speedshopping
msg:4539059 | 8:54 pm on Jan 24, 2013 (gmt 0) |
Obviously I am not saying this area would be the main reason for going 950, but to see if it would contribute to an overall trip if the algorithm
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SevenCubed
msg:4539067 | 9:13 pm on Jan 24, 2013 (gmt 0) |
I think the lack of response isn't out of lack-of-want to help you but more in line with these days most members really don't know what's going on with google. Rather than give you misleading info to possibly make matters worst we just prefer not to make a guess that we cannot backup with concrete evidence.
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bwnbwn
msg:4539083 | 9:39 pm on Jan 24, 2013 (gmt 0) |
speed how many links are you talking in the footer?
The footer of your page is not the place for a sitemap never has been. Your given many ways to add a site map for the bot.
Remeber build for the user not the bot, can you tell me what good this does for me as a user on your site. If you don't have a good answer then yes take them out and place them were they need to be a sitemap.
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speedshopping
msg:4539094 | 10:01 pm on Jan 24, 2013 (gmt 0) |
26 footer links that are specifically there on over half a million pages to help the search engines get to our pages - totally agree they're not for users, but would they contribute to a 950? The links are not keyword rich so don't follow the idea of an over optimisation of exact anchor text triggering the penalty
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netmeg
msg:4539104 | 11:06 pm on Jan 24, 2013 (gmt 0) |
In my opinion, if they're not there for users, then get rid of them.
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conroy
msg:4539106 | 11:33 pm on Jan 24, 2013 (gmt 0) |
In my opinion it's probably not causing the penalty unless they are overoptimized, for example:
Blue Widget A | Blue Widget B | Blue Widget C
950 seems to be overoptimization on page and in backlinks.
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speedshopping
msg:4539217 | 11:47 am on Jan 25, 2013 (gmt 0) |
most of the reading suggests that the biggest contributor to a 950 is anchor text on internal links - like I said, our footer links are simply labelled "A", "B" etc...
The statement about "not for users" seems to hold water here.
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jimbeetle
msg:4539321 | 6:16 pm on Jan 25, 2013 (gmt 0) |
There are many, many examples of sites that used thick footers (and headers) that are not penalized so that in itself would not be a reason for a penalty.
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