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Title: No links to my site?
Post by: zeamonkey on July 25, 2013, 00:54
Checking on webmastertools, it shows no data for any links to my site. Is there something I havent activated? Can see on the list of symbiosites, that mine is the only one without a version number.

http://stockphotos.sorenegeberg.com (http://stockphotos.sorenegeberg.com)
Title: Re: No links to my site?
Post by: picture5469 on July 25, 2013, 00:59
Have you only just set your site up? You need to wait for google to crawl other sites to find yours.
Title: Re: No links to my site?
Post by: zeamonkey on July 25, 2013, 01:10
I published it a few weeks ago, maybe thats why?
Title: Re: No links to my site?
Post by: trendi on July 25, 2013, 01:45
google's WMT is not the best tool for checking backlinks.
try http://moonsy.com/backlinks_checker/ (http://moonsy.com/backlinks_checker/)
Title: Re: No links to my site?
Post by: Kerioak~Christine on July 25, 2013, 02:11
This is probably  the best thread to announce your site once it is open for business
http://www.microstockgroup.com/symbiostock-network-building/networking-what-are-you-looking-for-in-a-match/375/ (http://www.microstockgroup.com/symbiostock-network-building/networking-what-are-you-looking-for-in-a-match/375/)
Title: Re: No links to my site?
Post by: cascoly on July 25, 2013, 02:13
I've added your site to http://symbiostock-search.com (http://symbiostock-search.com) database

something's strange though - there's no version listed in your symbiocard.xml file.  the rest of the data looks fine
Title: Re: No links to my site?
Post by: ajt on July 25, 2013, 02:14
I published it a few weeks ago, maybe thats why?


Symbiostock people don't know, that your site is existing. You have only one site in your network, nobody has yours, so it is not present in network directory. I have your site indexed in http://symbiostock.info (http://symbiostock.info), but only few days.

Give some info about your site in this thread:
http://www.microstockgroup.com/symbiostock-network-building/networking-what-are-you-looking-for-in-a-match/ (http://www.microstockgroup.com/symbiostock-network-building/networking-what-are-you-looking-for-in-a-match/)
or like here:
http://www.microstockgroup.com/symbiostock-general/my-symbiostock-site/msg332828/?topicseen#new (http://www.microstockgroup.com/symbiostock-general/my-symbiostock-site/msg332828/?topicseen#new)

Some people will add your site to network and links start to appear :)
Title: Re: No links to my site?
Post by: cascoly on July 25, 2013, 03:02
http://cascoly.com/symbio/list.asp?list=65 (http://cascoly.com/symbio/list.asp?list=65)

now shows portfolio focus, and specialties for all sites - but  a number of folks haven't filled in all the possible information

also check the promoted keywords: http://cascoly.com/symbio/list.asp?list=31 (http://cascoly.com/symbio/list.asp?list=31)  and again some folks aren't promoting any keywords
Title: Re: No links to my site?
Post by: zeamonkey on July 25, 2013, 03:05
google's WMT is not the best tool for checking backlinks.
try [url]http://moonsy.com/backlinks_checker/[/url] ([url]http://moonsy.com/backlinks_checker/[/url])

I tried this one, same result 0 Backlinks, despite I ahve place links on G+ and other websites i run. Guess it just needs more time to get indexed.
Title: Re: No links to my site?
Post by: zeamonkey on July 25, 2013, 03:08
I've added your site to [url]http://symbiostock-search.com[/url] ([url]http://symbiostock-search.com[/url]) database

something's strange though - there's no version listed in your symbiocard.xml file.  the rest of the data looks fine

Yes I noticed that as well. No new updates were showing for the theme on WP, despite I was on an old version. So I downloaded the latest version and installed it myself, just keeping all my old CSS files not to loose the formatting.
Title: Re: No links to my site?
Post by: grsphoto on July 25, 2013, 09:13
I've added your site to [url]http://symbiostock-search.com[/url] ([url]http://symbiostock-search.com[/url]) database

something's strange though - there's no version listed in your symbiocard.xml file.  the rest of the data looks fine

Yes I noticed that as well. No new updates were showing for the theme on WP, despite I was on an old version. So I downloaded the latest version and installed it myself, just keeping all my old CSS files not to loose the formatting.


There have been, and likely will be updates coming.  If you have a lot of CSS files/ changes you should be using a Child theme, not the main theme.  check out  http://www.symbioguides.com/ (http://www.symbioguides.com/)  for details.
Title: Re: No links to my site?
Post by: zeamonkey on July 25, 2013, 10:09
I've added your site to [url]http://symbiostock-search.com[/url] ([url]http://symbiostock-search.com[/url]) database

something's strange though - there's no version listed in your symbiocard.xml file.  the rest of the data looks fine

Yes I noticed that as well. No new updates were showing for the theme on WP, despite I was on an old version. So I downloaded the latest version and installed it myself, just keeping all my old CSS files not to loose the formatting.


There have been, and likely will be updates coming.  If you have a lot of CSS files/ changes you should be using a Child theme, not the main theme.  check out  [url]http://www.symbioguides.com/[/url] ([url]http://www.symbioguides.com/[/url])  for details.

My css changes are done. Im not gonna change to childtheme now. Im quite happy just keeping my current css files  :)
Title: Re: No links to my site?
Post by: Nikd90 on July 25, 2013, 11:04
If you don't use child theme then you will loose all your changes when you update to newer version of Symbio theme.
Title: Re: No links to my site?
Post by: ShazamImages on July 25, 2013, 11:05
If you don't use child theme then you will loose all your changes when you update to newer version of Symbio theme.

It sounds like he makes a backup copy and then copies it over every time.
Title: Re: No links to my site?
Post by: Amanda_K on July 25, 2013, 13:51
Which is probably the cause for your version number missing.  That is listed in the main css file.  Not updating those will eventually cause problems, which is why a child theme is still a better practice.