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Thanks guys,

I actually already knew the answer to the question, but I see a lot of websites ranking high while still using tabs with general information (exactly the same) on similar products.

My website has mainly custom made products so the general information is the same and there are too many products to write it as unique content. I now use a button that leads to a separate page with all the information but somehow I just don't like it. It just looks so much more informative to have all this information on the product page itself without having to go to another page.

If Google really cares about giving as much information as possible, why isn't there a way to have this type of duplicate content?

Is making tabs with general product information on similar products considered duplicate content?

Don't forget about Pinterest as that is all about pictures and funny pictures are actually the most shared pictures on Pinterest. I'm sure that people will pick up on your website if your pictures get shared often enough.

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Thanks Tim, makes total sense now!

Thanks Tom,

So how can I use this metric in my advantage?
Google doesn't really count FB shares and likes, does it?

It may sound like a stupid question but what kind of likes and shares is Opensite Explorer referring at? Is it just how much your page gets liked and shared or about the posts on FB?

I agree with Federico, Google Page Speed helped me fix many issues on my site and made it quite a bit faster.

Hi Federico,

If you were targeting one language then I would have agreed with you but in this case it is two different languages of people that 'don't like' to speak other languages. Even if you can target people per post individually, most people like to scroll through a page's posts and images so they would still see the other posts in different languages. I don't think that it costs a lot of effort to make 2 separate pages and target each country in their own language. If you're good at what you're doing you might even find trends specific to each country and thus make it more relevant to each country.

But again, this is just my humble opinion

I have to disagree with Federico about the single Facebook account.

I know Germans and I know French people and they don't really like to speak other languages than their own. I would definitely make separate Facebook and Twitter accounts if I were you, so that you can target them in their own language. Trying to target them in English will not work or at least not as well as you would like it to.

Pinterest and Flickr on the other hand are based on images, so you can have a single account and just add hashtags (for Pinterest) or text in both languages as the images mostly speak for themselves. Also I do think that images add a lot of value because a good picture is worth more than a thousand words.

This of course is just my humble opinion.

Don't forget about Pinterest as that is all about pictures and funny pictures are actually the most shared pictures on Pinterest. I'm sure that people will pick up on your website if your pictures get shared often enough.

Hi Federico,

If you were targeting one language then I would have agreed with you but in this case it is two different languages of people that 'don't like' to speak other languages. Even if you can target people per post individually, most people like to scroll through a page's posts and images so they would still see the other posts in different languages. I don't think that it costs a lot of effort to make 2 separate pages and target each country in their own language. If you're good at what you're doing you might even find trends specific to each country and thus make it more relevant to each country.

But again, this is just my humble opinion

Thank you, that is a great insight! Did not think of it that way. Will definitely start spending some time on it then.

They have really comprehensive video tutorials on www.lynda.com and they are well explained and make me understand the whole SEO thing a lot better. There is no accredited diploma upon finishing the tutorials, but the things you learn are usable right away.

They also do other tutorials on other subjects like Google Analytics, Adwords, webdesign and a lot more, so I think it is worth to have a look there by using the free 7 day trial.

I have to disagree with Federico about the single Facebook account.

I know Germans and I know French people and they don't really like to speak other languages than their own. I would definitely make separate Facebook and Twitter accounts if I were you, so that you can target them in their own language. Trying to target them in English will not work or at least not as well as you would like it to.

Pinterest and Flickr on the other hand are based on images, so you can have a single account and just add hashtags (for Pinterest) or text in both languages as the images mostly speak for themselves. Also I do think that images add a lot of value because a good picture is worth more than a thousand words.

This of course is just my humble opinion.

I agree Kenyon, I know that there is hard work involved but like I said before, it can be really frustrating to see your competitors ranking while they are clearly using these type of tricks.

Thanks for taking time to reply!

I agree with Federico, Google Page Speed helped me fix many issues on my site and made it quite a bit faster.

Thanks, Jeepster.
Will have a look at that list.