Google giving me only partial site links?
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Hi Guys,
My site is #1 ranked for the term "waiting till marriage," but Google only gives me partial site links. See "Forums - Articles - Questions - Videos" links in attached screenshot.
How do I get the full, page-dominating, mini-description-having site links? Any suggestions?
Note: I've got a ton of content and decent traffic, but I haven't put much time into developing back links yet. I'm a php developer, but I'm new to professional-level SEO.
Any help would be hugely appreciated. Also, sorry about the inflammatory nature of the site. It's not a preachy site; it's just a support group. Hope it doesn't offend.
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Thanks, Kevin! That's very helpful and actionable. I hadn't thought of encouraging social links to the main site url. I've got FB share buttons on the internal articles, but not on the home page.
Now I've just got to figure out how to add social share buttons to my home page without cluttering the experience.
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Those are mini-site links.
No one will be able to tell you when you'll get the big ones. But from the looks of it, it'll very soon for you. I'm seeing you at positions 1 - 4 for that keyword. I would try to acquire more links and social mentions for each those four URLs.
Edit: Very nice site btw. Sending to my nieces
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