New Feature Alert! Improvement - Meta Tags & Search Snippets for Google Sites Pages

Good news! Something the Google Sites Top Contributors' team have been asking for (for a long time!) is meta tags for google sites pages. You should now be able to add page descriptions via the "Page Settings" dialog.

Click on more > Page settings > Add your page description and save.

That's it!

The thing that takes the time is the content ... BUT you need to make note of the dictionary's description of a meta tag, otherwise you will just be adding mindless keywords which, quite frankly, will look and sound like a big fat spam sandwich.

met·a·tag

noun Computers .

a tag in HTML that is inserted at the top of a Web page chiefly to describe its content and provide keywords for use by search engines.

So, describe the pages content, briefly. It really helps if the content of your page has original content in the first place, then naturally your meta tag will also me original.

The content of meta tags is often used in search snippets too (aka search results text).

So, let me know how you go with this new mega exciting new feature!

Bx 

NEW! Unofficial google sites directory

Add Your Site - It's FREE!

Happy Tuesday!

I just put together a little treat for you ... an unofficial google sites directory! Check it out here!

It's easy to get your site added to the directory whilst you are they, it might even help you get some eyeballs on your site!

SEO, Get your website found in google searches

1) Submit your sites and urls using webmaster tools. Just hit this -> Submit URLs to Google with Fetch as Googlebot
2) Submit a site map to webmaster tools. Just hit this -> Submit a sitemap It takes a short time, it's easy to do and will make a MASSIVE difference to your sites visibility.
3) redirect your naked domain name - check out Redirect Your Naked Domain Using wwwizer

Check out this SEO guide written just for google sites here:

SEO Guide by steegle

Get to webmaster tools here:

Webmaster Tools

Be warned however if you have a custom domain eg yoursite.com make sure you submit that to the index not your sites.google.com/site/yoursite url or your GS url might be riding higher than your custom domain!

There's no magic wand but with time and effort you'll get the visitors you need.

Google Analytics allows you to actually check your progress. Get it here:

Google Analytics

Adwords is a great way to advertising your website too. buy adwords here:

Adwords - Pay Per Click Advertising

Also keep your site's content kept fresh by getting an announcements page:

Like a blog, an announcement page display posts you create. you could use it as a news page, to record meeting notes and agendas, as an online journal or just to keep your site users wanting to come back for more .... I can't stress how important it is to post, just once a week .... To get hits why wouldn't you?

B x

Ps - Let me know how you get on.

Submit A Site Map To Webmaster Central - this is an essential part ofSEO to help get your site found in searches

Hello,

This will help your site get found on google sites under your custom domain, here is some info for you:

Ok go to webmaster central and sign in using your google account



Click on add a site and add the site you want to sumit the sitemap for.

Once you have done this click on the site link on the dashboard page > clilck on submit a sitemap under the sitemap column bottom right hand of the page.

Click on submit a sitemap button.

Type in the box next to your url system/feeds/sitemap

Click on submit sitemap on the right to add it to the list of sitemaps.

Result!




.... it takes a fews hours or even days but eventually you will see your sites pages found from the site map when you return to webmaster tools.

Let me know this works for you.

B x