Content that is split into 4 pages, should I consolidate?
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I am working on improving a website that has each section split into four pages.
For example, if Indonesia Vacation was a section, it would have its main page, www.domain.com/indonesia-vacation, and the about, fact sheet, and tips on three other pages
www.domain.com/indonesia-vacation-1
www.domain.com/indonesia-vacation-2
www.domain.com/indonesia-vacation-3
The pages share very similar title tags and I am worried it is hurting the main page for placement..
So to conserve link juice, would it make sense to have them all one page? There is not so much content that it would affect load time.
My strategy would be to have all content available and part of the main page and 301 the three URL's back to the main page: www.domain.com/indonesia-vacation
Any insight would be greatly appreciated!!!
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Yeah I'd recommend consolidating the content onto one page, and 301 redirect the old pages to the new version.
If there are clear differences between 2 or more sections of the content then it's not a problem to have those parts of content on separate pages as they're targeting different keywords.
The less "thin" content, the better.
Cheers
Rob
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Hi Bjorn,
I am only trying to rank the main page.
I feel, because of the shared keywords and similar title tags, the other 3 pages will compete against the main page.
Does that make sense?
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Are you trying to rank for different keywords on these pages?
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If we're talking distinct content I would keep them as separate pages. If they're light on content (i.e. you have more images than text) then I might consider consolidation but, in general, more distinct pages with more distinct content is a good thing for SEO. Honestly, conserving link juice should be a tertiary concern at best.
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