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Much obliged for any help.
Thanks for the reply. I may be having a problem with page rank leaking from my index page.
The index has pr1, internal pages have pr4. Only the index has inbound links. Maybe this is a fluke, maybe it’s poor site structure?
Site hierarchy is totally flat.
All pages have essentially identical navigation links. Each page has unique content and a few unique links from that content.
Will it help to:
1.) Minimize any duplicate navigation links on each page (only there for user convenience)?
2.) Delete an html sitemap page with links to every page in the site (approx 120)? Presently gray in Google Toolbar. There are already txt and xml sitemaps that Google regularly downloads.
3.) Put all content pages down one folder from the index? Maybe put even less-relevant pages down two folders? Can a “pyramid-type” hierarchy help keep pr in the higher-level pages? Or maybe it’s just link hierarchy that matters, not folder structure?
Presently, only pr4 pages show in SERP’s for long-tail keywords. Goal is first page results for prime two-word key phrases. Presently #115 is my best position.
Any suggestions? I’ve only been doing this a couple of months.
