mattlucas 0 Posted October 13, 2005 Share Posted October 13, 2005 Fatty's is a bar in Niseko My favorite is NHK Powder Lodging Link to post Share on other sites
sunrise 0 Posted October 13, 2005 Share Posted October 13, 2005 But I do think metatags are still the way to get on the search engines (according to a recent conversation with my website designer who's about to revamp my site) Link to post Share on other sites
Yuki's Passion 1 Posted October 13, 2005 Share Posted October 13, 2005 Quote: Originally posted by Toque: The closet I don't think so In the morning we can all say to eachother "I'm coming out of the closet. Who's comin with me?" Im already outta the closet so thats nothing new Yup, too bad we cant use Fattys but as Toque said, thats a Niseko thang. The boys up at N.P.C. are doing very well for themselves Link to post Share on other sites
sunrise 0 Posted October 13, 2005 Share Posted October 13, 2005 I'm also sure that if you PM the SJ guys about that kinda thing - search engines, etc, they'd give you their current take on the best way to get on search engines since, after all, they design sites for a living... though you might have to ship them a few beers to get them to answer.... Link to post Share on other sites
sunrise 0 Posted October 13, 2005 Share Posted October 13, 2005 Oh, I forgot there was a Fattys in Niseko. Link to post Share on other sites
Yuki's Passion 1 Posted October 13, 2005 Share Posted October 13, 2005 NHK, sorry, no way Just too many crappy associations with the realdeal Link to post Share on other sites
mattlucas 0 Posted October 13, 2005 Share Posted October 13, 2005 Yes I guess so What is the real name FT? How long are you going to keep the original name? Link to post Share on other sites
sava 0 Posted October 13, 2005 Share Posted October 13, 2005 FT: see my email, but I think hakubafattwins.com or fattwinshakuba.com some of the others could be good, but i would use your fattwins name because most people will be associating you with it anyhow. Link to post Share on other sites
mattlucas 0 Posted October 13, 2005 Share Posted October 13, 2005 But to get this conversation away from spam as SJ doesn't like it Stink bugs are out in full force Gonna be a good winter My girlfriend just told me she found 10 in her bedroom Link to post Share on other sites
sava 0 Posted October 13, 2005 Share Posted October 13, 2005 sunrise: the way most search engines rank sites these days is related to the number and quality of links that link to your site as opposed to meta data (which is used for a later step in the ranking process) Link to post Share on other sites
sava 0 Posted October 13, 2005 Share Posted October 13, 2005 toque: why are bugs good? Link to post Share on other sites
mattlucas 0 Posted October 13, 2005 Share Posted October 13, 2005 Stink bugs Stink bugs Stink bugs Are stinky Link to post Share on other sites
mattlucas 0 Posted October 13, 2005 Share Posted October 13, 2005 I've got no idea But I guess when there are lots of them it means a good winter Link to post Share on other sites
sava 0 Posted October 13, 2005 Share Posted October 13, 2005 uhhh ok... Link to post Share on other sites
Fattwins 0 Posted October 13, 2005 Share Posted October 13, 2005 heading over to the mail after this. Sunrise SJ gave me some good advice already thanks. cb you havent lost the plot.. I just needed to use that line its been too long. and what is a metatag? Link to post Share on other sites
sava 0 Posted October 13, 2005 Share Posted October 13, 2005 FT: It's used by people to describe the content of a site for instance 'Hakuba Accommodation' might be one of the tags. Made a bigger difference a while ago, but these days only play a part in classifying sites that are considered to be 'good' (otherwise people just cheat with the tags and try to maake their site about as much as possible) . Link to post Share on other sites
Fattwins 0 Posted October 13, 2005 Share Posted October 13, 2005 i get it,, it think. already mailed you back. Gotta thank you for all the time youve put in. Link to post Share on other sites
montoya 0 Posted October 13, 2005 Share Posted October 13, 2005 I like the idea of names for the different rooms! the yamakashi room, toque room, etc ok, I think you have 2 things going on here: 1. name of your business/place 2. promoting your website for 1, it's a case of descriptive vs distinctive. I think being distinctive winds hands-down. If you take a look here http://www.snowjapan.com/e/hotel/index.html there's tons of places with snow, lodge, pension, etc. in their name. Nothing really stands out. for 2, again I think this is more a function of creating a site with interesting content, registering with lots of search engines, and getting lots of other sites to link to yours. be creative. if you can get mentioned in magazines like Powder, Fall-Line etc by offering free room/board during a photo shoot in Hakuba, that's worth its weight in gold. anyway, it's your place, go with whatever you feel comfortable calling it for the next xx-years. Link to post Share on other sites
Fattwins 0 Posted October 13, 2005 Share Posted October 13, 2005 montoya do you like the idea of fattwinshakuba? if not what are you thinking? Ive got some mates writing in mags now I figure that I could get them to do some write-ups in the future, thanks for the tips. Link to post Share on other sites
montoya 0 Posted October 13, 2005 Share Posted October 13, 2005 I personally like fattwins-hakuba.com the best as the hyphen makes the two words stand out more, and it will be easier to create a graphic design around it. but I would also register fattwinshakuba.com as well to help catch mistakes when you type the url. I think in actuality, people will shorten the name in conversation and say "hey, let's go to fattwins this weekend". Link to post Share on other sites
Fattwins 0 Posted October 13, 2005 Share Posted October 13, 2005 the hyphen eh.... hmm choices choices choices. I do like the idea of fattwins before hakuba. I think it will stand out a bit more on the net. in respect I might get some free advertising also by using my handle. Link to post Share on other sites
Yuki's Passion 1 Posted October 13, 2005 Share Posted October 13, 2005 There should DEF be a Yamakashi room mate Link to post Share on other sites
montoya 0 Posted October 13, 2005 Share Posted October 13, 2005 it's only like $30/year to register a name. anyway, I would decide on the name you want and then register 2 or 3 names with similar variations on it. for example if you decide on fattwins-hakuba.com, also try registering: fatwins-hakuba.com fattwinshakuba.com fatwin-hakuba.com Link to post Share on other sites
sava 0 Posted October 13, 2005 Share Posted October 13, 2005 montoya: I think that most people will be clicking it so fattwins-hakuba would be fine. fattwinshakuba also works for people who are told about it and don't like hyphens it's also only $10 roughly / year so... Link to post Share on other sites
sakebomb 0 Posted October 13, 2005 Share Posted October 13, 2005 I would agree with Montoyas' suggestions. You want a good name but you also want to stand out from your competition, there is no point blending in. Also from a graphics point of view fattwins-hakuba has more potential design wise. More identifiable Link to post Share on other sites
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