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Added for You - Prevent Home Page Link Value Leakage
Over the course of my Internet marketing career, a significant portion of my revenue has come from affiliate networks. With most networks, you can sign-up for free, earn money from several different affiliate programs at once, and get a single consolidated paycheck from one company.You can also choose which programs you want to participate in, and avoid the trouble of signing-up seperately to each one. In most cases, however, your website will need to be approved by the manager of each program individually. As long as your site is well designed and has good content, it should be accepted into most of the programs that you apply for.Different programs, of course, will pay you for different things. Some will only give you commissions when you sell one of their products on your website, while others will pay you wh
Yahoo appears to be the worse offender in treating home pages as duplicates. Every variation results in a different number, though it's comforting that the non www. .index.php shows a zero as expected. As for the others, these are linking issues that I can resolve on my end and then just wait for the search engine to catch up.
Implementing a Solution
On most servers, the solution to the www. versus non www. issue can be resolved by adding a piece of code to your .htaccess file. It's best to consult with your web host before editing this file unless you know what you're doing
There are many people looking for work from home income opportunities, most of these people think that it is necessary to have a online business where you sell services or products to make money online. One of the hardest parts of making money online is getting people to visit your site, but today with the development of the internet you can find many ways to get visitors to your website.The best way to find work from home income opportunities is by join work from home online business forums. There are numerous forums on the internet where you can chat with people that are looking for work from home income opportunities and many of these people have already found great online opportunities. Remember that gathering and organizing information is the most important step of your work from home income opport
The problem occurs when search engines spider your site or find it through links that use differing URLs to reach the same page. For example, the following URLs can all represent your home page:
But to the search engine, each of these URLs can represent a different page in your site, each duplicating the same content. This can possibly (though unlikely) trigger serious duplicate content penalties. But the more likely result is that your search engine rankings will suffer, at least initially, until the search engines get around to determining that these are the same page and therefore treat them as such.
The effect on rankings largely stems from your internal linking structure as well as external inbound links. If multiple sites each link to the various "versions" of your home page (though it's really the same page) search engines will view those links as leading to different pages. So if you have ten site's linking to you, you may not get the full benefit of those ten links because they may have been divided between pages. This is why your rankings could suffer.
Google is pretty good about figuring out that these pages are not duplicates, therefore combining the link attribution to your home page. But the other search engines are not and, even with Google, it may take a while. Until that happens, your rankings may remain understated in the search results.
The easiest way to determine if the search engines are finding "multiple" home pages is to run a backward link check. Put in each of the variations and record your numbers. Here is what I found for Pole Position Marketing:
www. polepositionmarketing .com
Google: 1,030
MSN: 10,219
Yahoo: 15,800
www. polepositionmarketing .com/index.php
Google: 1,030
MSN: 3
Yahoo: 51
polepositionmarketing .com
Google: 0
MSN: 10,283
Yahoo: 2
polepositionmarketing .com/index.php
Google: 0
MSN: 3
Yahoo: 0
You'll notice that Google records the same number of links for the first two URLs recorded. This is because Google has already determined that these are the same. Take out the 'www.' and you'll see that Google records zero links. I forced this to happen intentionally. I'll explain that in a bit.
Let's look at MSN. It appears that MSN records the www. and non-www. version of the home page as almost the same, but separately from the index.php versions. Only a few links are pointed to the index.php page and I'm able to click in from the link check results page to find out why. It looks like MSN found one other website linking to that page and then some internal site pages link to my index.php. I thought I had eliminated all links to my index.php page but it looks like I missed a few. I'll fix them now and explain what I did in a bit as well.
Yahoo appears to be the worse offender in treating home pages as duplicates. Every variation results in a different number, though it's comforting that the non www. .index.php shows a zero as expected. As for the others, these are linking issues that I can resolve on my end and then just wait for the search engine to catch up.
Implementing a Solution
On most servers, the solution to the www. versus non www. issue can be resolved by adding a piece of code to your .htaccess file. It's best to consult with your web host before editing this file unless you know what you're doing
Only one of every 5 businesses makes it to its 5th year, and fewer still make it to 10 years. What do the successful businesses have in common?1. The experience and skills of the top managers. Over half of business failures are directly related to managerial incompetence.2. The energy, persistence and resourcefulness (the will to make the business succeed) of the top managers. Many business owners have failed or come close several times before their “instant” success. Don’t give up.3. A product that is at least a cut above the competition and service that doesn’t get in the way of people buying. There must be a compelling reason to buy; the product is great, the people love to provide service, and the buying experience is easy and fun.4. The ability to create a “buzz” around the product with aggres
The effect on rankings largely stems from your internal linking structure as well as external inbound links. If multiple sites each link to the various "versions" of your home page (though it's really the same page) search engines will view those links as leading to different pages. So if you have ten site's linking to you, you may not get the full benefit of those ten links because they may have been divided between pages. This is why your rankings could suffer.
