YARGH! A useful post from a goofy Pirate (Increase Page Rank)
 

OK Pirate mode disengaged.

Some of you may already know about this technique, this is for those that don't.

A simple way to increase page rank without cheating in any way.

A number of opensource scripts use themes. Themes are simply templates that change the look of the script very quickly.

Here's what you do. Pick an opensource script that is popular, and has a large userbase. Wordpress is what I experimented with.

Look at how themes are created for the script you choose. Look at existing themes for ideas. DON'T modify an existing one, this will be noticed very quickly, and will cause you problems, make your own. The design should be simple, and clean. You are trying to appeal to a large group of people, the cleaner it is the more people will download it, and use it.

Try to include all files such as header logo psd, fonts etc.

After the initial design is done, place a link at the bottom of the template (usually a footer.php file)

You'll want to place your link next to the standard "Powered by" tag. This should link to the site you want to build PR for. This should not be an adult site (I recommend creating a blog, and making it the "hub site")

Make an entry on this site's blog for the file with a link to download it.

Once you have your theme designed, and your link placed look for sites to submit it to. Typically the creators of the script will have a collection of themes, and links to theme sites.

Submit to every one you can find.

Just submiting your theme should help with pr as a lot of theme sites have very high pr, and they automatically link to you if the theme is approved.

I got 500+ links back to my site (from as high as a pr7) this happened within a few days, and is still growing.

Don't stop at one theme.
Make variations in colors etc, and resubmit using a different name.

OK so now you have a lot of links, now what?

Start posting some entries to your "hub site's" blog. Write articles with links to push traffic to whatever you want.

pr doesn't update very frequently but one is due soon, so you'll want to get started on this right away. Otherwise you may have to wait upto 3 months till the next pr update.

OK that concludes this useful post. If you have any questions about this post here, or ICQ me.



Now...

Here's some info regarding the status of the forum posting software for all the people that ICQ'd.

It should launch later today, or tomorrow (sorry to those waiting, ssl cert is taking longer than we thought, providers are in Hurricane hit area)
The coder is finishing some last minute stuff. Even though it's based on a custom script he coded for me two years ago that's totally solid, we ran into some problems here, and there with some UI stuff.

Sorry again if you are waiting. I'll post a thread with a link to check it out as soon as he launches the site.

nice info :)

keep up the pirating :)

Nice valuable info for someone who has more time :)
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Oooooooh that's hot :)

nice post ;)

damm thanks...
I need some of the davy jones locker weed. :)

Wow Chio, you're one smart pirate!

I never knew.

:)

Great post man

thx good info

good stuff Chio

:thumbsup thumbs up for Chio :drinkup

Cheers :glugglug

Wow! Chio rocks my boat! ;)

YARGH! He's not just another pretty pirate face!!! :1orglaugh

GREAT POST! :thumbsup

YARGH! Hi Elli. Did you ever decide on one of those pirate outfits? :upsidedow

Great post man

Great info Chio, thnx

Not yet. I saw a few in the local store and in person they look extremely cheesey and not piratey at all. It made Elli sad.

great info, thanks chio! love the jessica alba photochop too lol

YARGH! A picture of you with nothing but an eye patch would be "piraty" enough for me :hint hint:

Argh! A pirate and a PR expert!
WG

YARGH! No sir, not an expert, but I can play a mean harmonica.

fucking yarg

Indeed





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Dammit Chio, that was hot enough to make me wanna go wax me carrot, widdle me wood, scale me trouser trout!


Good post, wish this board had karma points you sir would have just gotten a few.

:thumbsup

Where's Hal with that flashcash excellent meter?

Excellent post Chio!
My greetings to the Good Ship!

wow, this has to be the GFY post of the week...excellent shit here!

and might I add, this is the first GFY thread I have bookmarked in 3 months

:1orglaugh Glad to help.

Great post chio :thumbsup

YARGH! Thanks Sam. Another one is due soon.

Thanks Chio we appreciate it

YARGH!! Thanks Chio! :)

not a bad idea :thumbsup

excellent post
thanks Ohio
:thumbsup

Yargh, this post is great.

thanx for the great info Chio!

that's useful, though I suck badly at designing.

Oh, and btw: what template did you create? show off please!

It proably pays off to have a designer make a template which you can then give away for free, in return for tons of link backs.

Great idea, thanks Chico

i swear, ur a very strange cookie

It's Chio, and yes, for sure.

http://tinypic.com/eb2cr4.gif

"Eeeeexcellent..."

Very nice tip but now 1000 people are going to do it :Oh crap

Arggh! Great idea! :thumbsup

There are thousands of opensource scripts that use themes/templates so that's ok :)

People won't just use any theme, they have to be high quality.

Nice! Thanks, Chio. Much appreciated. If you have mainstream blogs that need fresh original daily updates, hit me up. Webmasterlabor.com supplies writers for only $450 a month.

another helpful tip from a silly pirate

Thats great Chio. thanks.

PS you forgot to reenable the Pirate mode.

chio rocks

yaaarrggggg....

you should write an SEO blog and let me syndicate it!