Comments on: Can Changing Your WordPress Theme Affect Your Search Engine Love? http://www.wealthydragon.com/blog/2009/12/10/theme-affect-search-results/ Hype-Free Internet Marketing Tips Thu, 29 Jul 2010 23:10:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc By: Keith Davis http://www.wealthydragon.com/blog/2009/12/10/theme-affect-search-results/comment-page-1/#comment-3157 Keith Davis Sat, 19 Dec 2009 08:14:07 +0000 http://www.wealthydragon.com/blog/?p=1440#comment-3157 Hi Martin Thanks for the additional info about registering with CommentLuv and having the choice of which post is linked to. That's answered one of my reservations about publishing another post before the previous post has many links i.e. new post would get all the links at the expense of the old post. But CommentLuv have obvioiusly thought about that. .-= Keith Davis´s last blog ..<a href="http://easypublicspeaking.co.uk/eye-contact-in-public-speaking/" rel="nofollow">The eyes have it!</a> =-. Hi Martin
Thanks for the additional info about registering with CommentLuv and having the choice of which post is linked to.
That’s answered one of my reservations about publishing another post before the previous post has many links i.e. new post would get all the links at the expense of the old post. But CommentLuv have obvioiusly thought about that.
Keith Davis´s last blog ..The eyes have it!

]]> By: Martin http://www.wealthydragon.com/blog/2009/12/10/theme-affect-search-results/comment-page-1/#comment-3156 Martin Sat, 19 Dec 2009 05:38:18 +0000 http://www.wealthydragon.com/blog/?p=1440#comment-3156 Hi Keith, Firstly - many thanks for those very kind comments! (Although I'm gutted to know I couldn't be a politician! :) ) Yes - I like CommentLuv, not only because it encourages comments here, but (as long as you register and add the logo to your site) you can select which of your posts are linked to on other sites where you comment. That means that if you leave more than 1 comment in a day on a blog you can arrange for different posts to be displaid. Or, alternatively, you can just select a post you want to promote and display that one on blogs where you comment. Neat that. (As long as the other blog is running CommentLuv too) It's also been stable for me (unlike Yet Another Related Posts Plugin which threw a wobbly this morning after I upgraded - which is why it's now disabled!) Cheers, Martin. Hi Keith,

Firstly – many thanks for those very kind comments! (Although I’m gutted to know I couldn’t be a politician! :) )

Yes – I like CommentLuv, not only because it encourages comments here, but (as long as you register and add the logo to your site) you can select which of your posts are linked to on other sites where you comment.

That means that if you leave more than 1 comment in a day on a blog you can arrange for different posts to be displaid. Or, alternatively, you can just select a post you want to promote and display that one on blogs where you comment. Neat that. (As long as the other blog is running CommentLuv too)

It’s also been stable for me (unlike Yet Another Related Posts Plugin which threw a wobbly this morning after I upgraded – which is why it’s now disabled!)

Cheers,

Martin.

]]> By: Keith Davis http://www.wealthydragon.com/blog/2009/12/10/theme-affect-search-results/comment-page-1/#comment-3154 Keith Davis Fri, 18 Dec 2009 18:32:44 +0000 http://www.wealthydragon.com/blog/?p=1440#comment-3154 Hi Martin You could never be a politician with an answer like "Yes, it can is the short answer" LOL I hear lots of good things about Thesis and your site certainly is a great advert fot the theme. I've settled for a cheap theme from Elegant Themes and have added a few SEO plugins... you can probably guess which ones! I am aware of SEO and how important it is and will keep an eye on my site. Talking of SEO, would you recommend the CommentLuv plugin? It's a great idea and since you use it, you must think it gives an advantage. I'm in two minds about it. Would welcome your comments. .-= Keith Davis´s last blog ..<a href="http://easypublicspeaking.co.uk/eye-contact-in-public-speaking/" rel="nofollow">The eyes have it!</a> =-. Hi Martin
You could never be a politician with an answer like “Yes, it can is the short answer” LOL

I hear lots of good things about Thesis and your site certainly is a great advert fot the theme.

