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  • navdm


    A client implemented hreflang tags in the site header. MOZ says you aren't supposed to do an hreflang Sitemap as well. My question is how should I do a Sitemap now (or should I do one at all)?

    Intermediate & Advanced SEO | | navdm
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  • RallyUp


    I'm currently in the process of revamping a website and creating a sitemap for it so that all pages get indexed by search engines. The site is divided into two websites that share the same root domain. The marketing site is on example.com and the application is on go.example.com. To get to go.example.com from example.com, you need to go through one of three “action pages”. The action pages are accessed from every page on example.com where we have a CTA button on the site (that’s pretty much every page). These action pages do not link back to any other page on the site though, nor are they a necessary step to navigate to other webpages. These action pages are only viewed when a user is ready to be taken to the application site. My question is, how should these pages be set up in a vertical sitemap since these three pages have a horizontal structure? Any insight would be much appreciated!

    Technical SEO | | RallyUp
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  • FPD_NYC


    I am working with a client who migrated their site prior to starting their SEO work with us. In a crawl of broken backlinks, I found some old image files with links. Ideally, I would like to redirect to an appropriate image, but I have no way of knowing what the image was because the page it was on is now dead. Does anyone have a way to identify and handle broken image files from a site that has already been migrated?

    Intermediate & Advanced SEO | | FPD_NYC
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  • FlynnZaiger


    I have a question about local SEO. I do the marketing for a multi-location medical facility. When I search the facility on Google, the website appears on the left and the Google My Business information for the nearest facility to me appears on the right. However, I would like to see a map-pack of all facilities appear under the website information as well. How can I make all locations appear in the map-pack form below my basic website information?

    Local Listings | | FlynnZaiger
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  • BbeS


    We are currently working on a redesign of our site and I'm working on our mega menus. In the middle of this we had an agency evaluate our current/old site for improvements. (yes the timing is strange) One of the things they recommended is updating our link text in our mega menu. See image: old mega menu.  The links are to pages for installation guides in our installation section. They recommended adding Installation to every link. To me this looks spammy. And using the same word in the menu and therefor every page seems spammy. The question is do we need to do this on the new site? In my opinion no. We have the links under a section for installation. Is that enough or should we use installation in every menu item? 6JcZwiU krbzxqx

    On-Page Optimization | | BbeS
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  • mcampanaro


    Hi all, Need some expertise here: We recently (3 months ago) launched a newly updated site with the same domain. We also added an SSL and dropped the www (with proper redirects). We went from http://www.mysite.com to https://mysite.com. I joined the company about a week after launch of the new site. All pages I want indexed are indexed, on the sitemap and submitted (submitted in July but processes regularly). When I check site:mysite.com everything is there, but so are pages from the old site that are not on the sitemap. These do have 301 redirects. I am finding our non-product pages are ranking with no problem (including category pages) but our product pages are not, unless I type in the title almost exactly. We 301 redirected all old urls to new comparable product, or if the product is not available anymore to the home page. For better or worse, as it turns out and prior to my arrival, in building the new site the team copied much of the content (descriptions, reviews, etc) from the old site to create the new product pages. After some frustration and research I am finding the old pages are still indexed and possibly causing a duplicate content issue. Now, I gather there is supposedly no "penalty", per se, for duplicate content but a page or site will simply not show in the SERPs. Understandable and this seems to be the case. We also sell a lot of product wholesale and it turns out many dealers are using the same descriptions we have (and have had) on our site. Some are much larger than us so I'd expect to be pushed down a bit but we don't even show in the top 10 pages...for our own product. How long will it take for Google to drop the old and rank the new as unique? I have re-written some pages but much is technical specifications and tough to paraphrase or re-write. I know I could do this in Search Console but I don't have access to the old site any longer. Should I remove the 301s a few at a time and see if the old get dropped faster? Maybe just re-write ALL the content? Wait? As a site note, I'm also on a Drupal CMS with a Shopify ecommerce module so maybe the shop.mysite.com vs mysite.com is throwing it off with the products(?) - (again the Drupal non-product AND category pages rank fine). Thoughts on this would be much appreciated. Thx so much!

    Intermediate & Advanced SEO | | mcampanaro
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  • william2039


    We manage a website santamaryflorist.com - a local Ohio florist. She is #1 ranked on Google Local results (and also on Yahoo and Bing). The site's homepage was previously #1 ranked for Organic but has disappeared from Organic ranking over the past few days. It shows occasionally as #1 in organic, like every few hours, but typically does not show.  - Sub-pages are still showing on organic but not front page- Last week we had some issues with crawl errors but those seem to be resolved for several days (pages not available)_Why would the site be showing #1 in Local but only occasionally as the #1 result in organic but most of the time not showing in Organic results at all? _

    Local Listings | | william2039
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  • Leebi


    I am about to implement AMP  and structured data markup on my site which one should be done first?

