Go to the BBCi website or try another search engine, and type in, say Mikeee, or Eskie, or discodirect, or djsunited, etc.
What results do you get?
If they are the same as mine, then I think it goes to show how interesting this web thingy can be!!!!
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Something to do when you're really, really fedup.
Go to the BBCi website or try another search engine, and type in, say Mikeee, or Eskie, or discodirect, or djsunited, etc.
What results do you get?
If they are the same as mine, then I think it goes to show how interesting this web thingy can be!!!!
Go to the BBCi website or try another search engine, and type in, say Mikeee, or Eskie, or discodirect, or djsunited, etc.
What results do you get?
If they are the same as mine, then I think it goes to show how interesting this web thingy can be!!!!
I've just tried it with BBCi. There are over 2,000 Spindoctors out there!!!! and just as many Chris Pointons and as for Paul Smith well there's smoke from the computer and I won't say what an anagram of my name is 
They seem to take a snapshot of the forum every so often for instance typing in Kazzachi only gave 3 results, viewing profile, one post from August and Dans map on his own website.
Typing in any of the names of regular contributors to the forum gave links back to it and when I tried 5 star disco I got the number 1 slot and 3, 7, 8 & 9 as well all originating from different places - so fame at last
They seem to take a snapshot of the forum every so often for instance typing in Kazzachi only gave 3 results, viewing profile, one post from August and Dans map on his own website.
Typing in any of the names of regular contributors to the forum gave links back to it and when I tried 5 star disco I got the number 1 slot and 3, 7, 8 & 9 as well all originating from different places - so fame at last
Part of the software which runs the forum also logs visits from search engine spiders. On average we get visited 6 times a week from the google bot, whilst the "HotBot" one visits several times a DAY and stays for hours! (must be after Paula!). Whatever engine "inktomi" is - has around 10 spiders on the site at any one time 
This is one good reason to get your own website listed on Dans Map, since all links to / from this forum are followed ona regular basis . Hence google and co will automatically follow links from here to Dan's site and then on to your site which hopefully should get your own site listed quicker / higher than submitting it yourself. Yes you do need to submit your URL as well, but every little bit helps and the more popular your site (# of links) the chances increase of a higher listing. Hence the map idea = the more links the higher the chance of getting the map page AND your own website listed!.
We still average around 40k - 50k hits every month, and since Sept 13th we have had 12.435 visits from Hotbot Spiders and 4,438 visits from the Google Spider. The current total hit counter for the site since Jan 17th 2003 stands at 256,721 visitors - thats over 1/4 Million hits in less than 12 months - so we are gaining popularity.
This is one good reason to get your own website listed on Dans Map, since all links to / from this forum are followed ona regular basis
. Hence google and co will automatically follow links from here to Dan's site and then on to your site which hopefully should get your own site listed quicker / higher than submitting it yourself. Yes you do need to submit your URL as well, but every little bit helps and the more popular your site (# of links) the chances increase of a higher listing. Hence the map idea = the more links the higher the chance of getting the map page AND your own website listed!.We still average around 40k - 50k hits every month, and since Sept 13th we have had 12.435 visits from Hotbot Spiders and 4,438 visits from the Google Spider. The current total hit counter for the site since Jan 17th 2003 stands at 256,721 visitors - thats over 1/4 Million hits in less than 12 months - so we are gaining popularity.
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| They seem to take a snapshot of the forum every so often for instance typing in Kazzachi only gave 3 results, viewing profile, one post from August and Dans map on his own website. |
Hmmm?
On another post (dj map) I mentioned about the possibility of the members linking to the forum, which I refered to as the 'hub'.
Lets have a brush up on an earlier idea...
It was suggested we put the djsunited web URL on our business cards, or, showed that we were members.
In addition to our own contact information, we would be (in one way or another) 1 - increasing our 'status' as professional dj's
2- increasing the chances of booking by showing a professional site (especially to those who do not have a web page)
3 - if unavailable for work, the potential client would look at the dju map and might consider booking another disco - direct.
4 - if that was the case - then perhaps members would also display their forum membership no. on the business card - to allow the client to confirm as a point of reference to the available DJ....who knows?!
Meanwhile, the 'hub' is allowing our network of some 800+ listed DJ's to share this valuable information. Perhaps, for every booking one would receive thru the 'system' - a token gesture could be forwarded to the 'hub', going towards overheads. ...who knows?!
There are a few loose ends to tie-up, as regards to the overall commitment to a new system, its pitfalls and concerns, but, the advantages, I foresee, far outweigh the current position - . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . exactly, what position!Maybe, business cards could have a specific URL address to a specific page on the forum, that allows a viewer to access limited or extended info.
One such page would have been a DJ database - but the interest in that fell dead.
So what happens next???
Well, as I said in the previous above post "Something to do when you're really, really fedup."
If we can type into a search engine something like discodirect106 - (members name and members no.) or Spindoctordju, it could bring up a page we are all / individually listed on.
Or, maybe our 'name' with the suffix DJU added to the end of each members name.
The fact that Kazzachi's name came up from my own map page must surely indicate the power of this forums presence on the web.
I admit that the dju forum has increased my web presence.
For those that feel they don't get any internet bookings or confirmations - here must be a very affordable way of increasing your status on the web, and showing how united us DJs and entertainers really are.
There are going to be those who feel they don't need internet enquiries, or want to share work.
But, I would like to make the point, that the forum needs even more members - and interest to be held by those / existing members, to show the far wider advantages and possibilities of technology to DJ's, as well as increasing the public profile of DJ entertainers, and, last but not least, demonstraiting how united this forum should be - 500+ active members forum and not a 40 or so active members forum.
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what is the url? I tried www.bbci.com but no luck
unless you're talking about the BBC interactive site?!
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