Yaaa!!

Umar, I was unable to actually make it to MozCon until the third year I tried to go. (The second year I had to cancel just three weeks before the conference due to pressing business needs!) We look forward to seeing you next year, Umar!

Aww... I've been there, done that. Looking forward to seeing you next year, though!

Hi Oksana, thanks for your questions! In order to get the best responses for each question, please post questions one at at time in this forum (with each one in its own thread). In this particularly instance, it would be okay to just start a new thread for your second question. Thanks for your understanding!

Christy

That's awesome, Linda! I'm just a little biased, I know... but MozCon really is my Most Favorite Marketing Conference Ever. I'm so glad you can make it this year, and I know you'll have a blast!!

See you soon

If you are going to MozCon, I hope you will consider having lunch with others who are active in this forum! To participate, just grab a spot at the Birds of a Feather table labeled "Moz Q&A Forum" on Wednesday. (I will update this discussion when I have a better idea of where the table will be in the dining area.)

This is a great opportunity to share some offline LOLs with your friends from the forum, swap marketing tips, and talk about how to improve the forum for everyone in the Moz community.

No RSVP is necessary, but if you are pretty sure you will be joining us, please let me know in the comments below so I can keep an eye out for you.

I'm really looking forward to it, ya'll, and hope you can make it!

Christy

PS - Regardless of whether or not you can join us for lunch on Wednesday, I would love to meet you if you are going to MozCon! Please let me know you will be attending so I can look for you at events. Thanks!

Hi Ravi, did you see EGOL's question?

Hi Kay,

I saw the screenshot and yes, I would recommend making space in your page design so that you can have a unique H1 (main heading/the most important headline) properly created for each of your pages. The H1 not only helps the search engines figure out what a page is about, but how a page is structured as well. The same goes for screen readers. This is why it is still best practice to make the H1 the main headline of the page, vs. a navigational element (with one unique H1 per page).

While the importance of using a keyword-rich H1 has declined over the years as a page ranking factor, it still carries some weight. That said, when writing H1s (and title tags), it's always wise to consider what will be most helpful for the user. (And that is often if not always the same thing that is helpful for the search engines!)

I agree with Andy that on an ecommerce site, if the heading for the page is a product name/type (or contains the product name/type), then this usually makes a good H1. I also agree that you should place it in the main body of the of the page, not the navigation. (Usually the

tag is placed right after the opening tag.) I partly disagree with him that this shouldn't be a copy of a the title tag. I've found that using the same copy for the title and H1 tags (for the same corresponding page) is good for the user experience, and can reduce pogo sticking. So when the user clicks on a title in the SERPs through to a page with the same heading, it is obvious they found the right page. They clicked on the search result they thought looked good, and this page is obviously about the same thing... this is the page they want. Does that make sense?

If using the product name/type for the H1, though, will not give you a compelling title tag (or a super short one), I would recommend sticking with the product name/type for the H1, and incorporating the same copy into the title tag (i.e., adding on to it, which could be as simple as adding your brand name).

I hope this helps!

Christy

Hi there, thanks for your question! To answer your question directly, Moz would be crawling your old URLs because it is able to find them using internal links and/or your sitemap.

You can verify that Moz is crawling your old URLs --  and even see where they are finding them -- using Moz Analytics. To do this, log into into your Moz Analytics dashboard and go to the Crawl Diagnostics report, located under Search in the LH nav. The Crawl Diagnostics report will list the URLs of pages Moz has identified as duplicate content on the High Priorities tab, and how many internal and external links each of those pages has. To see the URL Moz crawled to find a specific page listed here,  download the CSV file from this tab and look at the column labeled "Referrer".

Please let me know if this answers your question or not, thanks!

Christy

Linda, your advice is spot-on. Thanks for jumping in here. I appreciate it.

Christy

Fabric-fabric, Linda is absolutely correct. Please send me a private message if you need help posting your question in its own (brand new) thread, or have any questions at all about how this forum works. Thanks!

Christy

Hi there, and thanks for your question! Did you see Hector and Matthew's responses? We'd love to help you sort this issue out. But first, we need some details. Please let us know if you are able to answer Hector and Matthew's questions or not. Thanks!

Christy

Hi Happy SEO! Did you have a chance to implement Luis' suggestions? We'd love an update, thanks! Christy

Hi Aus, have you had a chance to look into Matt's suggestions? We'd love an update! Thanks, Christy

Hi Tanveer,

Thanks for reaching out to the community with your question! You've already been asked some important questions, and I have one of my own: What is the purpose of each site? That is, what kinds of products/services are these eCommerce sites selling?

Please fill us in with some details on these sites so we can help. Thanks!

Christy

Similar threads are also here:

http://moz.com/community/q/my-google-plus-not-ranking

http://moz.com/community/q/google-plus-showing-on-maps-but-now-showing-up-google-com-search-organic

http://moz.com/community/q/google-listing-showing-my-map-but-not-showing-on-google-com-search-organic

Hi there! I see that you opened a Help Hub ticket, which is definitely the best way to get assistance with Moz Local. Well done.

I also see that Miriam is helping you with this issue, and has responded to you multiple times both in Q&A and via the Help Hub. She is super smart and top of things, and can definitely help you resolve any issues you have with Moz Local. In light of that, please continue conversing with her via the Help Hub ticket she responded to.

Thanks for your patience!

Christy

Hi BrandLabs,

Thanks for your question! You've had several community members respond, and they've asked some important questions. Did you see them? Please update, thanks!

Christy

Hi there, thanks for your question! You've received some good responses. Did any of them help resolve you resolve your issue? We'd love an update, thanks!

Christy

Hi Jim, what's the current status of this issue? Did it turn out to be an issue with a module? We'd love an update, thanks!

Christy