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It is critical for your Page Rank and search engine position that you make your site user friendly and Googlebot friendly.
This means that you should provide pathways for the Googlebots to follow. If they are unable to find their way around your site the Googlebots cannot gather data about your website and bring it back to the Google database. This means that you will not get a good Page Rank or position in Google.
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There are a number of ways you can do this.
Internal links: Be sure you link to every one of your pages. However a word of caution do not link more than 2 levels deep the Googlebots cannot and will not go deeper than this. First level is when pages are found from links on your main home page and Navigation Bar. Second level is when pages are found from links on these pages.
Make your links anchor links (use keywords rather than click here commands) this is easier for Googlebots to follow. You can use keywords or key phrases. Try to tie them in with the ones you are using for your content page.
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Google site map:
This is a free tool that Google provides. This will help Googlebots find their way around your site and encourage them to use all the links to get to your pages and collect information for the Google database. Here’s how you do this.
1. Enter your site address at http://www.sitemapspal.com 2. It will create a code for your site. Copy and paste this into notepad 3. Save file as sitemap xml 4. Upload this file to the root directory of your web server, this will be in the same place as your home page 5. Open a Google Site Map account and submit your site URL 6. Each time you want to modify a page login to Google and resubmit 7. These steps can be repeated for all your websites.
How A Google Site map helps the Googlebots:
• The more easily Googlebots can read your site the better and more accurate information they will return to the Google database. This will result in better Page Rank and positioning. • This results in quicker indexing • Modified pages are located and indexed faster
Make files as small as possible the smaller and simpler your files are the better the Googlebots can read it. This will result in faster more accurate readings.
Keep all your navigation simple this will help your visitors and Googlebots. User-friendly sites are useful ones and you want your site to be a friendly and useful one for your visitors. In doing this you will also help Googlebots navigate your site correctly and fast. Your site will also look professional. Remember site quality is a big factor in Google’s eyes and will enable you to increase your Page Rank.
With these few points you will be able to guide those little Googlebots around your site. They in turn will gather information about your website fast and efficiently. With this information Google can rank you higher and you will get a better position in their search engine.
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