Sorry for the light posting this past week. I have been in New Hampshire and Lowell, Massachusetts doing research for Lowell.com. Now that the base of the site has been built, optimizing it for search has become the main priority. This involves going through each page, changing meta tags and anchor text to make sure each page can be seen and read by Google. Not so much fun, but a necessary part of development. Hopefully the fruits of this labor will help with the ranking of Lowell.com.
Once the website has been optimized (although I think it will be an ongoing process), I am going to begin seeking advertisers. In my visit to the city of Lowell spanning a few days, I met some business leaders and city leaders, and I was warmly received. I hope they saw my passion for this site, and I have really taken a liking to Lowell. My goal is to make the site mutually beneficial for the city, its residents, its visitors, and the businesses who will advertise on the site.
For now, it’s back to the optimization process. I should be back to blogging next week.
It’s nice to have you back, Elliot.
Hey Elliot, are you wearing a red and white striped shirt so that we can find you in the crowd? 🙂
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Of course!
It is GREAT to have you back – please let us know what response did you get in regards to having the local businesses listed on your website (do they se the benefit or are they narrow minded)?
How much your price advertice for front page at Lowell.com, elliot?
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TBD.