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Hi,

I think the issue lies in the original redirect

If you notice the 404 URLS all have the ending extension, then additional items, there would probably be no space here, as this was probably from a previous domain level 301

Also for ones like

redirect 301 "/ 20Sponsored" http://www.mysite.com/   quotations are not necessary, as there appears to be no space.

It is really hard for me to give you specifics - can you PM me a specific URL string that is 404'ing then I will send you the correct 301 expression and we can check that way?

Hi,

I would think not - reason

The Browser itself is not seeing the page due to view source - as all the code IS the basis for the graphical representation. So the same principle applies to bots, View source is only the ability to see it in code, but the code is always available - or the page does not exist.

So I personally would think Bots would not care one way or the other, as long as they can get to it through HTTP queries/responses

Is there a way to disable just View Source, without disabling right click though?

As just from a UX perspective (IMHO) disabling right click is annoying....

Hi -

Those are spaces -

Which in htacess would just be a space - but encapsulate the URL with spaces with "  "

Such as

redirect 301 "/bond_information.htm Surety Bond Information, with FAQ" http://www.mysite.com/

Also i know formatting here is awful, but you need a space between old and new URI's

PS. it is not just the %  ---  %20 equals a space in HTTP resolves

It is situational

301 = Permanent Redirect - and better for SEO purposes as this tells the search engine that the redirected page has become the new page

302 = Temporary - Search engines of course follow the 302, I even think it will show the new page in results, but if it is a permanent, and you are worried about this - then use a 301.

Tough to give any kind of reason for use other than that above without some situational knowledge

But to a user, it is does not matter wheter it is a 301 or 302, but to bots the above differences apply.

And as a 404 I would assume it is a 301 - but not sure, due to I do not know the reason for the 404

For reference

http://www.seomoz.org/learn-seo/redirection

I think the answer would be Noindex, but continue to follow - So not by Robots, do by Meta.

Since these pages are just duplicates of others, with little content difference - I would suggest this due to at some point these could begin to drag down the rest of your site - and also they are technically creating competition for your specifically ranked non PPC product pages.

I think Pre Panda/Penguin - the advice might have been closer to keeping them, and targeting them for secondary keywords, but not sure if that strat is really good anymore as it brings too much risk, for an un-known pay off now.

IMHO

Is this traffic that is actually expected to convert?

Then if so IMHO the risk could possibly pay off, as (not sure) but this might be a bad Idea post penguin....

Even though you are not trying to manipulate for rankings - just off the top of my head this seems like a bad idea and possibly a red flag to the algo - especially if done all at once.

I am not fully sure on this, so look forward to others responses.

Since you are actually distributing "Real News" and not just fluff news to target keywords for SEO - I would think "spinning" it would be worse....

But to be honest - It is a hard question to answer - as Technically a press release is not supposed to be posted on others sites word for word --- a press release is to bait journalists/bloggers to write about your story - Only once the days of easy manipulation was it turned into some other type of "link building" strategy.

I would suggest submitting the same one - But with sites like PRweb, it is hard these days to really justify it, as to be honest is it not just a big network to gain links?

IMHO of course

Not necessarily -

Alot of PRWebs high authority distribution network is Nofollow

Also just because it is picked up, does not mean it is not duplicate content - or will not be treated as dup content in the future

Over the past few years I have personally seen a massive depreciation of Online Press Release distribution "White Hat" SEO benefits.

I also am not sure I would agree post Panda/Penguin - that Press releases are a good way to pass "Link Juice"

I am not saying it is a lost cause, but just feel your assesment is a little circa 2009, 2010

Hi,

http://support.google.com/webmasters/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=1708844

Has information about rel=publisher (for brands and pages) - which is the counter to rel=author (profiles)

I think this is what you were asking

Hope it helps

"Google uses spell checking software to check queries against common spellings of each word. When we determine an alternative query that we think might improve the search results, you'll see "Did you mean: (more common spelling)" at the top of your search results page. For example, if you search for [ foot ball ], at the top of the search results page, you'll see "Did you mean: football," a more common spelling of the game's name. Please note that our spell check feature is completely automated, and we cannot make manual changes to individual queries."

http://support.google.com/websearch/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=1723

So I would say in the case of Businesses, it is still algo based, (no manual interaction available) and predictive based on search volume and alternate queries available in predictive algo and spell check software?

Sounds like you are an excellent candidate for some fun Memes attempting to gain socical traction!

I am not an expert on this plugin by any means - but did you force rewrite? - or manually change in header.php? (or where ever the expression resides in your template) to the correct php expression to correctly re-write the meta?

<title><?php wp_title(''); ?></title>

I know that forcing re-write can have inconsistent results sometimes...

Hope this helps, but not sure

Hi,

others may have a varying opinon, but of course a canonical could be used to clear up any dup content issues while you slowly do the transition, but I am not sure I see the value in this specific situation of keeping both up an running. But I may be neglecting to take something into consideration.

This kind of old, but may help with a few questions http://www.seomoz.org/blog/expectations-and-best-practices-for-moving-to-or-launching-a-new-domain

But personally i would just do everyting i could to make sure I was ready, then just "rip off the bandaid" Keeping both up and running seems it might be setting you up for some confusion in the longrun.

Hmm so it seems it is just an ROI question...

So personally I would put it in those exact terms - What in terms of gains has been seen since the beginning of link building efforts?

Gains in SEO cannot always be monetary, so what is the goal of the site - and how have you helped towards that goal, and how can you show that you directly affected those gains to the goal?

I would not say he is a dumb person, I would say he want to know his ROI, and if you cannot justify the money he is spending to you (not being a jerk, just my opinion) is not showing tangible results in terms of rankings, traffic or increased conversions (or whatever the goal is) then I am not sure I understand what you would be doing for the client?

Totally agree with Zeph, and kind of goes with my statement "not being a jerk, just my opinion" that he may just be impossible to satisfy cause he does not understand his own goals or how to reach them for the longterm.

I have never used it, but to be honest - the builder itself is probably irrelevant due to your specific requirements. As most sitebuilders are exactly the same - they just have different features - so if you find one with all the features you need go with it!

The only variable is if this builder is also the Host - in this situation just make sure you verify its uptime, support and service.

Hope this helps

Personally - with your requirements, you are either going to have to do an in depth search of products that will fit your needs - the closest I would say is Weebly or the like - I really think though with your needs, you will be much better off with a CMS - it is a learning curve, but more control.

Other than that - I would suggest learning coding languages

Sitebuilders are built to be easy, and your needs are sort of outside the realm of a normal sitebuilder user.

It really depends on your preference....

you can most definitely customize the URL with Weebly.... But the language? How do you mean? In page translation? Or the controls of the program in another language?

if you need hosting and the builder - weebly.com is a pretty good choice - there are drawbacks of course to any sitebuilder, and limited HTML knowledge.

But in my expereince if you are not looking for a CMS, just a "drag and drop" builder - weebly is 100000 times better than wix - as you found out wix is HORRIBLE for SEO.

If you are looking for a little more customization - just find a host that offers a sitebuilder - like Fatcow - they offer weebly pro for an additional price AND you have all the FTP abilities to make advanced HTML changes and additions after using weebly to publish the core components.

Learning HTML and becoming very proficient in it, and its counterparts (php asp ect..) is crucial to SEO though...

Hope this helps

Shane

It is, if you paid for it -

Even Google Penalized themselves for it http://www.seroundtable.com/google-chrome-penalty-14543.html

• Technically if you are soliciting a review AND a link and Paying for it ---- by definition this is a paid link and should be No-Followed (not saying you will get caught, but as the rules state, i believe this would be considered a paid or solicited link)