Here
is a comprehensive list of referring sites to assist those
of you who may be paying for links from outside sites.
Alot of referring from within the site, so here you can
also get an idea of how many visitors your site is getting
even if your site is not listed amongst the 5 above.
Top
250 of 288 Total Referrers
# Hits Referrer
1 10270 35.83% - (Direct Request)
2 5873 20.49% https://www.thames-info.co.nz/
3 2550 8.90% https://www.thames-info.co.nz/accommodation.htm
4 1266 4.42% https://www.thames-info.co.nz/information.htm
5 881 3.07% https://www.thames-info.co.nz/coromandel.htm
6 713 2.49% https://www.thames-info.co.nz/businesses.htm
7 668 2.33% http://www.google.co.nz/search
8 494 1.72% https://www.thames-info.co.nz/RapauraWatergardens/
9 470 1.64% https://www.thames-info.co.nz/activities.htm
10 448 1.56% https://www.thames-info.co.nz/KauaerangaCountry/
11 396 1.38% https://www.thames-info.co.nz/windows/
12 332 1.16% https://www.thames-info.co.nz/accommodation/
13 329 1.15% https://www.thames-info.co.nz/TuscanyOnThames/
14 303 1.06% https://www.thames-info.co.nz/map.html
15 297 1.04% https://www.thames-info.co.nz/HuiaLodge/
16 259 0.90% https://www.thames-info.co.nz/TotalHealthPharmacy/
17 233 0.81% https://www.thames-info.co.nz/Harcourts/
18 203 0.71% http://www.google.com/search
19 194 0.68% https://www.thames-info.co.nz/PiakoOstrichFarm/
20 189 0.66% https://www.thames-info.co.nz/stayatcoastal/
21 189 0.66% https://www.thames-info.co.nz/temata/
22 183 0.64% https://www.thames-info.co.nz/oceanview/
23 137 0.48% https://www.thames-info.co.nz/newlistings.htm
24 136 0.47% https://www.thames-info.co.nz
25 122 0.43% https://www.thames-info.co.nz/thorold/
26 110 0.38% https://www.thames-info.co.nz/classifieds.html
27 87 0.30% https://www.thames-info.co.nz/hirequip/
28 77 0.27% http://www.google.co.uk/search
29 73 0.25% https://www.thames-info.co.nz/HuiaLodge/directions.html
30 56 0.20% http://search.xtramsn.co.nz/results.aspx
31 54 0.19% http://www.google.com.au/search
32 53 0.18% http://www.tuscanyonthames.co.nz/attractions.html
33 31 0.11% http://search.xtramsn.co.nz/results.asp
34 29 0.10% https://www.thames-info.co.nz/shopping.html
35 28 0.10% http://au.search.yahoo.com/search
36 25 0.09% http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thames,_New_Zealand
37 23 0.08% http://72.14.221.104/search
38 18 0.06% http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coromandel,_New_Zealand
39 18 0.06% http://www.bandbclub.com/region/26/
40 18 0.06% http://www.google.de/search
41 18 0.06% https://www.thames-info.co.nz/news.html
42 18 0.06% http://www.ubd.co.nz/company-profiles/63761/default.aspx
43 17 0.06% https://www.thames-info.co.nz/enquiry.html
44 16 0.06% http://64.233.179.104/translate_c
45 16 0.06% http://thames-info.co.nz/RapauraWatergardens/
46 15 0.05% http://66.102.7.104/search
47 15 0.05% http://search.yahoo.com/search
48 15 0.05% http://www.bnb.co.nz/coromandel/results/listing_details.html
49 14 0.05% http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coromandel_Peninsula
50 14 0.05% https://www.thames-info.co.nz/valuer/
51 13 0.05% http://search.atomz.com/search/
52 12 0.04% http://images.google.co.nz/imgres
53 12 0.04% http://www.google.ca/search
54 11 0.04% http://www.newzealand.com/travel/accommodation/accommodation-options/operator-details.cfm/businessactivityid/161855/activityite
55 10 0.03% http://cc.msnscache.com/cache.aspx
56 10 0.03% http://images.google.com/imgres
57 10 0.03% http://thames-info.co.nz/accommodation.htm
58 10 0.03% http://www.tearoha-info.co.nz/shopping.html
59 10 0.03% http://www.thecoromandel.com/bbtha.html
60 9 0.03% http://72.14.203.104/search
61 9 0.03% http://thames-info.co.nz/
