We’re constantly tweaking the way that MyDish works and especially how recipes appear in search results. We want visitors to the site to find the recipe they want as quickly as possible. In the past few weeks, quite a few people have asked me how they can ensure that their recipes are viewed by as many people as possible.
Here are some tips:
The Recipe Title is vital
One of the most important aspects of your recipes that helps it get found is the title. So ‘cottage pie’ is fine but more detail is better: ‘easy cottage pie with beef mince’ or ‘vegetarian cottage pie with lentils’ or ‘quick cottage pie for the family’. The added info gives the search engine a bit more to play with. As long as it’s accurate and relevant, add it.
We love recipes that are called something like ‘Granny’s winter soup’ and ‘Donna’s killer dessert’ but personal titles don’t necessarily help people find you. Try adding some of the major ingredients to the title to make it ‘Granny’s winter soup with lamb, carrots and leeks’ or ‘Donna’s killer dessert: white chocolate cheesecake’. If in doubt, if it’s relevant, add more details.
Pictures
In search results, visitors to MyDish love to see a picture of what they’re looking for and recipes with snaps really do attract more attention. If you can, add a pic to your recipe to draw in more readers.
Add more details
On the second page of the Recipe Input process, you have an opportunity to tag your recipes by course type (starter, main course etc) and also by recipe type (vegetarian, family recipe etc). Adding these extra fields means we can offer up your recipes to more browsers, if they’re relevant. If you want to add more more detail to recipes you’ve already posted, don’t forget that you can edit your recipes any time.