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Designing Buildings at 08:57, 7 December 2020

2020-12-07T08:57:03Z

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	Most people come to articles on Designing Buildings Wiki straight from Google. To make sure your article attracts a lot of readers, you need it to come as high as possible in search results. This isn't complicated. Google is designed to find things that users want, so all you have to do is make it clear your article provides things users want.		Most people come to articles on Designing Buildings Wiki straight from Google. To make sure your article attracts a lot of readers, you need it to come as high as possible in search results. This isn't complicated. Google is designed to find things that users want, so all you have to do is make it clear your article provides things users want.

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−	*Make sure the title of your article is a phrase that people are likely to search for. A good trick for finding out what people search for is to start typing your title into google and see what it predicts you are trying to find – then use that for your title.	+	* Make sure the title of your article is a phrase that people are likely to search for. A good trick for finding out what people search for is to start typing your title into google and see what it predicts you are trying to find – then use that for your title.
−	*Don't make your title too general. The title 'Appointing consultants' could relate to any industry, 'Appointing consultants for construction projects' is more self-explanatory and likely to rank higher in search results.	+	* Don't make your title too general. The title 'Appointing consultants' could relate to any industry, 'Appointing consultants for construction projects' is more self-explanatory and likely to rank higher in search results.
−	*Make sure you repeat key phrases people are likely to search for throughout your article.	+	* Make sure you repeat key phrases people are likely to search for throughout your article.
−	*Don’t use acronyms. If your article is about ground source heat pumps, write ground source heat pumps not GSHP. Nobody searches for acronyms.	+	* Don’t use acronyms. If your article is about ground source heat pumps, write ground source heat pumps not GSHP. Nobody searches for acronyms.
−	*Link your article to other sources of information.	+	* Link your article to other sources of information.
−	*Create links to your article from other sites. You can do this by adding links from your own website, or by posting links on social media.	+	* Create links to your article from other sites. You can do this by adding links from your own website, or by posting links on social media.
−	*If your article is really long, think about breaking it up into several shorter articles. This can help build a critical mass about your subject.	+	* If your article is really long, think about breaking it up into several shorter articles. This can help build a critical mass about your subject.
−	*Add images to your article and put phrases people are likely to search for in the image description. If the only information you provide about your image is that it's pict2001344.jpg, Google (and readers of your article) are not going to know what it is.	+	* Add images to your article and put phrases people are likely to search for in the image description. If the only information you provide about your image is that it's pict2001344.jpg, Google (and readers of your article) are not going to know what it is.
−	*Keep improving your article. Articles that were last edited in 2001 will have slipped down the search results no matter how good they are.	+	* Keep improving your article. Articles that were last edited in 2001 will have slipped down the search results no matter how good they are.
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	That’s it. It’s really not complicated but it makes a huge difference.		That’s it. It’s really not complicated but it makes a huge difference.

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Designing Buildings at 12:04, 24 December 2014

2014-12-24T12:04:06Z

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Susan Poupard at 16:31, 8 July 2014

2014-07-08T16:31:47Z

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−	Most people come to articles on Designing Buildings Wiki straight from ~~google~~. To make sure your article attracts a lot of readers, you need it to come as high as possible in ~~google~~ search results. This isn't complicated. Google is designed to find things that users want, so all you have to do is make it clear your article provides things users want.	+	Most people come to articles on Designing Buildings Wiki straight from Google. To make sure your article attracts a lot of readers, you need it to come as high as possible in search results. This isn't complicated. Google is designed to find things that users want, so all you have to do is make it clear your article provides things users want.

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	*Make sure the title of your article is a phrase that people are likely to search for. A good trick for finding out what people search for is to start typing your title into google and see what it predicts you are trying to find – then use that for your title.		*Make sure the title of your article is a phrase that people are likely to search for. A good trick for finding out what people search for is to start typing your title into google and see what it predicts you are trying to find – then use that for your title.
−	*Don't make your title to general. The title 'Appointing consultants' could relate to any industry, 'Appointing consultants for construction projects' is more self-explanatory and likely to rank higher in search results.	+	*Don't make your title too general. The title 'Appointing consultants' could relate to any industry, 'Appointing consultants for construction projects' is more self-explanatory and likely to rank higher in search results.
	*Make sure you repeat key phrases people are likely to search for throughout your article.		*Make sure you repeat key phrases people are likely to search for throughout your article.
	*Don’t use acronyms. If your article is about ground source heat pumps, write ground source heat pumps not GSHP. Nobody searches for acronyms.		*Don’t use acronyms. If your article is about ground source heat pumps, write ground source heat pumps not GSHP. Nobody searches for acronyms.
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	*Create links to your article from other sites. You can do this by adding links from your own website, or by posting links on social media.		*Create links to your article from other sites. You can do this by adding links from your own website, or by posting links on social media.
	*If your article is really long, think about breaking it up into several shorter articles. This can help build a critical mass about your subject.		*If your article is really long, think about breaking it up into several shorter articles. This can help build a critical mass about your subject.
−	*Add images to your article and put phrases people are likely to search for in the image description. If the only information you provide about your image is that it's pict2001344.jpg, ~~google is~~ not going to know what it is.	+	*Add images to your article and put phrases people are likely to search for in the image description. If the only information you provide about your image is that it's pict2001344.jpg, Google (and readers of your article) are not going to know what it is.
	*Keep improving your article. Articles that were last edited in 2001 will have slipped down the search results no matter how good they are.		*Keep improving your article. Articles that were last edited in 2001 will have slipped down the search results no matter how good they are.

