Comments on: Why Prettier Sites Will Rank Higher in the SERPs http://seoblackhat.com/2006/09/21/why-prettier-sites-will-rank-higher-in-the-serps/ Tired of useless Top 10 Lists for ranking in Google? Looking for effective and insightful info? SEO Black Hat Blog offers articles on Blackhat SEO, Linkbait & Link Spamming. And if you need to escape White Hat SEO Whiners, check out he Private Black Hat Search Engine Optimization Forum. Fri, 04 Feb 2011 05:07:23 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Click Distance Matters. http://seoblackhat.com/2006/09/21/why-prettier-sites-will-rank-higher-in-the-serps/comment-page-1/#comment-4101 Click Distance Matters. Sun, 01 Oct 2006 09:59:13 +0000 http://seoblackhat.com/2006/09/21/why-prettier-sites-will-rank-higher-in-the-serps/#comment-4101 [...] There was a 74% climb in the number of Google search referrals. MSN switched to live – and live hated my old layout because it was ugly (let’s see if that picks up any with the new design).. Yahoo was down slightly and Ask Jeeves up slightly. [...] [...] There was a 74% climb in the number of Google search referrals. MSN switched to live – and live hated my old layout because it was ugly (let’s see if that picks up any with the new design).. Yahoo was down slightly and Ask Jeeves up slightly. [...]

]]> By: evulvmedia http://seoblackhat.com/2006/09/21/why-prettier-sites-will-rank-higher-in-the-serps/comment-page-1/#comment-4033 evulvmedia Mon, 25 Sep 2006 17:51:46 +0000 http://seoblackhat.com/2006/09/21/why-prettier-sites-will-rank-higher-in-the-serps/#comment-4033 Man, just think of one of those jobs- for the PORN category. What do you do, Ray? "Well, I look over 1,000 porn sites for Microsoft on a daily basis. I FIELD TEST them, test their... ummmm... USABILITY and... ummm... fitness for a PARTICULAR PURPOSE..." Man, just think of one of those jobs- for the PORN category.

What do you do, Ray?

“Well, I look over 1,000 porn sites for Microsoft on a daily basis. I FIELD TEST them, test their… ummmm… USABILITY and… ummm… fitness for a PARTICULAR PURPOSE…”

]]> By: spiffy360 http://seoblackhat.com/2006/09/21/why-prettier-sites-will-rank-higher-in-the-serps/comment-page-1/#comment-4024 spiffy360 Mon, 25 Sep 2006 00:20:07 +0000 http://seoblackhat.com/2006/09/21/why-prettier-sites-will-rank-higher-in-the-serps/#comment-4024 Pretty sites ARE rankinging higher, way to go on this article. I'm an old dog ex-Netscape marketing professional and I learned how to get great ranking in the late 90's. I would suggest that any White Hat SEO including Frederick Marckini of iProspect.com does the same thing I do when you accept a large $80,000 or more per year organic SEO - SEM job; You CROSS your fingers when you are done with the SEO of the client's site. I've optimized more than 100 sites over the past three years, and the ones that rank on page one today of Google are pretty sites. now I know the ugly ones that are ranking on page two and page three HAVE the potential to rank on page one... I can see why they don't and NOW I am pretty sure I know how to fix them. This is a GREAT blog. Pretty sites ARE rankinging higher, way to go on this article. I’m an old dog ex-Netscape marketing professional and I learned how to get great ranking in the late 90’s. I would suggest that any White Hat SEO including Frederick Marckini of iProspect.com does the same thing I do when you accept a large $80,000 or more per year organic SEO – SEM job; You CROSS your fingers when you are done with the SEO of the client’s site. I’ve optimized more than 100 sites over the past three years, and the ones that rank on page one today of Google are pretty sites. now I know the ugly ones that are ranking on page two and page three HAVE the potential to rank on page one… I can see why they don’t and NOW I am pretty sure I know how to fix them. This is a GREAT blog.

]]> By: rxbbx http://seoblackhat.com/2006/09/21/why-prettier-sites-will-rank-higher-in-the-serps/comment-page-1/#comment-4012 rxbbx Sat, 23 Sep 2006 15:45:52 +0000 http://seoblackhat.com/2006/09/21/why-prettier-sites-will-rank-higher-in-the-serps/#comment-4012 Those ajax things are great. Just little things. Site is ok. Those ajax things are great. Just little things. Site is ok.

