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    Why Are My Product Pages Ranking And Not Category

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      • CodyWheeler
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        You may be correct about your sitemap. If you didn't include your category pages in there Google may not be seeing them.

        Something else to keep in mind is that your product pages have a much higher likelihood of being more targeted than just your category pages. Google aims to deliver very targeted results.

        I would analyze the SEO of a few of the pages in question to see how many backlinks you have to each page, what keywords they're ranking for, etc, and see if they are in fact better targeted than your category page. This could very well be a contributing factor.

        I would analyze more for you, but I'm at work right now and I don't really want to be on what looks to be a risqué site for work eyes 🙂

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