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Based on the training and classes, I'm of two minds. (1) It is meant to be the keyword - and LT keyword. OR (2) You are meant to follow the "Potential Posts" Title to JAAXY and
Is the "potential posts" title in hubs meant to be the keyword?
Based on the training and classes, I'm of two minds. (1) It is meant to be the keyword - and LT keyword. OR (2) You are meant to follow the "Potential Posts" Title to JAAXY and
I've wondered this same thing but decided to not put too much emphasis on it. Instead, I simply use the potential titles as suggestions. UNLESS it sounds like an awesome LT keyword then I'll put it into JAAXY and see how it stands.
Say you have a siterubix site your not completely sure about. You work on it for a couple months. You decide you like it and want to move it to a .com domain. What will the age
A siterubix website isn't built on a "real" domain name. It's a sub-domain of siterubix.com and, as such, is invisible to the search engines. So when you transfer it to a website based on a dot com domain name, that's when it first appears to Google.
Hey Phil,
Thanks for getting back to me.
But just to clarify Google DOES index subdomains. It may not rank them very high, but it does index them.
I've attached the relevant snip from "Provide a site name to Google Search" from Google Search Central.
https://developers.google.com/search/docs/appearance/site-names
My question was actually prompted by Google immediately indexing my "test kitchen" siterubix.com site. Which made me think that some day down the road I might want to make it a proper .com site ... which made me wonder how the age of a site was determined when you migrate one site to another.
I thought Partha's reply that begins "Not quite... Hahahahahaha!!!" was really helpful.
Thanks again!
Hey Kristen,
I would have to say that nowadays it makes absolutely no difference whatsoever.
When you first joined WA siterubix had the ability to be indexed and ranked in the search engines, and siterubix sites had the capability to receive around 1,000 visitors per month.
This was then reduced to around 300 visitors per month, but the siterubix sites were still capable of being indexed and ranking (I would argue that ranking a siterubix website since around 2020 would have been nearly impossible).
However, after the latest round of updates at WA, siterubix websites are no longer able to be indexed in Google or the other search engines.
Google is not even aware that the articles on a siterubix site have been written, as the sites are no longer indexed.
Therefore, once you transfer articles over to a new .com domain those articles will be seen as completely "fresh and new" in the search engines minds.
So, siterubix really has now become a "practice website" that Google and other search engines will NEVER be aware of.
You could almost view writing on a siterubix website in the same way as writing articles in a Word document (the search engines are NOT aware of that content), however, the benefit of using a siterubx website is that it helps you to learn WordPress on a site that isn't "Live".
Partha
Thank you both for your replies. Two things.
(1) It seems like you two are asserting the opposite?
The Abie: "the age starts when you build the site with the siterubix subdomain."
Partha: "once you transfer articles over to a new .com domain those articles will be seen as completely "fresh and new" in the search engines minds."
Can you clarify?
(2) I just created a siterubix site as a "practice website" - like you said, Partha. And it probably will stay just that. But the About Me page immediately got indexed in Google and Google itself says it indexes subdomains.
Again, maybe I'm not understanding what you are saying?
Thanks again guys for getting back to me so quickly!
The current status is that siterubix subdomains are no longer indexed; thus, they are draft websites. However, the dates remain the same unless you have changed them.
https://www.wpbeginner.com/beginners-guide/how-to-change-date-and-time-format-in-wordpress/
Hi - what Partha is saying is correct, that SiteRubix websites are no longer indexed, they are not visible in Google.
However, that only appears to apply when a free starter builds a website.
There is a setting in WordPress that says "Discourage search engines from indexing this site."
And free starters do not have access to WordPress, they can't change it.
However, it looks as though premium members can have their SiteRubix indexed, I just created one as an experiment.
And the no index option was not activated.
My error Kristen, SORRY!
Siterubix is "no index no follow" for STARTER MEMBERS.
So, Premium and Premium Plus members can use siterubix and get indexed.
Therefore, as Abie has stated, from the day that your articles are published on siterubix they are "live" on the internet from the date they are indexed.
That being said, I will still stick by that you would find it extremely difficult to RANK anything on a siterubix site, and I believe the monthly traffic cap is still in place, regardless of membership level (max 300 visitors per month).
I would still say that siterubix is nothing more than a practice site, and it doesn't have the authority of web 2.0 subdomains, e.g. blogger, wordpress .com, hubpages, Linkedin Pulse, Weebly, etc. which are CURRENTLY ranking in the SERPs based on the main domain's authority.
However, for your initial question, Yup, LOL, as Abie has said, from the day you publish on siterubix and that article is indexed, it is "LIVE" on the internet from that day.
