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    • CloudGuys
      CloudGuys last edited by

      Will google not rank a site bc pretty much all the copy is white (and the background is all white)?

      Here's the site in question:

      https://www.dropbox.com/s/6w24f6h5p0zaxhg/Garrison_PLAY.vs2-static.pdf

      https://www.dropbox.com/sh/fwudppvwy2khpau/t43NozpG3E/Garrison_PLAY.vs3.jpg

      thanks--if you need me to clarify more let me know

      TM Humphries

      LocalSearched.com

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      • CollinJarman
        CollinJarman last edited by

        The color of the text should have no effect on your site's ranking.  As long as you aren't placing white text directly on a white background so that it's invisible to human eyes.

        Hiding text within similarly colored backgrounds is an old trick people used to stuff sites full of keywords.  As long as your site's text is visible to humans, you should be okay.

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        • CloudGuys
          CloudGuys @CollinJarman last edited by

          Thank you Collin!

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