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Keyword: cancer

Partial matching disabled, Non-Exact Search, Non-Case Sensitive

Report created by WebPosition Gold version 1.50.8

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Analysis Date: Saturday, August 04, 2001 at 9:50:40 PM
Main Page: http://www.dogpack.com/health/CanineCancerTest.html
Engine: AltaVista

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Page Critic - Based on the Analyzed data and the current rules in my knowledge base, here are my suggestions for improving the ranking of your page on AltaVista:**

Suggestions for making your page conform closer to the statistical averages for top ranking pages:
 

  • A word count from 5 to 8 is suggested for the Title area. Your word count is 2 right now so you might consider increasing your word count in the Title.
  • A keyword frequency of 1 is suggested for the Meta Keywords area. Your frequency is 6.0 right now so you might consider decreasing your Keyword count in the Meta Keywords.
  • A keyword prominence of at least 71% is suggested for the Meta Keywords area. Your prominence is 66.1% right now so you might consider increasing your prominence in the Meta Keywords.
  • A keyword frequency from 1 to 5 is suggested for the Body Text area. Your frequency is 6.0 right now so you might consider decreasing your Keyword count in the Body Text.
  • A word count from 203 to 265 is suggested for the Body Text area. Your word count is 673 right now so you might consider decreasing your word count in the Body Text.
  • A total word count from 303 to 435 is suggested for the page as a whole. Your total word count is 841 now, so you might consider decreasing your word count.
     

Suggestions based on the analysis of your page for AltaVista for keyword 'cancer' for single keyword searches:
 

  • In general, home pages will rank higher than sub-pages, all other things being equal. Therefore, if you are looking for an additional advantage, consider purchasing additional domains named after the most important Keywords you wish to optimize, and then optimize the home page for each domain for a different Keyword. A home page is defined as a page name with the root ending in "home.", "index.", or "default." such as "index.htm", "default.asp", or "myhome.html". For example, an ideal Url would be "http://www.mykeyword.com/index.htm". To check the availability of a domain or to purchase a domain name, click here.
  • Some engines do not read META tags or Title tags properly if the Title tag does not appear first in the Head area. Please move your Title tag so it's the first tag after the Head tag.
     

General Suggestions for AltaVista:
 

  • July 12th 2001: Include your company name and address on every significant page of your Web site. This will improve your chances of being found when a person searches for a product or service in a certain city or part of the country.
  • July 12th 2001: Purchasing and setting up multiple domains can be a great way to increase your visibility on the Web and if you cross-link your domains, you can improve your link popularity for each site. However, it's best if you host the cross linked domains at separate Web hosts so that the first 3 blocks of the site's IP address (xxx.xxx.xxx) are different. Some engines may ignore link popularity if the IP addresses of the sites are too close together numerically. Also, include the Keyword in the Link Text when you link to your other Web sites.
  • July 12th 2001: Read our Top 5 Tips and Mistakes of Search Engine Marketers for a great overview of what you should do and not do to promote your site.
  • June 5th 2001: Recent observations confirm that AltaVista submissions tend to start out with a low ranking after being submitted and then tend to improve on their own over time as the page "ages". Therefore, optimize the page carefully with the Page Critic and submit it. Once you verify that AltaVista indexed your page, monitor your rankings for improvement. Avoid re-submitting pages already in AltaVista as that may harm your ranking rather than help it.
  • April 11th 2001: AltaVista displays Sponsored/Featured Listings at the top of its search results which are derived from Goto.com. If you'd like to be positioned here, you will need to setup a Goto.com account and purchase top rankings for as little as 5 cents per click-through. Before doing this, read our tips!
  • April 11th 2001: All major engines claim to prefer Web sites with high-quality content. In addition to improving your rankings, enhancing the quality of your Web site will also help convert more visitors to SALES. Don't fall into the trap of creating dozens of "cookie-cutter" pages that are devoid of valuable content or are lacking in aesthetics. See our article on creating high-quality pages to make your Web site the very best it can be.
  • April 11th 2001: AltaVista now requires manual submissions. Learn the pros and cons to this change.
  • There's four main areas that have the most influence in your AltaVista rankings. Learn these and other secrets direct from an inside source at AltaVista.
  • IMPORTANT: Improve your link popularity! Your ranking is influenced by the link "popularity" of your site. This is determined by how many OTHER Web sites link to your own. Read past MarketPosition articles on how to improve your link popularity (very important). The more sites that you can get to link to you, the better! See our free LinkPopularityCheck.com service for many link checking options.
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  • IMPORTANT: Be sure you are targeting the right keywords! If you optimize for Keywords that nobody is searching for then all your efforts will be in vain. Click here to learn more.
  • AltaVista expanded it's rules on what it considers spamdexing during the first quarter of 2000. One noteable change is that you should avoid creating multiple duplicate pages or near-duplicate pages if there's a chance that AltaVista would find them. Create pages with good, and varied content that still adheres to the rules in the Page Critic advice. Click here for more information.
  • It's thought that AltaVista is more likely to reindex your page after changes are made if you change the size of the file by 50 to 75 bytes (characters) since your last submission. You could do this by simply adding or subtracting spaces at the bottom of the page as needed. The logic is that the engine may skip pages that it thinks have not changed much.
  • It's believed that AltaVista may prefer larger sites with lots of pages. The thinking is that a site with more content will most likely be of greater value to their visitors. Therefore, make sure your site has plenty of content with links to that content from your home page. This content should reside on your web site, though, and not on other sites.
  • You can improve your score if you allow your doorway pages to be spidered by AltaVista rather than submitting them directly.
  • Consider creating pages with varying Keyword weights for AltaVista. Click here to learn more.
  • Obtaining a domain name with your Keyword in it may significantly affect your score on AltaVista. Including the Keyword in a sub-directory name or page name can also help, although not as much. Separate multiple words by dashes, underscores, or slashes in the case of sub-directories. Consider purchasing a secondary domain name for this purpose if ranking well on AltaVista is important to you. To check the availability of a domain or to purchase a domain name, click here.
  • Along with using your Keyword at the top of the page, you might consider using your Keyword at least once near the bottom of your page in the Body area. This can help convey an overall "theme" to the page and may improve your score. Click here to learn why. Only make this change if it doesn't conflict with the current recommended prominence suggestion.
  • Since plurals are not recognized as being synonymous by AltaVista, try to use the plural form of the Keyword in addition to the singular form when possible to capture more potential traffic.
  • AltaVista is believed to be case sensitive. If you are not already doing so, consider using upper, lower, and proper case versions of your most important Keywords to increase traffic.
  • For additional help in improving your rankings, click here, or see the Page Analysis.
  • If you have time, try to establish a "theme" to your Web Site to improve your rankings. Whenever possible, link to your doorway pages from other pages and domains with your important Keywords in the linking text. For more information on cross-linking, themes, and the advantages/disadvantages of multiple domains, click here.
  • If you have any comments, suggestions, or questions about the above advice, e-mail us at help@webposition.com.

