Comments on: The Implications of SEO Website Structure

By: Phillip Monk

Phillip Monk — Fri, 01 Oct 2010 12:15:04 +0000

As long as each link points to its own page then it does not matter how many links you have at the bottom of the page or in the text check wiki out. they anchor link of keywords example dog | dog lover | news about dog lover.
all links go to its place.

If your asking about links going to the same page then the answer is only point one link to one page if you

By: Anton @quickenwebsites

Anton @quickenwebsites — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 19:00:36 +0000

Can one reach the opposite effect by making to many “relevant links” on a single page. I can see more and more websites with a bunch of links at a bottom that just repeat the same keyword in different variations.

By: David

David — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 12:09:19 +0000

Thanks Peter,

Much appreciated. While I have your attention:-)

Have you come across any solid articles which talk about how Google has been devaluing the significance of directories?

By: Peter Young

Peter Young — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 06:32:15 +0000

Hi David

In my opinion the inclusion of the product id in the URL above shouldn’t significant;y impact the optimisation of the site as a whole.

I would however advise a couple f things to consider when you are optimising your urls
1) Consider your information architecture. Good categorisation and planning often allows things like this to be far easier to manage
2) Keep the URLs short if possible. The longer the URL, the harder it is for the user – and search engine to handle.

My experience is that the page naming is not a huge element of the current algorithm, however as with most things good structure implemented at this stage will save you far more scalability in future

By: David

David — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 10:28:06 +0000

Okay quick question on friendly URL’s,

The url below has the relevant keyphrases included, but we also have some site specific/database specific parameters included. Will this takeaway from our so called friendly url’s or will the search engines be able to ignore it??

http://www.workwearexpress.com/fleece-c370/women-c378/womens-sleeveless-micro-fleece-jacket-p2174