Google is pretty good about figuring out that these pages are not duplicates, therefore combining the link attribution to your home page. But the other search engines are not and, even with Google, it may take a while. Until that happens, your rankings may remain understated in the search results.
The easiest way to determine if the search engines are finding "multiple" home pages is to run a backward link check. Put in each of the variations and record your numbers. Here is what I found for Pole Position Marketing:
www. polepositionmarketing .com
Google: 1,030
MSN: 10,219
Yahoo: 15,800
www. polepositionmarketing .com/index.php
Google: 1,030
MSN: 3
Yahoo: 51
polepositionmarketing .com
Google: 0
MSN: 10,283
Yahoo: 2
polepositionmarketing .com/index.php
Google: 0
MSN: 3
Yahoo: 0
You'll notice that Google records the same number of links for the first two URLs recorded. This is because Google has already determined that these are the same. Take out the 'www.' and you'll see that Google records zero links. I forced this to happen intentionally. I'll explain that in a bit.
Let's look at MSN. It appears that MSN records the www. and non-www. version of the home page as almost the same, but separately from the index.php versions. Only a few links are pointed to the index.php page and I'm able to click in from the link check results page to find out why. It looks like MSN found one other website linking to that page and then some internal site pages link to my index.php. I thought I had eliminated all links to my index.php page but it looks like I missed a few. I'll fix them now and explain what I did in a bit as well.
Yahoo appears to be the worse offender in treating home pages as duplicates. Every variation results in a different number, though it's comforting that the non www. .index.php shows a zero as expected. As for the others, these are linking issues that I can resolve on my end and then just wait for the search engine to catch up.
Implementing a Solution
On most servers, the solution to the www. versus non www. issue can be resolved by adding a piece of code to your .htaccess file. It's best to consult with your web host before editing this file unless you know what you're doing
In a few years time, it will not be surprising if people use the Internet for everything that they need to do. Even now, the virtual world is rapidly providing consumers with every kind of service, from shopping to news, from getting our degrees to landing a job. Yes. The Internet can serve as our one-stop job application shop with less the stress and the walking!Gone are the days when job applicants have to scour the city for job openings or encircle an office address and then submit a resume there. Although, it is still being done now, most are relying on the Internet to do the searching for them, both for the employer and the employees.In fact, companies use job sites to post their job openings as a way to make sure that the applicants that they will be calling for interview know their way around the virtual
The easiest way to determine if the search engines are finding "multiple" home pages is to run a backward link check. Put in each of the variations and record your numbers. Here is what I found for Pole Position Marketing:
www. polepositionmarketing .com
Google: 1,030
MSN: 10,219
Yahoo: 15,800
www. polepositionmarketing .com/index.php
Google: 1,030
MSN: 3
Yahoo: 51
polepositionmarketing .com
Google: 0
MSN: 10,283
Yahoo: 2
polepositionmarketing .com/index.php
Google: 0
MSN: 3
Yahoo: 0
You'll notice that Google records the same number of links for the first two URLs recorded. This is because Google has already determined that these are the same. Take out the 'www.' and you'll see that Google records zero links. I forced this to happen intentionally. I'll explain that in a bit.
Let's look at MSN. It appears that MSN records the www. and non-www. version of the home page as almost the same, but separately from the index.php versions. Only a few links are pointed to the index.php page and I'm able to click in from the link check results page to find out why. It looks like MSN found one other website linking to that page and then some internal site pages link to my index.php. I thought I had eliminated all links to my index.php page but it looks like I missed a few. I'll fix them now and explain what I did in a bit as well.
Yahoo appears to be the worse offender in treating home pages as duplicates. Every variation results in a different number, though it's comforting that the non www. .index.php shows a zero as expected. As for the others, these are linking issues that I can resolve on my end and then just wait for the search engine to catch up.