**Disclaimer: Since search engine algorithms are not made public and can change often, the above advice is meant only to be a strong starting point to helping you move your page toward the top of the list. For further tips, study the results of the Page Analysis below for detailed insights into how to emulate a top ranking page.

Page Analysis

Follow the advice ABOVE first and re-submit! If your rankings still need improvement:
   1. Click here to review the Page Analysis Help.
   2. Then try to make your statistics below EMULATE or MATCH those of your competitors.
Area - Detail Not Shown Frequency Words Weight Average
Prominence
 Head        
  Main Page Title Summary 
      (1 Total Title, 1 w/keywords)		 1.0 2.0 50.0% 100.0%
  AltaVista Top Averages for Title:* 1.0 6.4 15.4% 69.5%
  Main Page Meta Keywords Summary 
      (1 Total Meta, 1 w/keywords)		 6.0 31.0 19.4% 66.1%
  AltaVista Top Averages for Meta Keywords:* 0.9 26.5 3.4% 71.4%
  Main Page Meta Description Summary 
      (1 Total Meta, 1 w/keywords)		 1.0 5.0 20.0% 75.0%
  AltaVista Top Averages for Meta Description:* 0.4 13.0 3.3% 69.6%
 Body        
  Main Page Heading Summary 
      (1 Total Heading Text, 1 w/keywords)		 1.0 7.0 14.3% 83.3%
  AltaVista Top Averages for Heading:* 0.2 5.6 3.0% 35.3%
  Main Page Link Text Summary 
      (26 Total Links, 3 w/keywords)		 3.0 94.0 3.2% 50.0%
  AltaVista Top Averages for Link Text:* 1.4 66.7 2.1% 9.1%
  Main Page Hyperlink Url Summary 
      (40 Total Hyperlink Urls, 4 w/keywords)		 4.0 N/A N/A N/A
  AltaVista Top Averages for Hyperlink Url:* 6.5 N/A N/A N/A
  Main Page Alt Summary 
      (8 Total Alts, 2 w/keywords)		 2.0 26.0 7.7% 41.7%
  AltaVista Top Averages for Alt:* 0.9 17.4 5.2% 24.4%
  Main Page Comment Summary 
      (1 Total Comment, 0 w/keywords)		 0.0 3.0 0.0% 0.0%
  AltaVista Top Averages for Comment:* 0.2 24.5 0.8% 15.5%
  Main Page Body Text Summary 
      (1 Total Body Text, 1 w/keywords)		 6.0 673.0 0.9% 53.7%
  AltaVista Top Averages for Body Text:* 3.2 233.9 1.4% 51.5%
         
 Overall Main Page
    (80 Total Areas, 14 w/keywords)		 24.0 841.0 2.9% 58.7%
The overall totals above are only your overall averages for frequency, words, weight, and prominence. The average prominence is NOT a percentage indicator of the "correctness" or overall score for your page.  Click here for help on understanding this chart!

*Top Averages for AltaVista are based on the average scores of the top 5 pages for dozens of keyword searches conducted by FirstPlace Software.

**Need more information? De-select "Summarize Analysis Data" checkbox on Page Critic screen and re-analyze to display area detail lines.

Page Properties

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Page Properties Main Page
Most times keyword repeated in a row: 0
Has same color text used as the background: No
Has Hidden Input area: No
Uses Meta Refresh: No
Uses frames: No
Uses controls: No
Uses Java Script: Yes
Uses VBScript: No

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Page Critic Knowledge Base Version 102 - 7/27/2001
Search Engine Knowledge Base Version 97 - 8/2/2001
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