Step 2: Structure
Step 2, Optimize Site Structure & Internal Links
Hello, I'm Dan Thies. I've been writing about, teaching, and practicing search engine optimization for over 10 years now.
In spite of what you may have heard, SEO is very simple. If you don't believe that, then you really need to read my book! It's only 100 pages long, and it's free.
Yes, the best SEO book is free... and so is the support that I offer on this site. If it all sounds too good to be true, well... spend a little time here, get to know me and the members of this community, and I have no doubt that you'll believe every word.
September 7, 2007
- Dynamic Linking & Nofollow – Practical Examples, Diagrams, + FAQs
In response to all the questions and comments I've received after my recent post on using nofollow with internal links, I've put together a few practical examples and a couple diagrams to better illustrate the concepts.
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September 4, 2007
- How To Get More Pages Indexed With Nofollow
I knew Chapter 4 of SEO Fast Start (on site structure) was going to be just a little bit controversial… but it really shouldn't be. In this post I will briefly give some facts about where we are, controversy-wise, just to get you up to speed. I hope that a brief statement of the facts and a little explanation will help you filter out the noise that's going around about this subject.
July 13, 2007
- How To Get Pages Out Of Google's Supplemental Index (SI)
About Google's "Supplemental Index" – and how to get pages (URLs) out of it.
If you don't know what the "SI" is, crack open your copy of SEO Fast Start and begin reading at page 51.
If you have pages in the Supplemental Index, here's how to remove them, step by step. These instructions assume you have fewer than 1000 pages on your site. If you have more than that, read them, follow them, and then watch this space for further instructions on how to troubleshoot a larger site.
1) Start by going to www.google.com, and clicking the "Advanced Search" link to the right of the search box. In the advanced search form, select "100 results" from the drop down menu, and type your domain name in where it says "Only return results from the site or domain." Then click the Google Search button.
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June 23, 2007
- Linking Out, Nofollow, And Common Sense
It's probably all my fault… in trying to simplify site structure as much as possible, I seem to have left a few folks confused. If you haven't actually read SEO Fast Start, go read it, because the rest of this won't make as much sense otherwise. In particular, Chapter 4.
So let me say one thing, loud and clear: I do not recommend putting nofollow on all outbound links. I am sorry that Aaron Wall decided to pull a quote out of context. I don't have a beef with Aaron, because he is a very busy guy, he did me a favor by taking the time to read the book at all, and he invited me to comment and clarify. Aaron is one of the good guys, and if he misunderstood my intent, then a lot of people did.
When I wrote SEOFS, I was thinking, for the most part, about business web sites. While working on Chapter 4, I should have thought a little more about sites like blogs, where a big part of the plan is to link to other stuff you've found on the web.
Now, with that lens in mind, let me walk you through the strategy again, with some comments:
May 29, 2007
- Site Structure Questions
Please post questions about Step 2, Site Structure, here.
