Key Phrases and Tags now Live
Search Key Phrases
In response to feedback that we’ve received, we have developed a new search system which allows all FreeIndex business members to specify a number of ‘key phrases’.
We have about 4,000 categories on the site, but people search for an unlimited amount of different words and phrases, not all of which are categories. The ‘Key Phrases’ feature should help businesses to get found for relevant searches more easily, and should provide the user with a better set of results.
For example, a plumber might enter the following Key Phrases:
’Emergency Plumbing Service’, ’Pipe fitting’, ’Radiator Installation’, ’Dishwasher Installation’, ’Boiler Installation’, ’Corgi Registered’.
Key Phrase Tips
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Key Phrases with 2 or 3 words work best. Think about what your customers might type in to find your business apart from your business type. There’s no point in entering your category name as a tag, as your already in the results!
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Do not enter locations as this won’t help you.
No one is going to enter a location in our ‘What’ box. -
Try to think niche. Tags are only one of the factors in our search algorithm, and entering a common search term such as ‘plumber’ probably won’t mean that you feature in our results very highly.
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Your Products, Services, and Skills all make for good tags.
Standard members may enter up to 3 Key Phrases, while Premium members may enter up to 8.
Tag Pages
Additionally, we have developed something called ‘Tag Pages’.
Basically, we are starting to scan the entire site for commonly used terms, and where appropriate create new pages for those terms. Many phrases are used a lot on the site, but do not warrant their own category.
Going forward, you may see that we have tagged your business for some common terms, which will only help you to get found more often. We also plan to use popular Key Phrases to help us decide which tag pages to create.
We hope you like these new features, and as ever, we welcome your feedback.
Best Regards
The FreeIndex Team
Posted : 3 Feb 2012
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Thanks good idea
this is a good idea
some body didn't read the box header ;)
Useful advice, thanks FreeIndex
How do I delete emails - this is a simply function but it is not obvious at all???
Thanks for this.
Very helpful tips. Thank you
Shade ( Homereplica - UK Ltd )
Shade ( Homereplica - UK Ltd )
Well done like the feature with supporting tips well done again.
Great tips and good new feature.
I will see how it works and use it now.
Crystal Couture
http://www.iwantcrystalcouture.com
I will see how it works and use it now.
Crystal Couture
http://www.iwantcrystalcouture.com
More great ideas and changes from the FreeIndex Team.
Well done
Mr Viral Marketer
http://www.mrviralmarketer.co.uk
Well done
Mr Viral Marketer
http://www.mrviralmarketer.co.uk
Another great addition - thank you
How do I access and use this
18 Jun 2012
David ReesGreat idea - glad I came back to read my messages!
Very good
Awesome!
Fab idea! thanks for the update.
very good tips, Thanks.
Helpful guidance and advice - Pete Hubbard Spacewise Solutions Ltd
thank you will endeavour to add some interesting key phrases.
18 May 2012
Glynis KnowlesThanks for the tips ; Glynis Knowles driving instructor.
I like it
Its very good
Its very good
Very good
Very good services
10 May 2012
Jackie Brettgood advice, thank you.
Very good!!!!
interesting article i like it..cheers guys
The trouble is that any Tom Dick or Harry can say they are plumbers or washing machine engineers? Its just the same as when you get bad reviews posted from your competitors like the so called Bosch expert who signs on the dole and claims housing benefits. We need friendly honest and honourable tradesmen only on Freeindex
Thank you
Architectural services, planning drawings, plans, drawings,planning permission may be some of mine
Architectural services, planning drawings, plans, drawings,planning permission may be some of mine
kevin jempson from emerald property maintenance plastering painting decorating internal and external renovations insurance work cement work rendering
Thanks a lot guys sorry to say we have been buzzy and for got about this site we are sorry for any one who as tried to contact us in the past but we now have a guy in the office who will check the site on a daily bases we now carry loft conversions out as we as extensions also full property maintenace and refurbishments many thanks thomas
Thanks Guy's...
I will check this with my listing!
I will check this with my listing!
i shall look into this
linda clutch-specialists
linda clutch-specialists
Heat Pumps, Solar, Underfloor Heating, Ecodan,
Bespoke Bathrooms & Wet Rooms...
Call for info-07958 301525
Hope the new key words has bumped me up a bit.
Bespoke Bathrooms & Wet Rooms...
Call for info-07958 301525
Hope the new key words has bumped me up a bit.
