Can anyone help with this?

Hi,

I'm trying to configure a podcast to show up in search using these guidelines and need help identifying which code to use per these instructions.

https://developers.google.com/search/docs/data-types/podcast

Out of this, we put the following code inside the header tag of a designated podcast page, and it doesn't seem to be rendering properly when I test it.

For this podcast home page:

https://www.thepitchqueen.com/podcast-success-unfiltered/

href="http://successunfiltered.libsyn.com/rss"/>    <title>Success Unfiltered Podcast</title>Any ideas about what to do? Or if this is correct, let me know?

Thank you so much for the response! That is very helpful.

Cheers,

Erin

We recently migrated our site to HTTPS:?  In the past, we went with http://www.

What is the recommended canonical variation corresponding to these changes?

• http://
• http://www.
• https://
• https://www.

Thank you!

Erin

If I add 301 redirects from the https versions of the root domain to the http:www.website.com (canonical version), will this prevent users from being able to access the https version? I believe the https version is only accessed once users log into the site.

Thank you!

Thank you so much for your response. It may be limiting to them in some ways for marketing, but its also a beneficial change as well. I think if domain age isn't going to play too much of a part, then all the other factors still justify the change.

Thanks again!

Thank you everyone! As with anything there are two sides to ponder.

My specific reason for asking this is due to the need to consolidate two of my client's websites into one main umbrella. The two websites now are duplicating content between each other. They are essentially the same business with two locations. The goal is to have one website to build authority on, reduce management/maintenance time and eliminate the duplicate content issues.

In doing so, we will need to use a completely different domain name for branding reasons. I'm concerned that this may hurt us due to it being a brand new domain name. With the current websites, one domain is 8 years old and the other 2 years old.

Is it still better to choose a keyword focused domain lets say over a branded domain in today's world? How much of a part does that have in the grand scheme of things?

Paul,

Thanks... you hit upon my hunch, that we will just have to wait.

Much of the information in the SERPs (metadescriptions, titles and urls) are still old,even though they redirect to the new pages when I click.

Thanks for the tip... and about social media.

Do you think it will help to get the rel=publisher link to the Google+ page on the site?

Erin

Thanks!

What do I need to look for in the .htaccess file?

Here is what is there... and the rest (not shown) are redirects:

BEGIN WordPress <ifmodule mod_rewrite.c="">RewriteEngine On RewriteBase / RewriteRule ^index.php$ - [L] RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d RewriteRule . /index.php [L]</ifmodule> # END WordPress

BEGIN WordPress <ifmodule mod_rewrite.c="">RewriteEngine On RewriteBase / RewriteRule ^index.php$ - [L] RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d RewriteRule . /index.php [L]</ifmodule> # END WordPress

Thanks for the tips! Let me check it out.

Hi,

Can you please tell me why the following error is showing up in the serps for a website that was just re-launched 7 days ago with new pages (301 redirects are built in)?

A description for this result is not available because of this site's robots.txt – learn more.

Once we noticed it yesterday, we made some changed to the file and removed the amount of items in the disallow list.

Here is the current Robots.txt file:

# XML Sitemap & Google News Feeds version 4.2 - http://status301.net/wordpress-plugins/xml-sitemap-feed/
Sitemap: http://www.website.com/sitemap.xml
Sitemap: http://www.website.com/sitemap-news.xml

User-agent: *
Disallow: /wp-admin/
Disallow: /wp-includes/

Other notes... the site was developed in WordPress and uses that followign plugins:

• WooCommerce All-in-One SEO Pack
• Google Analytics for WordPress
• XML Sitemap
• Google News Feeds

Currently, in the SERPs, it keeps jumping back and forth between showing the meta description for the www domain and showing the error message (above).

Originally, WP Super Cache was installed and has since been deactivated, removed from WP-config.php and deleted permanently.

One other thing to note, we noticed yesterday that there was an old xml sitemap still on file, which we have since removed and resubmitted a new one via WMT. 

Also, the old pages are still showing up in the SERPs.

Could it just be that this will take time, to review the new sitemap and re-index the new site?

If so, what kind of timeframes are you seeing these days for the new pages to show up in SERPs? Days, weeks?

Thanks,

Erin
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Tommy,

Thank you for the input! I really appreciate it.

Best,

Erin

Hi,

We are developing a website for a company based in the US, but that also distributes to the UK.

After careful thought, we decided to go with adding subdirectories for the UK pages on the site rather than creating content on a new ccTLD (though they own that domain).

1. How much of the Title Tags, H1, content, needs to be different for UK versions of the same page. Is it enough to simply Geo tag the EN subdirectory in Webmaster Tools?

Or do the Title tags and content need to be different in order to avoid keyword cannibalization?

2. Would it be better to create a Landing Page using the ccTLD .co.uk version with information that links to the .com/en version? This would allow the users to see the .co.uk version for trust-building purposes.

Or, would it just be better to 301 redirect the .co.uk version to the .com/en?

Thanks for your help!

Erin

Hi,

I have 2 301 redirect questions.

