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Don’t Use Yahoo Site Builder

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Don't use Yahoo Site BuilderOne factor we’ve seen that can hurt your rankings … and that almost no web site owner is aware of … is known by the tongue twister “canonicalization“.  Relating to the problem of inadvertently having content on your site that’s seen by search engines as duplicate content, it can be fixed by three lines of code. We explain all that on our web site and in optimization recommendations we provide for our clients.

The disappointing news

Unfortunately, Yahoo Site Builder can’t let you implement those simple three lines of code. We ran into this on behalf of a client of ours this month. When I wrote Yahoo for assistance, this is the response I got.

We’re sorry, but the feature you are mentioning is not currently available through Yahoo! Web Hosting, and we do not have an estimated date as to when or if it will be available. However, we’ll pass your comments on to our Development team for further consideration. Since Yahoo! is a share hosting service, we currently do not offer access to .htacess files.

When I pressed them for more details, they were no more helpful.

Bill, as mentioned in the earlier, if you would like to redirect http://hullcogarage.com to http://www.hullcogarage.com this has to be done using .htaccess or using 301 redirect and currently Yahoo! do not support both the options, hence we’re sorry to inform you that there is no other option to redirect hullcogarage.com to www.hullcogarage.com, we apologize for any inconvenience.

[Update:  If you created your site in Yahoo Site Builder, that platform has closed.]

When considering alternatives, you can refer to our strategic partners who do excellent web design and hosting.

Why not call us for a free consultation on the state of your website and what it would take to improve your search visibility?

At Rank Magic, we can fix that! Click here to get in touch or call us at 1-866-RANKMAGIC.

Are you a local business?

Increase your local search visibility on Google.We find that most businesses using or contemplating Yahoo Site Builder are local businesses who deal face to face with their customers. If that’s you, you should familiarize yourself with Local Search Optimization. To draw people who search by city, county, or even “near me” you need some special local optimization.

Because of that, we have a special program tailored to local businesses like yours.

Learn about local search optimization here.

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  • May 24, 2023
    Jackie Z
    Bill and his team are awesome very thorough and efficient and great following up /customer service.
    Rank Magic
    Thanks, Jackie. I'm looking forward to more and more success for your visibility.
  • April 5, 2023
    Karen M.
    As a website designer, I value the depth and breadth of knowledge Rank Magic offers to give a client the very best Search Engine Optimization results. They not only know this field inside and out but are a pleasure to work with!!
    Rank Magic
    Thanks for your kind words, Karen. I'm looking forward to our collaboration for your client.
  • January 16, 2023
    Jamie F
    Amazing Service! Bill and rank magic took my business to the next level by cleaning up my business information across the internet. My google search referrals went up 39 percent in just months of using RanK Magic!
    Rank Magic
    Thanks, Jamie. I'm thrilled, too, with your results so far. I look forward to continued improvement.
  • September 30, 2022
    Jennifer N.
    We are absolutely thrilled with the results we have gotten while working with Rank Magic. The nature of this type of marketing makes it a little challenging to measure results. However, for us we have a pretty solid way to know that this is working. Since starting with Rank Magic we have been able to reduce our monthly spend on our paid advertising because our organic traffic has increased to the number of visits we used to get on the paid traffic. We would recommend Bill and his team to anyone who wants to increase their website traffic and grow their business
    Rank Magic
    Thanks, Jen. I'm pleased with what w've achieved for you so far and look forward to increasing your visibility and traffic even more.
  • March 10, 2022
    Zuri, P G
    Bill offered very thorough information in my consultation and provided me with varying levels of information on how to get started getting the best from my website. Looking forward to working with Rank Magic in the future.
    Rank Magic
    Thanks, Zuri. If you plan to act on any notes you took during your audit, feel free to call me with questions; there's no need to wait until we're working together on a billable basis. I'm eager to see you showing up on Google.
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First Impressions Count

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What’s the first impression your site creates?

First imp[ressions are important for your web pages.When people find your web site through search engines, you have to keep them on your site and you need to  convince them. A new study that was recently published in the journal Behaviour and Information Technology shows how important it is to make a good first impression.

The first impression is very important

A new study that has recently been published in the journal Behaviour and Information Technology shows that the snap decisions Internet users make about the quality of a web page have a lasting impact on their opinions.

It is very important that your web pages look good and that they have a trustworthy design.

You have 50 milliseconds

As reported in the BBC News report on first impressions, The study was conducted by Dr. Gitte Lindgaard of Carleton University in Ottawa. Lindgaard and her colleagues showed volunteers briefest glimpses of web pages previously rated as being either easy on the eye or particularly jarring, and asked them to rate the websites on a sliding scale of visual appeal.

Although the images were shown for just 50 milliseconds, the ratings were very similar to the judgments made after a longer examination of a web site.

Psychologists call this the halo effect. If people continue to use a web site that gave a good first impression they “prove” to themselves that they made a good initial decision.

First impressions on your web site are critical. You have 50 milliseconds.

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What does this mean to your web site?

It’s crucial that your site makes a good first impression. Otherwise, people might go to the next web site in the search results before finding out that you have something great to offer.

Make your web pages easy to read. Use a clear web site design and make it easy to find out what your web site is about.

Don’t put everything you can on a single page. Focus on a clear message on each and every page and tell your web site visitors what’s in it for them when they visit your site.

[Update November 2021] See how page experience has assumed new importance in 2021.