jwolthuis
msg:4539679 | 9:52 pm on Jan 27, 2013 (gmt 0) |
Welcome to Webmaster World!
Our stores are about 996,000 pages shy of qualifying to answer your question. But maybe you can clarify...
Are you asking about "auction sites" or "big e-stores"? Two different animals, and I can count all of them on one hand. But I'm glad that the big boys are finally seeking advice on WebmasterWorld. Welcome!
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scooterdude
msg:4539680 | 10:25 pm on Jan 27, 2013 (gmt 0) |
methinks the OP is a developer working on a new project seeking to set design parameters for an ebaylike site ?
Or seeking to "order" one built, do clarify
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seotoka
msg:4539683 | 10:41 pm on Jan 27, 2013 (gmt 0) |
Hello, The question is specifically about online auction sites with million different pages and products. Im doing some research on how to improve a current online auction site. Would be great if you could assist with the questions:)
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seotoka
msg:4540535 | 10:12 am on Jan 30, 2013 (gmt 0) |
I would also need to know how to create and submit multiple sitemaps into categories?
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lorax
msg:4540572 | 1:50 pm on Jan 30, 2013 (gmt 0) |
Welcome to WebmasterWorld seotoka, we're glad to have you aboard.
I'd suggest you focus more on usability and be sure the images and copy are added with appropriate Alt and META data and leave it at that. With a site that large, especially if content is being added and removed, the products and images aren't as important individually. Their importance is at the category and site level so how you organize your content will matter most - IMHO. SO all of your SEO efforts would be focused at the category level pages including rich snippets etc.
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scooterdude
msg:4540622 | 4:55 pm on Jan 30, 2013 (gmt 0) |
@Lorax
Would you noindex individual-product-pages/individual-auction-listings on a site like this ?
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lorax
msg:4540627 | 5:09 pm on Jan 30, 2013 (gmt 0) |
@scooterdude
I wouldn't noindex the product pages unless they're duplicate content.
I think a case could be made both ways (index and noindex) for category level pages (auction listings).
My theory (and it's just my theory of how the SEs might see it) is this. If content (products) are constantly coming onto and leaving the category level then those pages aren't likely to hold much weight for long tail keywords. Instead, they are more likely to have credibility for shorter keyword phrases AND the overall topic the products belong to. This is why categorization is important and why I think it would be better to SEO for the category level.
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seotoka
msg:4541406 | 2:01 pm on Feb 1, 2013 (gmt 0) |
Im still trying to figure out what tasks should be automated on this large scale ecommerce site. Where should you put the focus on most.
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seotoka
msg:4543423 | 1:07 pm on Feb 7, 2013 (gmt 0) |
It seems that ebay.com is doing this image optimization. any others? And what about rich snippets? Ebay is using them?
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