Question 1:

I have am working with a designer on the redesign of a website that currently has over 5,000 indexed pages. The majority of these are dynamic URLs from the Stone Locator database. (see below)

http://www.domain.com/storelocator.php?zipcode=91784&page=12

How can I efficiently deal with these pages from an SEO perspective when developing the new site?

Is there a way to do a bulk 301 redirect to a store locator page, for instance?

Question 2:

If a rel=canonical tag has been established on a page (www....), is it necessary to add 301 redirects to all of the other versions on:

• the home page (domain.com , domain.com/index.html, domain.com/index.html, etc.)

• all other pages with those same extensions

?

Thank you for your help!

Erin

Interesting point. Thanks for sharing this video!

Thanks John!

Would you also agree that it's best to go the ccTLD approach rather than using a subdomain (.com/en , etc.)?

If we go the subdomain route, is it still possible to apply the same geotargeting guides for the search engines?

Thanks John!

Would you also agree that it's best to go the ccTLD approach rather than using a subdomain (.com/en , etc.)?

If we go the subdomain route, is it still possible to apply the same geotargeting guides for the search engines?

Excellent! Thank you for this information!

I am about to work on a multi-national site and need some more information about what I should consider regarding:

• content
• keyword research
• anything else

My biggest question is regarding content. The company would like a UK version of the site with a different URL, but plan to keep the content essentially the same, with the exception of a few minor details. In this case, would duplicate content still be an issue? If so, any suggestions for working around this?

Any strategy information on multi-national sites would be really helpful.

Thank you!

Erin

Miriam,

I am aware that it should be on the google listing. In this case, I am referring to the website. In other words, if the local number is at the top-right of the page, I would list the toll free number below with 'toll free' labeled as an option for the user. The toll free number would also be placed below the NAP in the footer of the page.

Thanks,

Erin

Miriam,

Thanks for the comment.

What about if I add the 888 number below the local number. Will this cause confusion with the search engines?

Thanks,

Erin

Interesting suggestion... so the image would display the 800 number, but the alt-text would have the other (NAP) number?

Thanks!

Hi,

My client just sent me an 800 number that he would like to use to replace his number on the website. I know that it is best to keep a local phone number on the website and across all citations for NAP/Local SEO reasons.

Is there anywhere that I could still incorporate the 800 number and not have it affect SEO?

Thanks,

Erin

Steve,

Thanks again for your help!!!

Erin

Steve,

Thanks again for your help!!!

Erin

Steven,

This article was very helpful. However, what if the content and site architecture will be changing. There will likely be some parallels in information, which I imagine should include 1 to 1 301 redirects. But what about the rest of the information.

There is also one more piece to the story. The client is consolidating two old websites into 1. The two old sites will be modified to represent two locations under one umbrella brand name (the new site). Currently the 2 sites have duplicate content.

What would you do in this case?

Thanks,

Erin

Hi,

I am working with a client who is planning to rebrand the company and set up a new domain. What is the best way to maximize and pass the authority from the existing sites (there are 2)? Each site already has many inbound links and have been around for a while.

• Should I set up 301 redirects for all of the pages?
• Should I set up domain forwarding?

If I do this, what are the implications from an SEO perspective?

Please advise.

Thank you,

Erin

Thanks everyone for your responses!

Hi,

I have recently been told that it no longer impacts authority or rankings if a blog is set up on a subdomain (blog.domain.com) rather than a subdirectory (/blog). However, I am reluctant to do so because I remember learning how blog subdomains did not adhere to SEO best practices.

Would anyone be able to shed some light on the latest SEO best practices regarding this topic?

Many thanks,

Erin

Makes sense.

J.P. -

Thanks... do you mean if any link is posted through a company G+ account, it should update the results?

That reminds me, I have a quick questions about personal G+ accounts. Is there any advantage to using a root domain email address associated with the G+ account or can any email address be used, as long as there are associated links within the profile?

Thanks,

Erin

Thanks everyone, for the feedback and reassurance that I am on the right track. This is a client's site and he is not quite ready/convinced to dive into social media. At this point, we are taking it step-by-step. That said, I do have some local link-building and content creation plans in the works that are just not quite there yet.

J.P. - Thanks for the suggestion! It's good to know that this will impact the indexing. I will work on this with the client, just believe it might take some time.

Irving - Thanks. I resubmitted the sitemap, but have not requested the re-crawl. I will do that.

Owen - Okay... good to know it still may take some time. And yes, it desperately needs links... working on that.

Again, thanks to all of you for your input!

Best,

Erin

Hi,

I have launched a website ( www.bookkeepingking.com )and would like Google to reflect the latest title tag changes in its results. How long does it typically take to happen? I believe this might be one reason why the site may not be generating any search traffic yet, even though I haven't yet begun any link building yet.

A couple of notes:

• When I enter site:bookkeepingking.com in the search box, the pages show up, but with the old/default title and meta descriptions.
• I am using the Yoast for SEO plugin
• I have resubmitted the XML map - Yoast created 2... /page-sitemap.xml and /post-sitemap.xml
• The changes were made about 1 week ago.
• WMT says that there are zero errors.

Is there something I may have missed? Or do I just need to give it more time?

Thanks in advance for your help.

Erin