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You can have success with either option, but the general consensus here on SEOMOZ I believe is subfolder

Example;

www.yourdomain.com/blog

Shane

I believe the General consensus is subfolder.

Eample:

www.example.com/blog

Hope this helps!

Hi,

I have never heard of doing a single redirect for each individual page to redirect non www to www (and not sure how one would do that, not sure it is possible as an infinite loop would be caused)

but below is how to do it in both Apache .htaccess and IIS 7.0 using URLrewrite

Apache = Must have rewrite_module modules/mod_rewrite.so

RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^example.com
RewriteRule (.*) http://www.example.com/$1 [R=301,L]

IIS= URL Rewrite http://blogs.msdn.com/b/carlosag/archive/2008/09/02/iis7urlrewriteseo.aspx<configuration> <system.webServer> <rewrite> <rules> <rule name="Redirect to WWW" stopProcessing="true"> <match url=".*" />
          <conditions> <add input="{HTTP_HOST}" pattern="^example.com$" />
          conditions> <action type="Redirect" url="http://www.example.com/{R:0}" redirectType="Permanent" />
        rule> rules> rewrite> system.webServer> configuration>hope this helps

WOW that is a SUPER loaded question...

I am not sure I would automatically pick videos, due to a video about a consumer item like shoes is a more interesting and globally accepted topic than plastics.. But i could be totally wrong, but just because something works well for one industry does not automatically translate to another so testing would need to occur (in my opinion)

I would say in order of how I would prioritize (but would still concentrate on all as an overall strat)...

#2 -  for more industry relevant context

#4 for future proofing Branding and Web Presence

#1 - for link bait

#5 for conversion assist

I know you asked for the top one, but I am not sure focusing on one single tactic is really the best answer in general, as diversity is key.

w00t!

"A hyperlink in word can easily be stripped out by someone and then it is not clear what the link was to or what words it was on."

Personally in my opinion this is the nature of the beast... If you give good relevant links that help the authenticity of the article, then the poster, will not have as much inclination to remove the hyperlink...

But if it is obviously trying to be an SEO Anchor text link, then you run the risk of it being removed as this is not the aim of a link in a press release... A link should be informational and not self serving (or not seem self serving

w00t!

Hi,

Just as a personal opinion placing a self serving SEO link in the first paragraph is sort of bad ettiqute, and could possibly affect your distribution, as well as readability. But of course this is an age old battle as he is correct, a link higher up has more ability to be indexed and possibly pass rank.

I would also attempt to not concentrate on "placing" SEO links, but actually find relevant and helpful ways to place anchor text, as in the future just placing random and obvious anchor texts that "sort of" make sense will loose more and more "steam"

Shane

There is actually a patent that tackles this exact issue. Over 2012, in my opinion there are going to be more "Panda style" updates that target this method that filters out domains that are exact match, but really just a "loophole" doorway page.

Of course these are not really "doorway pages" by technical definition, but the underlying motive is to game the Algorithm into ranking a single entity for many keywords using multiple domains just junking up the web, in my opinion.

w00t!

Did I mention #STOPSOPA  ? 

Resource;

http://www.seobythesea.com/2011/10/googles-exact-match-domain-name-patent-detecting-commercial-queries/

Yeah the 301 looks like it is correctly used, but I personally would not use canonical as well, in respect only to the redirect of "old pages" to "new pages"

In the instance of the products it does appear this is a good example of canonical needed.

All "staplers" pagination would canonical to the "Main" stapler page and so on and so forth.

This gets your users to the page to see the same product in a different color, but tells search engines that this is all the same "product". So for this "product" only the main page will result in search (page in which the canonicals for given product points to)

Hope this helps

once again #STOPSOPA 

Question 1

If i read it right it appears you are using 301 redirect and Canonical, Correct? If this is so,  the use of Canonical is redundant (possibly ignored by Gbot) but could cause issues.

Question 2

From the way it is described.. It would appear the only true canonical is www.example.com/new-widget-category.html?p=1 and should have <link rel="canonical" href="http://www.example.com/new-widget-category" />

The others depending on differences should not UNLESS

It is the same product, just different colors or something that does not change the product and what it does. But only changes the physical appearance. This would be an "acceptable" difference and "OK" to use canonical

EXAMPLE;

If...
www.example.com/new-widget-category.html?p=1  (Product in blue)
www.example.com/new-widget-category.html?p=2   (Product in Red)
www.example.com/new-widget-category.html?p=3 (ect...)
www.example.com/new-widget-category.html?p=4 (ect...)
www.example.com/new-widget-category.html?p=5 (Ect...)

