Value in a Bottom Navigation Bar

[walidalsaqqaf]

Hi Guys,

I'm trying to decide whether or not to have a bottom navigation bar. I'm thinking of putting a mini site map at the bottom of each page. This mini site map will change depending on the page the user is on. I'm curious on the SEO value this will bring as I understand that there is very little SEO value from links this far down the page but also it could potentially bring the total number of links on that page to over 100.

What do you guys think? To have or not to have a bottom navigation bar and why?

Thanks,

Walid

[brycebertola]

It's good for user experience, but then you're diluting the link juice passed between pages.

If you've ever heard of link sculpting, the concept is that less links on a page pass more value per link, and eventually help you rank higher for your target phrases.

We have a fairly healthy footer, but it's housed within an iFrame so that search engine bots just skip over the content. That's brought our links per page down to around 35, while keeping the content accessible.

[walidalsaqqaf]

Thanks Bryce, I like the iFrame suggestion, it's a good one.