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Thanks EGOL,

I am not the developer, (or A developer) but I know it is not hard to fix (301). The question remains, is this a canonical issue? How does something like this happen? Thanks E.

Hi Mozzers.

Please see the constructed screen grab from Open site explorer.

Do I have canonical Errors with this client?

Thanks!

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Thanks,

Designer illustrator turns SEO ... Yikes ... If only I am as good at SEO as I am as a Graphics Pro, Ill be OK!

understood. Thanks for taking the time to weigh in on this.

I will be dominating with other words for my client as well.

The math I need to consider is total traffic X 2.3% as a rough estimate.

Thanks

This is From 2007... from SEOMOZ

http://www.seomoz.org/blog/clickthrough-rates-in-the-serps-what-are-the-real-numbers

It referenced this article (see below) from the same time period, So, I am confused?

http://seoblackhat.com/2006/08/11/tool-clicks-by-rank-in-google-yahoo-msn/

LOL Nice!

Here is what I asked Tyler...

Thanks Tyler...

"50% clickthrough is very high"

....Even if I secured the #1, page 1 organic Google SERP spot for "Ham"?(its really not ham, but something specific like Jimi Hendrix tshirt)

Or do you mean the first page or average of the 3 spots?

Thanks Tyler...

"50% clickthrough is very high"

....Even if I secured the #1, page 1 organic Google SERP spot for "Ham"?(its really not ham, but something specific like Jimi Hendrix tshirt)

Or do you mean the first page or average of the 3 spots?

Thanks Tyler

Please let me know if I have this all wrong ...

500 people search for "ham"

My client is #1 SERP w/clean SEO I have provided.

out of the 500, half click on the SERP the rest got to ads, or to the bathroom, etc.

250 click to website, half go through.... the rest bail (50% bounce, I know this is bad, but just for demo purposes)

Leaving 125 as potential Ham buyers.

I have a feeling this final # should be much smaller...thoughts, insights?

Thanks Mozzers!

Thanks Everyone....I will probably move on with PR web....barring any Pros who object!

My client is in the clothing, apparel tshirt industry geared toward a specific music icon.

They have a few competitors, my spider senses tell me I will be able to get them great SERP standing, and place them in a very competitive position. Their company has been around for a while but has never written a press release. I had them craft a PR on the subject of cotton prices and how it has affected their business.

A local paper will pick this up no prob.

Where is the best place to go? It is not like it is breaking news, I dont want duplicate content, and I need an experts advice.

I will provide more details if needed.

Thank Mozzers!

Thanks itr

Yes, sitename will be the same, just a host provider change. I realize there are other issues related to the switch, but needed confirmation on the back-linking. My intuition (but lack of years of experience) told me all will be well, I needed someone else to settle me down!

Thanks so much itr.

I just hired an agency to build quality backlinks and articles....should I worry about the new webhost? Should I wait?

Ill assume if the page names are the same, all will be good. What if they change?

Newbie Help!

Thanks Mozzers.

Thanks Louis,

I appreciate the time you spent to answer my question. I feel better and more educated now!

I am working with a client, and when I check on SERP placement, I never see the "www" in the SERP's

only nameofcustomer.com not www.nameofcustomer.com. Of course there is a redirect going on...Question is...should this matter at all? I dont understand the relationship between this kind of redirect and SEO.

Thank Mozzers

Hey Lewis,

(Newbie here)

Here it is in it's current state:

http://www.bobmarley.com/marley_shop.php#bmm

the text in the middle is:

Official Bob Marley Merch: Zion Rootswear

Right Now, it is a nofollow, correct?

So If I make the change it should still be a no follow, right?

Thanks so much for clarification, Lewis.

WAIT! I THINK I KNOW:

Zion Rootswear

If the developer places a nofollow tag, then it is useless, correct?

Sorry to keep editing my question, Lewis. As it stands now the text that links to my customer is "official Bob Marley Merch: Zion Rootswear"

The code is this:

Official Bob Marley Merch: Zion Rootswear

I do not see a no follow here, but...is the code ok here? I think it is, you can weigh in...if u have time. Thanks.

Thanks Friend!

So, Tompt

You are saying I should replace the URL zionrootswear.com to "Bob Marley Tees and accessories"?

Dont use the URL, use Keywords?

(newbie)

Please see JPG I am going to forward to the Bob Marley webmaster....

Should I change this as well?  I think u r right, I should...

Tell me if i should do the same. Thanks Brother!

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Newbie here:

My client is Zion rootswear. They need links, bad.

They have friends in high rank places, this is good.

Ziggy Marley has a link to them on his homepage:

Gear: Zion Rootswear   this takes the user to the website when clicked

QUESTION

Should I have the ziggy team change it to www.zionrootswear.com?

Ill assume this is obvious, yes they should....more juice...right? I need an expert opinion.

Thanks Mozzers.

