Dhammawheel is not growing - because it has zero SEO

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Re: Dhammawheel is not growing - because it has zero SEO

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Circle5 wrote: Tue Jun 05, 2018 9:38 pm But the trailing slash problem has not been fixed.
This needs another code inserted into httaccess file. The one making it redirect on the trailing slash does not always work, so one might chose to redirect to non-trailing slash.
Thank you for your recommendations.

Can you provide an example of a URL on this site where a trailing slash does not redirect to its URL without the trailing slash?

As far as I can tell, every URL with a slash appended to it permanently redirects. For example:

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https:/dhammawheel.com/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=32042/

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https://dhammawheel.com/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=32042
Also meta description tags are there for every page on this site. View the source.
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My bad. The trailing slash problem has also been fixed. I was looking at an old nibler test. After clicking "retest" it gets 10 on server behavior and says the problem has been fixed.
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Fixing the metta description should get us to place 1 but if it doesn't, then we might end up forced to do a negative SEO attack on competitors. For example we can redirect a spammed casino domain to freeshanga.com and hope to get them deindexed by google. We already got one competitor covered since it's the sister site and all it takes is changing their metta description to something about "cheap viagra pills buy now". We also should be doing this thing to forums of other religions.
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Circle5 wrote: Wed Jun 06, 2018 12:47 pm Fixing the metta description should get us to place 1 but if it doesn't, then we might end up forced to do a negative SEO attack on competitors. For example we can redirect a spammed casino domain to freeshanga.com and hope to get them deindexed by google. We already got one competitor covered since it's the sister site and all it takes is changing their metta description to something about "cheap viagra pills buy now". We also should be doing this thing to forums of other religions.
No, we shouldn't, Circle5. What we should be doing is respecting the spiritual autonomy of others, refraining from causing them distress, and not making ourselves look stupid here on Dhamma Wheel.
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Circle5 wrote: Wed Jun 06, 2018 12:47 pm Fixing the metta description should get us to place 1 but if it doesn't, then we might end up forced to do a negative SEO attack on competitors. For example we can redirect a spammed casino domain to freeshanga.com and hope to get them deindexed by google. We already got one competitor covered since it's the sister site and all it takes is changing their metta description to something about "cheap viagra pills buy now". We also should be doing this thing to forums of other religions.
...Are you serious?

I appreciate dry humor but DW is a place of such earnestness, I don't think many will get the joke. Gosh I hope it's a joke.
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ScottPen wrote: Wed Jun 06, 2018 2:17 pm
Circle5 wrote: Wed Jun 06, 2018 12:47 pm Fixing the metta description should get us to place 1 but if it doesn't, then we might end up forced to do a negative SEO attack on competitors. For example we can redirect a spammed casino domain to freeshanga.com and hope to get them deindexed by google. We already got one competitor covered since it's the sister site and all it takes is changing their metta description to something about "cheap viagra pills buy now". We also should be doing this thing to forums of other religions.
...Are you serious?

I appreciate dry humor but DW is a place of such earnestness, I don't think many will get the joke. Gosh I hope it's a joke.
+ 1

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we can redirect a spammed casino domain to freeshanga.
No need to if the objective is to spread the true Dhamma.
As far as I can see Dhamma Wheel is growing steadily.
There are many other ways we can promote Dhamma Wheel in addition to Google.
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Greetings,

I've come up with a way to assist with the cross-linking of DW forums.

See viewforum.php?f=57

I've asked David if he can create similar functionality at DWE & DWM in order to create links to the other two sites.

Metta,
Paul. :)
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Circle5 wrote: Wed Jun 06, 2018 12:47 pm Fixing the metta description should get us to place 1 but if it doesn't, then we might end up forced to do a negative SEO attack on competitors. For example we can redirect a spammed casino domain to freeshanga.com and hope to get them deindexed by google. We already got one competitor covered since it's the sister site and all it takes is changing their metta description to something about "cheap viagra pills buy now". We also should be doing this thing to forums of other religions.
Unwholesome . Are we practising dhamma or in business competition ?
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Circle5 wrote: Wed Jun 06, 2018 12:47 pm Fixing the metta description should get us to place 1 but if it doesn't, then we might end up forced to do a negative SEO attack on competitors. For example we can redirect a spammed casino domain to freeshanga.com and hope to get them deindexed by google. We already got one competitor covered since it's the sister site and all it takes is changing their metta description to something about "cheap viagra pills buy now". We also should be doing this thing to forums of other religions.
As a moderator at DWM I already proposed that we sell cheap viagra pills to raise money to fund the site and in order to finance weapons purchases to wage a war against DWT and physically wipe it off the face of the Earth. :guns:
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No_Mind wrote: Sat Jun 02, 2018 3:21 pm Some stats on Feb 24, 2018 and June 2, 2018

Dhammawheel

24 Feb Total posts 446241 • Total topics 26697 • Total members 12613 • Our newest member Cavinho92

2 June Total posts 460524 • Total topics 27306 • Total members 12800 • Our newest member davisdM7m

increase - posts 14283 (+3.2%) topics 609 (+2.28%) members 187 (+1.48%)

:namaste:
It will be interesting to see how DWT proceeds with Lounge and News shut down.

Today's stats

Total posts 461172 • Total topics 27338 • Total members 12809 • Our newest member Cat.lady.virgo

Will check change after 12 weeks if thread is not locked.

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Grigoris wrote: Thu Jun 07, 2018 9:58 am As a moderator at DWM I already proposed that we sell cheap viagra pills to raise money to fund the site and in order to finance weapons purchases to wage a war against DWT and physically wipe it off the face of the Earth. :guns:
Not a bad idea. you could supplement that income by charging money to watch monks levitate and read minds.
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ScottPen wrote: Thu Jun 07, 2018 1:55 pmNot a bad idea. you could supplement that income by charging money to watch monks levitate and read minds.


Coz dumbass is not a Vajrayana monopoly...
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tesaṃca yo nirodho - evaṁvādī mahāsamaṇo.

Of those phenomena which arise from causes:
Those causes have been taught by the Tathāgata,
And their cessation too - thus proclaims the Great Ascetic.
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Grigoris wrote: Thu Jun 07, 2018 2:03 pm
ScottPen wrote: Thu Jun 07, 2018 1:55 pmNot a bad idea. you could supplement that income by charging money to watch monks levitate and read minds.


Coz dumbass is not a Vajrayana monopoly...
That is correct, sir. We are everywhere.
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ScottPen wrote: Thu Jun 07, 2018 2:14 pmThat is correct, sir. We are everywhere.
Indeed we are!
ye dhammā hetuppabhavā tesaṁ hetuṁ tathāgato āha,
tesaṃca yo nirodho - evaṁvādī mahāsamaṇo.

Of those phenomena which arise from causes:
Those causes have been taught by the Tathāgata,
And their cessation too - thus proclaims the Great Ascetic.
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