Thanks for the response and follow up. I will dig deeper as to why the better rankings and incoming traffic recently.

Regards,

As i am responsible for the page changes, i didnt do much really. Just some minor tweaks in the description page, some new content, my incoming links have been increasing slightly. But i see better results with the pages with titles with no dividers.

Maybe its a coincidence, i just thought maybe something was going on with the dividers. But it doesnt seem that way. Is there anything else i might be missing as why these pages rank better than other similar pages?

Great star trek example haha, thanks!

Negative, its a network solutions hosted page. With regular code.

I also changed the meta description tag in these pages. I did some general content maintenance, such as review the outgoing links, add some images, but nothing else.

My incoming links have been increasing since July, but ive seen better results with the pages with Title Tags with no dividers or only one divider. I need to dig deeper, as i researched that the title tag alone doesnt make much of a difference.

Hi everyone, i know that dividers in title or even title tag doesnt have much of an impact on better rankings. I had great rankings for many keywords, not using dividers or using only one divider. However for better reading comprehension and usability, and also aesthetics i started to use the pipe as my main divider and other secondary dividers. I saw many pages drop in rankings vs other less competent and with less content pages. My format was as follows:

Product Brand | Product description - Additional info or local info

ie.  Fiber Glass MBI | Insulation Batts for Home and Commercial use -  Acoustic and Thermal Insulation

I changed the format for a handful of pages, and saw immediate results on rankings and traffic on those pages.

Product Brand with Product Description - Additional Info

ie. Fiber Glass MBI Insulation Batts for Commercial use - Acoustic and Thermal Insulation.

Does it sound like something i should implement page wide. I personally like the aesthetics of the pipe as it gives a cleaner look, but the better rankings on the changed pages with using only one divider makes me think.  Does it sound familiar, or its just a coincidence,

Regards,

Hey everybody, how is it going?

I have a simple question, that i need answered.

I have a main domain, lets call it domain.com. Recently our company will launch a series of promotions for which we will use cname subdomains, i.e try.domain.com, or buy.domain.com. They will serve a commercial objective, nothing more.

What is the best way to block such domains from being indexed in Google, also from counting as a subdomain from the domain.com. Robots.txt, No-follow, etc?

Hope to hear from you,

Best Regards,

Loved your post!! From a SEO point of view, i think you are right on the money. I happen to agree almost on everything.

But from a marketing strategy POV, i would think that social signals are key. They not only strengthen your brand, but also ensure engagement with an ongoing and ever changing audience.

You mentioned this " Google does look for this, I had a case study in 2012 that proved this floating around somewhere.". Where can we find your study case! i would love to read it!

Also "every 3 months when Google makes another update lol" haha so true! cruel but funny!

Thanks for sharing your experiences!

I am also fairly new to SEO. I found this recent guide to be exceptionally accurate in order to rank better, increase traffic and conversions. Blueprint to Rank. Also the beginners guide to SEO is a great resource, view it here. http://moz.com/beginners-guide-to-seo. If you plan to invest time on reading, i would read the book The ART OF SEO by Eric Enge.

However, the best way to learn is to get into the mess and actually have the SEO experience. Start by making your company and site SEO and User Friendly. Then try to engage in the Ranking and Driving Factors such as inbound links, social signals, and user engagement.

As a roadmap per se i would recommend the Blueprint to Rank. Its grrrrrreat!

Hope you like them.

Regards!

Many people understimate the importance of a well structured Sitemap. Its great that you have a XML Sitemap.

I almost always recommend having the sitemap in the homepage, preferably on the footer. I have seen this as a trend in many "well ranked websites". So i am guessing if the sitemap is well structured, it shouldnt hurt to include it on the footer. Its a matter of usability for the webpage visitor.

I am not aware of the "ranking impact" of not including it in the footer. I am guessing that as long as it gets crawled it doesnt matter where you put it.

Hope this helps!!

Thanks for sharing your question

Hey everybody, how is it going?

I have a simple question, that i need answered.

I have a main domain, lets call it domain.com. Recently our company will launch a series of promotions for which we will use cname subdomains, i.e try.domain.com, or buy.domain.com. They will serve a commercial objective, nothing more.

What is the best way to block such domains from being indexed in Google, also from counting as a subdomain from the domain.com. Robots.txt, No-follow, etc?

Hope to hear from you,

Best Regards,

I am also fairly new to SEO. I found this recent guide to be exceptionally accurate in order to rank better, increase traffic and conversions. Blueprint to Rank. Also the beginners guide to SEO is a great resource, view it here. http://moz.com/beginners-guide-to-seo. If you plan to invest time on reading, i would read the book The ART OF SEO by Eric Enge.

However, the best way to learn is to get into the mess and actually have the SEO experience. Start by making your company and site SEO and User Friendly. Then try to engage in the Ranking and Driving Factors such as inbound links, social signals, and user engagement.

As a roadmap per se i would recommend the Blueprint to Rank. Its grrrrrreat!

Hope you like them.

Regards!

Loved your post!! From a SEO point of view, i think you are right on the money. I happen to agree almost on everything.

But from a marketing strategy POV, i would think that social signals are key. They not only strengthen your brand, but also ensure engagement with an ongoing and ever changing audience.

You mentioned this " Google does look for this, I had a case study in 2012 that proved this floating around somewhere.". Where can we find your study case! i would love to read it!

Also "every 3 months when Google makes another update lol" haha so true! cruel but funny!

Thanks for sharing your experiences!

As i am responsible for the page changes, i didnt do much really. Just some minor tweaks in the description page, some new content, my incoming links have been increasing slightly. But i see better results with the pages with titles with no dividers.

Maybe its a coincidence, i just thought maybe something was going on with the dividers. But it doesnt seem that way. Is there anything else i might be missing as why these pages rank better than other similar pages?

Great star trek example haha, thanks!