Implementing a Solution
On most servers, the solution to the www. versus non www. issue can be resolved by adding a piece of code to your .htaccess file. It's best to consult with your web host before editing this file unless you know what you're doing
Ask just about anyone, and the “believability score” for salespeople as a group-unfortunately-would rank right down there with most types of advertising, the contractor who says he'll get back to you with a bid, and most politicians.We're a nation of skeptics. Which is contradictory to the way we try to raise kids. We teach them to not lie, yet they learn that many messages they're exposed to can't really be trusted.I constantly hear phrases and claims from salespeople that cause the Bart Simpson-like response, “Yeah, right,” or are just plain meaningless to the listener. Not only do these eat away valuable time on a call, they also chip at a salesperson's credibility.What to DoPurge puffed-up phrases from your sales vocabulary, and replace them with specific action-oriented, results-type statement
polepositionmarketing .com/index.php
Google: 0
MSN: 3
Yahoo: 0
You'll notice that Google records the same number of links for the first two URLs recorded. This is because Google has already determined that these are the same. Take out the 'www.' and you'll see that Google records zero links. I forced this to happen intentionally. I'll explain that in a bit.
Let's look at MSN. It appears that MSN records the www. and non-www. version of the home page as almost the same, but separately from the index.php versions. Only a few links are pointed to the index.php page and I'm able to click in from the link check results page to find out why. It looks like MSN found one other website linking to that page and then some internal site pages link to my index.php. I thought I had eliminated all links to my index.php page but it looks like I missed a few. I'll fix them now and explain what I did in a bit as well.
Yahoo appears to be the worse offender in treating home pages as duplicates. Every variation results in a different number, though it's comforting that the non www. .index.php shows a zero as expected. As for the others, these are linking issues that I can resolve on my end and then just wait for the search engine to catch up.
Implementing a Solution
On most servers, the solution to the www. versus non www. issue can be resolved by adding a piece of code to your .htaccess file. It's best to consult with your web host before editing this file unless you know what you're doing
Apparently many leading Adsense earners own several blogs and it is only through this blog empire that they are able to sustain high Adsense earnings.So how big does a Adsense blog empire need to be to generate a million dollars a year? One famous blogger who revealed in a post that he was on track to making a million dollars a year from his average daily Adsense earnings had a network or empire of about 100 blogs.This real-life Adsense blog empire example is a good yard stick to start with, however it is important to also realize that this blogger already had all the best positions in his blogs taken. So his Google Adsense ads were not placed particularly well on a vast majority of his blogs. Suggesting that if one had fewer blogs but was careful to place the ads in all the best positions, chances are extremely
Yahoo appears to be the worse offender in treating home pages as duplicates. Every variation results in a different number, though it's comforting that the non www. .index.php shows a zero as expected. As for the others, these are linking issues that I can resolve on my end and then just wait for the search engine to catch up.
Implementing a Solution
On most servers, the solution to the www. versus non www. issue can be resolved by adding a piece of code to your .htaccess file. It's best to consult with your web host before editing this file unless you know what you're doing. Making incorrect changes here can cause your site to crash. Here is what we added:
RewriteEngine On RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^polepositionmarketing .com RewriteRule (.*) http://www. polepositionmarketing .com/$1 [R=301,L]
What this does is restrict the search engine, and the user’s access to the www. version of my site. In fact, this not only takes care of the home page but all other pages on the site as well. Give it a try; try to access polepositionmarketing.com/about-us.php. See what happens? You're automatically redirected to www.polepositionmarketing .com/about-us.php. The search engines are redirected too. In fact, this tells them that the non www. version doesn't even exist, which is what we want, and what causes the backlinks to report as zero.
While this doesn't prevent people from linking to yoursite.com in favor of www.yoursite.com, it does let the search engine know that they really meant to link to the "correct" version: www. yoursite .com.
As for the index.html (or in my case index.php) page, this largely can be fixed by how you manage your own internal linking. The solution is to make sure that all of your internal site links to your home page simply point to http://www. site .com as opposed to http://www. site .com/index.htm. When using WYSIWYG (what you see is what you get) HTML editors such as DreamWeaver or FrontPage, its quite common to attach your links to the .html page. You'll have to consciously remember not to do that. If you use absolute links you need the full URL as shown above. If you use relative links then to link to your home page you want to us "/" rather than index.html. That will do the trick.
The effect of this is to 1) not provide an index.html version of the page that is spiderable by the search engines, and 2) not provide that option for other sites to use in their link. The page www. yoursite .com/index.html will still be accessible on the server, but if you have no links to that page, users will never find it. In fact, they won't know whether your home page is index.html, index.php or homepage.html. That really leaves them only one option for the link with is www. yoursite .com.
Implementing these settings provides a means to avoid duplication issues or waiting for search engines to resolve the variations, while also allowing you to capture the full link value of every link to your home page. It's a small amount of work for a big payoff in the long run.
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