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When I click on my author link in a blog post on my website, it goes to the home page. Why is it doing this? Is this the way it supposed to work? How do I change it?
When I click on your author name here it takes me to your profile page here. Are you clicking on the Author link here or on your website? If it is on your website you have to create your author page or create a category for posts under your author name. Then when you click on your author name the link will go to your author page. If all of your posts on your website are uncategorized then everything (including your homepage) will be saved as uncategorized. In order to fix that you have to create categories and select the proper category for each post.
I was referring to my website. I updated the question to show that. Thanks for the reply to my question.
I think you have to set up an author page on the site. My sister did mine on my old website, but having it go to the home page is okay too, because all of the blogs are written by you. The author link usually connects posts by the same author as if that is a category by itself, allowing readers to find your posts no matter what category they are written under.
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What's wrong with my author link on the blog?
When I click on my author link in a blog post on my website, it goes to the home page. Why is it doing this? Is this the way it supposed to work? How do I change it?
When I click on your author name here it takes me to your profile page here. Are you clicking on the Author link here or on your website? If it is on your website you have to create your author page or create a category for posts under your author name. Then when you click on your author name the link will go to your author page. If all of your posts on your website are uncategorized then everything (including your homepage) will be saved as uncategorized. In order to fix that you have to create categories and select the proper category for each post.
I was referring to my website. I updated the question to show that. Thanks for the reply to my question.
I think you have to set up an author page on the site. My sister did mine on my old website, but having it go to the home page is okay too, because all of the blogs are written by you. The author link usually connects posts by the same author as if that is a category by itself, allowing readers to find your posts no matter what category they are written under.
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Just wondering if anyone can explain the process of transferring a website from another host to WA hosting. I will not be transferring the domain, just the hosting.
STOP! Don't change the nameservers until your website has been backed up. WA tech support will do everything for you they just need your domain name and your FTP access. They transfer all your content to a temporary site then (and only then) you can change the nameservers and support will do the rest.
Unfortunately, you all are not getting what I was asking. I mean moving the site (data and all) so that it is on WA server and being hosted at WA, not godaddy. I know about the nameserver, dns thing.
I just completed the process of moving an existing Web site to WA. The process was completed with the help of WA tech support.
the recommended process was as follows:
1. Back up your existing website AND database. You can use a wordpress plugin like backupbuddy or one of several other backup programs. You could also contact your hosting provider and use theiy Cpanel backup. Again! Make sure you do a COMPLETE backup including your database.
2. Download your backup to your hard drive for safekeeping.
3. Contact WA support asking them to transfer your website to WAA
4. Support will need your admin account info for /wp-admin Login.
5. Support will also need the ftp login info from your old host and the path to your home directory.
6. Let support do their magic.
7. After support finishes THEN CHANGE your dns settiing to http:// ns1.mywahosting.com and http://ns2.mywahosting.com
8. Create your new dummy site and let support transfer your backup into your domain.
This is the process I used. I'm sure there is an easier way but this worked out. Good luck
You mean you want to point to the WA hosting correct?
Go to your current hosting and go to name servers and
change the dns to:
http://ns1.mywahosting.com
http://ns2.mywahosting.com
No, my website is currently hosted at godaddy, and I want to transfer it to WA. The domain name will stay at godaddy. I just need some direction on how this is done.
The domain name will stay at Godaddy.
They are the registrar.
Follow my directions above.
Make sure you have a backup of your previous site before you transfer! I mistakenly believed that my previous host automatically backed up my site. That was not the case, which created chaos when I did attempt to transfer.
The site support under the blue SiteRubix button can help!
Good luck!
Marsanne
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How do I transfer an existing website to wa?
Just wondering if anyone can explain the process of transferring a website from another host to WA hosting. I will not be transferring the domain, just the hosting.
STOP! Don't change the nameservers until your website has been backed up. WA tech support will do everything for you they just need your domain name and your FTP access. They transfer all your content to a temporary site then (and only then) you can change the nameservers and support will do the rest.
Unfortunately, you all are not getting what I was asking. I mean moving the site (data and all) so that it is on WA server and being hosted at WA, not godaddy. I know about the nameserver, dns thing.
I just completed the process of moving an existing Web site to WA. The process was completed with the help of WA tech support.
the recommended process was as follows:
1. Back up your existing website AND database. You can use a wordpress plugin like backupbuddy or one of several other backup programs. You could also contact your hosting provider and use theiy Cpanel backup. Again! Make sure you do a COMPLETE backup including your database.
