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Hi,
Thanks for the response. It's for Google Tag Manager.
In the end we had to set it up thus:
(https?://www.mysite.com/default.aspx)|(https?://www.mysite.com/?$)
GTM has an option to let you ignore case in the regex. For some reason, it didn't work if we swapped the two URLs either side of the pipe around.
Thanks!
Hi,
I have a website that has numerous 'versions' of the homepage (I know this is an issue with duplicate content - that's separate to this and we are working on that).
I need to write a regular expression that matches all the following versions of the homepage:
At the same time, it needs to **not **match other pages on the site, such as http://www.mysite.com/page1.
How would I write this?
Thanks,
Great point! Thank you.
The only other safeguard I can think of doing is to tell Googlebot, via Webmaster Tools, to not crawl any URLs with URL parameter added.
Great, thanks.
I should add that what we are doing is solely for the benefit of their PPC campaign. We aren't interested in any improvement in SEO, but what we are trying to make sure we do is that there is no potential for negative impact on SEO.
To that extent we are thinking of adding a NOINDEX to those customised pages that are created using the URL parameter - just to make sure they are kept out of the index and can't be construed as any SEO spam.
Thoughts?
Yep, those are all good points!
Intergise - sounds like you are on the right track, so best of luck and keep us posted.
For me I would prioritise the quality of the copy. Its the copy that will build trust, create a great user experience and persuade users, and so actually SELL the product.
The on-page grader with MOZ is great but don't be obsessed by it. Measure what you do in terms of sales, not whether you get a B or an A+ on the grader.
Finally, you can see how intelligent Google is getting at understanding and processing synonyms and meaning in different contexts. As good as the MOZ grader is, I don't believe it can operate at that same level. The good news about Google's intelligence is that it can free you from slavishly forcing keywords into your copy.
Hope that helps!
Crazy Egg are good, and their free trials are good too.
If you have Google Tag Manager or can code its a doddle to set up.
Hello,
We are currently setting up a way of customising a client's site based on PPC campaign. I am wondering whether or not there are any SEO issues we need to be aware of.
Overview
Our client’s site, as accessed by a user through Google Organic, will be the complete site; the same site Googlebot will see.
The site, as accessed by a user through a particular Google Adwords campaign, will return a customised version of the site.
How the Customisation is Happening
The Adwords campaign will be set up to target a particular region, using Adwords’ built-in location targeting.
Its ads will link to pages on the regular site, but each URL will be appended with a URL parameter that will trigger the customisation. A cookie will also be planted in these users’ browsers to ensure that the customisation continues as the user browses from page to page on the site.
The majority of the content will be the same but the site will promote a particular store of the client, one local to the searcher. Other stores won’t be promoted on this customised version of the site.
SEO Thoughts
All pages will have canonical tags on them referencing the original, unmodified version of the page.
I personally can’t see any issue with regard to SEO because we are approaching this in the spirit of helping the user. But with launch on the horizon I am starting to worry slightly and would welcome the feedback from anyone else here – are there any SEO issues that may arise from this?
Hi,
I wanted virtual pageviews not to use as a goal itself, but as a step within a goal funnel. That necessitates virtual pageviews. I also think there are some instances - such as this, where a modal of more than half a screen loads up - that its fair to call it a 'pageview'.
Horses for courses! Thanks for your response though. In the end I found a way to do it that involved a combination of tags. I've detailed it here on my blog: http://www.betweenthefold.co.uk/2014/05/14/tracking-virtual-pageviews-lightboxesmodals-via-google-tag-manager/
Thanks again for your input!
Hi,
I've searched high and low and am unable to work out a solution to my situation. I think I'm nearly there but I could do with a helping hand.
**We are using: **Google Tag Manager to drive Google Analytics
**What we want to do: **When a user clicks on a specific button, found only on product pages, to fire a virtual pageview with the URL '/vpv/scbuttonclick'.
**Other notes: **The button we want to track has its own class - .scButton - that is unique to it.
How do I set this up? If we could keep the discussion in layman's terms as much as possible that would be great - I'm no developer and most of the online discussions I've read assume too much developer knowledge.
Thank you!
For me I would prioritise the quality of the copy. Its the copy that will build trust, create a great user experience and persuade users, and so actually SELL the product.
The on-page grader with MOZ is great but don't be obsessed by it. Measure what you do in terms of sales, not whether you get a B or an A+ on the grader.
Finally, you can see how intelligent Google is getting at understanding and processing synonyms and meaning in different contexts. As good as the MOZ grader is, I don't believe it can operate at that same level. The good news about Google's intelligence is that it can free you from slavishly forcing keywords into your copy.
Hope that helps!