How can I have my site linked by other websites over the web?

How can I have my site linked by other websites over the web?

The best way to gain more links to your web site is creating unique and helpful content that lots of people will be interested in. This will urge visitors to post links to your web site and naturally generate more … Continued
Common reasons for a site to load slowly

Common reasons for a site to load slowly

The time for loading a web site depends mostly on: 1. The number / size of external resources included in the site. 2. Properly resized images to their visible size. 3. The database queries executed while the site loads. Examples: … Continued
Is there crawl-delay on SiteGround servers?

Is there crawl-delay on SiteGround servers?

We do not apply any default crawl delay directive on our servers. You can decide what crawl-delay, if any, should be applied to your site(s) by editing your robots.txt file. Crawl-delay can be set by adding a line in this file with the following … Continued
SEO – General Guide

SEO – General Guide

Basic Understanding Most people understand Search Engine Optimization or SEO as a way to increase the traffic on their site. A better understanding of SEO is the process of optimizing your content in order to be easier to find by … Continued
How to Stop Crawler and Ghost Spam in Google Analytics

How to Stop Crawler and Ghost Spam in Google Analytics

One of the most useful Google Analytics features helps webmasters track the referral URLs, from which people land on their website. Unfortunately spammers utilize this possibility to promote their own websites or damage the image of unrelated companies by inserting … Continued
How to decrease the crawl rate of Bing’s search engine bot

How to decrease the crawl rate of Bing’s search engine bot

The MSN bot or BING bot crawls your website to index your website’s content and show the results under the Bing search engine. Bing supports the directives of the Robots Exclusion Protocol (REP) which can be listed in a site’s robots.txt file. The crawl … Continued
How to remove a website from Google

How to remove a website from Google

There are several options to prevent your web site from being indexed by Google. For best results it is highly recommended to use all of them. Otherwise your web site might still appear in search results. The first is using … Continued
If I switch hosts, will it affect my search engine ranking?

If I switch hosts, will it affect my search engine ranking?

Switching hosting companies can affect your search engine ranking in several ways. First is the location of the new server to which you will move your website. Some search engines like Google check the IP that the website uses as one of … Continued