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Thank both for your answers. There are very helpful and all is clear. I know now that it is best to have both.

Hello,

I am wondering how to deal with internal anchor text.

I read here and there that it shouldn't be too optimised but I also read that this is how google understands what my page is aout.

I have breadcrumbs with my main keyword in the anchor text and can't change that it is automatic.

In other words if i have 10 breadcrumb going to my top page with the keyword can I be penalised ?

Hello,

I use to move up my site structure with links in content. I have now installed breadcrumbs, is it is useful to still keep the links in content or isn't there a need to duplicate those links ? and are the breadcrumbs links enough.

Thank you,

Ok good to hear.

By the way between a menu anchor text and an anchor text in content further down the page both linking to the same page the which one is google going to use ?

I know it uses the 1 st one it see but is the menu not really "considered" by google...https://www.seroundtable.com/google-footer-sitewide-links-weight-21540.html  isn't it best to have one link in addition to the menu if the menu is not given much value...

Thank you for clearing everything out. I will give it a try.

So having both would be best ? wouldn't it ?

From what I understand if I only have in content links the search engine won't understand the structure of the the website or will it understand it ?

Hello,

I have a top menu coded this way with an (it is automatic with my wordpress template).

1. Can google read pass the juice and read the anchor text with this type of code or no ?

<nav id="top-menu-nav">

• myanchortext

</nav>

Hello,

On my website I have button coded this way (it is automatic in my wordpress template)

Can google pass PR and anchor text thru that or would a basic text link be better ?

Hi,

I remember reading that links within the text have more value than breadcrumbs links for example because in context links are surrounded by the right content (words) but google search engine optimisation starter guide says breadcrumbs are good, so which one is recommended ? Thank you,

Hello,

I just redid my website and suddenly saw a spike in the crawl rate for about 2 weeks and I am now back to where I was on average. Is it normal ? My guess it that this increase was due to the change in site and new links ? However,I just want to make sure it is normal that it is back to a "normal rate" now that it has discovered all the links.

Thank you,

Hi Nigel,

Thank you for your reply. So in other words, it is better to have a menu link and text link than just a menu link because apparently the architecture is understood better thru text than menu links correct ?

That is true Joe. I forgot about that. So it can have the most links and not carry any weight...

Hello,

I have my most important pages in my menu. Those pages are present on all my pages because they are on the menu. Are those pages considered to be linking between each other because they are in the menu or should I create links between those pages in my text if I want them to link with each other ?

I have also heard they aren't given much weight but when I go in my webmaster tools it says that it is the most linked page of my website so I really wonder how it can less weighted if google webmaster tools give such a strong signal to it ?

Hello,

I am wondering if having my privacy policy page at the bottom of my site (meaning being linked from every page on my site) can hurt me in terms of flow of juice ?

That answers my question. Thank you,

Hello,

I was trying the keyword explore and got some questions :

I first used it with all the search terms for the keyword "italy bike tours" and came across terms like this one

"tuscany bike tours florence italy"

1. Does it mean I have to include this exact expression in my content or do I just need to include somewhere in my content the words tuscany and florence ?

Then I did the same search but this time with closely related keywords and the keyword explorer give me the word

"pasticceria" or "tirrenia" are being closely related to the keyword italy bike ...

1. How does the keyword explorer find those words because I don't see how those can be related...

If someone could explain that would be awesome.

Thank you,

If I have a button on a page that you click to get to another page instead of text link, can google follow that ?

Hello,

Just wondering google follows on clicks links (links create in a nice button)  and anchor text.

Thank you,

Good to know, I will try all your suggestions. Thank you,