62 9 0.03% http://www.goldmine-experience.co.nz/local.html
63 9 0.03% http://www.newzealand.com/travel/accommodation/accommodation-options/operator-details.cfm/businessactivityid/178702/activityite
64 9 0.03% https://www.thames-info.co.nz/HuiaLodge
65 9 0.03% http://www.thamesinfo.co.nz/accommodation.html
66 8 0.03% http://images.google.co.uk/imgres
67 8 0.03% http://www.newzealand.com/travel/accommodation/accommodation-options/operator-details.cfm/businessactivityid/161855/regionid/4/
68 8 0.03% http://www.nzsearch.co.nz/search.aspx
69 8 0.03% https://www.thames-info.co.nz/windows/enquiry.html
70 7 0.02% http://66.249.93.104/translate_c
71 7 0.02% http://search.xtramsn.co.nz/spresults.aspx
72 7 0.02% http://www.google.fr/search
73 7 0.02% http://www.matamata-info.co.nz/classifieds.html
74 7 0.02% http://www.matamata-info.co.nz/shopping.html
75 7 0.02% http://www.searchnz.co.nz/search.aspx
76 7 0.02% http://www.thames-high.school.nz/index.php
77 7 0.02% http://www.tnzip.co.nz/regions/Coromandel/coromandelfiles/coromandel.htm
78 7 0.02% www.seventwentyfour.com/
79 6 0.02% http://search.msn.com/results.aspx
80 6 0.02% http://thames-info.co.nz/PiakoOstrichFarm/
81 6 0.02% http://www.accommodationnewzealand.co.nz/accommodation/new_zealand_accommodation_in_thames.html
82 6 0.02% http://www.freewebs.com/cardinal15/whoweare.htm
83 6 0.02% http://www.google.co.nz/
84 6 0.02% http://www.marthamine.co.nz/links.html
85 6 0.02% http://www.newzealand.com/travel/accommodation/accommodation-options/operator-details.cfm/businessactivityid/178702/regionid/4/
86 6 0.02% http://www.onsearch.de
87 6 0.02% http://www.rssmicro.com
88 5 0.02% http://72.14.235.104/search
89 5 0.02% http://beta.search.live.com/results.aspx
90 5 0.02% http://nz.dir.nodeworks.com/Waikato/Localities/Thames/Travel_and_Tourism/Accommodation/Bed_and_Breakfast/
91 5 0.02% http://search.ninemsn.com.au/results.aspx
92 5 0.02% http://visitnz.co.nz/coromandel.htm
93 5 0.02% http://www.ask.com/web
94 5 0.02% http://www.find-our-community.net/region/Australasia/New_Zealand_map.htm
95 5 0.02% http://www.goldmine-experience.co.nz/edu-activities.html
96 5 0.02% http://www.google.nl/search
97 5 0.02% http://www.newmont.com/en/operations/australianz/waihigold/additional/links/index.asp
98 5 0.02% http://www.totaltravel.co.nz/link.asp
99 4 0.01% http://images.google.ca/imgres
100 4 0.01% http://search.mywebsearch.com/mywebsearch/AJmain.jhtml
101 4 0.01% http://search.ninemsn.com.au/spresults.aspx
102 4 0.01% http://uk.ask.com/web
103 4 0.01% http://uk.search.yahoo.com/search
104 4 0.01% http://www.google.ch/search
105 4 0.01% http://www.google.co.in/search
106 4 0.01% http://www.google.com.my/search
107 4 0.01% http://www.matamata-info.co.nz/
108 4 0.01% http://www.morrinsville-info.co.nz/
109 4 0.01% http://www.newzealand.com/travel/accommodation/accommodation-options/operator-details.cfm/businessactivityid/178702/startrow/5/
110 4 0.01% http://www.thecoromandel.com/educationcoromandel/links.html
111 4 0.01% http://www.ubd.co.nz/all-categories/Building-and-Construction/Windows-and-Doors/default.asp
112 3 0.01% http://answerbus.com/cgi-bin/answer.cgi
113 3 0.01% http://communities.co.nz/Home/Waikato.cfm
114 3 0.01% http://images.google.co.za/imgres
115 3 0.01% http://images.google.fr/imgres
116 3 0.01% http://search.sympatico.msn.ca/results.aspx
117 3 0.01% http://search.xtramsn.co.nz/previewx.aspx
118 3 0.01% http://www.butterfly.co.nz/links.htm
119 3 0.01% http://www.destinationnz.co.nz/search.php
120 3 0.01% http://www.google.co.th/search
121 3 0.01% http://www.google.co.za/search
122 3 0.01% http://www.google.com.vn/search
123 3 0.01% http://www.google.com/ie
124 3 0.01% http://www.google.ie/search
125 3 0.01% http://www.google.no/search
