Can Anyone See What I am Missing, If anything at all?
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Hi Mozzers
I have launched www.carbodypanels4u.co.uk 3 weeks ago, It's a website that sells aftermarket car body panels.
I want this website to rank on the first page for
"Body Panels" Postion 91 on google UK
"Car Body Panels" Position 33 Google UK
The above are the two main keywords for the home page and I'm pleased with the progress we have made in 3 weeks, however I want to ensure I havent missed anything?
Apart from Link Building, can anyone suggest anything else I can do on the website to improve my rankings.
I was thinking of making all the makes on the home page to Header 2 tags?
shivun
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I am saying that you should link directly to the final page, as you have control over the links, being internal, save the link juice leak.
The 301's may be there for some other reason I dont know, but you dont want your internal links going though them
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Alan
Thanks for your feeback, are you suggesting that these redirects should not be in place at al?
shivun
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Justin
Thanks for your feeback, much appreciated.
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I would make a blog that shows some of the car panels being used in restoration projects or repairs to build up a type of "fan" base. Like Kingsford does here http://www.grilling.com/sports/ , they have a blog type that does nothing but promote human interaction with their product. I go would add that as a separate site that links to your main one since cars are so popular. Good luck with your site friend!
Justin Smith
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You have a few link juice leaks thought un-nessasary 301's, every 301 leaks link juice.
This one occuers about 1,000 times that i found.
The link to "http://www.carbodypanels4u.co.uk/catalogsearch/result/" has resulted in HTTP redirection to "http://www.carbodypanels4u.co.uk/".thats a fair bit of leaking that should be going back to your home page
You also have over 1,000 images without alt text, get some keywords rich text in them.
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I like many aspects of your site. Below are a few suggestions:
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You list your phone hours but not a time zone. You list "Euro delivery" so it seems you service users in multiple countries. I know you are in England based on your URL but suggest you add the time zone anyway.
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You have no trust symbols. You advertise "Safe secure shopping" and "100% secure" but those are just words, not anchor text. Any site can make those claims. How about showing Verisign SSL, TRUSTe Privacy, BBB or equivalent for business trust, Verified by Visa, MasterCard SecureCode, etc.
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I understand you make body panels for most makes of cars, but there is nothing on your home page which talks about quality. Not even the slightest mention of the word "quality" or anything to offer potential customers any idea of the quality of your products.
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there is no social integration visible on your home page. Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, etc.
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there are no testimonials visible
As a visitor I know you sell car panels for various makes of automobiles. I also know you accept PayPal, credit cards and provide phone support M-F 9-5pm. That's it. I have no idea if you are the cheapest or most expensive provider of parts. I have no idea if you provide the highest or lowest quality of parts. I know you "provide a fast & reliable national delivery service that can also be tracked" but I have no real idea about your shipping. How many days is "fast" and how much does it cost?
Most of the basics of on-page SEO are in place. The white text on silver background may be a bit difficult to read, especially in the footer. I recommend raising the level of credibility for your site and trying to establish a better connection with your site's visitors.
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