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Actual for You - Dealing with Dynamic URLs (SEO)
I have been living in this neighborhood for five years and I’m just now meeting the neighbors. It is not that they are unfriendly or that I did not want to meet them, it’s just that I had a very demanding job. I worked a lot of extra hours, it was usually dark before I got home, and I went on frequent business trips. With the little free time I had, I just did not have the time or energy to walk around the neighborhood and make an effort to meet anyone.Well, all that changed when I made the decision to quit my “job” and start my own business. Yesterday, I met two neighbors and today I met another one. That’s because I took the time to walk around the neighborhood and speak to people that I saw outside. It’s a lot different when you are working at home instead of getting home after 6:00 in the evening. When you’re working at home, you can take a break and take a short walk (or long one for that matter) while it’s still daylight.I can’t make claims of luxurious homes, vacations, and yachts lik
Although Search Engines do read them and do index them(even those with session ids in them), they are best avoided. Your purpose as a webmaster is to HELP Search Engines index your site, don't make it difficult for them by having Dynamic URLs. In the past, a lot of Search Engine disregard the URL after stop characters which resulted in truncated URLs, so you need get a lot of the same URL, for example for http://somesite.com/index.php?area=search&brow
If you want more publicity, you could be going about it the wrong way. I train a lot of journalists, and here are some things I know for sure.Their absolute #1 pet peeve is receiving PR pitches, calls, books, etc., on topics that in no way fit what they do. How would you feel if you were sitting at work, too busy to think, and every time your phone rings someone is trying to sell you something you don't need? Put yourself in the journalist's place. They delete almost all email messages from PR people without reading them. Mostly because of their #1 pet peeve. They trash almost all (I want to say all) faxes without reading them. This is pet peeve related too. Spam filters that make them get permission to send you an email message get ignored, deleted. They then move on to the next expert. They’re way too busy to return phone calls (although their voicemail says they will).So knowing all this, what can you do?Do the work to make your Web site
What are Dynamic URLs?
Nowadays, a lot of sites are dynamic, that is their site draws information from somewhere (usually a database) and outputs these information into your browser. Think of them as webpages created "on the fly". The biggest advantage in this is that you can create a lot of dynamic pages easily and consistently without too much additional coding. Just use a template, then output the different information on them. For example, if you were to browse this site, you would realize that the pages actually are displayed with the same layout but with just different content. They can save webmasters a lot of time and effort and mistakes as well.
Thus, a site with a lot of pages and content will usually be dynamic, because it would be too tedious for the webmaster to manually edit and recreate the pages and the internal links.They are usually done with server-side technologies like php or asp and a database like MYSQL as their backend storage.
So we now know what is a dynamic site. But what about dynamic URLs? Dynamic sites usually have dynamic URLs. Let me give you an example: http://somesite.com/index.php?area=search&browse=1&category=2& . From this URL you can sort of see that it is pointing to some category(through a search function) in some directory or something from a dynamic site. The weird characters (eg "?", "=", "&" and so on) are sometimes called STOP characters for obvious reasons. These are the characters which you should be careful about.
Why Search Engines don't like dynamic URLs?
Simple, dynamic URLs can cause problems to Search Engine's indexing, specifically for duplicate content. Search Engine spiders are just not eager to index dynamic URLs because of this.
- A dynamic page may create more pages, sometimes trapping the search engine bots in a endless loop and worse, create tons and tons of pages to index which is practically useless to the Search Engine users.
- Search Engines like unique content, not duplicate or near duplicate content. Dynamic sites may create pages which are similar(or very similar) in content with just different URLs. It's like having one page with a lot of different URLs pointing to it. Think of the poor sob who is searching for something, only to find a lot of links that are pointing to the same page!
- Session ids("sid=") can cause problems with duplicate content as well. Session ids are placed in the URL usually to tell the webserver who the user is. Think of it as cookies in your URL and a lot of website use them. You must have been to some sites which require you to login to enter the site, some of which uses session ids. So a different session id each time (and thus a different URL) may point to the same page, and this creates duplicate content for the Search Engine to deal with. And some URLs with session ids expire and if their server is strict, leaving a dead link. So if Search Engine index this dead link, the next time someone clicks on this link(which is indexed in the Search Engines, it goes to a error page, which everyone(that is you, me and Search Engines) hates. Although Google DO index URLs with session ids, it is still best avoided.