    Intermediate & Advanced SEO | | Leebi
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  • Leebi


    Hello, I want to mark up my site and I don't know if I can markup up 'CEO' for a person if it doesn't say 'CEO'  on my site. In general, does everything that I markup have to be visible on my site? Thanks for taking the time to answer my question. Leebi

    Intermediate & Advanced SEO | | Leebi
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  • Rogersthe3rd


    I work at an agency that has Google Analytics to many different sites. About half of them have seen a huge increase in their "Direct" traffic since August 21. Given the cross section of sites I am viewing, I don't think this issue just effects our clients. So has anyone else seen this issue? Any ideas on how to correct/filter?

    Reporting & Analytics | | Rogersthe3rd
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  • BGR


    We migrated to a new CMS in Feb (put in redirects as needed). Since the migration, organic traffic is down 11% YOY, but direct is up 22%,  FB referrals up 1,000% and PPC up 500%. Page views are up 35%. Should I be worried about the decline in organic traffic?

    Intermediate & Advanced SEO | | BGR
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  • rwat


    For example, say your keyword was 'funny hats' - ideally you'd make your url 'website.com/funny-hats/' But what if 'hats' is already a larger category in your site that you want to rank for as its own keyword? Could you then try to rank for 'funny hats' using the url 'website.com/hats/funny/' ? Basically what I'm asking is, would it be harmful to the chances of ranking for your primary keyword if it's split across the url like this, and not necessarily in the correct order?

    Algorithm Updates | | rwat
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  • AlessioCesaro


    HI Guys, For one of my site we have been investing a less in Paid and since we have done that the Organic has gone quite up. I know there is a connection between the two but i would like to know if any of you can share their experience on this matter. I would like to know if someone has a run some experiements to understand how much each channel influences the other. It goes without saying that Paid tend to cannibalize a bit of organic but when it goes down, should i really expect an increase in organic? Any thoughts? Thanks

    Paid Search Marketing | | AlessioCesaro
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  • dhisman


    Hello All, In google analytic I can see traffic from android browser & android webview so android webview is also a browser? Thanks!

    Reporting & Analytics | | dhisman
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  • SMCCoachHire


    Hello everyone, I am currently listing my company on business directories. For some websites however when I add my website URL, it comes up as URL is invalid. What could be the reason for this? I have tried different variations like www., http:// and https://. Kind Regards,
    Aqib

    Technical SEO | | SMCCoachHire
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  • BeckyKey


    Hi I am about to set up a Facebook company page under our current brand name Key - however in March we'll be re-branding to Manutan UK. I didn't want to wait until March to start using Facebook (we're so behind!) but when we re-brand what are the best steps to take. Here are my options - I'd love some help! 1. Set up a Key company to actively use now & a separate Manutan page just to secure the page - only using Key until March then merge the business pages (I did read however Facebook won't allow it if the names are different?) 2. Set up a Key page now & in March request a name change of the page & vanity URL We obviously don't want to lose any likes/followers we've gained between now & March Does anyone have any advice or experience with this? Thank you

    Social Media | | BeckyKey
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  • bridhard8


    Hi Guys, We are looking to purchase a .ag domain for a agriculture website, we want to target two countries Australia (primary) and United States. So the main site e.g. www.farming.ag (will target Australia) While the www.farming.ag/us/ sub-folder will target the United States From my understanding through after reading this: https://www.name.com/domains/ag .ag is for countries Antigua and Barbuda. So i was wondering can you even geo-target to Aus or even the sub-folder to United States in search console? Any advice would be very much appreciated! Cheers.

    Intermediate & Advanced SEO | | bridhard8
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  • Harini.M


    Hello All, I'm facing an issue with the MOZ Crawler. Every time it crawls my website , there will be an error message saying " **Moz was unable to crawl your site on Sep 13, 2017. **Our crawler was not able to access the robots.txt file on your site. This often occurs because of a server error from the robots.txt. Although this may have been caused by a temporary outage, we recommend making sure your robots.txt file is accessible and that your network and server are working correctly. Typically errors like this should be investigated and fixed by the site webmaster. " We changed the robots.txt file and checked it . but still the issue is not resolved. URL : https://www.khadination.shop/robots.txt Do let me know what went wrong and wjhat needs to be done. Any suggestion is appreciated. Thank you.

