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@martijn_scheijbeler I would agree, the issue is most likely being caused by links added to the global header or footer. I would check there and keep us updated @AntelopeAgency

Hi Mazzamz

I would start by looking into the internal linking structure of the website to see if there are any issues/opportunities there.

Are you open to posting the url so community members can take a better look? Happy to help! Cheers.

Thank you Miriam!! This article helped and I was able to successfully get that "Products & Services: places.SinglePlatform.com" link removed. You rock!

I manage a GMB account for an HVAC client and noticed in their knowledge graph it shows:

"Products & Services: places.SinglePlatform.com"

I cannot find this anywhere on the backend on GMB. Has anyone experienced this and how did you fix/remove the link? Luckily, the link goes to the clients profile on SinglePlatform, but the info is outdated.

How did this all play out for you guys?

I am late to the party but am just now experiencing this for the first time with an HVAC client. In the clients knowledge graph on Google it shows:

"Products and Services: places.singleplatform.com"

I tried what was explained in the original post but it appears some things have changed in GMB since Aug. 2018. Imagine that

Any help on getting this link removed would be greatly appreciated!

Great point Chris, this is definitely worth looking into! A "lightbox pop up thingy" may give you what you want from a functionality standpoint, without having to kill those links.

Also, I do believe "lightbox pop up thingy" is the technical term. I've heard others refer to them as a "modal window" or something silly like that =P

Hey CalicoKitty2000!

Funny story, I actually have a Calico Kitty named "Cali.

I came across your questions and it made me think to share this video with you from Brian dean about zombie pages. Spoooookeyyyyyyy but good stuff! Definitely dump any of your unnecessary pages! Cheers

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aZCIbskIFkk

Hey vtmoz,

I am a firm proponent of experimentation and risk taking!! I say go with it, worst case you can rule it out and revert it back. This seems like a no-brainer experiment Hope this helps (or motivates) Cheers!

"No amount of experimentation can ever prove me right; a single experiment can prove me wrong." - Albert Einstein

My pleasure, glad you were able to get that fixed rather quickly!

Yes, I would set up a new property in Search Console with the https version and resubmit the new sitemap and all that fun stuff. Then you can delete the old property to keep things neat.

One thing I want to mention, I noticed your site is on a shared hosting server with BlueHost. You may want to see about moving onto a dedicated server with them to play it safe. You run into malware issues and the possibility of the server being slowed down when loaded with sites like that. Run your site through this tool and you will see that there are several other sites that share the same IP address as your site. I am not sharing this to make you panic because there is no reason to, just so you are aware and can make an informed decision.

http://www.ipfingerprints.com/reverseip.php

Here is an article on the topic that can help shed more light of the risks. I am super picky about where my sites are hosted and page speed so I always steer clear from shared hosting environments.

IMO the answer is: Absolutely, yes. Without a doubt.

I would type out my reasoning but feel that this post from 2016 just about covers it. Hope this helps!!

https://moz.com/community/q/messy-codes-in-page-source-affecting-my-seo

Hi Samuel, There are about 200 factors that rank sites.

The competition chart shows you overall analytics, but you need a more in depth audit in order to see why someone is really outranking your site.

Search ensines look at: Links, social media, relevancy, natural progressions, and easy crawlability. They are also looking for bad signals: over optimization and unnaturally linking.

We look to see what our competition is doing just to create ideas to put into play, or to create a better piece of content that they have written about.

Hi Monica!

To answer your initial question I would have to say YES it can definitely effect your SEO in a number of ways.

Uptime/Downtime, Speed and Location can all effect your websites user experience & overall rankings.

Regarding the dynamic hosting, I don't have much experience with that but will look into it and if I discover any good info I will let you know.

The days of link building are over. The days of creating content that help the users find what they are looking for efficiently are here. If you give the user what they are looking for they are more likely to bookmark your site or link to it for reference.

Whatever is better for the user. Having 600 pages on your site is spreading you link juice all over, It would be better from an SEO perspective to make pages for your targeted keywords and post all the other content, I would also link the blog contents to the pages and between the blog posts.

Keep in mind its better to 6 really good pages with great content and social interaction. then 600 articles with useless data that no one cares about.

Dear g-d no!!! Unless you are using fiverr to have a funny video made to embarrass your friend on his birthday, I wouldn't use it.

Using fiverr for anything related to SEO (including blog mentions) would be considered spam, and for that reason.... I'm OUT! (Mark Cuban voice)

From a UX perspective: This allows the visitor to refer to the linked page/info but be able to continue on with the article/page from your site.

From an SEO perspective, IMO This helps your bounce rate from jumping when people engage the links you have on your site.

Check out this previous Q&A posted by our buddy Max Minzer! Hope this helps with your question!!

http://moz.com/community/q/when-is-it-good-to-use-target-_blank

Hi Scott!

We've experienced situations where we moved a site to a new server, a new IP address was assigned and the rankings dropped for a month or so, then leveled out and we regained all original rankings back. However, like Ryan stated, we did not make any changes to the url structures, page names, etc. in this case. Also using a site like he referenced helps a lot. You can also use this site to find out what other sites are on the server you are hosted on: http://www.ipfingerprints.com/reverseip.php

We have also migrated another site to a new server, keeping the same IP as the previous server and the rankings did not fluctuate at all.

I would think that the answer lies in "HOW" you perform the migration and be sure to "measure twice, cut once". As the move could be very smooth if done properly, however it could turn into an absolute disaster if rushed and done improperly. If you haven't already, check out this website migration guide. Study it. Know it. Implement it. Hope this helps!

Hey Ceran!

Yes it is a separate service. Check out this page for the pricing details. There is an annual cost per location. https://moz.com/local/how

Cheers!!

Truly a personal preference deal here!

In regards to keyword stuffing, there isn't much of an issue as Google doesn't focus on  anymore these days. They are frying much bigger fish! However, I don't like the idea of the GORILLA approach where you are thumping your chest with ALL CAPS LIKE THAT (nice analogy EGOL lol)!

Using a site like Craigslist for example, they will remove a post if you use all caps in your title because it is considered spammy to the users. Nobody likes to feel they are being FORCED TO LOOK! Like EGOL mentioned, it makes me cringe when I see things like that. I would highly recommend against it, if at all possible.

End of the day, keep your end users in mind. Don't force feed them. Provide high quality content and a great user experience. You shall prevail!

Hey Arkix!

Check out this article from Google support about the topic. Hope this helps!

https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/1032401?hl=en