I want to take a minute to thank each Moderator for your ongoing time and participation. From helping other folks with their questions, to helping me with the forums and the content. I continue to appreciate everything each of you have done for me and for the site.
In addition, I want to thank the many 'Regulars' who take the time to help out others with answers to their questions. The forums wouldn't be what they are without the time and effort each of you have contributed to help others.
As many of you have undoubtedly noticed, I have been spending many hours renaming threads in the forums and making numerous other changes. I have been doing this in part to 'enhance' the site in Google's rating scheme. However, I also find that Searches in the forums and the 'Similar Threads' links are more relevant than they were. Thread titles are important because they let someone know whether there is content they are interested in. The more 'accurate and complete' the thread (or post) title, the less time is spent going down blind alleys.
'New' Google rankings came out this last weekend after some critical changes in how Google ranks sites and the Cove has risen dramatically in the rankings. Several 'key words' even bring up the site listing on the first page! I have attached a couple of examples. I also noticed yesterday and today there is a slight increase in visitors according to the log files. I can't say that higher a higher rank in Google will translate into a lot more visitors, but it's nice to see none the less.
Some rankings:
http://www.GoogleRankings.com
Rankings are subject to daily fluxuations, and also can differ geographically (what you get depends in part on where in the world you connect to Google from). None the less - These are good rankings!
Before last December I really wasn't very interested in search engine rankings, but since then I have spent a lot of time making changes to make the site more searchable - for both users and search engines. This is, obviously, in response to the advertising potential. While I anticipate additional advertising at some point, I plan to keep any additional advertising in a low key - such as Google's AdSense text links. I promise - No eye popping, seizure initiating, flashing distractions.
I do not like advertising any more than I ever did, but it has allowed me to reopen access to attachments to all registered users as it was prior to March 2003 and to stop bugging people to Contribute.
To those of you who contributed financially in the past:
I want to again thank you for your help and your support. It was invaluable and I will not forget your help. Only a couple of folks have contributed since January - which I expected to happen - but that is not important now, thankfully.
To all of you who financially Contributed prior to Midnight 8 March 2004 (sorry - no 'last minute' contributors - but, I'll be doing this again in the future so....), e-mail me using http://Elsmar.com/Forums/sendmessage.php - here from this page (click on link - you must be 'Logged In' in the forums so your ID will show) and I will send you a 1 day access to the Premium Access directory (files listing - http://Elsmar.com/Premium_Files.html).
Please expect a 12 to 36 hour delay from when you send the e-mail until I can activate you. It's now Tuesday so get me that e-mail. Please put "Contributor Premium" in the Subject field.
Again, my thanks to everyone! When someone thanks me for the site for one reason or another I truthfully say - It's not me - It's you folks who make the Cove what it is!
In addition, I want to thank the many 'Regulars' who take the time to help out others with answers to their questions. The forums wouldn't be what they are without the time and effort each of you have contributed to help others.
As many of you have undoubtedly noticed, I have been spending many hours renaming threads in the forums and making numerous other changes. I have been doing this in part to 'enhance' the site in Google's rating scheme. However, I also find that Searches in the forums and the 'Similar Threads' links are more relevant than they were. Thread titles are important because they let someone know whether there is content they are interested in. The more 'accurate and complete' the thread (or post) title, the less time is spent going down blind alleys.
'New' Google rankings came out this last weekend after some critical changes in how Google ranks sites and the Cove has risen dramatically in the rankings. Several 'key words' even bring up the site listing on the first page! I have attached a couple of examples. I also noticed yesterday and today there is a slight increase in visitors according to the log files. I can't say that higher a higher rank in Google will translate into a lot more visitors, but it's nice to see none the less.
Some rankings:
- Google page ranking report - Keyword: iso9000 Position 5.
- Google page ranking report - Keyword: iso 9000 Position 42.
- Google page ranking report - Keyword: apqp Position 18.
- Google page ranking report - Keyword: fmea Position 80.
- Google page ranking report - Keyword: ppap Position 25.
- Google page ranking report - Keyword: qs-9000 Position 4.
- Google page ranking report - Keyword: as9100b Position 3.
- Google page ranking report - Keyword: as9100a Position 12.
- Google page ranking report - Keyword: iso/ts 16949 Position 10.
- Google page ranking report - Keyword: ts 16949 Position 26.
- Google page ranking report - Keyword: ts16949 Position 58.
- Google page ranking report - Keyword: marc smith Position 21.
- Google page ranking report - Keyword: marc t smith Position 1. (No kidding!)
http://www.GoogleRankings.com
Rankings are subject to daily fluxuations, and also can differ geographically (what you get depends in part on where in the world you connect to Google from). None the less - These are good rankings!
Before last December I really wasn't very interested in search engine rankings, but since then I have spent a lot of time making changes to make the site more searchable - for both users and search engines. This is, obviously, in response to the advertising potential. While I anticipate additional advertising at some point, I plan to keep any additional advertising in a low key - such as Google's AdSense text links. I promise - No eye popping, seizure initiating, flashing distractions.
I do not like advertising any more than I ever did, but it has allowed me to reopen access to attachments to all registered users as it was prior to March 2003 and to stop bugging people to Contribute.
To those of you who contributed financially in the past:
I want to again thank you for your help and your support. It was invaluable and I will not forget your help. Only a couple of folks have contributed since January - which I expected to happen - but that is not important now, thankfully.
To all of you who financially Contributed prior to Midnight 8 March 2004 (sorry - no 'last minute' contributors - but, I'll be doing this again in the future so....), e-mail me using http://Elsmar.com/Forums/sendmessage.php - here from this page (click on link - you must be 'Logged In' in the forums so your ID will show) and I will send you a 1 day access to the Premium Access directory (files listing - http://Elsmar.com/Premium_Files.html).
Please expect a 12 to 36 hour delay from when you send the e-mail until I can activate you. It's now Tuesday so get me that e-mail. Please put "Contributor Premium" in the Subject field.
Again, my thanks to everyone! When someone thanks me for the site for one reason or another I truthfully say - It's not me - It's you folks who make the Cove what it is!

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