Effect on SERPS - removing and replacing txt content

borderfox · 05-26-2007, 09:41 AM

I revised my site - ended up with imagery on the homepage and moved the text that was there to a sub page. The homepage had been ranking reasonably well for my keywords - but I assumed that the sub page would more or less assume the position the homepage had at the next google update.
I understand that this is incorrect now. Have put the text back on the page (by way of a scrolling javascript text box which I have been told is search engine friendly) 5 days later.

Will this 5 days without text effect my SERPs at the next google update??

mitra · 05-26-2007, 11:06 AM

Without the text you'll find no big difference in the serps initially.

borderfox · 05-26-2007, 01:34 PM

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Originally Posted by mitra

Without the text you'll find no big difference in the serps initially.

Not until the next big google update right?
But if the google spiders have had time to spider it again - with the content replaced, it will be just as before right? There won't be any penalty as a result of me taking the text down temporarily right?

mitra · 05-27-2007, 12:57 AM

Provided you have a strong backlink power to your page. Make sure you have the right traget keyword frequency for the page.

borderfox · 05-27-2007, 02:24 AM

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Originally Posted by mitra

Provided you have a strong backlink power to your page. Make sure you have the right traget keyword frequency for the page.

I need to work on developing the actual content more - probably next on the agenda. Keyword frequency is something i have read a little bit about but havnt looked at in depth yet. Off the top of your head, do you know what the ideal frequency range should be as a ratio to text?

Will have a backlink shortly from a PR6 website. Will that make any impact on my SERPS?

BingoBalls · 05-27-2007, 02:34 AM

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Originally Posted by borderfox

Off the top of your head, do you know what the ideal frequency range should be as a ratio to text?

Will have a backlink shortly from a PR6 website. Will that make any impact on my SERPS?

Borderfox - we meet again and on the same topic.

Try not get hung up on the keyword ratio. Use the keywords on the pages titles, in the H1 headings and write the rest of the content for your visitor. Try market the content towards the visitor and not the SERPS as you have a business site - if you know what I mean?

PageRank impacting the SERPS is, at the moment, a very hot topic. Some people believe it has no impact at all but I tend to disagree and here is why.

If your PR is rising then Google is seeing more link juice pointing towards your site and with more link juice comes better positioning.

FYI: Seen your scrolling text. Any way to figure out how to create that without placing a backlink to the script source? Linking to jpowered.com isn't going to help your site and plus it takes away the professional look you have got going.

coolguy27 · 05-27-2007, 03:09 AM

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Originally Posted by borderfox

I revised my site - ended up with imagery on the homepage and moved the text that was there to a sub page. The homepage had been ranking reasonably well for my keywords - but I assumed that the sub page would more or less assume the position the homepage had at the next google update.
I understand that this is incorrect now. Have put the text back on the page (by way of a scrolling javascript text box which I have been told is search engine friendly) 5 days later.

Will this 5 days without text effect my SERPs at the next google update??

You can revised you site but instead of deleting contents try adding them....

Add more quality links...

borderfox · 05-27-2007, 01:30 PM

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Originally Posted by BingoBalls

Borderfox - we meet again and on the same topic.

Hello there!

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Originally Posted by BingoBalls

Try not get hung up on the keyword ratio. Use the keywords on the pages titles, in the H1 headings and write the rest of the content for your visitor. Try market the content towards the visitor and not the SERPS as you have a business site - if you know what I mean?

Understood. Your right - i am looking at this too much from an SEO perspective - although i think its important to know how it works. I changed the layout - and i'm reasonably happy with it now for the most part. I know I havn't done the basics as regards actual textual content - so thats whats next on the agenda.

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Originally Posted by BingoBalls

PageRank impacting the SERPS is, at the moment, a very hot topic. Some people believe it has no impact at all but I tend to disagree and here is why.
If your PR is rising then Google is seeing more link juice pointing towards your site and with more link juice comes better positioning.

This backlink was on the cards due to me considering taking out a membership for other reasons. Once I realised it was a PR6 - and after what you've confirmed above - then it becomes a no brainer. Wish I could find more quality ones like that - that wouldnt involve mega expense.

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Originally Posted by BingoBalls

FYI: Seen your scrolling text. Any way to figure out how to create that without placing a backlink to the script source? Linking to jpowered.com isn't going to help your site and plus it takes away the professional look you have got going.

Yeah, I just slapped that up there - my approach to trying to get text back on the homepage. Now that I see that it fits in reasonably well - and that it can be crawled by google, I will be getting rid of that link back to jpowered.

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Originally Posted by coolguy27

Add more quality links...

You referring to bought backlinks coolguy? if so, where do you purchase?

Janna122003 · 05-28-2007, 09:14 AM

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Originally Posted by borderfox

I revised my site - ended up with imagery on the homepage and moved the text that was there to a sub page. The homepage had been ranking reasonably well for my keywords - but I assumed that the sub page would more or less assume the position the homepage had at the next google update.
I understand that this is incorrect now. Have put the text back on the page (by way of a scrolling javascript text box which I have been told is search engine friendly) 5 days later.

Will this 5 days without text effect my SERPs at the next google update??

If you moved the text to other page sooner or later your rankings would be affected. So when revising your content be confident that you can put back your rankings sooner. You just need to be patient.

BingoBalls · 05-28-2007, 06:30 PM

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Originally Posted by borderfox

Understood. Your right - i am looking at this too much from an SEO perspective - although i think its important to know how it works. I changed the layout - and i'm reasonably happy with it now for the most part. I know I havn't done the basics as regards actual textual content - so thats whats next on the agenda.

I dont think you are looking at too much with an SEO perspective and I find your enthusiasm to learn and implement SEO will pay off, for this site and others.

What I've learned to do is apply all the SEO techniques to the pages but when it comes to writing take off the SEO hat. In your case it would be taking off the SEO hat and putting on the marketing cap, with it being a business website.