March 18, 20188 yr I have created my web site, but I'm getting confused trying to get it visible on Google. I have added the site to google search console but I still don't understand. Please could some talk me through the process. And how can I add keywords so that when someone searches for them my web page would be in the results. Hopefully someone understands what I'm tryouts no to ask?
March 18, 20188 yr What's the website? Have you: set the page titles and descriptions, headings, content, images, alt tags, menus and internal navigation, anchor text, logos, footers, contact details and all the zillion other things Google is looking for? It's not about adding keywords, it's about providing informative, interesting and authoritative information that meets the needs of people searching for that information.
March 18, 20188 yr The site has been indexed by google (I can see all the pages) but because you have used openelement to build the site Google is going to struggle to rank the site for anything useful. The things I listed in my last post are the things you need to work on but I suspect you will struggle to do all that is necessary using this site builder. Consider also that Google places great stock in how a site responds to the device being used and expects the layout to adapt to the screen size. Sorry to be all doom and gloom but without a lot (and I mean a lot) of work the site is unlikely to rank well for anything related to childminding. A simple example of one of your pages: http://www.childmindersos.co.uk/Gallery.htm There is no <title> or meta description in the <head> There is no H1 or H2 on the page. There is no introduction to page to explain the gallery The alt tags begin with the word 'thumbnail' and there is no alt, title or caption on the main image. The filenames are not descriptive of the image You can't swipe the image on a touchscreen. But most importantly, the site doesn't work well on a phone - you have to zoom in to see anything. And google doesn't like this.
March 18, 20188 yr Author OK what software would you suggest, I will change the site. Thx for your input I will try to implement the things you say.
March 18, 20188 yr Don't use a site builder. There are loads of adverts about how you can build a a site using this or that software but none of them will tick all the boxes google expects. Building a website isn't about the software it's about the planning and preparation you do before you even turn your computer on. Once you have got all the content created and focused you can start constructing the site. But to do this properly you do sort of need to work with someone who knows how to assemble your content and build an effective website. Get help. It's going to much much easier than trying to do it yourself.
March 19, 20188 yr If i may give a couple of graphic design tips too the navigation bar looks a bit too techie - more computers than childcare - i don't mean make it childish but a little more in the same spirit as the site. don't underline text when it's not a link. I would also avoid italics for headings and reserve it for emphasis i.e. setting words apart from the main body text because they mean something different (like a latin name might be italicised). A larger font would work far better and allows for easy scanning. whether it's bold or not depends on how it looks If you don't want to use web fonts then i would suggest not using times new roman— even arial would look better— or increase the font size to around 20 or so and use a dark grey like #444444 with a line height of 1.5. add a footer - makes it look like the page has got stuck btw are you allowed to show children's faces? (e.g. the gallery page, Recreating Jackson Pollock's splatter painting) ? I assume you have permission from the parents or know all about this anyway, but i would still be very careful.
March 19, 20188 yr Author Thanks for your tips I will take another look and implement the changes. BTW the only face you can see is that of my daughter, but your right to check.
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