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I started a second website recently and it is doing very well. I am on the first page for a competitive keyword - spot 5 according to Moz. It is actually a category page that is ranking so well which is a surprise to me as I have read many times that I should deindex category pages due to duplicate content!

My questions:

1. How do I get backlinks to a CATEGORY page?! I have been able to get backlinks to certain posts because my website is a deal blog and other deal blogs give me credit for popular deals by linking to my post.

2. How can I maintain this high ranking? Of course I want in spot 3 but this website isn't even 2 months old so I know I should be patient. At this point, I just want to stay on the first page. What is the best way to do that? I am about to fill out the SEO stuff for the category page which I haven't done yet.Thanks!

Interesting, thanks for the info.

So none of the backlinks I have gotten in the last month (when I started working for them) are showing up outside of Just Discovered. But I know these are good links because the websites who are linking to me are really popular and have a domain authority of up to 72. I don't control them all of course.

So when are they going to count? The only ones showing in "inbound links" are very old. And there are only 9 from only 2 domains. I have 50 external follow links in Just Discovered. Google Webmasters has picked up on a lot of them already.

Thanks!

Thank you! I just realized I hadn't actually changed my title tag for my home page so I just did. (Conflict between Thesis and Wordpress SEO plugin) I will leave it at that for awhile and hopefully it helps.

Thanks for your help!

Thanks for the articles. I am reading them.

Just a few quick questions if you don't mind:

1. So the title of my article should be different than my meta title? Using the same format as I do for my home page?

2. I use the format below for my home page mega title. I am using 3 keywords though, is that a big no no?

"Primary Keyword - Secondary Keyword | Brand Name"

3. How do I test out different keywords and how can I figure out which ones give me the best results?

Thanks. For my articles, I do use the Wordpress SEO plugin to get it SEO optimized. I use the google keyword tool.

But I am talking about for my home page - my domain name. I am still learning the lingo, sorry. How many words can I put in the title tag? I have my website name and then right now I have a couple of keywords. But they didn't seem to do much for me and it's been a month. I am just trying to figure out how to write the best title tag for my home page.

I am having a hard time figuring out what the best META title tag is for my site. I have a deal blog that focuses on Amazon deals but I also write articles, top ten lists, etc. It is baby and mom related. Is there a tutorial for this? Should I just experiment and watch my organic search results? TIA!

I have been working hard to get follow backlinks but they have all been in the Just Discovered part of Open Site Explorer for a long time. So they don't count in my stats for Domain Authority and such. When do they move OUT of Just Discovered?

Thanks!

Well they don't need to see my blog post to learn about the deal. The deal blog I gave the tip to will give all the info. They just give me credit at the very bottom. I won't get a lot of clicks but the backlink is what I want.

Big deal blogs post 20-30 deals a day. They do label things expired if it expires that same day. But otherwise it is just a given that the deals expire and redirecting pages and labeling everything as expired would just take way too long. And no one does that and I figure I should learn from what the best do.

Good to know! Cause I've been doing it wrong then!

THANKS!

I am working hard to get backlinks from other blogs by submitting deal tips. I am a deal blog so I am wondering - is it better to get a backlink to a specific post that will expire because it is a time sensitive deal or sale? Or is it better to get a backlink to my homepage? I focus on the best blog with PR of 7 and DA of 72 as well as others that are high up there.

In case I am not being clear, which backlink is better?

A. www.mysite.com

B. www.mysite.com/awesome-sale-of-the-day

Sometimes I won't have a choice but just wondering what I should focus on or if it even matters. Thanks!

I do see the links in a google search.

Oh interesting....thanks!

Do you have a source to share?

I have been working hard at getting quality backlinks but I had a lot of keywords slip in rankings this week. This may because I have been extremely busy for a week and haven't added a lot of content to my site. But I thought the backlinks would be helping. How long does it take backlinks to start boosting your site and what results should I see? I am focusing on getting backlinks from a site with a PR of 7. The others have a PR of 4-5. They are the BEST sites in my niche.

Yes I use Yoast.

Webdeveloper? Hee hee. Yeah that is me.

I use Wordpress and Thesis. I am not sure how to access my page HTML. I will try and figure it out, thanks.

Some of my report cards say I have too many canonical URL tags. However, there is no information no how to delete one. Can someone give me a link or explain? Thanks.

It's a good site.

Squidoo nofollows links.

I have received two follow links from a website with a domain authority of 64 because I contributed to 2 blog posts. Will it help my site to get more back links from this same website or should I focus my efforts elsewhere?