2. Download your backup to your hard drive for safekeeping.
3. Contact WA support asking them to transfer your website to WAA
4. Support will need your admin account info for /wp-admin Login.
5. Support will also need the ftp login info from your old host and the path to your home directory.
6. Let support do their magic.
7. After support finishes THEN CHANGE your dns settiing to http:// ns1.mywahosting.com and http://ns2.mywahosting.com
8. Create your new dummy site and let support transfer your backup into your domain.
This is the process I used. I'm sure there is an easier way but this worked out. Good luck
You mean you want to point to the WA hosting correct?
Go to your current hosting and go to name servers and
change the dns to:
http://ns1.mywahosting.com
http://ns2.mywahosting.com
No, my website is currently hosted at godaddy, and I want to transfer it to WA. The domain name will stay at godaddy. I just need some direction on how this is done.
The domain name will stay at Godaddy.
They are the registrar.
Follow my directions above.
Make sure you have a backup of your previous site before you transfer! I mistakenly believed that my previous host automatically backed up my site. That was not the case, which created chaos when I did attempt to transfer.
The site support under the blue SiteRubix button can help!
Good luck!
Marsanne
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I was wondering is it better to use text links in content or image links to other pages on your site for internal linking when working on seo for each webpage?
I was going to say the same as boomer so if I was you I would use text links that's what I use.
It is better to use text links. Googlebot can crawl text links much easier than image links.
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Text links in content or image links for seo?
I was wondering is it better to use text links in content or image links to other pages on your site for internal linking when working on seo for each webpage?
I was going to say the same as boomer so if I was you I would use text links that's what I use.
It is better to use text links. Googlebot can crawl text links much easier than image links.
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I was wondering what is the best schedule to put up new blog posts on a newer site that isn't getting any real traffic yet? Would it be twice a week, three times a week, every o
I am glad you asked this question. There are a lot of good informative answers here. Thank you to everyone who answered!
That's awesome info.
I felt bad when I wasn't able to post something every or every second day.
3 posts a week will be no problem for me for a long time.
Thanks for the question and answers.
I would advise you to get as much good content on to a new site as you possibly can. I would also put on more pages then posts to start with. Hope this helps
For new websites it is best to publish more pages than blog posts. You want to establish your pages first because you need those to link to from your blog posts, which are basically complimentary pieces of content to your pages.
If you know you can write a lot of content then I would advise you to publish twice per week and do it on a consistent schedule. This is important for better SEO, see my training on this below. How to Improve Website Ranking 2: Content Posting Schedule for SEO It could be something like 2 pages one week and then in the following week it could be 1 page and 1 blog post linking to one of your pages.
Once your site is more established and you have the amount of pages you want, then you can switch to posting mostly blog posts and fewer pages.
The thing to remember is that you will have to keep adding content for the foreseeable future, so schedule your publishing accordingly so you always have something to publish on the same day of the week that you choose as your posting schedule.
Hi
There really is no best frequency at all though I am sure you will hear words to the contrary around the web.
Initially I try to get 10 good quality articles up on a new website as soon as possible as it gives some content for any visitors to have a read through. There is nothing more off- putting than having a website with one article crying out for company.
After that the niche will dictate frequency to a certain extent as well as the profile of your visitors.
For example if you were in one of the new technology type niches then at least every other day, if not daily might be necessary as news gets out of date very,very quickly. No one wants your review of a product that has already been superseded by another.
However if you were into organic gardening, or mountaineering then weekly might be sufficient.
You need to be able to publish good quality content so that will also dictate frequency. If you are not able to publish a quality article then don't push out rubbish for the sake of an artificially created schedule.
Dave
At the moment I'm trying to get one put out every 3 days. I have lists of topic ideas from the lessons here in WA so the time taken for each is research, writing, then tweaking layout and adding images. I work roughly 2 hours a day on it. If I could work longer hours I would get more blog posts out. As long as what you put out is quality content then more is better.
I cannot imagine how you could manage to add posts three times per week, and for how long. This looks unsustainable in longer terms. Once per week is already too much for me.
I want to see at least a new post every week when I am checking out websites. Less than that indicates to me the owner's lack of interest (although that may not be the case).
The more the better. :) If you can get one posted every other day or so, you are ahead of the game. Most people don't have the time to do this, but it will benefit you in the long run. I would definitely say to try for three articles per week to get your website going and getting those posts ranked. This isn't possible for everyone, but if you are able, it is a good idea.
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What is the best frequency for blog posts on a newer site?
I was wondering what is the best schedule to put up new blog posts on a newer site that isn't getting any real traffic yet? Would it be twice a week, three times a week, every o
I am glad you asked this question. There are a lot of good informative answers here. Thank you to everyone who answered!
That's awesome info.
I felt bad when I wasn't able to post something every or every second day.
3 posts a week will be no problem for me for a long time.
Thanks for the question and answers.
