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Use a service like Wistia and create an xml video site map. Do a search for "recycle paint" my video for shearer painting result is for the website URL.

Good answer Syed..I wonder when Google will actually make good on their intention to devalue exact match domains. We have seen this happen in mid-to weak keyword sets.

Hello Mozcommunity,

I would like opinions regarding potential spammy inbound links from others .

In theory you would want excellent useful content on your site that other web properties would link to in a natural way..link bait.

But what if links were pointing to your site with malicious intent. For example a competitor bombs yours site with spammy/black hat links.

This is clearly a dilemma for search engines since anyone can link to your site...even though you can block incoming with .access I don't believe many smaller in-house seo teams (or do it yourself small business owners) use Google analytics to routinely monitor referring sources.

Himansu is right just block from via .htaccess file

This brings us a bigger issue not often discussed. Since anyone can link or redirect to your site, this creates a dilemma for  search engines.

For example lets say I buy a porn site and decide to create links from that porn site to Portlandhaircuts.com, with malicious  intention for that site.

If the blog is clearly on-topic with the main domain; it would help the domain authority.

for my house painting website our blog resides in a subfolder and it has really helped our organic rankings in the last 6 months. A blog is a good method to get new content up and running.

IMHO...it is not a penalty that you are ranked lower #7 for Chicago (or any other non locale)..it is that you are more competitive in your own market to be ranked #2...essentially a boost locally.

If you had a hairdresser site ranked #3 for Austin for "hairdresser", b/c of google local, chamber of commerce link etc that same site might not be top 10 in New York city...it could be with more nyc specific relevance indicators (links, mentions).

I may have answered the wrong question....good luck.

For those two particular websites they have so much content that the stuffed footer although not high on design attractiveness makes the site more usable for humans.

If you see a stuffed footer with a site with less than 100 pages; then it is an SEO tactic...an outdated one at that.

Yes Remarkable Content is the key...hard to do and often hard to even pay someone to do if your niche is technical..and SEO is headed in this direction.

I have had the exact opposite...I rank higher in google than Bing/yahoo... infact i created a dummy site with low quality links seattle-housepainting.com    and it ranks in Yahoo and is not on the map for google. I am still trying to make heads and tails of the diff.

activitysuper, I do link building research by finding a strong competitor site: I use opensite explorer with these settings

only followed links

only external links

You will find some pretty good links for free (or for a reasonable $ or effort) and you will also learn about what type of content and persona that site projects.

Good luck.

mozRank, DA, and PA are just measurements. Generally having higher scores for all three are a good indicator that you should rank higher...however in my own experience it took months for this site

Seattle Painting to take over the number one spot from http://www.seattlepainting.com/  for the keyword "seattle painting" despite the fact that all three metrics favored the first site; in a very lopsided way. I believe Google grandfathers in a site if it has historically remained in the top spot....a "grandfather effect"

Be patient, build good links, create compelling content.

Great articulate reply Brad..what tools do you use for longtail research? Wordtracker/SEO Samurai?

I discovered what Atticus is suggesting by accident with ADwords. I also use Wordtracker a great tool to discover long tail keyword combinations. Some folks use SEO Samaruai. Good Luck.

Heather do you know if this is the same for other EU countries France, germany, Italy?

excluding paying for directories; paid links if penalized will just stop giving you juice. It is unlikely a developed site will have built its authority primarily on these...so just like real white hat links that go away so do paid links. In the long run not really cost effective.

Ryan, thx for the considered response

Hello Moz community,

I have my own ideas...but what are your opinions on best practices for landing page width size in pixels

900px

720px

What is a common pixel height for "above the fold"...my target is North America

Erica, good testing insight.

I could not find anything on Twitter either...I recall at SMX West one of the speakers was discussing banned content and I believe it included adult links.

One subdomain would be better; so you linkbuilding efforts would help Domain Authority.

Myart.com/typeA.index

Myart.com/typeB.index

You could create two landing pages specific to the genres of art and building links with exact anchor text to each. You could even build separate Facebook pages for each.

The main page could about your company or the artist, etc.

Good luck

Google has no requirement for a no-follow..however the savy contributor would certainly want a do-follow.

You are a moving company? How about some olde school outreach...

do you have a mailing list of past clients (or even better if you use a service like mailchimp)..get buzz out about the contest.

piggy back your print ads with info about the ipad2 giveaway.

Dont forget to convert vistors into page "like"s

Good luck

from an SEO perspective; they are identical..the underscore maybe easier for user to read

This is on Topic..a recent email from Robert Bruce  of Copy Blogger:

By now, you know that content marketing is the new advertising.

Your readers - and those beloved search engines - highly reward those sites that consistently deliver authoritative content that is focused on a topic, industry, niche, or idea.

What does this really mean?

You've got to write.

A lot.

Sure, there's other ways to deliver the goods - audio, video, infographic design, etc.

But ultimately, the writer runs this show.

And, writing - whether in outline, script, or long form - is what underpins all other categories of media.

Writing is the cornerstone skill of all great content creation.

So, when it comes to building your business on the Internet, you're going to be spending a good amount of your time at the keyboard.

Here's a stripped-down system for getting your writing done, fast:

1. Know what you're talking about

Obvious, right?

If you're going to write authoritatively about anything, you've got to put in your time.

You've got to read relentlessly on your subject.

Study, research, painstakingly try to understand the movements and theories and motivations behind your product, service, and industry.