126 3 0.01% https://www.thames-info.co.nz/KauaerangaCountry
127 3 0.01% https://www.thames-info.co.nz/oceanview
128 3 0.01% https://www.thames-info.co.nz/stayatcoastal
129 3 0.01% http://www.ubd.co.nz/all-categories/Building-and-Construction/Garage-Door-Sales-and-Service/default.asp
130 2 0.01% http://64.233.167.104/search
131 2 0.01% http://64.233.183.104/search
132 2 0.01% http://66.249.93.104/search
133 2 0.01% http://aolsearch.aol.co.uk/image_browse
134 2 0.01% http://images.google.co.th/imgres
135 2 0.01% http://images.google.pl/imgres
136 2 0.01% http://search.msn.com/results.asp
137 2 0.01% http://search.stumbleupon.com/
138 2 0.01% http://searchsight.com/22A72C38P1-New-Zealand-Nutritional-Supplements.html
139 2 0.01% http://searchsight.com/29A7C38P3-New-Zealand-Health-Beauty.html
140 2 0.01% http://thames-info.co.nz/HuiaLodge/
141 2 0.01% http://translate.google.com/translate
142 2 0.01% http://vivisimo.com/search
143 2 0.01% http://weblinks.newzealand.co.nz/pages/Building/Tools___Equipment/Tools___Equipment_Sales___Hire/index.html
144 2 0.01% http://www.answers.com/topic/thames-new-zealand
145 2 0.01% http://www.bandbclub.com/listpage/866/
146 2 0.01% http://www.bnbnz.com/listings/Kauaeranga_Country.html
147 2 0.01% http://www.bugpacific.com/destinations/nz-coromandel.html
148 2 0.01% http://www.ginz.com/new_zealand/eastcoast/thames/accommodation/suppliers/Thorold/gallery
149 2 0.01% http://www.google.bg/search
150 2 0.01% http://www.google.co.kr/search
151 2 0.01% http://www.google.co.nz
152 2 0.01% http://www.google.com/custom
153 2 0.01% http://www.google.dk/search
154 2 0.01% http://www.google.it/search
155 2 0.01% http://www.google.pl/search
156 2 0.01% http://www.google.se/search
157 2 0.01% http://www.haurakigolf.co.nz/HGC_Links.htm
158 2 0.01% http://www.morrinsville-info.co.nz/shopping.html
159 2 0.01% http://www.newzealand.com/travel/accommodation/accommodation-options/operator-details.cfm/businessactivityid/161855/startrow/7/
160 2 0.01% http://www.newzealand.com/travel/accommodation/accommodation-options/operator-details.cfm/businessactivityid/161855/startrow/9/
161 2 0.01% http://www.newzealand.com/travel/travel-planner/my-travel-planner.cfm
162 2 0.01% http://www.ngateawatergardens.co.nz/links.cfm
163 2 0.01% http://www.nzs.com/region/coromandel/travel/accommodation/holiday-homes/
164 2 0.01% http://www.nzs.com/travel/accommodation/holiday-homes/more4.html
165 2 0.01% http://www.nzs.com/travel/transportation/rentals/cars/more8.html
166 2 0.01% http://www.nzsearch.co.nz/category.aspx
167 2 0.01% http://www.searchnz.co.nz/cgi-bin/search
168 2 0.01% http://www.tearoha.co.nz/classifieds.html
169 2 0.01% https://www.thames-info.co.nz/PiakoOstrichFarm
170 2 0.01% https://www.thames-info.co.nz/RapauraWatergardens
171 2 0.01% https://www.thames-info.co.nz/TuscanyOnThames
172 2 0.01% https://www.thames-info.co.nz/accommodation
173 2 0.01% http://www.tourism.net.nz/region/coromandel/accommodation/bed-and-breakfast/other-links1.html
174 2 0.01% http://www.tourism.net.nz/region/coromandel/transport/rental-cars/other-links1.html
175 2 0.01% http://www.travelwise.co.nz/listings/Kauaeranga_Country_Bed_and_Breakfast.html
176 2 0.01% http://www.ubd.co.nz/all-categories/Building-and-Construction/Glaziers/default.asp
177 2 0.01% http://www.ubd.co.nz/all-categories/Industrial-Supplies/Aluminium-Windows-and-Doors/default.asp
178 2 0.01% http://www.ubd.co.nz/all-regions/Waikato-and-BOP-and-King-Country/
179 2 0.01% http://www.webstats4u.com/catalogue/top1000
180 2 0.01% http://www.zealand.org.nz/towns.htm
181 1 0.00% http://aditcottage.com/
182 1 0.00% http://america.google.com/search
183 1 0.00% http://answerbus.coli.uni-sb.de/cgi-bin/answerbus/answer.cgi
184 1 0.00% http://as.starware.com/dp/search