    Feature Requests | | Harini.M
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  • CREW-MARKETING


    UPDATED: We ran a crawl of the old website and have a list of css and javascript links as are part of the old website content. As the website is redesigned from scratch, I don't think these old css and javascipt files are being used for anything on the new site. I've read elsewhere online that you redirect "all" content files if launching/migrating to a new site. We are debating if this is needed for css and javascript files. Examples (A) http://website.com/wp-content/themes/style.css (B) http://website.com/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js?ver=4.8.1

    Technical SEO | | CREW-MARKETING
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  • RandyLaub


    Why does Moz only allow for 3 followed competitors in campaigns? Doesn't seem like a big deal to collect and provide data on a few more.

    Feature Requests | | RandyLaub
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  • Katarina-Borovska


    Hi, What tool will do the following: will tell me paid keywords our competitors are using. Ideally, I could narrow down by country. Thanks. Katarina

    Competitive Research | | Katarina-Borovska
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  • TaylorRHawkins


    Just thought I'd throw this question out to the Moz community. Anyone have leads for good, credible directories where I could get a smaller, local hospital listed on? (besides the obvious ones like HealthGrades, etc.,) Thanks!

    Technical SEO | | TaylorRHawkins
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  • Ruchy


    Hi There, In our company, we never had AMP implemented on sites that we SEO for. We want to start doing that now. I know the basics of AMP and their requirements, however, I need to know a lot more about it from an  SEO perspective of this before I actually get developers onto it. I want to know all the  1) risks involved, 2) the best ways to implement it (plugin etc.), 3) why it is worth it. I also want to know how to see if a developer knows what he is talking about - and really will do it the right way without messing me up? Are there any specific questions I should ask, or information he should be aware of? Also, is there a way for it it be done for pages that have more than just text like quote forms, sliding headers etc.? Should we only do it for the blog section of our site? I would greatly appreciate any links to additional resources on this topic, (not why to use AMP, but everything else) I greatly appreciate you taking the time to answer my question

    Intermediate & Advanced SEO | | Ruchy
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  • BeckyKey


    Hi Is my faceted navigation bad for SEO?! example: http://www.key.co.uk/en/key/metal-cabinets-cupboards Thanks  🙂

    Intermediate & Advanced SEO | | BeckyKey
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  • coolhandluc


    Hi I have a client who has created multiple GMB listings for his business using the same address, post code and phone number and I am trying to sort it all out. 2 of the listings have 1 review and 1 of them has 13 reviews. Obviously i want to keep the listing that has 13 reviews and delete the other 2. Keeping the listing with 13 reviews means I will have to update the business name in Google my business because it was originally entered wrongly. Will the profile need to be verified again? Will my client be able to keep those reviews or will they be deleted? Thanks

    Reviews and Ratings | | coolhandluc
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  • Mbeas22


    Hello! I am VERY new to using Moz Pro (and SEO in general) and my initial use is to find find keyword opportunities within a specific industry by comparing my clients' site to their top 3 competitors' sites. I have an initial list of keywords from my clients site (I've been tracking it for a week) but have not gotten any results from the competitors I'm tracking. How long does it take to see these keyword opportunities? My immediate goal (at this point): Supply my client a keyword audit of 30 keywords within their industry. Any suggestions on how to do this? Maybe I'm not going about it the right way? Or, do I just have to wait until the other sites I'm tracking populate data? Thank you for your help/advice! -SEO Newbie

    Feature Requests | | Mbeas22
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  • Ruchy


    Hi there, One of our companies just changed addresses, so it is the first time I really need to know my way around there. Do you have a guide or instructions to get to know the moz local platform? Thanks

    Moz Local | | Ruchy
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  • coolhandluc


    Hi There I work for an international train company which operates in multiple locations across several European countries.
    I have been asked to claim our Google my business profiles for each location so we can manage reviews, images etc.. The problem i have is that our physical location (ticket desk, check in area etc..) in each country is in a train station (obviously).  We share the same address and postcode with the train stations ( i have personally phone them to make sure that was the case) My question is, can i claim our business in GMB using the same details as the train stations?
    If i can, it is literally  impossible for me to verify each profile through the use of coupon as I can't travel to each destination. I heard i could do bulk verification if we own more that 10 properties but I am not quite sure how to do all of it Any help on both these questions would be greatly appreciated

    Local Listings | | coolhandluc
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  • bridhard8


    Hi Guys, I have pages which are 3 levels deep on this site: **https://tinyurl.com/y7bnwkms ** They are barely ranking even though we have optimised them with category based content. Now it seems it might be a internal linking issue. Also noticed ahrefs has not visited the URL yet. So we are in the processing of installing breadcrumbs, building links from level 2 categories to level 3 (which is that url above) plus building links from blog to these level 3 pages. Also links are all in the sitemap. Besides that do you see anything else we can do? Cheers.

