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TheSEODR
@TheSEODR
Job Title: SEO Manager
Company: Main Path Marketing
Started researching and developing SEO skills in June of 2010.
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RE: Can we add sites to the crawl queue for OSE?
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RE: Infographic submission sites potentially offering paid links....
Yes, technically this is buying links but I don't think it will harm your website. But on the same token I don't think links from these sites help either.
These sites may have a high domain rank but your link is placed on a new page that usually will have a low page rank.
Instead, I would try to submit your infographic to informational or educational sites if applicable. Also, consider sharing with websites that are relevant to your industry.
And I would set up some Google & Twitter Alerts to find people talking about topics related to your infographic. Start to build rapport with these people and mention your infographic to them for possible link opp.
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RE: Expressionengine SEO
Is your client open to changing to a new CMS? I haven't used expressionengine but it sounds like some of the features you would expect to be simple are not.
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RE: What is an example of good anchor text?
Examples of good anchor text that isn't branded is text links that flow within the content. Most of the blog posts on SeoMoz include tons of links but they don't come across spammy because they are intended to support, not mislead. I think good anchor text should include these elements:
- relevant to the topic of page or site
- read naturally within context
- descriptive of linked page
Review some of the blogs here to get a better understanding of good anchor text.
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RE: Duplicating content on multiple domains
JH is right - Google should already recognize the original source. You could include a rel=canonical tag pointing to the original source to be safe - probably unnecessary though.
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RE: Crawl Diagnostics Shows thousands of 302's from a single url. I'm confused
its difficult to tell without knowing how you set up these 302 redirects. This specific URL returns a 404 page and does not redirect to anything which may contribute to the False attribute.
Have you considered just doing a 301 redirect for these pages?
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RE: Facebook Page likes vs Webpage facebook likes - Social Media Query
I do like how the social media pops out the side but you have to question are users going skip over it. Would it be more effective if they didn't have to hover over the icon to see what's going on on your news feed and which of their friends already like your page - by just simply glancing to the sidebar.
But then again building fans to your fan page isn't your end goal. Building fans is merely a technique used to accomplish your end goal of making sales or conversions. So I can see how compromising page real estate can be a factor.
However you can consider writing a custom message that adds value to your facebook fanpage. A compelling message above or near the facebook plugin convincing a user to become a fan may be appropriate. Or if you have a contest running then informing your web visitors would work well.
I think the custom social media bars you have under each blog post is set up nicely to receive webpage likes. Establishing a referral program can help get your webpage liked/shared.
Your h4s and alt tags could be more keyword rich but the main content looks natural and include relevant keywords.
However, I would consider placing a prominent call-to-action above the fold somewhere.
These are just suggestions as there are multiple ways you could do this. Hope this helps.
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RE: Where do you job post to find someone specific like video optimizers?
Production Hub - http://www.productionhub.com/ may be a good place to list the job opening. I would also look into professional associations or trade groups for the type of position that allow posts within their forum or have a designated section for careers.
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RE: Facebook Page likes vs Webpage facebook likes - Social Media Query
When a user likes a website, it is really considered as sharing the website on the facebook feed.
Liking a facebook page is basically becoming a friend/fan of the company's page - where you can interact with them and see their posts.
I think having your website liked/shared would contribute more to SEO but having more likes on your fan page will you allow more users to see your content and interact with your brand.
I would focus on creating quality content and clever ways to attract "fans" then as a result the likes/shares to your website will come naturally.
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RE: Link from or 301 Domains?
It would provide the best user experience to do a 301 redirect but include a message before (ex. Custom "You are now being redirected" page) or after (ex. pop up screen) the redirect to clarify the acquisition. That way you get the juice from these sites and you don't have a high bounce rate from users clicking off your site because they thought they typed in wrong URL.
Best posts made by TheSEODR
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RE: Duplicating content on multiple domains
JH is right - Google should already recognize the original source. You could include a rel=canonical tag pointing to the original source to be safe - probably unnecessary though.
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RE: What is the best way to embed a link back to our site in our video embed codes?
Host your videos on a third party host (Wistia, Vimeo Pro) and embed on your site with a crawlable player - most prefer html5 player to get your videos on the SERPs and refer back to your site.
Do not publish videos on Youtube or Vimeo if you want the video to go back to your site - it will be self-cannibalization. Also once the videos are on your site, create a video XML sitemap and submit through GWT.
As far as having a link in the embed code of your videos, I believe Wistia's Embed Builder will help you create an iframe that can do just that.
Here are some helpful posts:
http://www.distilled.net/blog/video/getting-video-results-in-google/
http://www.seomoz.org/blog/winning-the-video-thumbnail-in-google-universal-search
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RE: Quick Question About Exact Matched Keyword Domain
It is best practice to diversify your anchor text even if the links are from quality sites. Not only to avoid being hit by penguin but to help rank your site for a variety of search terms.
A majority of your anchor text should be branded.
Also, having an exact match keyword domain can be risky, although I still do see exact match keyword domains still ranking well. If you do have exact match domain, I would continue creating quality content on site and obtaining good linkbacks to avoid any future algorithm changes.
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RE: What SEO factors do you consider when selecting a CMS?
I've worked with Drupal and Wordpress and have had great results in regards to SEO capabilities. However, Drupal is considered one of the best for the following reasons:
http://www.clickz.com/clickz/column/1733049/reasons-why-drupal-is-best-cms-seo
Rand lists some SEO functionalities to consider when choosing a CMS on this post:
http://www.seomoz.org/blog/choosing-the-right-cms-platform-for-your-website-from-an-seo-perspective
Good Luck!
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RE: How does Google handle URL shortening, do they pass link juice?
Here is a post on the Seo Moz Blog a couple of weeks ago. Provides good information to understand how shortened links work with ranking. http://www.seomoz.org/blog/url-shortener-owl-li-indexed-in-google
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RE: Facebook Page likes vs Webpage facebook likes - Social Media Query
When a user likes a website, it is really considered as sharing the website on the facebook feed.
Liking a facebook page is basically becoming a friend/fan of the company's page - where you can interact with them and see their posts.
I think having your website liked/shared would contribute more to SEO but having more likes on your fan page will you allow more users to see your content and interact with your brand.
I would focus on creating quality content and clever ways to attract "fans" then as a result the likes/shares to your website will come naturally.
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RE: I'm seeing duplicate links listed in open site explorer. Can anyone explain why this might be happening?
OSE will show both the www and non-www version of pages. These URLs may go to the same page but the bot considers these two different pages.
<dt>Change the last option in the filter options to "Group By Domain".</dt>
<dt>It should look like this: Show "all" links from "all" pages to "this page" and "group by domain" </dt>
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RE: The impact of mulstisite wordpress on seo
I have used the wordpress multisite for several domains. Each domain is managed under one wordpress install but each of the sites have unique content.
All of the domains are indexed as separate and rank well for their search terms. You shouldn't have a problem with google omitting your domains if you provide unique content on each site.
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RE: Stuck at position 23 - Google Sandbox?
Some of the exact-match domains that we own have been devalued by google. However, there are a few that have increased in ranking for exact match keyword searches (much less competitive keywords). There still is hope!
I would include the keywords in the h1 and content. Also, create a blog on the site that includes the keyword you are trying to rank for. The power of an exact-match domain alone won't make your site rank well. Include some good content on the site with the keywords included.
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RE: Twitter and Link Juice
Are you sure they are dofollow links? OSE will show all links (dofollow and nofollow) but the links you are seeing are probably marker with a purple nofollow in parenthesis - meaning they are not passing link juice.
Started researching and developing SEO skills in June of 2010.
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