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Explore on-page optimization and its role in a larger SEO strategy.

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  • clickit2getwithit

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  • clickit2getwithit


    The exact percentage is hard to say - I think we use 90-95%, but it depends on the content (ads vs. template vs. unique copy, etc.). I think the aspect that probably confuses most people is that Google doesn't care about duplicate pages, in the sense of physical files on your server. They care about URLs. So, if your home-page can be reached (and is linked to) at: http://www.example.com http://example.com https://www.example.com http://www.example.com/index.html ...and Google crawls/indexes all of these, they could look like duplicates. Any specific case can get tricky fast, to be honest. I have a mega-post about the subject here: http://www.seomoz.org/blog/duplicate-content-in-a-post-panda-world

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  • BobGW


    Thanks guys. I guess I could delete them. If I did keep them where on a site do you put these old articles? I don't want an article section with 45 articles in it, I want one with 5 articles in it.

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  • clickit2getwithit


    Your questions a little hard to answer without a link to the site to see the problem in action, however <title>tags appear in the <head> section of your document, generally near the top of the code.</p> <p>The title for "This is the title" appears as so in the code:</p> <pre><code><head> <br /> <title>This is the title</title> You can also read up more on title tags: http://www.seomoz.org/learn-seo/title-tag However without a live example, and without knowing what content management system (CMS) or framework you are using, it's difficult to tell you the exact solution step by step.

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  • clickit2getwithit


    Hello, 301's are done in the htaccess file of your server/where your website files are located. All the best

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  • esiow2013


    Cool. Great info man. Thanks a lot!

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  • Ken_Jansen


    It seems perfectly Okay .. check here - http://www.google.com/webmasters/tools/richsnippets?url=&html=<div+itemscope+itemtype%3D"http%3A%2F%2Fdata-vocabulary.org%2FPerson"> +++My+name+is+<span+itemprop%3D"name">Ken+Jansen<%2Fspan>%2C+ +++++Here+is+my+homepage%3A+ +++<a+href%3D"http%3A%2F%2Fwww.kansascityrealestate411.com"+itemprop%3D"url">www.kansascityrealestate411.com<%2Fa>. +++I+work+in+ +++<span+itemprop%3D"address"+itemscope ++++++itemtype%3D"http%3A%2F%2Fdata-vocabulary.org%2FAddress"> ++++++<span+itemprop%3D"locality">Overland+Park<%2Fspan>%2C+ ++++++<span+itemprop%3D"region">KS<%2Fspan>+ +++<%2Fspan> +++and+work+as+an+<span+itemprop%3D"title">real+estate+broker<%2Fspan> +++at+<span+itemprop%3D"affiliation">Keller+Williams+Realty+Partners%2C+Inc.<%2Fspan>. <%2Fdiv>

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  • gimes


    Hey Giles... Tracking down and correcting these 404 links is going to take a wee bit of work in Excel, since the SeoMoz report doesn't show everything you need in the simplified page view. You're going to have to download the error report as a CSV sort it to make the 404 error pages easy to find use the extra info in the downloaded report to show you where the link is that needs to be fixed When you're on the 4xx (Client Error) page, you'll notice that there's a dropdown in the top right corner that will allow you to export as CSV. When you do this, you'll get a csv file (spreadsheet) that you can open in Excel. When you open it, you'll find that it contains ALL the errors that SEOMoz found, not just the 404s, plus a bunch of extra, useful info. So first step is to sort the whole table by Column D - the 4xx (Client Error) column. If you sort by smallest to largest, your table will now show the 404 error pages (TRUE) at the top of the table.. The first column (URL) is the page that is missing, causing the 404 error. (The same URLs that show in the screenshot you provided). Here's the kicker: the LAST column in the whole sheet (titled Referrer) shows the page that contains the link pointing to the missing page. This is the info you need that isn't included in the simplified page report you get on the SEOMoz website Now that you know the URL that contains the broken link, it's a simple matter of going to that page, finding the link and either deleting it or pointing it to a new, working page. (Easiest way is to "view source" of the page and use CTRL F to find the broken page's URL. It may be hidden in an href that you wouldn't find by just searching the visible text on the page.) Does that get you what you need? Paul

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  • alphatrad


    Hi Michael, If you download the SEOmoz report in CSV format, there is a column that says where the link is coming from. Hope that helps! Keri

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  • kadesmith


    hmm then it might be one of following: The algo updates impacted the competitor sites and rewarded them with higher positions for more quality content than your site Their link profile for that keyword is better than yours

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  • AESEO


    So it looks like it hasn't been added to the Yoast SEO tool then huh? Found this one to do what I was looking for. Works on top of the Yoast setup as well. http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/author-box-with-different-description/

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  • activitysuper


    For all practical purposes, Google doesn't seem to index pages where it recognizes the canonical as legitimate. You won't find them in a "site:" query, "cache:" command, etc. Google may call that a "filter", but once it's reached that point, the URL is as good as de-indexed. There may be subtle, technical distinctions, but the end result is virtually the same.

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  • rahulchowdhury


    Rahul the links do count as internal links if they are on the page. It matters not how they are being generated. Once again the 100 is just a general rule, if there is user benefits for having over 100 then I would say you have nothing to worry about. The amount of links on your site is not burdening the user so I doubt those are factors causing you any issues.

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  • angelowei


    Probably a minor thing. The Seomoz issues and warnings are not always something that needs to be addressed, just take note and decide for yourself if it is a real issue. All the best

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  • RyanOD


    Marcus, Great! That confirms everything I was thinking. We certainly aren't wasting our time page rank sculpting. Rather, I just wanted a confirmation (and appropriate citation) before requesting some changes. Thanks! Ryan

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  • franzneves


    You're welcome!  Let us know if you have any other questions.

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