I would advise you to get as much good content on to a new site as you possibly can. I would also put on more pages then posts to start with. Hope this helps
For new websites it is best to publish more pages than blog posts. You want to establish your pages first because you need those to link to from your blog posts, which are basically complimentary pieces of content to your pages.
If you know you can write a lot of content then I would advise you to publish twice per week and do it on a consistent schedule. This is important for better SEO, see my training on this below. How to Improve Website Ranking 2: Content Posting Schedule for SEO It could be something like 2 pages one week and then in the following week it could be 1 page and 1 blog post linking to one of your pages.
Once your site is more established and you have the amount of pages you want, then you can switch to posting mostly blog posts and fewer pages.
The thing to remember is that you will have to keep adding content for the foreseeable future, so schedule your publishing accordingly so you always have something to publish on the same day of the week that you choose as your posting schedule.
Hi
There really is no best frequency at all though I am sure you will hear words to the contrary around the web.
Initially I try to get 10 good quality articles up on a new website as soon as possible as it gives some content for any visitors to have a read through. There is nothing more off- putting than having a website with one article crying out for company.
After that the niche will dictate frequency to a certain extent as well as the profile of your visitors.
For example if you were in one of the new technology type niches then at least every other day, if not daily might be necessary as news gets out of date very,very quickly. No one wants your review of a product that has already been superseded by another.
However if you were into organic gardening, or mountaineering then weekly might be sufficient.
You need to be able to publish good quality content so that will also dictate frequency. If you are not able to publish a quality article then don't push out rubbish for the sake of an artificially created schedule.
Dave
At the moment I'm trying to get one put out every 3 days. I have lists of topic ideas from the lessons here in WA so the time taken for each is research, writing, then tweaking layout and adding images. I work roughly 2 hours a day on it. If I could work longer hours I would get more blog posts out. As long as what you put out is quality content then more is better.
I cannot imagine how you could manage to add posts three times per week, and for how long. This looks unsustainable in longer terms. Once per week is already too much for me.
I want to see at least a new post every week when I am checking out websites. Less than that indicates to me the owner's lack of interest (although that may not be the case).
The more the better. :) If you can get one posted every other day or so, you are ahead of the game. Most people don't have the time to do this, but it will benefit you in the long run. I would definitely say to try for three articles per week to get your website going and getting those posts ranked. This isn't possible for everyone, but if you are able, it is a good idea.
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I have a site that I have had for 7 years and it has some links that were generated before the Google updates. I suspect that I won't get good rankings because of this. So, if I
I appreciate all of you making your comments to my question, it does give me something to consider. Thanks.
I think you would have to but a new domain name and start from scratch for your ranking in google.
You would have to BUY a new name amd move your site to the new domain name. Google would consider the new name as a new site and you would start over.
Yes, as said before, changing the name may lose you a lot of credentials and ratings in google. You could always create the new site however, with the same content if you choose, and put on the existing site that it has moved. This way you won't COMPLETELY lose everything you've worked at!
I do not think you can change the domain name. This is something you have to buy and register somewhere (e.g. at Namecheap). So by doing this you start something completely new. Jovo
Hi Glenn,
Googles bots regularly crawl sites and use your sitemap for your layout etc.
Your older links should get updated as your site does.
If you change your domain name you will be starting from square one and Google will have to index the new domain accordingly.
Here is a video from Jay that may cover some of this for you, 10 Steps Required for Top Google Rankings I hope this helps somewhat, my best,
Gary
Thanks Darwyn,
When I have the time I really enjoy helping folks.
Thanks for the nice words!
Gary
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What could happen if I changed my domain name?
I have a site that I have had for 7 years and it has some links that were generated before the Google updates. I suspect that I won't get good rankings because of this. So, if I
I appreciate all of you making your comments to my question, it does give me something to consider. Thanks.
I think you would have to but a new domain name and start from scratch for your ranking in google.
You would have to BUY a new name amd move your site to the new domain name. Google would consider the new name as a new site and you would start over.
Yes, as said before, changing the name may lose you a lot of credentials and ratings in google. You could always create the new site however, with the same content if you choose, and put on the existing site that it has moved. This way you won't COMPLETELY lose everything you've worked at!
I do not think you can change the domain name. This is something you have to buy and register somewhere (e.g. at Namecheap). So by doing this you start something completely new. Jovo
Hi Glenn,
Googles bots regularly crawl sites and use your sitemap for your layout etc.
Your older links should get updated as your site does.
If you change your domain name you will be starting from square one and Google will have to index the new domain accordingly.
Here is a video from Jay that may cover some of this for you, 10 Steps Required for Top Google Rankings I hope this helps somewhat, my best,
Gary
Thanks Darwyn,
When I have the time I really enjoy helping folks.
Thanks for the nice words!
Gary
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Looks like Mommanoo has got this figured out.