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Hugo
Again, this depends on your definition of doorway pages and how you use them.
A WYSIWYG page (un-optimized) not designed to perform well in any search engine would theoretically be just an original web page.
Since we all know that content is king - the welcome mat is every page so if you help this a bit its now a doorway.
They don't hurt (even in DMOZ) if used wisely.
Nick
The page isn't the problem.
If you've reviewed as many sites as we have and have read the areas that discuss doorway pages, you'd be amazed at the message those methods of advertising send.
Its a matter of old school vs. new school and the old school way of advertising and/or developing these pages may not be appropriate anymore.
If there has already been such a discussion, please provide a pointer?
Its a matter of old school vs. new school and the old school way of advertising and/or developing these pages may not be appropriate anymore.
hmmm... "old" school of 8 (can't even drink legally at this age)
I actually prefer "landing page" however, this doesn't change the fact the page isn't the problem...
gumm'ers and embryo'ers alike are the problem not what we call the web page!
A content page optimized for a particular keyword/phrase may serve as a doorway page but wouldn't be considered spam.
Banner Ads are a bum deal but they're still going strong!
Hiding the terms don't kill the so called "old school" past!
[edited by: fathom at 9:21 pm (utc) on July 12, 2002]
Example: A newly developed $1-2 million dollar per home development really won't have 40 pages of "real" content to optimize and so you "may" develop many "optimized landing pages" for a large selection of keywords. Is this "spam"?
Does this matter? What is your experience from the actual SE's?
I look forward to your thoughts!
God, a 1-2 million dollar home would have alot to talk about
the over design (victoria, colonial etc.)
a virtual tour and static pages
the bar!!!
dining room
kitchette
master bedroom
guest rooms
3 1/2 baths
rec room
study/library
furnishings
centralvac
fireplace
landscaping
the indoor/outdoor pool
patio
rose garden
guest bungalow
(2) car interior car port
solar heating
environmental friendly
security
warrantees
site maintenance (lawn etc.)
I could keep going on
No doorways though, that's old school :) LOL
Does this matter? What is your experience from the actual SE's?
Yes it matters a great deal, but the members within this forum can assist greatly.
Including this old salt - first tip DMOZ.org
[edited by: fathom at 9:43 pm (utc) on July 12, 2002]
That is the key phrase right above. I've always been a believer in breaking website content down into its least common denominator. The above is a prime example of how to do it. Now, you have to strategically link those pages together so they follow a logical navigation structure.
I've had a bad day so please excuse me.
To start - Any site can easily be optimized but content must be matched to the market you are attempting to attract.
I've never researched a million dollar home being advertise online before, my first thought would be if possible:
would need to focus on the real estate agents vice the end homeowner.
Notwithstanding that if any such market is available it can be found and a web site optimized such that those interested would easily locate the site.
[edited by: fathom at 12:18 am (utc) on July 13, 2002]
Actually, the keywords for which this site would be optimized would be (for example) things like:
greenville executive homes
greenville gated communities
greenville lake property
greenville lake homes
south carolia private communities
south carolia master planned communities
John Weiland Homes
etc.
We really focused on about 25 "similar" keywords/phrases and have identified the top 5 or so from which we get the most traffic to the site.
I suppose it would be possible to create more content on the site, but I'm not sure how I would create anywhere near 40 pages. The available homes/homesites are maintained from a database backend.
Anyway, I appreciate the feedback!
Hmmm, that's the part that makes it very easy to generate multiple pages that are relative to each home. Build the template, plug in the variables, build an index page and viola!
Of course each page has a "details" page w/ description, floor plans, builder, amenities, etc. But isn't there an issue w/ SE's indexing pages like /details.asp?ID=123 ?
I'm not sure I understand why you think the other key phrases aren't useful. We drive a tremdous amount of traffic w/ those kinds of keywords with quite a few real estate/development clients.
When folks are searching for $1-2 million dollar properties, "executive homes", "gated communities", "somecity lake property" is a big deal.
Your thoughts are really appreciated.
What we have found is that we may rank well for the "generic" or "national" key phrases (always in the top 10) and they always show up in our TOP 20 Keywords by Server in site stats, but that the actual LEADS are area/city specific based on our tracking the HTTP_RERERER through the contact form.
That is not the case, however, for our medical clients who, by a nicely designed site and great SEO, get patients to drive from out of state for a medical procedure because they are preceived to be "the place" to have it done.
Thoughts?
Thanks a million!
