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    • crazymikesapps
      crazymikesapps last edited by

      Hello,

      I have read some SEOMOZ search results for this, but am still concerned that Google may see 4,500 Too Many Link warnings as a problem.

      This is caused primarily due to our header navigation, which is not intended to be keyword stuffing, but to provide all avenues for our breadth of content.

      site: crazymikesapps.com.

      Most answers seem to advise if there is no keyword stuffing at hand don't worry about it.

      Any help appreciated.

      thank you

      Mike

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        crazymikesapps @TakeshiYoung last edited by

        Takeshi,

        We started to look at the drop downs in comparison to our competitors and we were doing it wrong. We have removed our drop downs and I will take your advice and figure out what navigation is working, less is more.

        thank you for the advice.

        Mike

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          TakeshiYoung last edited by

          If you have tons of links in your navigation it may be helpful to use tools such as CrazyEgg or ClickTale to determine which of your links are actually being used. If you present the user with too many options, they can often be overwhelmed and take no action at all. If a link is in the sitewide navigation but isn't actually getting any clicks, remove it.

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