07971948276 Top Decorator
You ask for "two or three words" but your tag field DOES NOT ALLOW SPACES.
Have I missed something?
Have I missed something?
hi team
think thats a great idea and i and i am always very greatful of the work i recive from freeindex
think thats a great idea and i and i am always very greatful of the work i recive from freeindex
A good move as far as placement goes.
Although out website is very well placed. I'm sure it will help our business in some way, as we are contantly working hard to find surplus and excess retail stock.
Regards
www.thestockbuyers.com
Although out website is very well placed. I'm sure it will help our business in some way, as we are contantly working hard to find surplus and excess retail stock.
Regards
www.thestockbuyers.com
could you tell us how to add the key phrases
Sounds great but how do I add the key phrases?
pet portrait artist
paintings in oils
pencil drawings
paintings in oils
pencil drawings
fab idea, thankyou for keeping me up to date.
There are no 'key phrases' for specialised products such as Central vacuum Systems.
There are over 4000 systems sold every year in the UK so maybe it would be an idea to include this as well as giving other company's with similar products the chance to have their 'key phrases'
Otherwise a good idea
There are over 4000 systems sold every year in the UK so maybe it would be an idea to include this as well as giving other company's with similar products the chance to have their 'key phrases'
Otherwise a good idea
Multiclean Services being in the cleaning service industry means Multiclean incorporates and offers so many bespoke cleaning services to Client-Customers...this puts us in a tricky position of how to Market all of our Cleaning services....Freeindex has scored another hole in one with its dynamic idear's.
Thank you
Mike Price (Multiclean Services)
Thank you
Mike Price (Multiclean Services)
Really good idea
Very good idea.
A great idea which should help in the listings
fantastic
its all about being found and making it easier for both the searcher and advertiser
top marks freeindex
its all about being found and making it easier for both the searcher and advertiser
top marks freeindex
good idea
Great idea, really helpful
Great idea, will make being found that much easier by potential clients, thank you
Very good idea! Well done FreeIndex.
What a great idea!
thank you very much!
Awesome
very good
This is something nice and Useful
Very good!
Splendid idea.
Thank you for your help.
Great idea & good advice. I shall be adding my tags asap.
Thank you
Thank you
Home baking. Warm Hospitality. Home from home.
great idea. this should help in search engine rankins
Bathroom fitting specialist.
Thanks,Great Idea!
Lets hope it will work
continuous improvement will help us all as business owners
Sounds really useful
Wonderful efficient and hopefully affective too
excellent idea, I'm sure this will help!!
Thank you I'm sure this be very beneficial
Brilliant idea !
Thanks very much, this should be most helpful.
Great ideas!
Thanks guy`s keep up the good work.
Definitely a good move and your right, if you choose the right key phrases you get found way ahead of your competitors.
Definitely a good move and your right, if you choose the right key phrases you get found way ahead of your competitors.
Helpful
Sounds Excellent! Keep up the good work!!:)
A forward thinking idea, thank you
this is a wonderful idea thank you free index
Long overdue.
Another quality feature from the best directory in the UK. Thanks!
If no one said it before, I think it is time it is said; we do appreciate the hard work you and your team do to advance the businesses registered with you. Maybe we should nominate you as a government of employment and give you an award. But sorry I can't recommend large salaries and bonuses. Thanks very much SEO you are doing the right thing. Keep it up.
Thanks to the FreeIndex team,Great advice! it will help us get more clients.
Nice 1, gives us a better chance of reaching clients
Excellent. Thank you
Thanks for adopting this service - lets hope it works for us all.
great idea lets hope we have a good respons
Very good idea!
I believe this will bring in more leads.
I believe this will bring in more leads.
great idea lets hope we have a good response
Thanks Freeindex - Looking forward to lots more Contemporary Garden Design click-through's
Josh Ward Garden Design and Landscape Design
http://www.joshwardgardendesign.com
Josh Ward Garden Design and Landscape Design
http://www.joshwardgardendesign.com
sounds very good to me
Good stuff. Onward and upward!
Great Idea... should prove very useful!
As someone with experience in SEO, I am surprised that this feature had not been introduced long time ago, so have to welcome it. Better late than never.
This is great, thank you.
Sounds good should be very useful
Great Idea We Look Forward To Taking Part,
sounds really good.. idea
Ok- Good idea
sounds good and very useful
good idea!
