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http://www.mysite.com/wines/chardonnay.asp?Page=1
http://www.mysite.com/wines/chardonnay.asp?Page=2
etc.
Most of the content on these pages (menus, descriptions,
etc.) are same for all the pages except for the
9 individual items displayed on the same page. Would
this be considered Spam? If it would be, would adding
NOINDEX tags on all pages starting from Page 2 hep?
If this is not spam, would this affect the PR positively
or negatively?
I originally had the product pages as
http://www.mysite.com/products.asp?ProductID=5&Page=1
and had reasonably good results for some products. Now
I have changed all the pages to have 'better' URL (as
shown above), but the old URLs still work for backward
compatibility (these URLs are not used in my site any
more, but it will in show up in Google for a while).
Will having two separate working URLs for the same page
hurt me as this could be likened to Spam?
Thanks! I am a newbie and I couldn't find a similar
topic when I searched through this forum.
To the first part of your question: It is not spam, of course. You can have as many pages on a product line as you wish.
The only possible problem with google could be duplication issues.
But if on all those pages different products, say vintage or winery, are featured than I don't see any problem at all. Just make sure that reflects in the title, which is also advisable for SEO purposes.
No, having two urls for the same page, that could be an issue. I would get rid of those as fast as possible.
The best way would be to redirect the old urls permanently (301).
CWright
