Hey chatmaster good post by the way. The trend has always been bad seo on the part of online casinos. But I also see a trend, many online casions are begining to better optimize their sites. They are adding more content to their landing pages. Bare in mind also, if we support them we also link to them, giving the ranks so desired.
I quess with drop down menus, I personally don’t like them. But I find some are workable depending on where you nest the elements in the source.
I never committ a url to a casino for the very reason you have explained.
I also agree most online casinos are ignorant of the internal workings of the internet. So are most webmasters, to truly know the interworkings of the internet pays big dividends. But some just don’t have the time too be bothered or just don’t care how it works. The internet is an ongoing process of learning.
Something I found disturbing was the fact some online casinos are promoting themselves via mail. I had received a CD in the mail with no aff tags attach to it. Perhaps this may explain one of the why player retention may be poor.
Just throwing around some ideas. About a week ago I did a search for the keyword “casino” on google. I found many online casinos on the first page of results. Now I find all have disappeared. Google is mopping up in a major way and finally I can say I am very please at that results I am seeing.
As the industry becomes bigger, so will the the shaddy practices some employ. I often wonder how much is enough?
In regards too player retention I don’t have no useable knowledge in this area. I have had many players just vanish. For example, one one casino I have 1500 players and not one deposit?
But not all is lost I have a few ideas spinning in my head.
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