185 1 0.00% http://asia.dir.yahoo.com/Regional/Countries/New_Zealand/Regions/Waikato/Travel_and_Transportation/Local_Guides/
186 1 0.00% http://communities.co.nz/home/Waikato.cfm
187 1 0.00% http://coromandel-new-zealand.mindbit.com/
188 1 0.00% http://del.icio.us/enewton/thames
189 1 0.00% http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coromandel_(New_Zealand)
190 1 0.00% http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thames_High_School
191 1 0.00% http://flybirdy.com/View.aspx
192 1 0.00% http://google.canoe.com/search
193 1 0.00% http://images.google.cl/imgres
194 1 0.00% http://images.google.co.uk/search
195 1 0.00% http://images.google.com.ar/images
196 1 0.00% http://images.google.com.au/imgres
197 1 0.00% http://images.google.com.br/imgres
198 1 0.00% http://images.google.com.ph/imgres
199 1 0.00% http://images.google.com/images
200 1 0.00% http://images.google.de/imgres
201 1 0.00% http://images.google.gr/imgres
202 1 0.00% http://infoseeknow.com/ifsn/ostrich-meat.htm
203 1 0.00% http://intranet.ssrlibrary.ca/horde/imp/message.php
204 1 0.00% http://kd.mysearch.myway.com/jsp/GGmain.jsp
205 1 0.00% http://new-zealand-travel-guide.com/coromandel.htm
206 1 0.00% http://newzealand-real-estate.com/realestate-links//RealEstate_North_Island/Coromandel_RealEstate/
207 1 0.00% http://nz.altavista.com/web/results
208 1 0.00% http://nz.dir.nodeworks.com/Waikato/Localities/Thames/
209 1 0.00% http://questionanswering.com/cgi-bin/answerbus/answer.cgi
210 1 0.00% http://samson.email.starband.net/webmail/src/read_body.php
211 1 0.00% http://search.dmoz.org/cgi-bin/search
212 1 0.00% http://search.live.com/results.aspx
213 1 0.00% http://search.msn.co.uk/previewx.aspx
214 1 0.00% http://search.msn.co.uk/results.aspx
215 1 0.00% http://search.msn.co.uk/spresults.aspx
216 1 0.00% http://search.msn.com.ph/results.aspx
217 1 0.00% http://search.msn.com/spresults.aspx
218 1 0.00% http://search.msn.se/spresults.aspx
219 1 0.00% http://search.ntlworld.com/ntlworld/search.php
220 1 0.00% http://search.www.infoseek.co.jp/OTitles
221 1 0.00% http://search.yahoo.co.jp/search
222 1 0.00% http://searchnz.co.nz/search.aspx
223 1 0.00% http://sucheaol.aol.de/suche/web/search.jsp
224 1 0.00% http://thamesnewzealand.quickseek.com/
225 1 0.00% http://thecoromandel.com/bbtha.html
226 1 0.00% http://us.f527.mail.yahoo.com/ym/us/ShowLetter
227 1 0.00% http://webmail.harcourts.co.nz/WorldClient.dll
228 1 0.00% http://ww.google.co.uk/search
229 1 0.00% http://www.adelphia.net/google/index.php
230 1 0.00% http://www.angelfire.com/az/nzgenweb/links.html
231 1 0.00% http://www.answerbus.com/cgi-bin/answerbus/answer.cgi
232 1 0.00% http://www.aorata.com/10390.htm
233 1 0.00% http://www.bandbclub.com/searchres.phtml
234 1 0.00% http://www.bnb.co.nz/results/listing_details.html
235 1 0.00% http://www.datashaping.com/web_rankings.shtml
236 1 0.00% http://www.dogpile.com/info.dogpl/search/web/herbal
237 1 0.00% http://www.excite.co.uk/search/web/results
238 1 0.00% http://www.google.ae/search
239 1 0.00% http://www.google.be/search
240 1 0.00% http://www.google.cn/search
241 1 0.00% http://www.google.co.hu/search
242 1 0.00% http://www.google.co.id/search
243 1 0.00% http://www.google.co.il/search
244 1 0.00% http://www.google.co.nz/custom
245 1 0.00% http://www.google.co.nz/webhp
246 1 0.00% http://www.google.co.uk/pda
247 1 0.00% http://www.google.com.ar/search
248 1 0.00% http://www.google.com.co/search
249 1 0.00% http://www.google.com.do/search
250 1 0.00% http://www.google.com.fj/search
Link
Building for Top Search Engine Placement (Part 1)
High
search engine rankings can no longer be gained just by
having a well designed website with the appropriate metatags.
