Will training videos available on the "members only" section of a site contribute to the sites ranking?

[CharlotteWaller]

Hello,

I got asked a question recently as to whether training videos on the deeper pages of a website (that you can only access if you are a member and log in) will help with the sites ranking. On the SEOMoz software these deeper pages have been crawled as far as I can tell with errors reported on pages from the "members only" section of the site, leading me to believe the members only pages and their content will contribute to the sites overall ranking profile.

I have suggested uploading the informational videos on the main pages of the site for now, making them accessible to all visitors and putting them in a more obvious place to encourage more sharing and views, however I've also said I would check it out with some experts so any information will be greatly appreciated!

Many thanks

Charlotte

[RyanKent]

Neither Google nor SEOmoz should be able to access any "member-only" pages of your site. If you find either accessing those pages, there is likely a security issue on your site. One example would be URLs which pass information. For example www.example.com/members/?user=bob&password=private345. Any crawler can follow such a link.

Will training videos available on the "members only" section of a site contribute to the sites ranking?

No. Search engines cannot access the videos; therefore, they would not impact a site's ranking.

[CharlotteWaller]

That advice is great thank you - answered my question perfectly, really appreciate it thanks!