]]> By: Stuart http://seoblackhat.com/2006/09/21/why-prettier-sites-will-rank-higher-in-the-serps/comment-page-1/#comment-4006 Stuart Fri, 22 Sep 2006 19:18:57 +0000 http://seoblackhat.com/2006/09/21/why-prettier-sites-will-rank-higher-in-the-serps/#comment-4006 While I see some problems if they were to use Alexa I don't necessarily agree with AfterMac's assertion that Alexa only ranks US sites. .com.au sites are certainly ranked on Alexa. I wonder whether 'pretty' sites are what people look for. A survey taken early this year found that people who shopped online during the Christmas season were more prepared to buy from sites that looked 'professional' - many of them were quite prepared to shop at sites they had never visited before if it looked 'professional'. While I see some problems if they were to use Alexa I don’t necessarily agree with AfterMac’s assertion that Alexa only ranks US sites. .com.au sites are certainly ranked on Alexa.

I wonder whether ‘pretty’ sites are what people look for. A survey taken early this year found that people who shopped online during the Christmas season were more prepared to buy from sites that looked ‘professional’ – many of them were quite prepared to shop at sites they had never visited before if it looked ‘professional’.

]]> By: joebanner http://seoblackhat.com/2006/09/21/why-prettier-sites-will-rank-higher-in-the-serps/comment-page-1/#comment-3998 joebanner Thu, 21 Sep 2006 16:53:08 +0000 http://seoblackhat.com/2006/09/21/why-prettier-sites-will-rank-higher-in-the-serps/#comment-3998 Should we expect a new design here soon? ;) Should we expect a new design here soon? ;)

]]> By: oatmeal http://seoblackhat.com/2006/09/21/why-prettier-sites-will-rank-higher-in-the-serps/comment-page-1/#comment-3997 oatmeal Thu, 21 Sep 2006 15:46:20 +0000 http://seoblackhat.com/2006/09/21/why-prettier-sites-will-rank-higher-in-the-serps/#comment-3997 In my experience, the majority of non-techie users barely ever notice the design of a site. What they're mostly concerned with is the quality of the information they find, not the pretty packaging. In my experience, the majority of non-techie users barely ever notice the design of a site. What they’re mostly concerned with is the quality of the information they find, not the pretty packaging.

]]> By: mrbig25 http://seoblackhat.com/2006/09/21/why-prettier-sites-will-rank-higher-in-the-serps/comment-page-1/#comment-3996 mrbig25 Thu, 21 Sep 2006 15:25:16 +0000 http://seoblackhat.com/2006/09/21/why-prettier-sites-will-rank-higher-in-the-serps/#comment-3996 Well, that's sort of what Cha Cha is doing, no? <a href="http://www.chacha.com/" rel="nofollow">ChaCha</a> seems a little rough right now and has been dismissed by some, but <a href="http://blog.auinteractive.com/interview-with-scott-jones-creator-of-the-chacha-search-engine" rel="nofollow">Scott Jones</a> has been around the block a few times. Well, that’s sort of what Cha Cha is doing, no?
ChaCha seems a little rough right now and has been dismissed by some, but Scott Jones has been around the block a few times.

]]> By: AlterMac http://seoblackhat.com/2006/09/21/why-prettier-sites-will-rank-higher-in-the-serps/comment-page-1/#comment-3995 AlterMac Thu, 21 Sep 2006 15:19:40 +0000 http://seoblackhat.com/2006/09/21/why-prettier-sites-will-rank-higher-in-the-serps/#comment-3995 There is one error: Only US-Sites rank with Alexa. The Alexa Toolbar is used seldom on the other side of the pond. If MS want's to break the near 90% of Google marketshare in Europe an Alexa-Rank doesn't fit. Maybe the army of human filters are the SE-Users themself: Simply Track the Back-Button and Rank the ones wich don't come back. Good Bye for MFA and the ugly ones! There is one error: Only US-Sites rank with Alexa. The Alexa Toolbar is used seldom on the other side of the pond. If MS want’s to break the near 90% of Google marketshare in Europe an Alexa-Rank doesn’t fit.

Maybe the army of human filters are the SE-Users themself: Simply Track the Back-Button and Rank the ones wich don’t come back.

Good Bye for MFA and the ugly ones!

]]> By: itrends http://seoblackhat.com/2006/09/21/why-prettier-sites-will-rank-higher-in-the-serps/comment-page-1/#comment-3994 itrends Thu, 21 Sep 2006 14:47:40 +0000 http://seoblackhat.com/2006/09/21/why-prettier-sites-will-rank-higher-in-the-serps/#comment-3994 Oh, and I am sure this can be abused. What if you become a guide and just direct your users to a page that generates your ref links from clickbank products etc.... Oh, and I am sure this can be abused. What if you become a guide and just direct your users to a page that generates your ref links from clickbank products etc….

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