Stay current on, or ahead of, the news.

Get to know the players involved.

This step (which, by the way, is an ongoing process) eliminates the dreaded moments of staring out the window for ideas.

Research is writing.

2. Outline every time

If you don't know where you're going, how will you ever get there?

Don't ever start blindly typing your essay, article, or blog post without a map.

First, think through what it is you actually want to communicate.

Then, write down the skeleton of the thing.

Major points, subheads, title.

A simple outline takes the guesswork - and in many ways, the

actual work - out of the picture.

Give yourself a paved road to walk down, and then walk down that road, simply putting one foot in front of the other.

3. The secret lies in 30 minutes

I stole this technique from Eugene Schwartz, and it is the single most powerful practice for getting words on a page I've ever used.

Get a kitchen timer. Or, use the one on your smartphone.

Sit down at your desk with your notes, research, outline, and coffee.

Set that timer for 30 minutes and punch the "start" button.

DO NOT get up from your desk until 30 minutes passes and the buzzer goes off.

Here's the trick: don't try to write. Don't stress about it.

After a few minutes of sitting there, staring at the page, your cat, out the window, whatever, you'll get so bored that you'll begin to write.

When the 30 minutes is up, go do something else for a while. Then, come back for another 30 minutes of not trying.

If you get six or seven of these sessions in during a day, you'll be so far ahead of the game, you'll wonder why you ever struggled to write in the first place.

3. Write a lot

It is an immutable law of the universe.

The more you do it, the more you'll do it.

It may not get easier, but eventually you will become a writer. And that, my friends, can change your life and your business.

rb

---

Robert Bruce

Copyblogger Media

If your goal is to rank #1...then yes wikipedia is a competitor..however wikipedia does not offer training and people will would naturally go to your site at #2. I would analyze the wiki page for links.

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You are not getting juice..essentially it is a do-follow to Yahoo.

If all 15 comments are written by 15 different people the content would clearly be unique...and you are fortunate to have that sort of engagement. Perhaps you could create a page where you link all the answers in one place..maybe sort out the answers..

You have probably already seen this this http://www.seomoz.org/learn-seo/duplicate-content

Good luck.

tried using both options for imgur for picture....they dont work...here is subject URL

http://www.golffellowship.org/paakoridge.html

Where is the best placement for FB, twitter, and G+ shares. This is a non=profit site.. trying to give some juice to event sponsors...and any other feedback..

Golf tournament

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Hi Keri and community,

So is it a link juice mistake on my site

www.shearerpainting.com

www.shearerpainting.com/recyclepaint.index

I created the sub folder and landing page specifically for a new campaign "recycle paint" with video and content and links

Social Bookmark Demon and Article Demon are an ineffective use of your time.

Restate your question.  In first sentence who is "their".... youtube or your clients? What do you mean by rank...search result on google video search or youtube search?

Hi every body,

I am doing landing page redesign(s).

Does any body know or can refer a content carousel that can rotate video and pictures?

The  "site with images" search option result is a compelling reason to showcase pictures if your space competeiveness (showroom, merchandise, etc) can be improved with a strong image presence.

here is my main landing page

http://www.shearerpainting.com

I know there is alot of stuff, and confusing call to action, but I am looking for strategies to clean it up, clear fous on action (get bid, learn more), but allow users to see that they can dig for more content.

Tobias, I Video sitemaps to get videos findable. You can write your own XML site map here is the Google webmaster page http://www.google.com/support/webmasters/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=80471

or you can use Brightcove, Sorenson, etc.

Recyclepaint.php

Thanks Joel can you give me an example?

www.donuts/glazed/chocalate glazed

Richard,

You caught me trying to fish in ipad juice....I just could not get it spelled right... Thanks I changed it.

Richard you are going to laugh...so I just made a new video and added sitemap, and I am jacked up about getting another keyword in so i made

http://www.shearerpainting.com/PaintColors/susanmarinello.php

but my HTML is so poori cant figure out menu's page architecture, blah , blah so I tempoarily put this up:

http://www.shearerpainting.com/susanmarinello.php

Yes, I have 31 videos XML sitemapped to the Google protocal.

Recycle Paint on my site http://www.shearerpainting.com/Recyclepaint.php

Recycle Paint on youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n-z0esWvXF8

Search for "recycle paint"  in unversal and video SERP..they both come up..what metrics are being used?

I have 4 videos on my home page http://www.shearerpainting.com/ and many scattered throughout.

I am not a profesional SEO or video guy..just a DIY in-house.

Thanks Richard,  Is there any advantge to have all my pages only go 1 deep?

Hello MOZ Helpers..

Sometimes video results pop up in Uiversal search..for example for "recycle paint" my video for recycle paint residing on my website shows up on a Universal SERP SEE IMAGE 1..This happens even when I use an ip mask or change local..the confusing part is why my personal version trumps my youtube version SEE IMAGE 2.

What metric(s) is Google using to rank videos, and what kind of benefit does this provide if the video points to your site vs. a video service like youtube or 5min?

I have attached 2 images with IMGUR but

search "recycle paint" to recreate

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Is there an SEO advantage for individual pages to be in sub folders vs not being in a folder? Of course site managemnt is easier with folders if you have 100;s of pages...clearly a shorter URL is easier for humans to naviagte.

store.com/gadgets

store.com/lasers

vs.

store.com/gadgets/lasers