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      • anthonydnelson
        anthonydnelson last edited by

        Hi Zach -

        A quick glance shows no major red flags. Content is indexed, not blocked via robots.txt and appears to be unique, not thin.

        I think you need to give it more time and continue to build some site authority via external backlinks. It is pretty normal for the homepage to rank over internal pages on smaller, newer sites.

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        • KevinBudzynski
          KevinBudzynski last edited by

          Yes, give it some more time. I noticed some 404's as well:

          http://txvein.com/category/venous-insufficiency-2/
          http://txvein.com/tag/vein-clinic/

          Keep content fresh, add a few better meta descriptions to encourage click-throughs and build some links.

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          • David-Kley
            David-Kley last edited by

            I don't agree with the "waiting it out" approach. Here is what I see when I think about your situation and your site:

            1st: Where do your inbound links point? Are they pointed only at your home page? Perhaps if you link in using the anchor text "varicose veins" or "varicose vein treatment" that you link them into the "varicose veins" page...? 😉 Makes more sense. Apply this everywhere for various terms.

            2nd: The page is very long. Full of great information, but very long. I doubt that people are actually sitting there and reading through all that. If you have THAT much to say about the subject, why not break it up into smaller, user-friendly pieces? Create a new page about compression hose, and how this can help control varicose veins <

            Create a new page only about Microphlebectomy, Sclerotherapy, etc or any other pages that have the similar structure of too many words on one page. Have your website grow, and become the authority on both the subject, and the treatments.

            3rd: Interlink, interlink, interlink, and add CTA elements into the page. Make Google see that people are staying on your site for long periods of time. If you only want the conversion, then get rid of all the extra text, move it to it's own page, and put some buttons, offers, or something other than words! Relocating much of the extras will also allow your image galleries to move higher on the page, as I bet that what people scroll down to look at anyway. It's too wordy, break it up, and focus on what your goal is for people when they reach that page. If it is innformational, them provide the condensed version and (be subtle: making use of clever and indirect methods to achieve something) link to your conversion pages or related information.

            4th: Improve your SEO:

            Page title: Varicose Veins Treated By A Houston Vascular Surgeon
            Meta description:Texas Vein & Cosmetic Specialists in Houston, TX, offers professional treatment for varicose veins. Visit us online today for more information.

            Could be:

            Page title: Varicose Vein Treatments Houston TX | Texas Vein and Cosmetic Specialties
            Meta description: Visit the Texas Vein and Cosmetic Specialist in Houston TX today. We offer multiple treatments for varicose veins and people suffering from vein-related pain or problems.

            Main image should be an H1 tag, since this is the page that talk about the treatments, not the current H1 of "varicose veins", as it's too generic

            There is room for improvement over the whole site, honestly. H tags are not targeting the users queries, pages not properly targeting where users are at in their buying stage, etc. This should help you get started though. Hope this helps!

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