Paul G Bailey Online Life Coaching - Home

Paul G Bailey Online Life Coaching - Home

I've spent the last few days really working my website into the search engines. I can see why people are willing to pay thousands of pounds to have it done for them, it's a incrediblly manual process! For the most part any way.

I've manually added my new URL listed at the top of this entry to google and Yahoo!

Then using a program call WEO i've found other sites that relate to life coaching and have written to them requesting a reciprocal link. Basically it seems that if you have quality links to and from other coaching websites the search engines think you are a site that can be used as a resource for other related link and therefore rates you higher.

Some times you can do this automatically, I have also found a script that I have uploaded to my site that allows people to add a link TO their website by simple filling out a form. Of course for the system to work they have to have already added a link back to my site and the system automatically checks that this is in place.

I've already had a couple of other people add me to their sites and one person write back to say he has used my form. Even though the form automatically tells me when someone does this, it was very sweet of him to let me know.

The great thing about life coaches are they are really friendly helpful people and all to often are only delighted to do something like this, especially as it helps them as well.

New Web Address

I've asked a lot of my friends to review my website and give me some feed back. I've updated it a lot since it was first launched. I've also taken out a new web address as my original http://www.pgbailey.com was restricted due to me using it in the past for my own personal story. The http://www.pgb-life-coaching.info, way just too long! So I now also have http://www.pgbcoaching.co.uk which I'm a lot happier with.

I've registered it with as many search engines as I can so now comes the waiting game. Ah I so hate this bit. I wish there was some way to make this easier other that paying unscrupulous people to pretend to do it for you.

New Website!

I can't believe that I actually finished all my clients in Jan 2006, only now at March 2007 have I been able to get to the next stage!

I've sent in and had my Personal Development Journal marked and return. I've sent my final assessment paper in to be marked also. The only thing left to do now is to complete two demonstration coaching sessions. I have two new clients that I'm coaching for free who have age ed to do the assessment sessions with me.

With this new rush of enthusiasm, I've completely redesigned my website. I'd love to know what you think of it. Please feel free to point out any spelling mistakes as I can't see them any more as I've been working on it so much.

http://www.pgbailey.com or http://www.pgb-life-coaching.info

Another URL

I've had to set up a new URL http://www.pgb-life-coaching.info as it appears my of site http://www.pgbailey.com seems to have earned itseft a bad reputation and has been banned from some companies firewalls. I'm glad I didn't pay for those business cards in the end! As it looks like I'm going to have to order some more from http://www.vistaprint.co.uk

It hasn't caused me too much of a problem other than trying to remember what it is! I've tried registering this one but it's going to take a while as it's a completely fresh one. My old address had been hanging around for years so was already registered, all I had to do was update it and eventually it would get picked up by the search engines.

Although the whole website seems to be creating just enough interest. I get about 4 people per week asking for more information so it's nice at this early stage to see that I'm already getting responses. I have to remember that due to the run up to Christmas that a lot of people may wait until the new year to start a coaching session.

Search Engines

Now comes the hard bit, trying to get my website registered and listed on search engines. I've done all my keywords and meta tags and submitted them to all the places I can think of, I guess now I just have to wait. I hate the fact that it takes so long to see if what you have done has been a success. I guess it's to stop people from constantly tweaking their website and resubmitting it to get the highest position. So far I've only managed to get a listing on www.hotbot.de when you type in "life coach" I am listed 4th. Which would be GREAT if it weren't for the fact that I'm trying to get a high listing on UK engines. I'm just hoping that this is a good sign and that I just need to wait and the others should follow suit shortly........ boy I hate waiting!