their area, then surely all those searching for landscape gardeners etc will probably end up checking out LJN.

Or is this not correct ?

All I need to know is what to stick in the title and I will do it.

With regard to blogs, Stuart has mentioned that speech marks are needed to prevent the seperation of keywords, are there any other punctuation marks that have to be added. -for blogs and discussion forums

PRO MemberPermalink Reply by Phil Voice on December 7, 2009 at 19:55

Hi John

I think your title is a little too 'packed' with keywords and could be penalised by search engines.

All of the comments that have followed your original post will strengthen the 'findability' of your post so don't look at this as a negative.

What a potential client will look at for is the saleability of the blogger/business.


Hope this helps


Phil

Permalink Reply by John on December 7, 2009 at 20:07

Ok, thanks.
Stuart Marler said:

The inclusion of speech marks are for the TAG lines, or in a blog on your own site, the TITLE or KEYWORDS.
The inclusion of the speech marks are so that this forms a search, i.e. "Landscaper in Torbay" otherwise Ning separates that search if not in speech marks into three separate words.

Subscribe to the newsletters from this site, very infrmative for SEO, blogging, keywords etc.


The discussions on here are generally too small to be found on a Google search, unless you add your co. name to these Tags, keywords etc.

Good luck.

Ace Garden Services - John said:

Ok, this has somehow become a discussion, which wasn't the intention.
So while we are on the subject of google finding the discussion or blog from the title of the discussion, can we clear up any what we need to put into the title.
My title has got - Landscape gardeners in it, and Torbay and the South Hams and the county of Devon. It also has - find and LJN .
If someone typed into Google, Find landscape gardener in Devon, or Gardener in Torbay, will Google pick up my discussion?. If it does then the customer can follow the link back to LJN.
If every member of the LJN site did a similar thing for their area, then surely all those searching for landscape gardeners etc will probably end up checking out LJN.

Or is this not correct ?

All I need to know is what to stick in the title and I will do it.

With regard to blogs, Stuart has mentioned that speech marks are needed to prevent the seperation of keywords, are there any other punctuation marks that have to be added. -for blogs and discussion forums

Permalink Reply by Sustainable Land Management on December 7, 2009 at 20:28

Hi John,

I am not speaking as an expert here, but watching what blogs get high up I think the following are correct.

It would be more prudent to concentrate on one locale - would some one be more likely to type in Torbay, English Riviera or Torquay etc.,. I think South Hams is a good one as there is a plethora of outfits in Torbay and not so much in South Hams, (more affluent clientele in the South Hams as well).

Also when typing in looking for a landscape gardener in any way would mean that the multitude of web directories kick in as does google maps etc... this then means you have a lot of competition yet again.

Knowing the area relatively well, (I used to live in Babbacombe years ago and my mother in law lives in Stoke Gabriel - actually back there for Xmas, if you are up for a drink one evening) - I digress, the fact is that a reasonable amount of potential clients will be tapping into their search engines garden related questions which will not invoke the directory sites to their screens - For example 'How to Grow Exotics in the South Hams', 'Maintenance of a Cordyline in Torbay', 'Garden restoration in Salcombe' 'Stone walling with coralline limestone' etc.., This will start to filter your name and company name into the general system. The Quango and NGO reps who use the web all day long will start to register your name, and you will find referrals coming your way.

I would say that at present the LJN blog for landscapers is one of the best freebies available on the web and I would suggest to Philip Voice that maybe a charge per blog would help to boost income to the site as at present it beats the socks of a lot of paid advertising that is out there at the moment.

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