Multiple Listings in Results fading Local SEO
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Lately I am noticing multiple listings for results seem to be fading away. Example is one domain being listed twice for a search phrase The Home page for example and an Internal Page.
Is anyone else seeing this?
Safe to say Google wants to see 10+ individual domains per results page?
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Actually, in many other spaces we are seeing extreme host crowding, where you might get 8 or more listings - here was one pointed out by Brett Tabke of Wembaster World
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They have always tried to keep one domain on the SERP unless there are really that little results or quality content.
Thus they use the site links feature to show more relevant content from the same domain instead of another result from the same domain.
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