High On Google

June 23rd, 2006 @ 1:06 pm by: Marc

Woah… that was quick! Our website has already been indexed by Google. The site also made it to the top of the Google page rank for the search term “Marc and Angel”. Granted “Marc and Angel” probably isn’t the hottest search term out there, it’s still pretty darn cool.
And for those who want the extra 411… because I know some of my family/friends have asked me in the past. Google’s page rank is based on an undisclosed algorithm that evaluates several different factors. The top factors seem to be a combination of Meta keywords, site content (information relevance), and inbound links (also called backward links). Inbound links are the most important ranking factor. You can easily acquire inbound links using link directories, reciprocal link exchanges, or even easier… a personal signature on all your posts in any popular online discussion forum. The signature should contain a link to your website (make sure the forum pages are searchable by Google). It’s also important to note that Google applies link reputation to all inbound links. A link’s reputation is primarily based around its textual relevance to the site. For example, the title of www.marcandangel.com is “Marc and Angel”, and I have setup links on other sites using the linking text (the actual clickable text link) of “Marc and Angel”. Am I making sense? Oh well… enjoy yourself.