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Baidu Spider Spam
Hi, ive tried cloudflare before. Problem is that i am using SSL for some of my pages, so Cloudflare doesn't play nice unless I pay them. Also, I am using amazon cdn - does that work with cloudflare or is it a bit ott? I will take a look at your links and thanks!
Search Engine Trends | | MangoMM0 -
Product Category Subcategory hierarchy
I typically keep category names out of the product URL. It creates problems, especially when the product lives in multiple categories. You can use a rel canonical tag, but I'd rather just not have to deal with it. Here is how I do it: www.domain.com/products/product-name/ www.domain.com/category/category-name/ and www.domain.com/category/category-name/sub-category-name/ This convention has several advantages, including easy segmentation of the site to determine, for instance, how many product pages are indexed in the SERPs. One could argue that having the category name in the product URL is good for SEO because of the keywords, but I would argue that putting the product farther down in the site structure, and the non-canonical URL issues related to certain taxonomies (e.g. multiple categories for a product) negates what little benefit keywords in the URL have these days. Of course not all eCommerce platforms really allow the structure above. Magento, for example, will allow you to put products in the root, but not in the /product/ folder. The product will also be viewable on the category-version of the URLs, but they will have a rel canonical tag pointing to the root directory version. Good luck.
Intermediate & Advanced SEO | | Everett0 -
Facebook Page likes vs Webpage facebook likes - Social Media Query
I do like how the social media pops out the side but you have to question are users going skip over it. Would it be more effective if they didn't have to hover over the icon to see what's going on on your news feed and which of their friends already like your page - by just simply glancing to the sidebar. But then again building fans to your fan page isn't your end goal. Building fans is merely a technique used to accomplish your end goal of making sales or conversions. So I can see how compromising page real estate can be a factor. However you can consider writing a custom message that adds value to your facebook fanpage. A compelling message above or near the facebook plugin convincing a user to become a fan may be appropriate. Or if you have a contest running then informing your web visitors would work well. I think the custom social media bars you have under each blog post is set up nicely to receive webpage likes. Establishing a referral program can help get your webpage liked/shared. Your h4s and alt tags could be more keyword rich but the main content looks natural and include relevant keywords. However, I would consider placing a prominent call-to-action above the fold somewhere. These are just suggestions as there are multiple ways you could do this. Hope this helps.
Social Media | | TheSEODR0 -
Wordpress creates duplicate Title Tags.
Hi MangoMM, I looked through your website. As I think you have some pagination problem or/and non existing categories/tags, First four links are 404 error with content: "Not Found" "Apologies, but the page you requested could not be found. Perhaps searching will help." ... so you have duplicated content... because it is the same fifth url (w.falkosgold.co.uk/gold-platinum-prices/scrap-platinum/) returns good content ... but sixth is redirection to fifth. Also have in mind Anthony's recommendations. Take care Marek
Technical SEO Issues | | mad2k0