There are now numerous factors that are taken into consideration
when determining the ranking of your website and one to
be taken very seriously is the external links to your
website.
Links to your site are not the most important factor in
determining your ranking and your site will still have
to be well-optimised to rank well, however, when all else
is equal (i.e. when your competitors also have well-optimised
sites) this can be the determining factor between being
found and being buried in the search engine rankings.
Links
That Work
The first consideration you have to make in your link-building
efforts is who should be linking to you and whom you should
link to. These are two separate considerations and despite
the fact that you will be working on both at the same
time, they must be considered independently.
Who
Should Link To You? (Incoming Links)
When you are looking for sites to link to you there are
five considerations to be taken into account:
1)
Do they compete with
you? While you can try to request
a link from a site that provides the same or similar products
and services that you do, this is generally a waste of
time that could be spent finding legitimate links from
sites that would like to promote your product or service.
2)
Does their site relate
to your content? If you have a site
promoting carpet cleaning products, a link from a hair
salon will not be of much benefit. Google and the other
major search engines look for content relationship when
determining the value of a link. If the content of the
two sites is totally unrelated the link is given very
little weight if any. Focus only on attaining links from
sites relevant to your own.
3)
How does Google rate
the site? Google has come out with
a fantastic tool called the Google Toolbar. The advanced
version of the toolbar includes the PageRank of the site
you are currently visiting. Without getting into a long
description of PageRank (see Google's definition), the
higher the number the better (it is a ranking out of 10
where traditionally anything from 4 is good and anything
above 6 is excellent. If Google rates the site well then
the link will be more valued than from a site that Google
rates poorly. When looking for links give more time and
attention to those with PageRanks of 4 or higher. The
Google Toolbar is a free
download available from Google.
4)
Will they require
a reciprocal link? Whether the site
will require a reciprocal link or not is a serious consideration.
The more links to your site that you have that are not
reciprocated the better. These links are given added weight.
This area will be addressed further below.
5)
How many links on
the page? How many links are on the
page that will link to you, and where your link will be
placed is another serious consideration. If your link
from their site will be on a page with 100 other links
then the value of the link itself is greatly reduced.
Also, whether your link will be on the top of the page
or the bottom will also determine the value of the link
itself.
This
may be a lot to consider, however it can save you enormous
amounts of time and frustration. People will often work
for hours to attain a link from a site they like when
in reality the site has a low PageRank and the link won't
even carry much weight as far as search engine placement
is concerned, although as a general rule any relevant
inbound link will be of use. If you find a related site
with a PageRank of 2 that is very simple to get a link
from, it's well worth your time to do so given that the
time taken is only about 5 minutes. Not all link building
is this simple and it's in the more advanced efforts (email
communications with the webmaster for example) that you
will want to apply the above noted "rules".
Who
Should You Link To? (Outgoing Links)
The question, "who should you link to?" is a
very serious one and can have significant repercussions
on your search engine placement. If you are linking to
sites, this is your way of saying, "This site is
highly relevant to mine and that my visitors will enjoy
the content on it." For this reason the following
three considerations should be made when determining whether
reciprocal links are in your best interest. Factors of
the website that should be considered when determining
whether to link to that website are:
1)
Is the site's content
related to yours? Like incoming links
(sites linking to you), the relevancy of the content on
both sites should be high. If you have a number of links
from your site to websites that are completely unrelated
to you, the value of these links is negligible and further,
will reduce the perceived value of your site.
2)
Does the site compete
with you? In this case it is your
interests, not those of the other webmaster, which must
be taken into account. Do you want to link to a site that
provides the same or similar products/services as you?
Unless the site is willing to reciprocate the link and
they have a very high PageRank it is probably not wise
to give your visitors the opportunity to go to the site
of a competitor.
3)
What is their PageRank?
Many people falsely believe that any outbound link will
hurt website placement. This is simply not the case. Poor
link-building is the cause of this misconception, not
the link itself. When you are determining whether to link
to another site, take a look at the PageRank it has been
assigned by Google. Like the boost this gives to your
site in the incoming links, so too can this have a positive
effect on your outbound links. If all of your outbound
links are to highly regarded sites (by the search engines)
and their content is relevant to yours then these links
will help, and not hinder your rankings.
(Check
next month's newsletter for Part 2 of "Link
Building for Top Search Engine Placement")
Site
of the Month is Total Health Pharmacy -
and they receive a free direct click through and feature
image from www.thames-info.co.nz
to their website.
Leanne
Taylor
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