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Will two navigation components (one removed by Javascript) impact Google rankings?
If I understand it correctly, you are trying to present different content/navigation to different devices. It is fine from SEO point of view, as long as you are not manipulating the content ( then it would be viewed as cloaking). Changing the markup for navigation isn't a bad thing till the time your links have good SEO friendly URLs. You should take help of Fetch as Google feature to review how spiders will look at your content on mobile/desktop devices. .I hope this helps, Let me know if you have further questions. Thanks, Vijay
Intermediate & Advanced SEO | | Vijay-Gaur0 -
Should I use a vanity address when creating local citations?
Happy Friday! You're very welcome. Zip codes do sometimes apply to more than one area, it's true, but if the Google Map shows the business inside the borders of Farmers Branch rather than Dallas, stick with Farmers Branch. Hope this helps!
Local Listings | | MiriamEllis0 -
Should I try to change these links or no?
Hi Jesse, I think they are fine, the reason why is as follows: They are in the same related niche (I'm going off your examples) and they have been there for a while and if they've not hurt him yet and there are not thousands of them you may just cause more harm removing them and then have to explain why he has dropped in rankings. What you could look into if it bothers you is remove them but attempt to replace the link value so there is no drop. However as i said earlier they are in the same niche and seems to be okay, you can always work on other links/areas so it diluted the above links in their profile It's great to be proactive but don't be too scared of the Google and as long as the following is true you will be fine: Make your site (and links) for the user A user may go to - http://www.becomeabetterhunter.com and then want to buy some hunting equipment and so the link is in fact normal and fine. Hope it helps. Good luck!
Intermediate & Advanced SEO | | GPainter0 -
Would you utilize an industry blog you own in linkbuilding and outreach activities for the same industry?
Your original question mentioned using it as a source of linkbuilding several times. It sounds like a place to "guest blog" and Matt Cutts is on the warpath against guest blogs these days. I think that such a blog would be fine if all of the outlinks were nofollowed and the posts were placed there to drive a little traffic and to get some brand mentions. I think that traffic and brand mentions are valuable. But, if it were my company, we would not be using our valuable content creation time producing content for a satellite site. The only way that satellite site will have valuable links is if there are links given to it from outside websites - and if I can produce content to attract that kind of link it would be better placed on my own website. That way any link that hits it will directly power my own domain and deliver traffic to my own domain. Traffic and links going to an outhouse only have fractional value. If you have a couple of colleagues who can help you diversify your content do an article exchange. They write a nice one for your site and you write one for their site. There is only one link on the page going to their site and it is a nofollowed link in their bio space. That way both of your primary sites get a blog post and both of your sites get brand mentions and a bit of traffic exchange. No link manipulation. This is superior to posting your content on a satellite site because any links that are given to the articles benefit your main site instead of the satellite. Makes it look like you have colleagues in the industry. That's how I would do it.
White Hat / Black Hat SEO | | EGOL0 -
How would you target three synonymous phrases for the same product?
If you ask me.... Waste Oil Heater is going to be used by most people for a small portable device.... Waste Oil Furnace is a larger device used to heat a structure.... Waste Oil Burner is a component part of a Waste Oil Furnace. You could make unique photos, instructions, articles and diagrams for each. Some people will use these terms interchangeably but I view them as distinct.
Intermediate & Advanced SEO | | EGOL0