    Intermediate & Advanced SEO | | bridhard8
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  • Kiakh1987


    Hello, My SEO audit on my site shows we have 858 external links with missing anchor, report shows Target URL and Source URL. How I can fix external links with missing anchor? None of them looks like spam, my target URL is all from our Social Media. Twitter, Google Plus, Linkedin, Pinterest, Facebook ... Here is the link to the the excel spread shit report and you can see it yourself. https://na53.salesforce.com/sfc/p/60000000IcOQ/a/f2000000UVi7/hBZ6Z1tGEFcJOTvVtfjYtYhi_HTw8fRqe9SMjuWcdOA We use ''Hootsuite'' to  shrink the URL and post in to our social media, is that maybe we having this problem now? Thank you,

    Social Media | | Kiakh1987
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  • Marge_Blizzard


    Hello I can't get the following script to work. There seems to be something with the closing tags I've tried various combinations, however, no luck.

    Local Website Optimization | | Marge_Blizzard
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  • lcourse


    We have 30 sitemaps, one for each language version of our site. About 5000 pages per sitemap.
    To get a better idea on which pages google is not indexing, I thought about quickly generating sitemaps by page cagetories to see if there are any patterns. Any problems if I submit now new additional sitemaps dividing all our pages by product page, considering that the same pages are already in our existing sitemaps we submitted in the search console. So having same URL in more than 1 sitemap would be a problem? As a side note, we observed when adding a sitemap index that google search console in its count of total indexed pages, now counts every page twice since we submitted both the sitemap index and the individual sitemaps, so search console does not recognize in count that sitemaps in sitemaps index are identical to the ones we submitted individually in search console.

    Reporting & Analytics | | lcourse
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  • tarahshiiid


    Hi to all experts, In google search console , I've found that multiple pages get rank for my main query. How can I solve that? aoi59

    Reporting & Analytics | | tarahshiiid
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  • rwat


    E.g. www.website.com/page/#keyword-anchor-text Where the part after the # is a section of the page you can jump to, and the title of that section is a secondary keyword you want the page to rank for?

    Algorithm Updates | | rwat
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  • AutoEurope


    Hi SEO fellas I have always used Link Detox to regularly analyze my link profile, with plan of around 200 dollars per month. The tool gave a "representative sample" of my links and I was able to identify and analyze the new links and get a representative summary of how "clean" my domain was. Today I wanted to run a new analysis, but I found a nasty surprise !!! The tool doesn't do this "partial" analysis anymore and they just offer "full analysis". And of course, I need to change my plan to one that costs me.... 2.500 dollars per month !!!! Anyone knows an good alternative? I have read that SEMRush and Href are good also for link audit? Thanks for your help 🙂

    Link Building | | AutoEurope
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  • RobinJA


    Incorrect Logo is Displaying on Google Knowledge Graph for our company. We have structured schema for logo etc. But still, Google is fetching and showing logo from some other sources on google search results. What will be the right fix for this? Our site url : http://www.travelyaari.com/

    Technical SEO | | RobinJA
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  • vtmoz


    Hi all, We always avoid internal redirects. Just wonder what if many of the out going links are redirecting to new links. I presume there is nothing wrong to host such links. Any ideas? Thanks

    Algorithm Updates | | vtmoz
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  • Alix_SEO


    Hi, I am really struggling to understand why my site has a lot of duplicate content issues. It's flagging up as ridiculously high and I have no idea how to fix this, can anyone help me, please? Website is www.firstcapitol.co.uk

    Intermediate & Advanced SEO | | Alix_SEO
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  • bridhard8


    Hi we have clients http version of our site verified in our search console but for some reason the https version is not verified, do you usually have to install another HTML tag to do this? Cheers.

    Intermediate & Advanced SEO | | bridhard8
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  • SuperiorPavers


    I have images (.jpg's) of products that when you click them redirect you to a .pdf's containing all the products' specs, patterns, colors, etc. These are 302 redirects that open on a different window when clicked on. Is there a way to keep these redirects and maintain SEO optimization? Any advice is appreciated.

    Intermediate & Advanced SEO | | SuperiorPavers
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  • dianeb152


    I understand that ads don't count. What other ways are there?

    Link Building | | dianeb152
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  • OozleMedia


    Internal Equity-Passing Links not getting crawled in Moz Open Site Explorer.  What is the cause of this? We've checked the robots.txt and htaccess file, but so far we can't find anything that would be blocking Moz from crawling the internal links.  We manage loads of other clients on this platform and this is the first time we've run into this issue.  What else can I check?

    Link Explorer | | OozleMedia
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  • DmitriiK


    Howdy folks. So, here is a dilemma. One of competitors of ours is somehow ranking for a keyphrase "houston chronicle obituaries" without any usage of these keywords on the page, without any full or partial anchor text match ("chronicle" is not used anywhere). The rest of competitiors' rankings make sense. Any ideas?

    Intermediate & Advanced SEO | | DmitriiK
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