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Consolidating Multiple Domains into A Single Domain
Thank you for the responses, I think that tells me what I need to know!
Intermediate & Advanced SEO | | dbaxa-2613381 -
Duplicate content Issue
Hi David, Were you able to get this duplicate taken care of, or do you still need a hand? The real URL would be great, but also just telling us if the site is using Wordpress or another CMS and if it's on Apache or IIS would be helpful.
On-Page / Site Optimization | | KeriMorgret0 -
Comments on Title Tag
Often brands are seperated from the title message via one of the following characters: | - > It should be noted that the maximum number of characters that will be displayed on search results pages is capped at 70 (and in some cases resolves to less than that) so pay attention to how much info you are stuffing in those title tags. This doesn't mean you cannot go past 70 characters, but the title tag will be truncated in the search results. This can be unavoidable once in a while, but we always try to stay below 70 characters. From a marketing / branding perspective, I'm also a big fan of title tags that 'read' properly. The example you provided doesn't really 'read' well. Of course, there is a trade off here. Are you writing your title tags for users or for search engines? Ideally, you want to walk the line between the two. For example, have you considered the following alternatives? Alternative 1 Use the | to seperate the title tag into two short statements followed by your branding. Wyoming Guest Ranch & Dude Ranch | Jackson Hole Activities | RANCH NAME Alternative 2 Rather than attempt to target 'Guest Ranch, Dude Ranch, and Jackson Hole Activities' all on the same page, why not create a second page as follows? Guest Ranch & Dude Ranch in Wyoming | RANCH NAME (or Wyoming Guest Ranch & Dude Ranch | RANCH NAME) Jackson Hole Activities | RANCH NAME One final note, be sure you are targeting the correct keywords here. For example, do you have data that shows which of the following is the best choice (there are probably even more options, but this gets the point across)? Wyoming Guest Ranch Wyoming Dude Ranch Guest Ranch in Wyoming Dude Ranch in Wyoming Jackson Hole Dude Ranch Jackson Hole Guest Ranch Guest Ranch in Jackson Hole Dude Ranch in Jackson Hole There may or may not be a lot of data available for these searches, but I would at least take a moment to check Google Trends and Google Keyword Tool. Furthermore, as you have a Pro account, you can use SEOmoz's Keyword Difficulty Tool.
On-Page / Site Optimization | | RyanOD0