Setting up a club website

[Mhic Easmuint]

And if it is possible change that title as well. 
Something like Ballinascreen GAA - Derry
Then if possible as well change the title throughout the site. 
E.g. Ballinascreen GAA - News, Ballinascreen GAA - Gallery etc etc.

[blanketattack]

The primary deciding factor in how google prioritises the order of the search results based almost entirely on how many sites link to it.

[AbbeySider]

The primary deciding factor in how google prioritises the order of the search results based almost entirely on how many sites link to it.

I dont know about that one! 
Ill post more info tomorrow, lots of things you can do with keywords, meta tags and headers!

[Mhic Easmuint]

The primary deciding factor in how google prioritises the order of the search results based almost entirely on how many sites link to it.

That is not true! 
Ill post more info tomorrow, lots of things you can do with keywords, meta tags and headers!

Agreed, bit of a daft staement, more to it, key word density, key words in title bar, friendly urls, clean code, etc etc. 

[AbbeySider]

The primary deciding factor in how google prioritises the order of the search results based almost entirely on how many sites link to it.

I dont know about that one! 
Ill post more info tomorrow, lots of things you can do with keywords, meta tags and headers!

Quick links on using Meta Tags:
http://searchenginewatch.com/2167931
http://www.highrankings.com/metakeyword

Google Webmaster guidelines
http://www.google.com/support/webmasters/bin/answer.py?answer=35769

More tips and tricks for Search Engine Optimization:
http://www.searchengineoptimising.com/seo-guide

[screenexile]

I'll give all that stuff a try thanks a million lads!

[WhoAreYaWhoAreYa!]

The webiste for Mayobridge is surely the benchmark for any club, even county.
www.mayobridgegac.com
It is updated daily with results and news.
It has photo albums to would put Down's website to shame.
And has all the matches videod too on youtube. I would definatly think its one of the best about.

[AbbeySider]

The webiste for Mayobridge is surely the benchmark for any club, even county.
www.mayobridgegac.com
It is updated daily with results and news.
It has photo albums to would put Down's website to shame.
And has all the matches videod too on youtube. I would definatly think its one of the best about.

[The squinted eye]

[heganboy]

The webiste for Mayobridge is surely the benchmark for any club, even county.

nope- its bollocks

[Louth Exile]

We only developed our site earlier this year and for whatever reason it didn't show on google searches for a while. It shows up now and I know for a fact that nothing was done to rectify this, it simply appeared after a couple of weeks!!!
Ours is linked to hoganstand and louth website, don't think that there is much hassle in getting these links with them, once you reciprocate.

For what it is worth, I am throwing my tuppence worth in, in relation to setting up the site.

We paid this crowd www.nexus451.com  to develop this site www.thejoesgfc.com. A local sponsor paid for the development costs and the first year of hosting the site, club paying for the annual hosting costs at an agreed rate after year one (don't know how much any of this cost, so no point in asking me!). It works using a content management system called caboodle, which I have seen, a child could use it, its that simple. We have five different guys with sign ons to update the CMS.

I spoke to the company who developed the website myself and this was their first gaa site, but it now gives them a template that they can use for other gaa clubs who might be interested in going down this route.

I know the way that it was done in our club is that all the content that will stay fairly constant, clubhouse facilities, roll of honour, links, contacts etc. was loaded up first before it was put live to the public. Then it is simply a matter of keeping news, fixtures and results up to date (which is still being done at the moment, but we are still in the honeymoon period!)

I know the guy who developed our site, so if any of you are interested in going down this route drop me a pm.

[Mhic Easmuint]

We only developed our site earlier this year and for whatever reason it didn't show on google searches for a while. It shows up now and I know for a fact that nothing was done to rectify this, it simply appeared after a couple of weeks!!!
Ours is linked to hoganstand and louth website, don't think that there is much hassle in getting these links with them, once you reciprocate.

For what it is worth, I am throwing my tuppence worth in, in relation to setting up the site.

We paid this crowd www.nexus451.com  to develop this site www.thejoesgfc.com. A local sponsor paid for the development costs and the first year of hosting the site, club paying for the annual hosting costs at an agreed rate after year one (don't know how much any of this cost, so no point in asking me!). It works using a content management system called caboodle, which I have seen, a child could use it, its that simple. We have five different guys with sign ons to update the CMS.

I spoke to the company who developed the website myself and this was their first gaa site, but it now gives them a template that they can use for other gaa clubs who might be interested in going down this route.

I know the way that it was done in our club is that all the content that will stay fairly constant, clubhouse facilities, roll of honour, links, contacts etc. was loaded up first before it was put live to the public. Then it is simply a matter of keeping news, fixtures and results up to date (which is still being done at the moment, but we are still in the honeymoon period!)

I know the guy who developed our site, so if any of you are interested in going down this route drop me a pm.

Nice clean coded site which makes it more search engine friendly. 
Most sites if designed properly will be picked up automatically by the search engines as you say. 
As you say it is most important to keep it up to date and is often best to have a team of people doing it rather than leaving it to one individual.  E.g. Someone looning after juveniles, someone seniors, others for camoige etc. 

Done a few website for clubs myself.  The latest being http://www.conmagees.com/

[Louth Exile]

We only developed our site earlier this year and for whatever reason it didn't show on google searches for a while. It shows up now and I know for a fact that nothing was done to rectify this, it simply appeared after a couple of weeks!!!
Ours is linked to hoganstand and louth website, don't think that there is much hassle in getting these links with them, once you reciprocate.

For what it is worth, I am throwing my tuppence worth in, in relation to setting up the site.

We paid this crowd www.nexus451.com  to develop this site www.thejoesgfc.com. A local sponsor paid for the development costs and the first year of hosting the site, club paying for the annual hosting costs at an agreed rate after year one (don't know how much any of this cost, so no point in asking me!). It works using a content management system called caboodle, which I have seen, a child could use it, its that simple. We have five different guys with sign ons to update the CMS.

I spoke to the company who developed the website myself and this was their first gaa site, but it now gives them a template that they can use for other gaa clubs who might be interested in going down this route.

I know the way that it was done in our club is that all the content that will stay fairly constant, clubhouse facilities, roll of honour, links, contacts etc. was loaded up first before it was put live to the public. Then it is simply a matter of keeping news, fixtures and results up to date (which is still being done at the moment, but we are still in the honeymoon period!)

I know the guy who developed our site, so if any of you are interested in going down this route drop me a pm.

Nice clean coded site which makes it more search engine friendly. 
Most sites if designed properly will be picked up automatically by the search engines as you say. 
As you say it is most important to keep it up to date and is often best to have a team of people doing it rather than leaving it to one individual.  E.g. Someone looning after juveniles, someone seniors, others for camoige etc. 

Done a few website for clubs myself.  The latest being http://www.conmagees.com/

That looks like a good site alright, nice and clear.

Yeah, the split of people we have looking after things is: Website adminstrator, PRO, Secretary, Ass Secretary and Minor VC