Then canonical is probably a good fit,

but if....

www.example.com/new-widget-category.html?p=1   (Widget to tell time)
www.example.com/new-widget-category.html?p=2   (Widget that cooks you breakfast)
www.example.com/new-widget-category.html?p=3   So on and so forth..
www.example.com/new-widget-category.html?p=4
www.example.com/new-widget-category.html?p=5

Then I would suggest not using the canonical and make the content on each page different

Hopefully i read your questions right and this helps

w00t!

#STOPSOPA    please

LOL,

I like the last line

"Good luck convincing the good doctor to change his/her opinion."

I can relate!!!!!!!

LOL that is funny!

Hi,

Here is a link to the SEOMOZ Jobs Board where you can create a company profile and post Jobs/Search for contractors/companies within the spheres of SEO/SEM/SMM Design ect...

http://www.seomoz.org/marketplace/jobs

Hope this Helps

w00t!

I know that link wheels and such like this are pretty popular right now and have been for a few years or so, and personally I think if it is done in a fashion that is genuinely helpful to the end user in finding relevant information about the subject in question then Search Engines will probably see this as well.

But I think, with newer algorithm updates footprints left by tactics like this are looked at and scrutinized more for this type of activity as "manipulatory" or Engineered to Manipulate even if they may not be that in reality.

It is a tactic in my opinion that should be employed, but employed for referential purposes and not engineered just to pass the most amount of rank and not always self serving.

w00t!

Shane

Hi,

I am in no way experienced with E-commerce as i have never done it, but from an SEO/Marketing perspective.

In my opinion Option 3 would be the most helpful both in SEO and Branding.

Because...

SEO - you have now consolidated your link building potential into one domain instead of spreading it out. Also this way you can get a little more keyword power without resorting to exact match tactics which personally I think are going to "fizzle" out over the next few years.

Marketing/Branding - You have created a better user experience and also the possibility of an up sell.. A person that is looking for a handbag, might also be looking for a matching pair of shoes... So use a "suggestion" algorithm at checkout that suggest "relevant" products. Option 3 in my opinion is also better for branding, as you can easier position yourself better in your filed as a "One Stop Shop" for all your "accessory" needs. If you have multiple different domains, it is hard to get a "brandname" going for yourself - even if you just sell other peoples brands.

I am sure others will have more suggestions, just my 2 cents

w00t!

Hi,

I believe, and have seen many others here with the same opinion...  find this is a very unreliable way to see links, it is usually very outdated, and a very small percentage of your link portfolio if any.

Personally, I would take operator link: results with a grain of salt.

w00t!

Shane

Hi,

I am not sure if maybe i am just on an old interface... But here is how i do it (Screenshot attached)

1. In Sub navigation click on "My Q&A"

2. Next below Sub Navigation you will see "My Private Questions"

And you are there

Shane

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If you just added the tags then it may take time to drop them.

If you have not asked Google through Webmaster tools to remove these URLS I would make that my next step.

http://support.google.com/webmasters/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=1663416

The above link is to a few scenarios of Link removal in Webmaster Tools

Shane

Others may have varying opinions, but I am not sure i see much value in this strategy...

It could gain you some short term benefits (not even sure of that much) but as a longterm strategy it kind of seems like a throw away of resources to attempt an SEO trick.

In my opinion a better strategy would be

widgetbrands.com/bluewidgets

widgetbrands.com/redwidgets

widgetbrands.com/greenwidgets

Of course others may have a completely different view.

Shane

I believe...

As an associate/employee/owner of a business/website you cannot create a page for your self within Wikipedia

Wikipedia is a resource for general consensus information, not just information. Not saying you "marketing-hyped" it up, but even if you did a great objective wiki... It is still not a consensus since you did it on yourself therefore technically not "UN-biased" information.

So technically you can't "get" a page on Wikipedia it needs to be created about you.... And only if you are important enough to deem a page, but not really sure what important enough threshold is.

If you are an SEO company and not SEOMOZ or another notable SEO company with worldwide recognition I am not sure i would waste my time.... But that is only my opinion.

I tried to find the other question cause i know this one has been asked before, but I think the "Good Answer" response was something like...

Google Never used these tags, some others did, but Googlebot has never, and having them these days just adds more code ---  that means less code that really needs to be seen by the engines will be seen since they only crawl a certain amount of data on your site, per crawl.

And I know that a few lines of code is really negligible when it comes to site load speed and maybe even crawl amount, but removing superfluous code on your site is always a best practice in my opinion.

And this code would definitely qualify as superfluous code in my opinion

Shane

UPDATE**

Found it and the answer was staff endorsed

http://www.seomoz.org/q/revisit-after-metatag-why-use-it