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I am running a word press install for my blog and recently had 3 of my main keywords set as categories. I recently decided to create a static page for the keywords instead of having the category page showing all the posts within the category, and took it off the navigation bar.

I read about setting the categories to use NO index so the search engines can shine more importance on the new pages i created to really replace where the category was showing.

Can this have a negative effect on my rankings?

http://junkcarsforcashnjcompany.com

junk car removal nj is showing the category section, So i placed the no index on it. Will the search engines refresh the data and replace it with the new page I created?

Thanks Miriam. Good to know it's common in the local field. Thought this might have caused problems , maybe my listing dropping in position but it hasn't. I'll keep my eye out for  any further developments

I have a map listing showing for the keyword junk cars for cash nj.

I recently created a new g+ page and requested a merge between the places and the + page. now when you do a search you see the following.

Junk Cars For Cash NJ LLC
junkcarforcashnj.com/
Google+ page - Google+ page

the first hyperlink takes me to the about page of the G+ and the second link takes me to the posts section within g+.

Is this normal? should i delete the places account where the listing was originally created?

Or do i leave it as is?

Thanks

Lets say I have a website in not to competitive niche. I was considering buying a few aged domains from godaddy auctions and 301 redirecting them to my new domain.

Can this alone be enough to rank pretty high for a uncompetitive niche?

Can this also be a link building technique in itself since the link juice from the domain purchased carries over?

Thanks

Thanks for the quick response Matt. It make complete sense thanks for the intel.

I heard and read from different sources that 301 redirects from aged domains with healthy link profiles is great to boost a sites rank as oppose to building a site around the page and linking it to the domain you want to rank. Whats is the best practice for this strategy?

Thanks

I got hit by a penguin refresh on Oct 5th and lost over 10 #1 rankings. I'm currently #4 on the places listing for my main keyword and really trying to regain top 3 position. I created a bunch of local citation with matching info and really piped out my map listing since it is 100% complete. I'm quite stumped on how to further optimize my map listing to where i can hit top 3 positions. Does anyone have any recommendations on this issue?

Thanks

Sam

Thanks everyone for your contribution to my question.

junkcarforcashnj.com is the website and the homepage ranks for these 3 keywords with different titles.

cash for junk cars nj-page 2

junk cars for cash nj- page 2

junk car removal nj- page 3

google search.

the site was also penalized by the penguin refresh 10/5/12

Thanks

I have two keywords I am ranked for but google is showing two different title tags. One is the more updated version while the other is the older version. In all in one seo pack it shows the updated title tag but google still shows the old Why is this?