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    • SamCUK
      SamCUK last edited by

      I've added category pages for counties/town on http://www.top-10-dating-reviews.com but will google see these as doorway pages? If you click on categories from the menu at the top and view some of the pages you'll hopefully see what I mean? Should I continue building these or delete them?

      Any advice appreciated.

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      • StreamlineMetrics
        StreamlineMetrics last edited by

        I consider doorway pages to be the same as cloaking, basically meaning you create a different page for a search engine to access and then redirect users to a different page.

        That being said, generally, it is a good idea to create pages to target long-tail phrases such as different city names. However, it is critical that each page has its own unique content and that it provides value to an actual user. If your goal is to simply replicate the same page but change the page title to a specific city, then there is not much value in doing this and in fact, it may actually harm your site overall since search engines are cracking down on sites with low quality pages, especially if they appear to be created specifically in attempts to game the search engines.

        So as long as you are creating unique content for each specific page, then you're in good shape. Otherwise, I would not advise keeping these pages.

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        • KeriMorgret
          KeriMorgret last edited by

          This question is duplicated at http://www.seomoz.org/q/are-these-doorway-pages-2, so I'm closing responses on this question.

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