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Hi there

According to Google, it really doesn't matter, but I like the idea of everything being clean and equity being passed, so I would wait until the https version is live and your migration is complete. Reason being, I want that equity to be transferred fully to where it's supposed to be, especially in the destination is leveraging a ranking factor like https.

I would follow Google's migration resource and make sure you are doing this with best practices in mind. I would also look at your backlink profile to make sure you're not transferring bad backlinks for Site A to Site B in your move.

Hope this helps! good luck!
P

Hi there

Yes it does help, definitely, I was just answering the "is it detrimental" question. You can also take advantage of breadcrumb Schema which helps also!

Hope this helps!
Patrick

Hi there

I would disavow the link as well as the domain, especially if Google is listing it in Search Console. This is two lines of code in your file so it shouldn't take a long time at all.

But, that being said - is this website a site that you would want a link, ie relevant to your industry, topical, authoritative, and useful for your audience? If no, then there is no point in having the link and I would ask your affiliate program to remove this link all together from the site. If it is relevant, I would see what options they have for a proper placement that's not directly spamming or abusing Google's linking guidelines.

Let me know if this helps or if you have any other questions. Good luck!
Patrick

Hi there

Great, relevant content leads to great, relevant links. If you build it, they will come.

Focus on creating great content based on audience research and then focus your efforts on distributing that content in an effective way that reaches your audience where they are actively digesting content and having discussions.

After you get into the mode of developing your content, focus on link building tactics that gets your content placed in front of the right audience. Don't just build links to build links. Expect this to take time, as Rand says, it's a flywheel.

Let me know if you have any questions or comments! Good luck!
P

Hi there

Simply put, Google's algorithm feels that both of these pages on that domain and the content that they contain are both relevant to the search the user is conducting. Google may also feel that this website holds a lot of authority in that particular industry or market, and will show multiple pages to give users more options when it comes to their search.

This isn't a bad thing - this just means that this particular website is doing a great job from an SEO standpoint for that particular keyword or query and can be used as an example in optimizing your pages / content.

Hope this helps! Good luck!
Patrick

Hi Lindsay

Great to hear you're on the Schema train! I wanted to pass a couple of Schema resources your way to help you get a good foundation going for your own understanding of Schema. I highly recommend Moz's resource on Schema (there are more great resources at the end of the article), as well this great resource from Kissmetrics.

Based on what you've sent over in your screenshot, it looks like Google recognizes a few types of Schema on that page and didn't find an issue or errors with the markup on that page. That's a good thing!

However, one suggestion, when I reviewed your Florida page, I saw that your team implemented WebSite schema (here). I would recommend using WebPage Schema here as this isn't a website, it's a webpage. I would also take advantage of Keywords Schema (which you can implement under WebPage Schema) on key pages for keywords / queries you're specifically targeting there. It gives Google and other search engine crawlers help in understanding what keywords / queries are most important for that page, and gives you a potentially nice boost!

Hope this helps! If you have any questions let me know or shoot me a private message!
Patrick

Hi there

If I remember right, this was a form of letting search engines know what URL should be ranking and getting credit for content, kind of like a canonical tag.

I might be wrong here and would love to know if I am!

Hope this helps!
Patrick

Great answer!