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    • GregWalt
      GregWalt last edited by

      I've got a site with some serious content issues.  The builder of the template doesn't understand what I'm asking (they're confusing spidering with indexing).  If the page is run through a spider simulator (web confs won't work on this site for some reason) it shows the content is not being seen by Google.  The template is Momentum and on Joomla.  Most other sites I've found on the web have a similar issue.  Basically it's reading the text in the header and footer, but nothing in the body.  Any thoughts?

      www.rocksolidroof.com

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      • HiveDigitalInc
        HiveDigitalInc last edited by

        I see no problems. I just ran IIS Site Analysis Report and it had no real spidering issues. Everything was read correctly.

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        • irvingw
          irvingw @HiveDigitalInc last edited by

          I see it's a problem with this tool

          http://www.feedthebot.com/tools/spider/test.php?url=www.rocksolidroof.com

          but I see the content recognized in Google

          https://www.google.com/#sclient=psy-ab&q="even+thousands+of+dollars+on+future+repairs.+It’s+in+your+best+interests+to+make+sure+the+job+is+done+right+the+first+time"&oq="even+thousands+of+dollars+on+future+repairs.+It’s+in+your+best+interests+to+make+sure+the+job+is+done+right+the+first+time"&gs_l=hp.3...15397.28142.1.28370.129.45.0.0.0.0.0.0..0.0...0.45...1c.1.17.psy-ab.xiyDHYgHrec&pbx=1&bav=on.2,or.r_cp.r_qf.&bvm=bv.48293060,d.bmk&fp=6ef9c55ffbdd7e46&biw=1920&bih=910

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          • GregWalt
            GregWalt last edited by

            Fantastic.  I appreciate all the help.  If it's showing up in the search for the content directly than I'm not too concerned.  I'm curious though as why every tool I tried gave poor responses.  A second tool someone in the office had tried gave a similar response.

            http://www.webmaster-toolkit.com/search-engine-simulator.shtml?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.rocksolidroof.com

            Is it just something with the template that reads off for spider simulators?

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