Getting Yahoo SE Traffic

MadMax · 2005-02-13, 01:08 PM

Ok, so I've got several sites that are finally getting some love from the Big G. The inktomi bot crawls the hell out of them (much more than G-Bot), but I don't really see much of anything for Yahoo SE traffic.

I've been following the conventional wisdom of building up targeted link trades on every page, the primary site is a LL that's keyword rich from the get-go, I show a couple thousand backlinks in Yahoo, but still no love from the Yahoo SERPS.

Granted, I'm no SEO guru, but I've got keyword rich page title, H1 and H2 text as well as all the other text on the pages.

Anyone got any suggestions? I feel like I'm beating my head against a wall, and G is too fickle for me to count on it as my sole SE traffic source.

Presmar · 2005-02-14, 12:23 AM

I'm no expert or anything but I think it has a lot to do with the competition between Google and Yahoo. They don't want their directories to be too similar. My site get traffic from Yahoo but none fro Google. Just my 2 cents..

Linkster · 2005-02-15, 11:45 AM

Make sure that you have the desc and keywords metas in the head of your pages - Yahoo does use that - also the page content (called on-page factors) is king at Yahoo - make sure you are W3C compliant with your html, and keep making pages

The other factor if it is a LL, is that Yahoo is very strict about "looking like a linkfarm"
They have not included too many LLs that have been around for a long time as they have a little penalty given to a lot of us for looking like too much link trading

MadMax · 2005-02-15, 05:35 PM

That makes a lot of sense, thanks Linkster

M.D · 2005-02-20, 12:04 PM

Pornificent is getting excellent Yahoo traffic (200% more than Google traffic).

Submit your sites to pornificent and get your share
http://www.pornificent.com/

LowryBigwood · 2005-02-20, 12:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Linkster

Make sure that you have the desc and keywords metas in the head of your pages - Yahoo does use that

I did not know that, here I am thinking metas are a thing of the past.

Great info, thanks linkster.

GeorgeTH · 2005-02-20, 08:00 PM

Since the last Google dance I [un-]fortunately get twice as much Yahoo traffic than Google to both, my TGP galleries (which actually are now at Yahoo 52%, Altavista 19%, Google 16%), and my TGP, which since early February gets a nice number of hits for "Porn" from Yahoo

Presmar · 2005-03-02, 05:06 PM

I just wanted to wish Yahoo a very happy 10th B-day! and thank Google for it's recent screw ups..

MarcyM25 · 2005-03-04, 04:23 PM

I used to have good Yahoo traffic, now it's totally opposite.. Google is lising me much higher, and Yahoo is not good.. some of my pages are not even listed on Yahoo at all, ones that used to be #4 or so.. :-/

Joe · 2005-03-07, 08:25 PM

Yahoo loves RSS/XML feeds... Hence the reason why it's very easy to just add a small blog targeting a keyword and having it rank very high.

2005-02-13, 01:08 PM	#1
MadMax "Without evil there can be no good, so it must be good to be evil sometimes" ~ Satan Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Motor City, baby, where carjacking was invented! Now GIMME THOSE SHOES! Posts: 2,385	Getting Yahoo SE Traffic Ok, so I've got several sites that are finally getting some love from the Big G. The inktomi bot crawls the hell out of them (much more than G-Bot), but I don't really see much of anything for Yahoo SE traffic. I've been following the conventional wisdom of building up targeted link trades on every page, the primary site is a LL that's keyword rich from the get-go, I show a couple thousand backlinks in Yahoo, but still no love from the Yahoo SERPS. Granted, I'm no SEO guru, but I've got keyword rich page title, H1 and H2 text as well as all the other text on the pages. Anyone got any suggestions? I feel like I'm beating my head against a wall, and G is too fickle for me to count on it as my sole SE traffic source.

2005-02-14, 12:23 AM	#2
Presmar My wife is not a doobie to be passed around! On our wedding day I promised to bogart her for life! Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Cleveland Ohio Posts: 272	I'm no expert or anything but I think it has a lot to do with the competition between Google and Yahoo. They don't want their directories to be too similar. My site get traffic from Yahoo but none fro Google. Just my 2 cents.. __________________ Free Targeted Teen SE Traffic! Submit your Free Sites Here! sex-free-teen.com

2005-02-15, 11:45 AM	#3
Linkster NO! Im not a female - but being a dragon, I do eat them. Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Sex Delta Posts: 5,084	Make sure that you have the desc and keywords metas in the head of your pages - Yahoo does use that - also the page content (called on-page factors) is king at Yahoo - make sure you are W3C compliant with your html, and keep making pages The other factor if it is a LL, is that Yahoo is very strict about "looking like a linkfarm" They have not included too many LLs that have been around for a long time as they have a little penalty given to a lot of us for looking like too much link trading __________________ Pussy Chompers Porn Links NSCash Last edited by Linkster; 2005-02-15 at 11:47 AM..

2005-02-20, 08:00 PM	#7
GeorgeTH Don't let a programmer design your front-end pages! Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: currently on the road in CA Posts: 781	Since the last Google dance I [un-]fortunately get twice as much Yahoo traffic than Google to both, my TGP galleries (which actually are now at Yahoo 52%, Altavista 19%, Google 16%), and my TGP, which since early February gets a nice number of hits for "Porn" from Yahoo __________________ Have a nice day!

2005-03-02, 05:06 PM	#8
Presmar My wife is not a doobie to be passed around! On our wedding day I promised to bogart her for life! Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Cleveland Ohio Posts: 272	I just wanted to wish Yahoo a very happy 10th B-day! and thank Google for it's recent screw ups.. __________________ Free Targeted Teen SE Traffic! Submit your Free Sites Here! sex-free-teen.com

2005-02-15, 05:35 PM	#4
MadMax "Without evil there can be no good, so it must be good to be evil sometimes" ~ Satan Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Motor City, baby, where carjacking was invented! Now GIMME THOSE SHOES! Posts: 2,385	That makes a lot of sense, thanks Linkster

2005-02-20, 12:04 PM	#5
M.D Registered User Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: here Posts: 68	Pornificent is getting excellent Yahoo traffic (200% more than Google traffic). Submit your sites to pornificent and get your share http://www.pornificent.com/

2005-03-04, 04:23 PM	#9
MarcyM25 WHO IS FONZY!?! Don't they teach you anything at school? Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 43	I used to have good Yahoo traffic, now it's totally opposite.. Google is lising me much higher, and Yahoo is not good.. some of my pages are not even listed on Yahoo at all, ones that used to be #4 or so.. :-/ __________________ Promote Stockings On Pornstars with NSCash - SoloDollars ICQ 1044 5057

2005-03-07, 08:25 PM	#10
Joe The information superhighway showed the average person what some nerd thinks about Star Trek Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: California Posts: 337	Yahoo loves RSS/XML feeds... Hence the reason why it's very easy to just add a small blog targeting a keyword and having it rank very high.

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