Although Search Engines do read them and do index them(even those with session ids in them), they are best avoided. Your purpose as a webmaster is to HELP Search Engines index your site, don't make it difficult for them by having Dynamic URLs. In the past, a lot of Search Engine disregard the URL after stop characters which resulted in truncated URLs, so you need get a lot of the same URL, for example for http://somesite.com/index.php?area=search&brows
Perhaps you have an interview with a supplier of a specific health food describing the different ways in which vitamins and minerals are presented in vitamin pills, and what you should be looking for on the label. Does the presence of iron in a multivitamin preparation interfere with the uptake of any of the other ingredients by the body, and what vitamins have essentially to be present with calcium supplements to ensure that the calcium does not just pass through the digestion system.These are the type of podcasts that people are interested in, and a simple talk on what vitamin supplements can do for you will not be enough to make them sit up and listen rather than click to the next on their list.If you are advertising your product, you could do so in the form of a review by one or two people who have purchased it. You can offer them a free gift for doing so. It also helps to have someone with a good radio voice to do the actual talking. The podcast need not be recorded by the person providi
So we now know what is a dynamic site. But what about dynamic URLs? Dynamic sites usually have dynamic URLs. Let me give you an example: http://somesite.com/index.php?area=search&browse=1&category=2& . From this URL you can sort of see that it is pointing to some category(through a search function) in some directory or something from a dynamic site. The weird characters (eg "?", "=", "&" and so on) are sometimes called STOP characters for obvious reasons. These are the characters which you should be careful about.
Why Search Engines don't like dynamic URLs?
Simple, dynamic URLs can cause problems to Search Engine's indexing, specifically for duplicate content. Search Engine spiders are just not eager to index dynamic URLs because of this.
- A dynamic page may create more pages, sometimes trapping the search engine bots in a endless loop and worse, create tons and tons of pages to index which is practically useless to the Search Engine users.
- Search Engines like unique content, not duplicate or near duplicate content. Dynamic sites may create pages which are similar(or very similar) in content with just different URLs. It's like having one page with a lot of different URLs pointing to it. Think of the poor sob who is searching for something, only to find a lot of links that are pointing to the same page!
- Session ids("sid=") can cause problems with duplicate content as well. Session ids are placed in the URL usually to tell the webserver who the user is. Think of it as cookies in your URL and a lot of website use them. You must have been to some sites which require you to login to enter the site, some of which uses session ids. So a different session id each time (and thus a different URL) may point to the same page, and this creates duplicate content for the Search Engine to deal with. And some URLs with session ids expire and if their server is strict, leaving a dead link. So if Search Engine index this dead link, the next time someone clicks on this link(which is indexed in the Search Engines, it goes to a error page, which everyone(that is you, me and Search Engines) hates. Although Google DO index URLs with session ids, it is still best avoided.
Although Search Engines do read them and do index them(even those with session ids in them), they are best avoided. Your purpose as a webmaster is to HELP Search Engines index your site, don't make it difficult for them by having Dynamic URLs. In the past, a lot of Search Engine disregard the URL after stop characters which resulted in truncated URLs, so you need get a lot of the same URL, for example for http://somesite.com/index.php?area=search&brow
Regardless of which business you are from, if you were to practice just these simple steps on a daily basics. I am very sure you will see different results and lifestyle in yourself in just a few weeks.So what should you do to maximize your time in your business?Well first always make room for self improvement. It can be in a form of reading, videos or audio books that you can listen to improve on valuable skills or knowledge that can help grow your business. A good example would be reading books of successfully people like Donald Trump which is one of my favorites.However, you only do this during your free time. What I mean by free time are times that you are on the way home on the bus or trains. The reason why I say so is because of the next thing I am about to share that will not only improve your business but your confidents too.The next thing you can do would be marketing your business. There are many ways to market your business but personally I feel you should start on emai
Why Search Engines don't like dynamic URLs?
Simple, dynamic URLs can cause problems to Search Engine's indexing, specifically for duplicate content. Search Engine spiders are just not eager to index dynamic URLs because of this.
- A dynamic page may create more pages, sometimes trapping the search engine bots in a endless loop and worse, create tons and tons of pages to index which is practically useless to the Search Engine users.
- Search Engines like unique content, not duplicate or near duplicate content. Dynamic sites may create pages which are similar(or very similar) in content with just different URLs. It's like having one page with a lot of different URLs pointing to it. Think of the poor sob who is searching for something, only to find a lot of links that are pointing to the same page!
- Session ids("sid=") can cause problems with duplicate content as well. Session ids are placed in the URL usually to tell the webserver who the user is. Think of it as cookies in your URL and a lot of website use them. You must have been to some sites which require you to login to enter the site, some of which uses session ids. So a different session id each time (and thus a different URL) may point to the same page, and this creates duplicate content for the Search Engine to deal with. And some URLs with session ids expire and if their server is strict, leaving a dead link. So if Search Engine index this dead link, the next time someone clicks on this link(which is indexed in the Search Engines, it goes to a error page, which everyone(that is you, me and Search Engines) hates. Although Google DO index URLs with session ids, it is still best avoided.
