Comments on: Ask the Search Engines: SMX East http://www.bruceclay.com/blog/2008/10/ask-the-search-engines/ SEO and Internet Marketing Blog Thu, 09 Feb 2012 22:23:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Bureau 24 http://www.bruceclay.com/blog/2008/10/ask-the-search-engines/#comment-18095 Bureau 24 Tue, 14 Oct 2008 01:25:20 +0000 http://www.bruceclay.com/blog-test/2008/10/ask-the-search-engines/#comment-18095 <p>The part of the discussion I liked best was the discussion on affiliate links with nofollows. Some people where I work seem to think that SEO companies can't develop a decent affiliate marketing program without being spanked by Google. I have advocated the opposite for a long time and I feel vindicated by the discussion at SMX East. </p> The part of the discussion I liked best was the discussion on affiliate links with nofollows. Some people where I work seem to think that SEO companies can’t develop a decent affiliate marketing program without being spanked by Google. I have advocated the opposite for a long time and I feel vindicated by the discussion at SMX East.

]]> By: Virginia Nussey http://www.bruceclay.com/blog/2008/10/ask-the-search-engines/#comment-18094 Virginia Nussey Mon, 13 Oct 2008 14:53:53 +0000 http://www.bruceclay.com/blog-test/2008/10/ask-the-search-engines/#comment-18094 Richard, Let me take a crack at clarifying and adding context. When the panel started, each of the three speakers introduced themselves. Aaron mentioned what he does (gets rid of spam) and a question that he often hears when he talks to the public (duplicate content due to country-specific versions). Your reading of what Aaron said on the panel is correct. Google has said that you can put content on a country-targeted directory if you report it as such in Webmaster Tools. Aaron said that doing such would not result in duplicate content filtering. However, for best results, we and most SEOs recommend putting the country-specific content on the corresponding ccTLD and hosting the site in that country as well. This is especially important because Google is not the only search engine out there, and depending on the country you are targeting, you will want your site to be recognized across all engines. Thanks for your question. I hope that helps! Richard,
Let me take a crack at clarifying and adding context. When the panel started, each of the three speakers introduced themselves. Aaron mentioned what he does (gets rid of spam) and a question that he often hears when he talks to the public (duplicate content due to country-specific versions). Your reading of what Aaron said on the panel is correct. Google has said that you can put content on a country-targeted directory if you report it as such in Webmaster Tools. Aaron said that doing such would not result in duplicate content filtering.
However, for best results, we and most SEOs recommend putting the country-specific content on the corresponding ccTLD and hosting the site in that country as well. This is especially important because Google is not the only search engine out there, and depending on the country you are targeting, you will want your site to be recognized across all engines.
Thanks for your question. I hope that helps!

]]> By: Richard Hearne http://www.bruceclay.com/blog/2008/10/ask-the-search-engines/#comment-18093 Richard Hearne Sat, 11 Oct 2008 00:53:23 +0000 http://www.bruceclay.com/blog-test/2008/10/ask-the-search-engines/#comment-18093 <p>Hi Virginia</p> <p>Great recap, but a request for some clarification if I may: <blockquote>Aaron says that he's involved in trying to get rid of spam. He hears a lot about companies wanting to put up different versions of content for different countries. They wonder if it's going to be a duplicate content issue. He says that if the URL and the path to the content is reported to Google as specific for a certain location, Google won't see it as duplicate content.</blockquote> Can you give this some further context pls?</p> <p>My reading is that if I publish dupe content on say www.mydomain.com/us/index.htm and www.mydomain.com/uk/index.htm, geotarget those 2 folders to US and UK respectively via webmaster console, then they wont be considered dupe?</p> <p>Can you clarify any further pls?</p> <p>Rgds and thanks in advance Richard </p> Hi Virginia

Great recap, but a request for some clarification if I may:

Aaron says that he’s involved in trying to get rid of spam. He hears a lot about companies wanting to put up different versions of content for different countries. They wonder if it’s going to be a duplicate content issue. He says that if the URL and the path to the content is reported to Google as specific for a certain location, Google won’t see it as duplicate content.

Can you give this some further context pls?

My reading is that if I publish dupe content on say http://www.mydomain.com/us/index.htm and http://www.mydomain.com/uk/index.htm, geotarget those 2 folders to US and UK respectively via webmaster console, then they wont be considered dupe?

Can you clarify any further pls?

Rgds and thanks in advance
Richard

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