Fab idea thanks
Every little helps
Useful, thanks.
www.jadorefashinstore.com
good move another usefull idea
Another positive move from Freeindex that should help all advertisers.
Dear Team, thank you for your tips and advice. This is the simplest and also the best SEO help that everyone can benefit from.
Stuart Perry from
www.photomixmemories.co.uk
Stuart Perry from
www.photomixmemories.co.uk
"Great Idea" if it works!! lets hope that it is a positive move forward....Chris
Anything that will help me and my clients in the sub contract construction industry receive quality targeted tender works
nothing ventured nothing gained
Great Idea I think this will work better and get a wider audience to our web pages
OK - Good idea - but how do I find these thousands of tags and how do I get them on my site?
22 Feb 2012
Marion ChapmanLet us hope it helps to acquire more clients, especially ones who are very happy with the service they are given. I have had lovely ladies who have all enjoyed their therapies.
any help, is always a help,thanks
What would you like me to say?
Gas Safe is recommended now not corgi for gas works.
I think it's a good idea.
I think it's a good idea.
Good
Lets hope this works. Nothing has worked before :-(
AS with most of these sites I have not had any response from my ad so I seem to be with the majority.
never ever had a job from freeindex so fingers crossed
This is a good SEO feature to add. well done freeindex for keeping for keeping up with the technology.
http://www.walkinwardrobes.com
http://www.walkinwardrobes.com
Thought there might have been a link direct to my entry - no such luck - I don't feel well either, so that doesn't help. :(
Really respect the guys from the freeindex team.
I am sure this will be useful, I haven't had any use
out of your website whatsoever in the last two years!
Maybe you need to change something?
out of your website whatsoever in the last two years!
Maybe you need to change something?
thank you very useful
a superb idea..keywords and tags is definately a step in the right direction - adding value by optimising all the time.. How's about getting social with me http://twitter.com/veritas_office
Very useful information
Good idea, very useful. Thanks
how do I do this ..there is no link to my website ??
or to a page here info@yellowkangaroomusic.com
or to a page here info@yellowkangaroomusic.com
Hope it works as the country seems to be slowing up since Christmas 'every little bit helps so they say'(I do as well)
Kelvin
Kelvin
good idea. will help a lot
Really useful.
Great well done.
Sounds excellent news! Thanks Freeindex team for all your work improving the site on our behalf! xx Elaine Reel Life Photos
Great idea that will definately improve this site even more. Shabbir from SITK
thanks for the update, sounds great.
Chad
A55 Disco/Karaoke
Chad
A55 Disco/Karaoke
Sounds like a great idea, let's see how it works in practice. Some interesting comments from other users.
Melissa
www.LondonClinicalHypnosis.com
Melissa
www.LondonClinicalHypnosis.com
Good Job.
It's a good idea but in my case it is too generic ! i need to be able to get a specific category for our work not one that covers everything within the trade
Looking forward to seeing this boosting our SEO.Thanks!
Chris A
www.frenchshopping.co.uk
Chris A
www.frenchshopping.co.uk
tyres, alignment, mechanical repairs
Great Idea, Thanks Free Index.
Good idea
making-tracks pet services would like to thank the freeindex team for for this very use full Tag Page service. Kind regards Lin.
Brill thank you
16 Feb 2012
Andrew WittsIts really appreciative work.
Ill certainly be trying the new key phrases and tags idea.It all helps get your business out there. Many thanks.
Great idea, Giakonda Swansea
very good idea thanks free index
www.holecuttersni.co.uk
diamond core drilling service
www.holecuttersni.co.uk
diamond core drilling service
Great idea, I will be giving it a shot !
http://www.dgcomponents.co.uk/earth_bar.html
http://www.dgcomponents.co.uk/earth_bar.html
A Very good idea thank you trish taxis
A really good idea, Regards Jeana at Barnsley Hypnosis, Counselling & Coaching
thanks thats great i have updated mine
www.swimitme.org
www.swimitme.org
Great idea. Thank you
Great idea, going to try it out now.
Great feature. Keep warm with get heated :)
10 Feb 2012
Lwgems Regret They Are No Longer TradingThis sounds great; I use tags a lot when I am looking for products and services on the net and know how valuable these key phrase searches can be.
This has proven to be of great interest. www.aandmtrainingservices.co.uk
This is really useful. Thanks again for continually improving your service.