Here's Diane's blog about siterubix for STARTER MEMBERS (sorry my mistake), and Kyle has replied on the post to confirm. Free Starter Sites Cannot Be Indexed Partha
Thanks everyone for clarifying. And I'm with you Partha - indexing is one thing, ranking is another.
Just to make certain I've got it - the age of a site is determined by the date its oldest post goes live on the internet. AND should I ever choose to move my PRACTICE :) siterubix site to a .com domain the age of the .com site will be established by the age of the oldest post? Is that a correct understanding?
I'm off to read Diane's blog. Thanks again guys!
Not quite... Hahahahahaha!!!
I'm gonna try to do this without causing confusion (no hope!!! Hahahahaha!!)
Okay, the AGE OF A WEBSITE is simply determined by when the domain was purchased.
Just to confuse matters slightly more, a "newly purchased domain" could have been active before (someone years and years ago may have had the same idea as you for a domain name, purchased it, used it for a few years, and then let it expire).
So, you can check domain names in Wayback Machine https://archive.org/web/ to see if it's ever been active before.
However, the "age of a website" will always be from when YOU purchased the domain (even if it has been used years ago and allowed to expire).
I have to be honest and say that I've never transferred a siterubix domain to a fresh top level domain, so I'm unsure of how it would look.
But for a "normal website", whereby you close one and then transfer all content to a "new website" (with 301 redirects) the articles on the "new website" will show as published ON THAT DAY.
And the "age of the website" will always be the date you purchased the domain.
However, as the articles have already been indexed on a previous domain those articles already have some "age and authority", which is usually why these "new websites" don't have to wait as long to start seeing results (but the date of each article will still show on the "new website" as the date that you added them to that website).
So, a quick example.
I write 10 articles on a website on 1st January 2022
I purchase a new domain on 25th March 2024
The "age" of the new website is still only one day old.
However, when I redirect the 10 articles from website one to website two and then delete website one.
These articles will show as being published on the new website as 25th March 2024.
BUT
Even though website two is only one day old, those 10 articles already have some "authority" as they've been indexed for over two years.
You have simply redirected them to a new domain name, but Google is "already aware" of those articles anyway.
it is this that could speed up the process of ranking a new website.
The above is based on transferring from one .com to another .com (or any TOP LEVEL domain)...
How this works with Siterubix I don't know, but it probably won't be the same, as I've mentioned, your siterubix articles may well be indexed, but they probably won't RANK.
So, those siteruix websites won't have gained any "authority".
Also when you use the "MOVE" function in SiteManager I'm guessing all the siterubix articles will show as being published TODAY on your new .com domain.
It's really hard for me to explain, Hahahahaha!!!
But, as I say, "the age of a website" will always be the date you purchased a domain.
However, redirecting "old" articles from another domain to a new domain will usually mean that your new domain already has some "authority" (if the previous domain was a top level domain, e.g. a .com domain)
I bet you wish you never asked now!!
Hahahahahahahahhahahahahahaha!!!
If this doesn't make sense, I'll try to explain it better, LOL!
And thanks for taking the time to be so thorough :) That's SO appreciated.
This wouldn't suck as a WA post ... or a topic for a post. (I think.) I be a lot of people are confused or don't know.
It copies it over precisely the same as the original.
So, the age starts when you build the site with the siterubix subdomain.
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How does moving your site affect its age?
Say you have a siterubix site your not completely sure about. You work on it for a couple months. You decide you like it and want to move it to a .com domain. What will the age
A siterubix website isn't built on a "real" domain name. It's a sub-domain of siterubix.com and, as such, is invisible to the search engines. So when you transfer it to a website based on a dot com domain name, that's when it first appears to Google.
Hey Phil,
Thanks for getting back to me.
But just to clarify Google DOES index subdomains. It may not rank them very high, but it does index them.
I've attached the relevant snip from "Provide a site name to Google Search" from Google Search Central.
https://developers.google.com/search/docs/appearance/site-names
My question was actually prompted by Google immediately indexing my "test kitchen" siterubix.com site. Which made me think that some day down the road I might want to make it a proper .com site ... which made me wonder how the age of a site was determined when you migrate one site to another.
I thought Partha's reply that begins "Not quite... Hahahahahaha!!!" was really helpful.
Thanks again!
Hey Kristen,
I would have to say that nowadays it makes absolutely no difference whatsoever.
When you first joined WA siterubix had the ability to be indexed and ranked in the search engines, and siterubix sites had the capability to receive around 1,000 visitors per month.