Although Search Engines do read them and do index them(even those with session ids in them), they are best avoided. Your purpose as a webmaster is to HELP Search Engines index your site, don't make it difficult for them by having Dynamic URLs. In the past, a lot of Search Engine disregard the URL after stop characters which resulted in truncated URLs, so you need get a lot of the same URL, for example for http://somesite.com/index.php?area=search&brow
Internet Marketers who supply the “internet marketing products and services” for doing business online stand to make the most profits. It is therefore very likely that you have already come in contact with some type of internet marketing product or service. The concept of selling goods and services on the internet has earned its place in business. Internet Marketing products and services are here to stay; the question that remains, "Who do I trust?"Here are some very important pointers that would guide you in the right direction. Any internet marketer that you can find passing these criteria will be a great source to buy internet marketing products and services from:A company that has been in business (not necessarily online) for at least 5 years and has great financial backing, excellent management and a ‘customer first’ philosophy. The company should also have a long-term development goal and not just be out for the quick cash.This may be a pretty tall order to reach but considering
- Session ids("sid=") can cause problems with duplicate content as well. Session ids are placed in the URL usually to tell the webserver who the user is. Think of it as cookies in your URL and a lot of website use them. You must have been to some sites which require you to login to enter the site, some of which uses session ids. So a different session id each time (and thus a different URL) may point to the same page, and this creates duplicate content for the Search Engine to deal with. And some URLs with session ids expire and if their server is strict, leaving a dead link. So if Search Engine index this dead link, the next time someone clicks on this link(which is indexed in the Search Engines, it goes to a error page, which everyone(that is you, me and Search Engines) hates. Although Google DO index URLs with session ids, it is still best avoided.
Although Search Engines do read them and do index them(even those with session ids in them), they are best avoided. Your purpose as a webmaster is to HELP Search Engines index your site, don't make it difficult for them by having Dynamic URLs. In the past, a lot of Search Engine disregard the URL after stop characters which resulted in truncated URLs, so you need get a lot of the same URL, for example for http://somesite.com/index.php?area=search&brow
Tent caterpillars create a cocoon for an entire colony. Within one colony there are two types of caterpillar. One type, pioneers, weave long threads forming the skeleton of the tent. The others, the workers, weave cross threads filling in the structure. If there are too many pioneers, the tent is too big and collapses. If there are not enough pioneers, the tent is too dense and the colony suffocates. Viva la difference.Within the colony of human beings we can find similar differences. Some are explorers, entrepreneurs extending the boundaries of our environment in art, science, or business. The rest fill in the details as accountants or managers.As a manager you know that creativity is the quality which enables your company to expand and improve products, services and processes. The best salespeople, strategic planners and inventors are creative people who generate a steady flow of ideas. However, creativity may come with other features which are not so desirable such as impulsiveness, lack o
Although Search Engines do read them and do index them(even those with session ids in them), they are best avoided. Your purpose as a webmaster is to HELP Search Engines index your site, don't make it difficult for them by having Dynamic URLs. In the past, a lot of Search Engine disregard the URL after stop characters which resulted in truncated URLs, so you need get a lot of the same URL, for example for http://somesite.com/index.php?area=search&browse=1&category=2&, it may be truncated to http://somesite.com/index.php. Think of the problem it would create for the Search Engines and you as a webmaster(the Search Engine only index one page!). Of course, that's in the past, but it doesn't mean that it is still not problematic to Search Engines. I definitely won't blame the Search Engines for not indexng dynamic URLs because of both the problems it will have on Search Engines indexes and the users using the Search Engine.
What can I do?
Basically, you need to change your dynamic URLs to static URLs or at least reduce the number of STOP characters in these dynamic URLs. Static URLs are like for example http://somesite.com/cars/toyota/index.html , you can see they don't have the STOP characters in them and they do look neat and juicy to Search Engine spiders.
- If your site is small, do you really need a dynamic site? If you have like 10 or 20 pages, do you really need a dynamic site? Yes, it may take some effort, but using a static site can help Search Engine bots index your site faster and more efficiently. And best of all, you have full control on your layout, script and it is probably much easier to modify and loads faster as well.
- Use some URL rewrite script or feature. If your webserver is on Apache (a very popular webserver software), they have this feature called mod rewrite which displays dynamic URLs as static looking ones and can be done in the .htaccess file. However, this requires a lot of expertise and knowledge on apache and mod rewrite. Those on MS IIS server also have a choice. There is a Module which can create static URLs from dynamic ones.This method is the most popular and most effective way to get rid of dynamic URLs. Ask your programmer for help.
- Use robots.txt to block Search Engine bots from doing certain actions, like search and so on. These actions are usually created with a dynamic URL and can create duplicate content because they may point to a page which can be accessed by other URL. For example, you may have a link which randomly shows your visitors a page. But that page can also be accessed by another different link. Two different URLs, the same page equals duplicate content. So just block Search Engine spiders from following the random link. However, you must be careful not to block the bots from indexing important parts of your site when you do this. Yes, this method will not completely remove the dynamic URL problem, but it will minimize the duplicate content problem.
- Reduce the number of STOP characters and variables in your URL if possible. Ask your programmer to use the minimal number of these characters as possible when coding.
- Use cookies instead of session ids. Althought there are some users who may disable cookies, most won't. However, you have to ensure that your webpage allows requests made without cookies because search engines don't accept cookies. If your coding requires the u
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