I’ve settled for a cheap theme from Elegant Themes and have added a few SEO plugins… you can probably guess which ones!

I am aware of SEO and how important it is and will keep an eye on my site.

Talking of SEO, would you recommend the CommentLuv plugin? It’s a great idea and since you use it, you must think it gives an advantage.
I’m in two minds about it. Would welcome your comments.
Keith Davis´s last blog ..The eyes have it!

]]> By: Martin http://www.wealthydragon.com/blog/2009/12/10/theme-affect-search-results/comment-page-1/#comment-3114 Martin Sun, 13 Dec 2009 01:44:11 +0000 http://www.wealthydragon.com/blog/?p=1440#comment-3114 Hi Paul, Glad you got your traffic sorted out! That's a really nice theme you've got there on middleagedbiz - I thought it was Thesis at first but it's Revolution2. Really nice looking, though :) Cheers, Martin. Hi Paul,

Glad you got your traffic sorted out!

That’s a really nice theme you’ve got there on middleagedbiz – I thought it was Thesis at first but it’s Revolution2. Really nice looking, though :)

Cheers,

Martin.

]]> By: Paul http://www.wealthydragon.com/blog/2009/12/10/theme-affect-search-results/comment-page-1/#comment-3113 Paul Sat, 12 Dec 2009 23:51:51 +0000 http://www.wealthydragon.com/blog/?p=1440#comment-3113 Like you when I started blogging I would just choose a theme I liked and go with it. I had no thought at all about SEO and was totally unaware of the hidden adds and other plugins inserted by the author. I had one blog which frustrated me for a year because I just couldn't get any traffic to it, no matter what I did. I changed the theme to a premium theme and the traffic came. Now I only use premium themes for blogging. I have a number of blogs running on thesis which I'm very happy with. And to be honest the cost of a wordpres them is really small when compared to the cost of putting up a website. Like you when I started blogging I would just choose a theme I liked and go with it. I had no thought at all about SEO and was totally unaware of the hidden adds and other plugins inserted by the author.
I had one blog which frustrated me for a year because I just couldn’t get any traffic to it, no matter what I did. I changed the theme to a premium theme and the traffic came.
Now I only use premium themes for blogging. I have a number of blogs running on thesis which I’m very happy with. And to be honest the cost of a wordpres them is really small when compared to the cost of putting up a website.

]]> By: Martin http://www.wealthydragon.com/blog/2009/12/10/theme-affect-search-results/comment-page-1/#comment-3111 Martin Sat, 12 Dec 2009 04:25:23 +0000 http://www.wealthydragon.com/blog/?p=1440#comment-3111 Google will certainly remove your site from its index if it finds links leading to what it sees as scam or spam sites - no question. There's no need to hide links in a theme. The author's perfectly entitled to put a link in the footer pointing to the site they sell their themes from if the theme is free. But those links are up front and clearly visible. If they're hiding links it means they don't want you to know they're there. And that's probably because they lead to sites that are dodgy in some way. If you find hidden links in your theme my suggestion is change the theme. Unless you're a coder yourself (in which case you'd probably be building your own themes) you've no sure way of knowing that you found all the hidden links. So removing the ones you do find may well not fix the problem. Change the theme and get one from a reputable site. As I said above, there are lots of good free themes around. Cheers, Martin. Google will certainly remove your site from its index if it finds links leading to what it sees as scam or spam sites – no question.

There’s no need to hide links in a theme. The author’s perfectly entitled to put a link in the footer pointing to the site they sell their themes from if the theme is free. But those links are up front and clearly visible.

If they’re hiding links it means they don’t want you to know they’re there. And that’s probably because they lead to sites that are dodgy in some way.

If you find hidden links in your theme my suggestion is change the theme. Unless you’re a coder yourself (in which case you’d probably be building your own themes) you’ve no sure way of knowing that you found all the hidden links. So removing the ones you do find may well not fix the problem.