This was then reduced to around 300 visitors per month, but the siterubix sites were still capable of being indexed and ranking (I would argue that ranking a siterubix website since around 2020 would have been nearly impossible).
However, after the latest round of updates at WA, siterubix websites are no longer able to be indexed in Google or the other search engines.
Google is not even aware that the articles on a siterubix site have been written, as the sites are no longer indexed.
Therefore, once you transfer articles over to a new .com domain those articles will be seen as completely "fresh and new" in the search engines minds.
So, siterubix really has now become a "practice website" that Google and other search engines will NEVER be aware of.
You could almost view writing on a siterubix website in the same way as writing articles in a Word document (the search engines are NOT aware of that content), however, the benefit of using a siterubx website is that it helps you to learn WordPress on a site that isn't "Live".
Partha
Thank you both for your replies. Two things.
(1) It seems like you two are asserting the opposite?
The Abie: "the age starts when you build the site with the siterubix subdomain."
Partha: "once you transfer articles over to a new .com domain those articles will be seen as completely "fresh and new" in the search engines minds."
Can you clarify?
(2) I just created a siterubix site as a "practice website" - like you said, Partha. And it probably will stay just that. But the About Me page immediately got indexed in Google and Google itself says it indexes subdomains.
Again, maybe I'm not understanding what you are saying?
Thanks again guys for getting back to me so quickly!
The current status is that siterubix subdomains are no longer indexed; thus, they are draft websites. However, the dates remain the same unless you have changed them.
https://www.wpbeginner.com/beginners-guide/how-to-change-date-and-time-format-in-wordpress/
Hi - what Partha is saying is correct, that SiteRubix websites are no longer indexed, they are not visible in Google.
However, that only appears to apply when a free starter builds a website.
There is a setting in WordPress that says "Discourage search engines from indexing this site."
And free starters do not have access to WordPress, they can't change it.
However, it looks as though premium members can have their SiteRubix indexed, I just created one as an experiment.
And the no index option was not activated.
My error Kristen, SORRY!
Siterubix is "no index no follow" for STARTER MEMBERS.
So, Premium and Premium Plus members can use siterubix and get indexed.
Therefore, as Abie has stated, from the day that your articles are published on siterubix they are "live" on the internet from the date they are indexed.
That being said, I will still stick by that you would find it extremely difficult to RANK anything on a siterubix site, and I believe the monthly traffic cap is still in place, regardless of membership level (max 300 visitors per month).
I would still say that siterubix is nothing more than a practice site, and it doesn't have the authority of web 2.0 subdomains, e.g. blogger, wordpress .com, hubpages, Linkedin Pulse, Weebly, etc. which are CURRENTLY ranking in the SERPs based on the main domain's authority.
However, for your initial question, Yup, LOL, as Abie has said, from the day you publish on siterubix and that article is indexed, it is "LIVE" on the internet from that day.
Here's Diane's blog about siterubix for STARTER MEMBERS (sorry my mistake), and Kyle has replied on the post to confirm. Free Starter Sites Cannot Be Indexed Partha
Thanks everyone for clarifying. And I'm with you Partha - indexing is one thing, ranking is another.
Just to make certain I've got it - the age of a site is determined by the date its oldest post goes live on the internet. AND should I ever choose to move my PRACTICE :) siterubix site to a .com domain the age of the .com site will be established by the age of the oldest post? Is that a correct understanding?
I'm off to read Diane's blog. Thanks again guys!
Not quite... Hahahahahaha!!!
I'm gonna try to do this without causing confusion (no hope!!! Hahahahaha!!)
Okay, the AGE OF A WEBSITE is simply determined by when the domain was purchased.
Just to confuse matters slightly more, a "newly purchased domain" could have been active before (someone years and years ago may have had the same idea as you for a domain name, purchased it, used it for a few years, and then let it expire).
So, you can check domain names in Wayback Machine https://archive.org/web/ to see if it's ever been active before.
However, the "age of a website" will always be from when YOU purchased the domain (even if it has been used years ago and allowed to expire).
I have to be honest and say that I've never transferred a siterubix domain to a fresh top level domain, so I'm unsure of how it would look.
But for a "normal website", whereby you close one and then transfer all content to a "new website" (with 301 redirects) the articles on the "new website" will show as published ON THAT DAY.
And the "age of the website" will always be the date you purchased the domain.
However, as the articles have already been indexed on a previous domain those articles already have some "age and authority", which is usually why these "new websites" don't have to wait as long to start seeing results (but the date of each article will still show on the "new website" as the date that you added them to that website).
So, a quick example.
