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The sitemap is not completed yet. Server logs show Googlebot only indexing one page the .html page, not other pages.

I have a client that uses a CDN to fill images, from a sub domain ( images.domain.com). We've made sure that the sub domain itself is not blocked. We've added a robots.txt file, we're creating an image sitemap file & we've verified ownership of the domain within GWT.

Yet, any crawler that I use only see's the first page of the sub domain (which is .html) but none of the subsequent URL's which are all .jpeg.

Is there something simple I'm missing here?

Aside from mind mapping software are there any tools ( recommended) to build a visual sitemap of the internal linking structure of a URL?

I've been trying to 'show' clients the structure of a website as it pertains to internal and external links. Here is one I've tried it's "Close" - http://site-visualizer.com/ . I've been using the excel export function, import into mind meister and building it. It's a teeny bit time consuming for large websites.

Site structure I feel is a valuable portion of SEO and a down and dirty visual explanation would be great. Don't get me wrong, it offers other benefits as well- it's just I'd like to free up the time it takes. Thank you in advance. Screen shots are available on the website of the organization.

I would say you are bordering on over-optimization. Your alt tags are a bit spammy, you are using the keyword meta tag ( a spam signal), you're using both tags and categories within Wordpress, which can cause duplication.

I agree with the other posters ( and your post on Google), not Panda related - just viewed again by Google.

You have to locate all instances of the NAP ( especially phone number), delete extra pages and make 100% all other listings reflect the current / new address.

Google will keep both on file and this will limit your client's site from the highest ranking. So, locate and eliminate/ merge / correct all G+ listings and it should be set to rights.

This is a great place to get hands on information and tips http://localsearchforum.catalystemarketing.com/

Google is constantly indexing and viewing your website. Why go through the other steps? To ensure that your new page isn't overlooked. While you don't necessarily need to tell Google to index in GWT - your site map should automatically update, and if referenced in the robots.txt file than the new page will be found without issue.

Now, again if you don't want a page indexed and it has links than you need to do the noindex / no follow on the page, as the robots.txt can be over-ruled.

There are many pre-formatted dashboards within the Google Analytics community. Using a combination of these to create VP level reports is a good way to align expectations with goals. The meat and potatoes of your job sounds like a well rounded successful campaign that resulted in increase in traffic and sales- regardless of the source.

I would utilize a few dashboards, to nail down the specifics:

1. Traffic from Organic Searches & Sales From Organic Sources

2. Traffic from Social Sources & Sales From Social Sources

3. Transactions from Campaigns- ( paid, newsletters, emails, articles) - tracking installed obviously.

4. Over all rankings of Keywords that resulted in sales- after all who wants to be number 1 for shiny yellow thing, when you don't sell shiny yellow things.

An executive overview or scorecard for these successes could be used as a glance through- at the top of the monthly report. What worked, what changed, what needs changing and the successes that are monitored.

I hope this helps-

Hi Mike,

It's infuriating! I've had competitors tell me - "Well, we just build blogs and link all the sites together" we do great for our customer(s). Sadly, they do for the right now, it's hard to explain to prospective and current clients who see that  but all we can say is, give Google time.

Focus on great content, following the rules, code compliance and optimization- the good guys eventually win!

I can see what your SEO person is saying, in creating a themed silo site structure. However, you can do this with virtual structural changes vs. UI changes. Also, if you are battling to get back on top less changes to what Google has already spidered the better. And I agree with Claudio as well, don't make it harder for Google to do their job.

Review your content to review cross linking abnormalities as well as missed opportunities in 'theming' your site structure and content.

Answer the question: Does this link from page a <-> page b useful to the reader / shopper and subsequently, the search engine.

I agree with Stewart, but it's also a tricky thing. Are you 100% positive there are no rogue links out in the www linking to any of these sites? Have you reviewed your site map are they hanging out in there? Could there be a 301 somewhere pointing to it? Not so much bounce rate I would be concerned about but usability - which is something that Google is taking a look at.

Hello Kate,

Thank you for your response. No previous site, new domain ( and only purchased for a year), we dropped off the radar for key terms:

Sugar Land Dentist

Dentist in Sugar Land

Dental Veneers Sugar Land

Cosmetic dentist Sugar Land

It's so confusing, but as Ron stated maybe the local citations weren't done properly, and I should be checking with the staff on that regard.

Yes, I had that task assigned, perhaps I should check her work more closely, Thank you

Nice! Thank you David for the share.

Hello experts!

Please help me with this weirdness!

www.drgrizzledds.com -  I lost all rankings in June, it was a new site in May- went up and now has vanished off the face of the earth!

One thing odd- using OSE it shows 818 inbound links, where ahrefs and GWT only show 42. It's a suburb of Houston, TX in Sugar Land, TX. Research shows very little searches in that area but aside from the Drs. Name ( which is his brand) I can't get even the basic listing IE: "sugar land tx dentist" "dentist sugar land"....

I use NO black hat ( previous employer Mr. Bruce Clay would be ashamed of me if I did!) also, I do look better in white hats.

Google Local is still awaiting verification from the client. But, I see nothing glaring that I am missing. Opinions, criticisms welcome. I really have pulled out my hair over this client ( not even just the grey ones, some of the pretty blonde ones too!).

Thanks again so much, I look forward to your responses.

Excellent thank you so much!

Very nice, thank you!

Excellent answers, thank you everyone.

1. Currently using Myseotool ( and Moz of course) - Myseotool allows you to set the 'city, region' when you have a campaign.

2. Yes, I STRESS to the clients that rankings are essentially eye candy and not much more, that traffic and conversions are the most important. But, as with most clients, they are determined to look at rankings.

3. I understand geo targeting and expect it - as well as personal results based on user intent and previous searches. I have also explained this phenomenon to the clients, but not sure 100% of them get it or recognize the fact.

4. While world domination is on my list, over 70 of the clients are dentists, so local is by far the most important. I do find the longer tail keywords to be easier when combined with a local G+ place optimized - yet have a few that will show up in National rankings, which is what made me ponder.

Thank you again, these are all awesome answers- I heart Mozzers!

There should be no impact, you are following the best practices and guidelines. And I agree, you want to have it in place.

There are wordpress plugins you can use to modify your robots.txt, wordpress makes it difficult.

http://yoast.com/example-robots-txt-wordpress/

Also, make sure it is an important page for your blog- Google is just being proactive on your behalf, it might be an irrelevant page to your overall plan.

Silly question about Local ranking monitors.

If I have a local client in Pheonix, AZ and I want to track rankings for keywords. Is it best to monitor city+keyword or just keyword?

I have ran tests with multiple clients and locations, and cannot ascertain the difference- as far as rankings go. I appreciate all input.