Change the theme and get one from a reputable site. As I said above, there are lots of good free themes around.

Cheers,

Martin.

]]> By: GuideMeSingapore http://www.wealthydragon.com/blog/2009/12/10/theme-affect-search-results/comment-page-1/#comment-3110 GuideMeSingapore Fri, 11 Dec 2009 20:39:10 +0000 http://www.wealthydragon.com/blog/?p=1440#comment-3110 I found out only last year that free themes could have hidden links and after checking out the theme i was using thoroughly, i did find three links hidden. Do these hidden links affect google rankings? I was told that google doesnt take it too kindly if it finds hidden links and might put the site in the supplemental index. Is this true? I found out only last year that free themes could have hidden links and after checking out the theme i was using thoroughly, i did find three links hidden. Do these hidden links affect google rankings? I was told that google doesnt take it too kindly if it finds hidden links and might put the site in the supplemental index. Is this true?

]]> By: Martin http://www.wealthydragon.com/blog/2009/12/10/theme-affect-search-results/comment-page-1/#comment-3108 Martin Fri, 11 Dec 2009 13:20:29 +0000 http://www.wealthydragon.com/blog/?p=1440#comment-3108 Excellent move to go to Thesis. I've a special offer running on Thesis at the moment which will extend into the New Year. Clicking on the Thesis logo in the right sidebar will take you to the gory details :) Cheers, Martin. Excellent move to go to Thesis.

I’ve a special offer running on Thesis at the moment which will extend into the New Year. Clicking on the Thesis logo in the right sidebar will take you to the gory details :)

Cheers,

Martin.

]]> By: Martin http://www.wealthydragon.com/blog/2009/12/10/theme-affect-search-results/comment-page-1/#comment-3106 Martin Fri, 11 Dec 2009 13:18:01 +0000 http://www.wealthydragon.com/blog/?p=1440#comment-3106 Mike, hi, Thanks for your kind comments! Yes - the Thesis support community is excellent. There are also lots of tutorials and sites online that provide additional support for Thesis. If you Google whatever it is you're looking for and include Thesis or Thesis Theme in the search string you'll get loads of results. Thanks for dropping in! Cheers, Martin. Mike, hi,

Thanks for your kind comments!

Yes – the Thesis support community is excellent. There are also lots of tutorials and sites online that provide additional support for Thesis.

If you Google whatever it is you’re looking for and include Thesis or Thesis Theme in the search string you’ll get loads of results.

Thanks for dropping in!

Cheers,

Martin.

]]> By: Mike @ Computer Tips http://www.wealthydragon.com/blog/2009/12/10/theme-affect-search-results/comment-page-1/#comment-3102 Mike @ Computer Tips Fri, 11 Dec 2009 04:15:46 +0000 http://www.wealthydragon.com/blog/?p=1440#comment-3102 I agree completely. One of the most important things for me has been the scope and vitality of the Thesis support community. I'm not a hard-core developer so having people to turn to for advice and help has been a huge plus. I used another premium theme prior to switching to Thesis and have been very, very glad I made the change. I also recently modified my blog to be a DoFollow blog. Pretty interesting. I enjoyed your post. Well-written, concise and informative. Thanks. .-= Mike @ Computer Tips´s last blog ..<a href="http://www.htstechtips.com/2009/12/06/usb-3-usb-the-next-generation/" rel="nofollow">USB 3.0 – USB, The Next Generation</a> =-. I agree completely. One of the most important things for me has been the scope and vitality of the Thesis support community. I’m not a hard-core developer so having people to turn to for advice and help has been a huge plus.

I used another premium theme prior to switching to Thesis and have been very, very glad I made the change. I also recently modified my blog to be a DoFollow blog. Pretty interesting.

I enjoyed your post. Well-written, concise and informative. Thanks.
Mike @ Computer Tips´s last blog ..USB 3.0 – USB, The Next Generation

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