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    • maxweb
      maxweb last edited by

      Whilst looking for link opportunities, I have noticed that the website has a few profiles from suppliers or accredited organisations. However, a search form is required to access these pages and when I type cache:"webpage.com" the page is showing up as non-indexed.

      These are good websites, not spammy directory sites, but is it worth trying to get Google to index the pages? If so, what is the best method to use?

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      • anthonydnelson
        anthonydnelson last edited by

        As others have mentioned, it sounds like these links have little potential value. You could always drop a few comment URLs, tweets, G+ posts to those pages to help them get indexed, but they would still pass very little authority and I can't say it would be worth the effort.

        Perhaps you could contact those same Suppliers and offer to give them a testimonial or find some other way to get your company linked on a more prominent page of their website. Think about what you can offer of value for their website.

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        • maxweb
          maxweb last edited by

          Thanks guys.

          I suspected the profiles wouldn't be worth indexing, but it's always worth getting a 2nd opinion. Just annoying as the links are already there on good websites, but not offering any link juice. Nevermind.

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          • Andy-Halliday
            Andy-Halliday last edited by

            Oleg is correct, the crawlers have to be able to spider the page in order for them to find it.

            There are a couple of ways round this but these are nasty, not fool proof and I wouldn't recommend them and as Oleg said the page probably doesn't have to much power anyway.

            If your purely after this site for a link to pass juice don't waste your time, however if your after a link to generate sales, leads and revenue then still get the link.

            Not all links should be about Google and ranking, obviously when link building don't break any of the SEO rules, but don't turn down the opportunity to generate sales, just because you won't get any link juice from the site doesn't make the link irrelevant.

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            • OlegKorneitchouk
              OlegKorneitchouk last edited by

              If there is no direct way for the crawler to reach the page, it won't be indexed + if the page is so hard to reach, it probably wouldn't pass much authority onto your site.

              I'd still get the link if it's on a good website for potential referral traffic but wouldn't worry about trying to get it indexed.

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