Ranking questions
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We have questions about our ranking and would like some advice.
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Hi Ashley,
I'm following up on older questions. I'm seeing you at 16 for loose diamonds, and 46 for engagement rings with the URL you've shown. Threads on Q&A don't get bumped with new activity, so if you'd still like some advice, I'd suggest opening a new question with current information and seeing what people have to say. The Q&A section is a lot more active now than it was in March, so you're likely to get a few new viewpoints.
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It's looking like others may be copying the first paragraph or two of your content, then linking back to you. diamondweddingringsets. org/jewelry/wedding-jewelry-shopping-in-houston is one example, and most of the duplicate content I've seen has been on that domain.
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Articles we are posting on our site are only unique articles, so what duplicates, can you show me what duplicates did you found?
Thanks for trying to help me
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TLA may be doing more harm than good. Ditto for the multi-topic free reciprocal link directory.
Also in the Diamond Education subtopics - I'm seeing some duplication when I search on random text strings. Is it your original content or syndicated feeds?
No concrete answers - just trying to identify things that might be displeasing to Google ...
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We are are making a lot of articles in our field and post them to our blogs.
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How are you doing your backlinks? Can you focus on a more narrow demographic target?
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