Search Engines

I’ve just been doing some Colchester related searches, and thought it would be interesting to see what Google thinks are the most relevant websites related to the single-word search term “Colchester”.

I doubt many local people search on the word “Colchester” all by itself, but certainly, people outside of Colchester might do a quick one word search to find out a bit more about the Oldest Town in Britain.

So what is the Top 10 Websites for the single-word search term “Colchester”:

1. Colchester, Essex – maps.google.co.uk
   • well this certainly makes sense – most people who enter just one word about Colchester will probably be interested in knowing exactly where Colchester actually is.
   • It is also a good site because it tells us a little about Colchester and places to visit such as Colchester Zoo, Universite of Essex, Colchester Community Stadium, Colchester Castle etc.
2. Colchester Borough Council – colchester.gov.uk
   • This site is run by our local Borough Council.  It is functional, and currently has a big advert telling us what the cheap times are to park in Colchester (although I think it should always be cheap, or even free to park), and the busses too!
   • Generally I think it is good site and I visit it now and again.  There is an news feed that I would recommend everyone subscribe to it – Colchester Borough Council News Feed
3. Visit Colchester Essex Tourism Tourist Information Guide Mersea Island Colchester Zoo – visitcolchester.com
   • This is one of the best known (and official) Colchester Tourist Information websites.  There is even a “Visit Colchester” online brochure which currently has an article worth reading called “Meet the time-honoured 7 Wonders of Colchester”.
   • On the whole this is a good site, but I could not find any newsfeeds or newsletter subscriptions which would be very useful for people living in Colchester who want to keep up to date with new content.
4. Colchester Zoo – colchester-zoo.co.uk
   • Colchester Zoo is one of the biggest attractions in Colchester.  It is a truly fantastic zoo and perfect for a great family day out.
   • The Colchester Zoo website is good and has lots of useful information about the zoo.
   • Buying tickets online saves you money – so it is cheaper to buy the tickets from the website than it is at the zoo.
   • If you want to keep up to date with what is happening at the zoo then they have an online zoo newsletter you can subscribe to (which is found on their front page).
5. Colchester United | CUFC Scores, News, Transfers, Fixtures – cu-fc.com
   • Every CU-FC fan will already know about this website!  All the information you need is here in one place.
   • Has a mobile zone for your mobile phone which is cool.  You can get mobile internet, text alerts, mobile wallpapers, ringtones, games and more.
6. Colchester – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia – wikipedia.org
   • As it says in its name – a website that is actually about Colchester, covering a variety of different topics such as:
     • History
     • Climate
     • The Army
     • Governance
     • Culture
     • Twin towns
     • Education
     • Transport
     • etc.
   • Everything you want to know about Colchester and then some.  Probably one of the best online resources about Colchester to be found on the web.
   • My Score is 7/10
7. Welcome to the Colchester Guide – colchesterguide.co.uk
   • The Colchester Guide has a little bit of everything related to Colchester, such as history, what’s on, where to stay, eat and drink and more.
8. Colchester.uk.com – colchester.uk.com
   • This site is similar to Colchester Guide.  It has information about attractions, arts, history, shopping, news, hotels and restaurants.
9. Colchester Lathes – colchester.co.uk
   • A business website – Colchester Lathes.  Well, I guess the url “colchester.co.uk” is going to get high rankings in Google!
10. BBC Sport | Football | My Club | C | Colchester – news.bbc.co.uk
    • Well, the BBC Sport website doesn’t need any introductions.  BBC has an excellent website.  Not much to say apart from if you are interested in Colchester related sports then this an excellent website to visit for your local sports news.
    • You can subscribe to the sports  news.

If you could choose, what would be in your top 10 Colchester related websites?

Next time, I will post my favourite Colchester websites!

nb: list based on google.co.uk and the search word “Colchester” using Chrome browser.

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