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I would say that the only piece missing is the notification to the user that the article content has been updated.

Let's say that I read your blog everyday. I've seen this post previously, read it, and the content is value-added. Now I notice that the same post is again at the top of your blog - why? When I click into the article it seems similar to me, at first glance.

I would suggest putting a highlighted notification at the top of the post that informs the read the content has been updated for the latest trands|content|info|your word here

Now it makes perfect sense to update the publish date, informs the user that there is new content in the article, and it makes perfect sense for articles that are as old as your example.

The Google structured testing tool is showing your title appropriately:

http://www.google.com/webmasters/tools/richsnippets?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.freestyleaccounting.com%2Faccountancy-services%2Fsetting-up-a-limited-company-for-contracting-quick-start-guide%2F

I'd say that it's Google that is electing to change the title of your page, which they express that they will do if they feel it is more appropriate to the users' search. I'm not sure why they think that way in this case though - will need to wait until Google realizes your title is accurate and appropriate.

When was the Title tag updated? I'm showing the latest cached version of the page as Aug 18, 2014 11:48:42 GMT, so if the Title was changed after that then Google has not yet had time to update its index.

Try getting the page recrawled and watch for an update.

You PR hasn't changed because Google hasn't updated it, because they rarely update PR.

PR should be ignored.

I don't see an upset for keeping rel=next prev, I see only an upside.

Google doesn't have to listen to the noindex tag, although they almost always do. Furthermore, adding the rel=next prev tag only makes your code even more correctly developed, and since Google isn't the only service that looks for tags like this I would feel more comfortable with it present.

From an accessibility standpoint, it makes sense to have the rel=next prev tag.

It sounds like your struggling with demonstrating the value proposition of an effective social media presence to your customers. I'd start with the following:

• Develop a flexible social media content framework

• Show examples of content creation/ideation that is related to the customer's niche

• Establish a content strategy for the customer

• Explain why the content strategy adds value to their business (why consistency matters!)

• Set clear goals and expectations

• Without them, you and your customer will not understand the success or failure of the campaign

Make sure to clearly outline the time requirements and expectations. Use case studies and statistics to convince the customer about what's good for them (i.e. not every campaign should be measured by sales, maybe specific engagement is the metric to watch for success).

You're correct, make sure your Google Analytics and Adwords accounts are connected properly. Then you'll be able to dissect the analytics by Ad content, keywords, campaigns, ad groups, landing pages, ect.

Make sure your tracking code and conversion pixel are all setup properly.

Google Help: https://support.google.com/adwords/answer/1722021?hl=en

You should only need to install 1 tracking code to track all of your conversions through Google Adwords. The campaigns are all under a single account, correct? If so, ensure that your conversion pixel is installed properly and you'll be good for any campaigns running in your Adwords account.

I definitely recommend setting up some expected funnels that your visitors would go through. It'll help a lot with identifying where a visitor abandons the process and what you need to improve upon for the most effective campaign.

Hi Cindyt,

It sounds like you need someone to further adjust your redirect settings.

When I visited the page: rock-n-roll-action-figures.com/fender-jazz-bass-miniature-guitar-replica-classic-red-finish.html

I received a 302 status code and you'll want to make sure that all the old domains 301 to the new domains. I wouldn't sit and wait, since the changes are nearly immediate. I'd begin looking into the redirects implemented, htaccess file, and talk with your host about the procedure for extra help.

Hi Carla_Dawson,

I'm not sure I follow your info exactly, but why would you need 25 unique thank you pages to track Adwords conversions?

1 Thank you page is enough with proper tracking installed and you'll be able to see the stats for each landing page right in Adwords / Analytics.

If you need to redirect to unique Thank You pages, then CF7 makes it very easy to change the redirect. You would need the 25 different contact forms, but you should be able to copy/paste the forms in WordPress, to make that process easier.

Hi Hatfish,

If both categories are relevant and deserve their own areas, then put the products in both the hierarchies. Then, decide which heirarchy is the most important (from a SERPs perspective) and Canonical the product URL to a single URL.

Using your example:

The sports car category would be my main category. When you navigate to the Convertibles category you would be able to find that sports car. However, when visiting the product the URL would resolve to a single URL. So, if I was in the convertible category it would send me to the Sports Car hierarchy page (through a 301 redirect).

Make sure to identify 1 URL for canonical purposes

Make sure to 301 the subordinate URL to the main URL

This way the user can use both areas to navigate through your site and find the product they are looking for. But, as far as SEO is concerned there is only 1 main URL for each product.

I'd agree, it's hard work! But, that's why we get paid a nice salary, to figure out those difficult problems. If you have an idea of the Customer Lifetime Value, for that country, you can get some decent estimates from the expected increase in traffic when targeting that country specifically.

that would depend on your 3rd party agreement and the CMS being used. If it's a CMS like WordPress, then it could be as simple as an export and import from one WordPress installation to the other.

Most hosting companies will help their customers migrate their sites from one place to another, or charge a small fee for the process.

My thoughts are as follows:

• Do the country specific search engines add / have the potential to add a lot of value to your business?

• If no, then do not worry about the country specific domains

• If yes, identify the specific countries that can add more value

• Are you having trouble ranking in those country specific search engines?

• If no, then continue with the single domain and adjust your 1 website to be more friendly to all countries

• If yes, do a cost-benefit analysis about the work it would entail to get country specific websites and the value you can derive from the expected increase in rankings

I believe you're asking that if you have backlinks created that include your specific keyword in the anchor text, will it be beneficial to your SERPs ranking?

Yes and no. You want to have backlinks created naturally and not force backlinks all into a specific anchor text. Concentrate on writing value-added, high quality content about the keyword you're targeting. Then spread that article around to outlets and try to get other sites to talk about your article. I.e. you do an in-depth write up on a specific topic that includes detailed examples and lots of content that people can refer too - they in turn write their own posts and sometimes cite your awesome examples and info - now you have high quality backlinks on the topic you're targeting.

Hello MXRSEO,

You're correct, this is achieved with the correct markup / microdata and using Google's rich snippet testing tool will verify you have the tags set up properly.

You can also go into Google Webmaster Tools and use their highlighter feature to try and get it to show that way.

You'll then need to wait to see the site reindexed and remember, Google doesn't have to use that microdata in their SERPs and will often omit some of it.

You can see the amount of 'structured data' Google has collected right through GWT too.

Hi CFSSEO,

I don't have any hard evidence, but I would think that it doesn't help your site get crawled more frequently. Most of the time Google decides how frequent they will crawl your site, especially if it is a large and high traffic website (they remove the crawl settings and assign you a 'special crawl rate').

Yes, this would cause slower page load times - if the no-cache rule is actually being followed which doesn't happen all the time.

It will remove the 'cached' link in the SERPs

In a scenario where the page has dynamic content that updates frequently, then it may be a good idea to use that tag. However, I don't think it will provide much of an SEO benefit.

There is very clear evidence that accurate citations drastically improve local search results. From a very simple, logical perspective - if the citations are inaccurate (it doesn't match the business name or address) then how would Google know to attribute the search result to your business?

Moz local does a good job of explaining why businesses need accurate, structured local citations for the best visibility.

"it provides negligible value to the user"

That would be the determining factor for removal. If the content adds little to no value, it is best to remove it from your site. It only provides a potential for being penalized.

For verification of your markup, use the Google Structured Data Testing Tool:

http://www.google.com/webmasters/tools/richsnippets