Great site, always improving. Keep up with the good work.
look this site is invaluable in these times, its free and has a very good ROI if you make the effort to stand out, well done Freeindex team great effort
Great Ideas,thanks very much to freeindex
Good idea
Brilliant. Many thanks
Another great idea to keep the work rolling in - thank you Free Index!!
First Impressions - Promotional Clothing Specialists
www.firstimpressionseurope.com
First Impressions - Promotional Clothing Specialists
www.firstimpressionseurope.com
In reply to Howard from Solid Fuel Solutions:
The whole reason we've launched Search Key Phrases is so that you CAN be found for the niche terms you want to be found for.
In your case, all you need to do is go to your search phrase settings and add the terms you want to be found for, ie, "HETAS solid fuel engineers". You will already be found for "Solid Fuel Engineers" because this is one of your categories.
Hope that helps.
The whole reason we've launched Search Key Phrases is so that you CAN be found for the niche terms you want to be found for.
In your case, all you need to do is go to your search phrase settings and add the terms you want to be found for, ie, "HETAS solid fuel engineers". You will already be found for "Solid Fuel Engineers" because this is one of your categories.
Hope that helps.
Great Idea, Thank You!!
Heritage Gold Family Tree Services
www.heritage-gold.co.uk
Heritage Gold Family Tree Services
www.heritage-gold.co.uk
BRILLIANT IDEA FREEINDEX www.acornremovals.net
this is very good idea thank you
i think that is the best idea well than.
Great Site. Great Idea
Great stuff, thanks! Keep up the good work.
excellent idea
sounds good to me
that's a great idea thax
Good Work Freeindex
Well done Team
thankyou thankyou for your reply xx
Whatever next !!!
Great stuff..
Super-smashing-Great!!
good job
Thanks, that's a great idea. It will be of benefit to both users and businesses alike.
CK Compliance
CK Compliance
Great Idea Thank you
thank you
6 Feb 2012
NormanGood going...
like the idea.thanks.
jobs
engineer
manager
engineer
manager
I like it, This should help users find what they are looking for far more effectively.
Free Index Already lists well, but this should enhance usage greatly.
www.rj-signaturekitchens.co.uk
Free Index Already lists well, but this should enhance usage greatly.
www.rj-signaturekitchens.co.uk
Brilliant idea
Your updating seems to get good responses when customers are looking for you on the internet. Freeindex is very good as I am sure others have already told you
Fantastic :)
sounds good
Thanks, sounds great!
Excellent, will help with people find us.
Very helpful, thanks
Thanks for that it all helps
Superb work, I didn't have to do a thing!!
http://under1roof-south.co.uk
Thank you.
http://under1roof-south.co.uk
Thank you.
Great idea.
www.weeprint.co.uk
www.weeprint.co.uk
Indeed, well done. Keep up the nice work.
Excellent, well done you people!
ADD-TAPS Domestic Plumbing & Bathroom's (Hull Area)
Sign of Quality.
Great idea!
Sign of Quality.
Great idea!
Great feature!
Brilliant yet again x
great idea, thank you
good call
This is a great feature from freeindex
Many thanks for your help.
Thank you.
Thank you for your support.
brilliant idea, i've tried this and it works a treat. thank you free index
Always appreciative of the help you give our businesses.
Denise
Denise
Good Idea!!
This is a fantastic idea.
Thanks a million for a job well done.
Godfrey.
Thanks a million for a job well done.
Godfrey.
thank you for an excellent service the leads have been first class, the extra support is a bonus.
Any thing that helps me and others must be a good thing
VERY GOOD: All ideas that improve the chances of local work for local tradesmen is worth applauding.
KutKost Building Services.
KutKost Building Services.
great
Brilliant idea
good stuff
yea brilliant idea.thanks guys n gals for working so hard in improving free index.GM Roofing Services Wrexham
Great idea, thank you for your help. JR Bars
good idea, great!
brilliant idea
many thanks,
Very helpful. Thanks
Gas fitter , oil fired boiler repaired, plumbing, hot water cylinder element replacement, landlord gas safe certificate,
Great, love it!
good development...
splendid idea.
excellent idea and well developed
Love the development of the site, lets hope I get yet more traffic to my site.
very good!
Many thanks for your support in what is a difficult time.
Great addition to an already well run service.
Thank you.
Thank you.
Great!!! Many thanks Sue
UK Based & Owned