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Hi Jeff, thank you for the quick response, it is truly appreciated

Unfortunately i am not able to publicly release their URL in forums due to part of our contract. However i can provide some feedback to your ideas.

• Different web servers - the website is the same and on the same hosting platform, they just updated their branding and along with that their domain name
• WWW. vs non-WWW. - I did a quick check and it looks like both versions of the old domain properly 301 redirect no matter what the subdomain. I am checking that both with my Chrome developer tools as well s checkmyheaders.com.
• Robots.txt on old server - as it related to my first bullet, it is technically the same website and server the the robots.txt is the same for the new website just reflecting the new domain.

Are there any other things that i could look at for a sanity check? I have never seen a website not get de-indexed after a 301 redirect. Do you think i would need to submit something to Google Webmaster Tools for the old URLs/domains?

Regards, Kyle

So i have stumbled across an interesting issue with a new SEO client. They just recently launched a new website and implemented a proper 301 redirect strategy at the page level for the new website domain. What is interesting is that the new website is now indexed in Google BUT the old website domain is also still indexed in Google? I even checked the Google Cached date and it shows the new website with a cache date of today.

The redirect strategy has been in place for about 30 days. Any thoughts or suggestions on how to get the old domain un-indexed in Google and get all authority passed to the new website?

Does anyone have a suggestion for the best keyword rank tracking software in Baidu? The keywords would be in Chinese. We currently already have keyword rank tracking software for Google/Bing/Yahoo so we just need to expand to Baidu.

I am looking forward to comparing my research with what the Moz community has to say! Thanks!

As we are building a hreflang sitemap for a client, we are correctly implementing the tag across 5 different languages including English. However, the News and Events section was never translated into any of the other four languages. There are also a few pages that were translated into some but not all of the 4 languages. Is it good practice to still list out the individual non-translated pages like on a regular sitemap without a hreflang tag? Should the hreflang sitemap include the hreflang tag with pages that are missing a few language translations (when one or two language translations may be missing)?

We are uncertain if this inconsistency would create a problem and we would like some feedback before pushing the hreflang sitemap live.

Always stay relevant, as soon as you start posting stock trading articles to technology websites is when you start stumbling down a dark path that will return very little traffic and possibly a penalty!

Keep searching out there, i did a few simple queries and found almost +80k results return in Google:

• inurl:blog + "guest blog" + stock trading
• inurl:blog + "guest blog" + stock trading + finance
• inurl:articles + "guest blog" + stock trading + finance
• inurl:resources + "guest blog" + stock trading + finance

Good luck and keep on searching!

• Kyle

I wouldn't worry about trying to find a directory, instead let Google do all the work with some highly specific queries. My favorite approach is using the "inurl" modifier to target any website with specific words in the URL. Here are some examples.

To find a blog that offers guest blogging:

• inurl:blog + guest blog + hardwood flooring
• inurl:blog + article submission + hardwood flooring
• inurl:blog + "guest blog" + home improvement + floors
• inurl:resources + "guest blog" + home improvement + floors
• inurl:articles + "guest blog" + home improvement + floors

You can then simply keep trying different combinations until you find a nice long list of opportunities for outreach. Good luck!

• Kyle

I don't have the answer, James.
However, i am adding myself to this thread to find it out as well

I agree, of course the context and quality of the article is the most important but it is a question i get from EVERY client:

"How much content should i write then?"

Then i found this article and it seemed really helpful but i was having trouble interpreting what a good guideline should be.

Okay, kind of silly question but i am looking for some help interpreting an analysis done by John Doherty almost a year ago: http://moz.com/blog/what-kind-of-content-gets-links-in-2012

In the document he mentions the correlation that longer posts on average receive more links but the graphs were really hard to interpret (for me). Based on the data what is the correct size we should shoot for (most graphs were missing labels). Any one have any insight? Should i shoot for 300 words per post, higher, etc?

Thanks!

• Kyle

My theory is you get what you pay for, so i only use paid tools My recent favorite is https://serps.com/. You can track a lot of keywords and domains as well as get updated ranks everyday for a pretty cheap price. They also just released some pretty neat international and local tracking options included even in the lowest priced plan.

I have also compared their results with MOZ and a few others and they are always spot on and accurate.

Cheers!