Hey Mozzers,

I am going to suggest to my customer that they pull some big stings in order to make a change to a partners website. I am thinking this change will affect my customers rank in a BIG way....but i am not sure...see image, it tells the short story. I appreciate it...from a newbie

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Thanks Lewis ... these two sites are in the same city! Nothing illegal here, I just have to work hard to compete. Thanks for your time.

Hi Mozzers,

I am a newbie, for sure. But I have been able to figure out how to help my customer very well; with the help of SEOMOZ of course.

Here is the question:

My customer (ZR) has a competitor and they use the phrase ZR.com in the title of one of their high ranked pages. Please see the enclosed graphic for the complete story.

I would love to know if it is even legal (a pro would know)

please see enclosed JPG...

Thanks a bunch!

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Not sure why my client was not turned on to this, we are trying to figure out our relationship at this stage, some ego jockeying etc. I will do my research and bring this to the conversation. Good news is that I will be part of a 3 part team who will "put in my SEO 2 cents worth" our relationship is getting better and I hope they will make the best decision. As a SEO guy, I have my opinions, obviously. On another note: As far as shoppingcartstrategies.com is concerned, I went their because of your suggestion, and learned a great SEO technique for when my customer is trying-out new vendors with entirely new product categories, it is a great opportunity to be first in search in that new product category. Thanks for the link!

Yes, Wayne, that is me thanks. Very kind of you. I shall return the favor.

Your site is very sharp BTW.

Thanks Wayne,

I prefer my customer to go with BigCommerce, but they "do not want a hosted solution" and they "want to own the files" I think Interspire is the solution possibly, also they need the cart to tie into existing inventory systems.....whew! It would be ideal to bring on a consultant to bring all the needs to the table and properly asses the situation. I would stand behind Big Commerce any day....

So, the the math is.... takeaway some of your "have to haves" to gain more revenue as a result of SEO.

It would be cool to measure and compare this data huh?

In any case, Wayne, thanks for your time...It certainly would be ideal to use BC.

I have not thought about this, but I am now, Paul. Thanks for the nugget. I shall dive deeper on this one. I appreciate your advice and will take it.

Thanks Nick. The PR team for this music legend would more than likely take ownership of the content and have their own way with it as I am told, but the idea is, of course, rock solid and logical. Your thoughts on getting it both recorded by video and transcribed are absolutely going to provide maximum impact as they are not one, but 2 mediums to use. Thanks for taking the time to respond, Nick. I truly appreciate your insight. As things progress, I will provide everyone here with a detailed history of how it will be handled, hopefully with a SERPrise! on ranking!

Did you like that ... SERPrise!  sorry...

Thanks Nick.

Excellent, Mike. Thanks for taking the time to respond. I will utilize your advice. Thanks for your time!

Yes, Russ. I must temper my enthusiasm with a bit of pause and planning, I sometimes fall into the trap of not stepping back and planning. Thanks for the reminder.

I have a client who ... in contrast to ALL of their competition ... has exclusive access to a music legend associated with their products. I can help my client draft exclusive content, like an interview. My client's competition are obviously on the top of SERPs, my client is at spot 20.

How can I take this opportunity to increase my customer's visibility? This is a rare opportunity that will no doubt effect rank. I am about to craft a plan, but do not know where this exclusive content will have max impact. It will be on the customers blog social etc. But there may be a better place or method

I was told to submit the content to the article farms, but I suspect this is cheap and may not work.

I am able to help my client with many aspects of their SEO needs, but this is a special opp and I would love to learn where to turn. Any insight or wisdom is welcome. I realize their are a lot of missing details here. I am looking for basic guidance.

Thanks Everyone!

OK, we are getting somewhere. Thanks Brandon. interspire makes Big Commerce. I am going to look into this solution a bit further, my client does not want a hosted solution, interspire shopping cart may be everything they need ... they get to keep the code and modify it and it is SEO ready, no surprise there. Thanks for your input, Brandon...you rock!

Thanks James,

No, no in house developers, but they realise the value of open source and can plug in a developer at any point to modify, I suppose the holy grail is an open source CMS shopping cart built with SEO friendliness ...  the reality is the only good shooping cart is BigCommerce, but it is a closed system.

Magento seems to be robust enough for my client, but still not SEO in a box

Thanks James

Thanks Matt,

The client does about 2 mil in wholesale, and just launched a retail effort, in 2 months they have done 30 grand, ill be helping them with the retail effort only, I do like the features that ecwid has, but fear thet may not be the right size for them or tie into xisting SAP inventory and offer those features, but I will dig deeper into ewid, they seem to have a great product for the right e-tailer.

Hello,

I have a client who is waivering between switching to an open source shopping platform such as Magento, or choosing a "more SEO Friendly" cart such as BigCommerce.I would love to get an opinion. They would like to control the data (open source) but existing platforms dont necessarily support some SEO efforts, opinions and wisdom welcome. Thanks!