Not So Frequently Asked Questions For Newbies- Vol. 1
Welcome to Wealthy Affiliate. Below are ten questions not commonly asked by new Wealthy Affiliates.
1. What is a Sitemap?
A sitemap is a list of website pages which are accessible to Google, Yahoo, and Bing crawlers as well as visitors/users.
2. How many words should I use at a minimum for each new page or post on my website?
I was told by a Wealthy Affiliate veteran that the search engines (especially Google) typically prefer a range of 400 to 800 words.
3. Is it good to categorize my website content?
According to Wealthy Affiliate popular opinion, YES it is beneficial to your ranking potential and user engagement (avg. visit duration, pageviews per visit, click through rates, etc.).
4. How do I increase my WA member rank? (Debatable)
It is a good idea to answer people's questions, ask your own questions, and/or create high quality, original content (blog posts, discussion questions, etc.) within the Wealthy Affiliate community.
5. When exactly is the right time to start setting up affiliate links on my website?
Your first step should be to create high caliber content and generate some traffic BEFORE considering affiliate links.
6. What is the maximum amount of times a person can submit their URL to Google, Yahoo, and Bing?
You know, That is a great question. I would LOVE to know the answer to this one as well.
7. What is the best keyword tool on the market right now?
It is widely believed that Jaaxy is a fantastic keyword research tool. Find out more information by clicking here http://www.jaaxy.com
8. Is there a way for me to track the visitors that go to my website?
Absolutely, the best tool to use (which is free of charge by the way) is Google Analytics. Click here https://www.google.com/analytics to learn more.
9. Which search engine has the biggest market share?
From what I understand, Google has about seventy percent while Yahoo and Bing together only have about twenty five percent.
10. What niche is the most profitable? (Debatable)
There is no right or wrong answer here. All that matters is you truly enjoy the topic being written about on your website. Eventually, an increase in traffic will start to generate income!
Do YOU have any questions to add on the list? Inspiring minds want to know... Happy Holidays!
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Hi - for #6 - if you use one of the plugins, eg XML SiteMap or All in one SEO (latest version) - the sitemaps are generated and updated for you automatically.
If you want to do it manually, submit it every time you add a page/post, or make a change.
Google etc will know from visiting your site, how often you update content, and will decide for itself when it's likely to come back and find and list new content.
#4 - rank in WA really doesn't matter - but if you do want to see the number go up (or closer to 1 :) ) - just concentrate on being a helpful member of the community. Participate in discussions, answer questions where you can, ask questions and prompt debate - like adding content to your site, try to just be helpful and concentrate on content first - the consequence may be your rank goes up... but if you're already a premium member, you already have EVERYTHING here you could want. Is a number really that important in that case??
Great post though - well done,
Mark
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