I write 10 articles on a website on 1st January 2022
I purchase a new domain on 25th March 2024
The "age" of the new website is still only one day old.
However, when I redirect the 10 articles from website one to website two and then delete website one.
These articles will show as being published on the new website as 25th March 2024.
BUT
Even though website two is only one day old, those 10 articles already have some "authority" as they've been indexed for over two years.
You have simply redirected them to a new domain name, but Google is "already aware" of those articles anyway.
it is this that could speed up the process of ranking a new website.
The above is based on transferring from one .com to another .com (or any TOP LEVEL domain)...
How this works with Siterubix I don't know, but it probably won't be the same, as I've mentioned, your siterubix articles may well be indexed, but they probably won't RANK.
So, those siteruix websites won't have gained any "authority".
Also when you use the "MOVE" function in SiteManager I'm guessing all the siterubix articles will show as being published TODAY on your new .com domain.
It's really hard for me to explain, Hahahahaha!!!
But, as I say, "the age of a website" will always be the date you purchased a domain.
However, redirecting "old" articles from another domain to a new domain will usually mean that your new domain already has some "authority" (if the previous domain was a top level domain, e.g. a .com domain)
I bet you wish you never asked now!!
Hahahahahahahahhahahahahahaha!!!
If this doesn't make sense, I'll try to explain it better, LOL!
And thanks for taking the time to be so thorough :) That's SO appreciated.
This wouldn't suck as a WA post ... or a topic for a post. (I think.) I be a lot of people are confused or don't know.
It copies it over precisely the same as the original.
So, the age starts when you build the site with the siterubix subdomain.
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I read Brenda's and Mike's posts, so I see what is being recommended - especially for constructive criticism.
But what about when its NOT constructive? Or even polite?
If it's filled with profanities or insults, sure, just delete. If the comments are totally irrelevant to the topic, absolutely, be done with them.
But to be honest, I've always loved negative comments that disagree with my point of view and perspective, even if they're slightly offensive (not profane, but maybe something saying that I'm a con man or don't know what I'm talking about).
The reason I love those types of comments is because I'll usually take their comment point by point and debunk it. It allows me to respond and elaborate on my position in a completely professional, natural way that takes all the air out of their original comment AND the algorithms LOVE engagement. And responses like this usually trigger another comment, and another.
On YouTube I did some reviews on MLMs where I said I didn't feel these were good for the long term because they weren't sustainable. I used their annual affiliate income disclosures to back that up. I started getting a horde of comments telling me I didn't know what I was talking about and that the video was bait and switch because I promote WA, etc.
I went one by one with those comments, referring back to the numbers that the MLM itself published about how a ridiculously high percentage of their reps, like 80-something percent, never earned a penny with the company, and how as a reviewer, of course I'm going to offer up an alternative to my audience, especially one that's worked for me. I defined bait and switch and showed how my video was in fact a detailed review just as the title shows, and if they don't like the numbers their own program is pushing out why would they be mad at me for that? (I admit, I was doing my best to trigger another response, lol).
It worked and an avalanche of comments came back. I think I had the entire MLM commenting on my video, lol, and of course the YouTube algorithm loved it and shot my video to the top spot. Yes some responses had a dash of profanity, but if it's once in a long paragraph that had plenty of points I could respond to, I let it slide.
Ultimately it's completely up to you, but even if you do delete them, take it as proof that your content is being SEEN. It's getting out to the masses. It's triggering a response. These are all good things :)
And of course make sure all your comments are held for moderation so they never see the light of day in the comment section until you manually approve them.
It also allows you to always have the last word, which is a nice thing to have 😎👍🏼💯
Hey Eric,
Sorry for my delayed response - the same day I posed this question Kevin and I found that 5 fraudulent and counterfeit checks had posted to our personal bank account in the past 3 days, each for just under $3500. Its all getting handled, but it took my attention away from WA.
Anyway, I really appreciate your answer and the detail and the personal example you provided.
One follow up question. How do you: "make sure all your comments are held for moderation so they never see the light of day in the comment section until you manually approve them"?
This may be in your WordPress training, but I'm not quite there yet.
Thank you again! Kristen
It’s in your Wordpress back office under Settings>Discussion. Hold all comments for moderation.
Is this it? I didn't see anything under Settings>Discussion that specifically said "Hold all comments for moderation."
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Best practices for dealing with negative comments on your site?
I read Brenda's and Mike's posts, so I see what is being recommended - especially for constructive criticism.
But what about when its NOT constructive? Or even polite?
If it's filled with profanities or insults, sure, just delete. If the comments are totally irrelevant to the topic, absolutely, be done with them.
