I wanted to post a note on the Trigeminal Neuralgia video we made about Living With TN. First, we really appreciate folks who have viewed it and rated it. It’s up to about 180 views now which is really great. It would be very helpful if you could view it, rate it and embed it on your personal blog. The quick reason is below. Thanks.
Rating and Embedding is important because it makes www.livingWithTN.com easier to find. A very common concern from new members we get is, “Why aren’t you easier to find?” I’ve received some heartbreaking messages from people who have been diagnosed for weeks to months, who haven’t been able to find the site. Everyone on the site has felt helpless when receiving that news so we want the site to be as easy to find as possible.
When diagnosed, most people Search Google for help. We’re currently somewhere between the 2nd and 7th page on Google results. Eventually, people make it to the site, but anything we can do to push up our rank is very helpful. Google counts links when evaluating a pages worthiness. Therefore, telling friends to link to the site and putting a badge on your personal site or blog really helps LivingWithTN. It’s pretty amazing how a few badges or links can push us up in Google.
YouTube is the 2nd most searched site on the Internet now. When you search YouTube for “Trigeminal Neuralgia,” this video now comes up around 20 - 30, and it’s on the first page. This is amazing progress in one week!
The video is that high up on YouTube Search because it has a lot of views already and people are rating it very highly. You can imagine someone who was recently diagnosed going to YouTube and looking for information and now the site is going to be even easier to find!
If you can take a few moments to view, rate and embed it (along with a Badge on your site), you will continue helping the community, and most importantly, help people who have just been diagnosed.
Incidentally, Badges can be found on the bottom right of pages. There is a “Get Badge” link that you click and follow instructions. If you have trouble with this, post a comment here and we’ll walk you through it.
Thanks.
Scott