Wednesday's Chat: SEO for Woodturners Websites----

Steve Russell wrote:

Wednesday's Chat: SEO for Woodturners Websites----

Steve Russell

>Please join us tomorrow night for our weekly Turning Chat. This week our topic will be: SEO (Search Engine Optimization) for Woodturners Websites
Join us in the Turning Chat room tomorrow night as we discuss basic website optimization techniques for better search engine placement. If you're selling your work on the Internet, you want your website to have the best search engine placement possible. What can you do to improve your traffic? What do you need to know about Meta Tags, Keywords, Navigational Issues, Alt Tags, Content and more. How important is keyword relevancy to your pages? What about getting listed in directories, does it help you or not? How important are links in and out of your website? Should you do your own SEO, or hire a professional? Join us as we discuss various ways to get your website ranked better with the major search engines.
Note: The 15 minute SNT is cancelled until further notice.
Turning Chat room opens at 9:00pm EDT (For meet and greet)

Main Topic starts at 9:30pm EDT

Post Chat Wrap-Up starts at 10:30pm EDT (For extended discussions if desired)
See you there!
Steve Russell

Wednesday Night Turning Chat Moderator

This is still a very relevant topic for anyone selling handmade work online. I'd add that SEO today is about much more than meta tags and keywords. For a woodturner's website, clear product descriptions, original photos with descriptive alt text, fast mobile loading and useful content about techniques, wood types and finished pieces can all help. Local SEO can also be valuable if you sell at craft fairs or accept custom orders. Backlinks still matter, but relevant links from woodworking communities, directories and industry websites are much more useful than buying large quantities of random links. Most importantly, focus on making the site genuinely useful to potential buyers rather than just trying to rank higher.