But to be honest, I've always loved negative comments that disagree with my point of view and perspective, even if they're slightly offensive (not profane, but maybe something saying that I'm a con man or don't know what I'm talking about).
The reason I love those types of comments is because I'll usually take their comment point by point and debunk it. It allows me to respond and elaborate on my position in a completely professional, natural way that takes all the air out of their original comment AND the algorithms LOVE engagement. And responses like this usually trigger another comment, and another.
On YouTube I did some reviews on MLMs where I said I didn't feel these were good for the long term because they weren't sustainable. I used their annual affiliate income disclosures to back that up. I started getting a horde of comments telling me I didn't know what I was talking about and that the video was bait and switch because I promote WA, etc.
I went one by one with those comments, referring back to the numbers that the MLM itself published about how a ridiculously high percentage of their reps, like 80-something percent, never earned a penny with the company, and how as a reviewer, of course I'm going to offer up an alternative to my audience, especially one that's worked for me. I defined bait and switch and showed how my video was in fact a detailed review just as the title shows, and if they don't like the numbers their own program is pushing out why would they be mad at me for that? (I admit, I was doing my best to trigger another response, lol).
It worked and an avalanche of comments came back. I think I had the entire MLM commenting on my video, lol, and of course the YouTube algorithm loved it and shot my video to the top spot. Yes some responses had a dash of profanity, but if it's once in a long paragraph that had plenty of points I could respond to, I let it slide.
Ultimately it's completely up to you, but even if you do delete them, take it as proof that your content is being SEEN. It's getting out to the masses. It's triggering a response. These are all good things :)
And of course make sure all your comments are held for moderation so they never see the light of day in the comment section until you manually approve them.
It also allows you to always have the last word, which is a nice thing to have 😎👍🏼💯
Hey Eric,
Sorry for my delayed response - the same day I posed this question Kevin and I found that 5 fraudulent and counterfeit checks had posted to our personal bank account in the past 3 days, each for just under $3500. Its all getting handled, but it took my attention away from WA.
Anyway, I really appreciate your answer and the detail and the personal example you provided.
One follow up question. How do you: "make sure all your comments are held for moderation so they never see the light of day in the comment section until you manually approve them"?
This may be in your WordPress training, but I'm not quite there yet.
Thank you again! Kristen
It’s in your Wordpress back office under Settings>Discussion. Hold all comments for moderation.
Is this it? I didn't see anything under Settings>Discussion that specifically said "Hold all comments for moderation."
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And want to be able to locate quickly again.
I have a bad feeling this is a dumb question, but hopefully for that reason also an easy one to answer. :)
Thanks.
There is a star icon in the top corner of every training resource or blog post. (see attached). Click on that.
And then when you want to retrieve your book marks, you can find them within the Search at the top under the "Favorites" tab (see attached).
Hey, while I have all the big brains here let me ask a related question.
How are classes organized? For example, there are 67 classes on AI. If I click on AI will the classes be organized in any particular way?
Is there a way to sort them or narrow your selection?
Looking at the way they're listed it looks to me like they're listed by date with most recent at the top.
Hi,
If you look at the top right when you are watching training you will notice a star. Click on it to "add to your favourites".
When you click the star you will get the option to tag it. Here you can create a label that will help you find the video later.
To find it later, go to search and click "Favorites". The videos are listed there along with the tags you created over time at the top. Clicking the tags will narrow your search.
Hope this helps.
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How do you bookmark posts or classes in wa that you find especially helpful?
And want to be able to locate quickly again.
I have a bad feeling this is a dumb question, but hopefully for that reason also an easy one to answer. :)
Thanks.
There is a star icon in the top corner of every training resource or blog post. (see attached). Click on that.
And then when you want to retrieve your book marks, you can find them within the Search at the top under the "Favorites" tab (see attached).
Hey, while I have all the big brains here let me ask a related question.
How are classes organized? For example, there are 67 classes on AI. If I click on AI will the classes be organized in any particular way?
Is there a way to sort them or narrow your selection?
Looking at the way they're listed it looks to me like they're listed by date with most recent at the top.
Hi,
If you look at the top right when you are watching training you will notice a star. Click on it to "add to your favourites".
When you click the star you will get the option to tag it. Here you can create a label that will help you find the video later.
To find it later, go to search and click "Favorites". The videos are listed there along with the tags you created over time at the top. Clicking the tags will narrow your search.
Hope this helps.
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I've wondered this same thing but decided to not put too much emphasis on it. Instead, I simply use the potential titles as suggestions. UNLESS it sounds like an awesome LT keyword then I'll put it into JAAXY and see how it stands.