• Kyle

Always stay relevant, as soon as you start posting stock trading articles to technology websites is when you start stumbling down a dark path that will return very little traffic and possibly a penalty!

Keep searching out there, i did a few simple queries and found almost +80k results return in Google:

• inurl:blog + "guest blog" + stock trading
• inurl:blog + "guest blog" + stock trading + finance
• inurl:articles + "guest blog" + stock trading + finance
• inurl:resources + "guest blog" + stock trading + finance

Good luck and keep on searching!

• Kyle

Keep in mind if you are pulling these stats from OSE or the pro tool that the amount of domains and URLs differ each time they update the mozscape index. So the total amounts may change depending on the variations from those two months.

Have you noticed this change with your competitors sites as well or is it specific to only our site?

I wouldn't worry about trying to find a directory, instead let Google do all the work with some highly specific queries. My favorite approach is using the "inurl" modifier to target any website with specific words in the URL. Here are some examples.

To find a blog that offers guest blogging:

• inurl:blog + guest blog + hardwood flooring
• inurl:blog + article submission + hardwood flooring
• inurl:blog + "guest blog" + home improvement + floors
• inurl:resources + "guest blog" + home improvement + floors
• inurl:articles + "guest blog" + home improvement + floors

You can then simply keep trying different combinations until you find a nice long list of opportunities for outreach. Good luck!

• Kyle

"The analysis of a websites ability to rank based completely on external linking factors with no consideration taken on content targeting or strategy."

This could include anything from a websites domain authority, page rank, compete rank, alexa rank, linking root domains, total external links, age of domain, etc. The trifecta tool use to pull alot of this together in one spot but it is no longer a supported tool. Normally a domain analysis is done initially or as presale because little information is need up front and there is little time involved. The reason i say this is because an SEO audit and a domain analysis are quite different.

Another item to note in my experiences: the legitimacy and correlation of compete and alexa rank are less than desired. I would really focus on the others mentioned above.

Hey Mozzers,

Recently i have been working with some larger corporations and i have quickly found that publish new content is a nightmare. Whether re-writing current content to be more targeted or getting brand new content published on their blog it goes through an insane approval process something like this:

• Approval from Marketing Manager (main point of contact)
• Revisions
• Approval from Legal/Quality Control
• Revisions
• Approval from someone on the C team (CEO or CMO)
• Revisions
• Depending on content, translation for other language sites
• Then go live

With this crazy process i have barely gotten 5-10 pages of content approved and live since the launch of the project. Now I am getting the questions of why we aren't seeing any results.

The quickest and most direct answer is - we aren't publishing any new content! But you can't always blame the client.

Does anyone have any suggestions, approaches, or strategies to help slow moving clients speed up? Perhaps other techniques to show your value other than publishing new/targeted content?

Cheers - Kyle

Welcome!

The best area to look at as a beginner/intermediate is the seo guide: http://www.seomoz.org/beginners-guide-to-seo

Do you have any specific aspects you are looking for strategy in: on page, link building, etc?

I just finished going through this process with a client and i assure you 100% of your effort should be in disavowing and removing links BEFORE adding new backlinks to your site.

When Google reviews you for reconsideration they do not look at how many new links you gained but instead if you removed the bad ones that got you there in the first place. I would suggest talking to Marie Haynes on the topic - she is a great asset!

Cheers - Kyle

I would go after backlinks with the anchor text of "car rentals" back to www.rentals.co.uk/car-rentals. It will increase your domain authority and page authority without the risk of splitting your links across domains.

What about playing off of the things that make this company a legitimate company unlike the scammy/spammy online gaming sites. Perhaps expand on what they do in their community, highlighting team members, or choose a charity to sponsor were proceeds are donated on a monthly basis. Essentially making a emotional link to end users.

From there you could also create a blog that focuses on more natural yet still relevant topics like poker strategies, how to play black jack, infographic on odds of winning a big jackpot, etc.. You could also have contest that could tie into social media, perhaps have end users choose what top prizes would be for payout in the next contest?

I think the biggest thing you need to get away from is trying to build the link but instead build the community. Like we have seen with MOZ a strong community will bring in new customers and new links.

Hope this helps!

Is the data being displayed in the title and meta description in the SERP content from the PDF?

If so, then yes, they are being indexed/crawled.

Regards,

Kyle