Designing Buildings at 10:34, 22 May 2014

2014-05-22T10:34:51Z

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−	Most people come ~~direct~~ to articles on Designing Buildings Wiki straight from google. To make sure your article attracts a lot of readers, you need it to come as high as possible in google search results. This isn't complicated. Google is designed to find things that users want, so all you have to do is make it clear your article provides things users want.	+	Most people come to articles on Designing Buildings Wiki straight from google. To make sure your article attracts a lot of readers, you need it to come as high as possible in google search results. This isn't complicated. Google is designed to find things that users want, so all you have to do is make it clear your article provides things users want.

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Designing Buildings at 10:34, 22 May 2014

2014-05-22T10:34:04Z

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−	~~Because~~ Designing Buildings Wiki ~~has so much useful content, its articles tend to appear quite high up on~~ google ~~search results. In fact around 10% come first~~. To make sure your article attracts a lot of readers, you need it to come as high as possible, ~~and there are some very simple ways of doing this~~.	+	Most people come direct to articles on Designing Buildings Wiki straight from google. To make sure your article attracts a lot of readers, you need it to come as high as possible in google search results. This isn't complicated. Google is designed to find things that users want, so all you have to do is make it clear your article provides things users want.

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	*Don't make your title to general. The title 'Appointing consultants' could relate to any industry, 'Appointing consultants for construction projects' is more self-explanatory and likely to rank higher in search results.		*Don't make your title to general. The title 'Appointing consultants' could relate to any industry, 'Appointing consultants for construction projects' is more self-explanatory and likely to rank higher in search results.
	*Make sure you repeat key phrases people are likely to search for throughout your article.		*Make sure you repeat key phrases people are likely to search for throughout your article.
−	*Don’t use acronyms. If your article is about ground source heat pumps, write ground source heat pumps ~~throughout your article,~~ not GSHP. Nobody searches for acronyms.	+	*Don’t use acronyms. If your article is about ground source heat pumps, write ground source heat pumps not GSHP. Nobody searches for acronyms.
	*Link your article to other sources of information.		*Link your article to other sources of information.
	*Create links to your article from other sites. You can do this by adding links from your own website, or by posting links on social media.		*Create links to your article from other sites. You can do this by adding links from your own website, or by posting links on social media.

Designing Buildings at 11:27, 28 October 2013

2013-10-28T11:27:39Z

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	Because Designing Buildings Wiki has so much useful content, its articles tend to appear quite high up on google search results. In fact around 10% come first. To make sure your article attracts a lot of readers, you need it to come as high as possible, and there are some very simple ways of doing this.		Because Designing Buildings Wiki has so much useful content, its articles tend to appear quite high up on google search results. In fact around 10% come first. To make sure your article attracts a lot of readers, you need it to come as high as possible, and there are some very simple ways of doing this.

Designing Buildings at 11:15, 28 October 2013

2013-10-28T11:15:38Z

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−	*Make sure ~~you’re~~ the title of your article is a phrase that people are likely to search for. A good trick for finding out what people search for is to start typing your title into google and see what it predicts you are trying to find – then use that for your title.	+	*Make sure the title of your article is a phrase that people are likely to search for. A good trick for finding out what people search for is to start typing your title into google and see what it predicts you are trying to find – then use that for your title.
−	*Don't make your title to general. ~~For example, the~~ title 'Appointing consultants' could relate to any industry, 'Appointing consultants for construction projects' is more self-explanatory and likely to rank higher in search results.	+	*Don't make your title to general. The title 'Appointing consultants' could relate to any industry, 'Appointing consultants for construction projects' is more self-explanatory and likely to rank higher in search results.
	*Make sure you repeat key phrases people are likely to search for throughout your article.		*Make sure you repeat key phrases people are likely to search for throughout your article.
	*Don’t use acronyms. If your article is about ground source heat pumps, write ground source heat pumps throughout your article, not GSHP. Nobody searches for acronyms.		*Don’t use acronyms. If your article is about ground source heat pumps, write ground source heat pumps throughout your article, not GSHP. Nobody searches for acronyms.
	*Link your article to other sources of information.		*Link your article to other sources of information.
	*Create links to your article from other sites. You can do this by adding links from your own website, or by posting links on social media.		*Create links to your article from other sites. You can do this by adding links from your own website, or by posting links on social media.
−	*If your article is really long, think about breaking it up into several shorter articles. This can help build a critical mass about a subject.	+	*If your article is really long, think about breaking it up into several shorter articles. This can help build a critical mass about your subject.
−	*Add images to your article, and put phrases people are likely to search for in the image description. If the only information you provide about your image is that it's pict2001344.jpg, google is not going to know what it is.	+	*Add images to your article and put phrases people are likely to search for in the image description. If the only information you provide about your image is that it's pict2001344.jpg, google is not going to know what it is.
	*Keep improving your article. Articles that were last edited in 2001 will have slipped down the search results no matter how good they are.		*Keep improving your article. Articles that were last edited in 2001 will have slipped down the search results no matter how good they are.

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−	That’s it. It’s really not complicated~~, and~~ it makes a huge difference.	+	That’s it. It’s really not complicated but it makes a huge difference.

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