Comments on: Joomla Basics 60 percent of Top 5 Negative Ranking Factors http://www.pathosseoblog.com/joomla-basics-60-percent-of-top-5-negative-ranking-factors/ Getting Joomla websites to reach their Full Potential by Optimization for Search Engines Sun, 09 Oct 2011 05:23:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Hummerbie http://www.pathosseoblog.com/joomla-basics-60-percent-of-top-5-negative-ranking-factors/#comment-3322 Hummerbie Sat, 16 May 2009 19:23:10 +0000 http://pathosseoblog.com/joomla-basics-60-percent-of-top-5-negative-ranking-factors/#comment-3322 @Peter: You have a lot more problems with this site then just the duplicate metatags... Check you site in Google with the search phrase site:www.tapijtnet.nl and then browse to page 4 an 5 of the results ther you will find some spam links within your site to pharmacy products. Here is some info I wrote a few weeks ago <a href="http://blog.hummerbie.com/losing-google-yahoo-msn-traffic/">http://blog.hummerbie.com/losing-google-yahoo-msn-traffic/</a> So check your site first to see if there are strange signs and odd behavior of the statics, also check the index.php file, ther should be no 64 bits encoded scripts in there. Also, and this is even more important, clean the Meta tag fields, both Description and keywords form the global configuration. You should also use the Joomla SEO patch of Joomlatwork.com which gives you the posibility to change you menu item titels to an HTML Title like "Creatief met Tapijt" to "Creatieve mogelijkheden en ideen met tapijt voor sfeer en stijl". "Creatief met Tapijt" sounds more like a Hobby project creating stuff from carpets instead of luring in new visitors who are looking for carpets. P.s. Yep, Ik ben een Nederlander... ook webmaster van www.itmentor.nl en www.hummerbie.nl, wil je meer weten, stuur me nog even een mail. @Peter: You have a lot more problems with this site then just the duplicate metatags…
Check you site in Google with the search phrase site:www.tapijtnet.nl and then browse to page 4 an 5 of the results ther you will find some spam links within your site to pharmacy products.

Here is some info I wrote a few weeks ago http://blog.hummerbie.com/losing-google-yahoo-msn-traffic/
So check your site first to see if there are strange signs and odd behavior of the statics, also check the index.php file, ther should be no 64 bits encoded scripts in there.

Also, and this is even more important, clean the Meta tag fields, both Description and keywords form the global configuration.
You should also use the Joomla SEO patch of Joomlatwork.com which gives you the posibility to change you menu item titels to an HTML Title like “Creatief met Tapijt” to “Creatieve mogelijkheden en ideen met tapijt voor sfeer en stijl”.

“Creatief met Tapijt” sounds more like a Hobby project creating stuff from carpets instead of luring in new visitors who are looking for carpets.

P.s. Yep, Ik ben een Nederlander… ook webmaster van http://www.itmentor.nl en http://www.hummerbie.nl, wil je meer weten, stuur me nog even een mail.

]]> By: Peter de Bruijn http://www.pathosseoblog.com/joomla-basics-60-percent-of-top-5-negative-ranking-factors/#comment-3319 Peter de Bruijn Sat, 16 May 2009 10:10:57 +0000 http://pathosseoblog.com/joomla-basics-60-percent-of-top-5-negative-ranking-factors/#comment-3319 I am trying to optimise www.tapijtnet.nl and indeed i have problems with duplicate metatags. Isn't it possible somehow to use the the first 250 words of the article? I am trying to optimise http://www.tapijtnet.nl and indeed i have problems with duplicate metatags. Isn’t it possible somehow to use the the first 250 words of the article?

]]> By: Hummerbie http://www.pathosseoblog.com/joomla-basics-60-percent-of-top-5-negative-ranking-factors/#comment-3286 Hummerbie Sun, 05 Apr 2009 10:47:53 +0000 http://pathosseoblog.com/joomla-basics-60-percent-of-top-5-negative-ranking-factors/#comment-3286 @Raptorak: Google will tkae the new descriptions after it reindexes the site. If you wan to see how Google is indexing your site, please use the Webmaster console, you can reach that via the "about" link from the Google page. You need agmail account to login. @Raptorak: Google will tkae the new descriptions after it reindexes the site. If you wan to see how Google is indexing your site, please use the Webmaster console, you can reach that via the “about” link from the Google page.
You need agmail account to login.

]]> By: Raptorak http://www.pathosseoblog.com/joomla-basics-60-percent-of-top-5-negative-ranking-factors/#comment-3285 Raptorak Sun, 05 Apr 2009 10:44:56 +0000 http://pathosseoblog.com/joomla-basics-60-percent-of-top-5-negative-ranking-factors/#comment-3285 I fixed the meta tags/descriptions on my site since Google said there were 640 pages with duplicate meta tags/descriptions(I didn't think about it being bad..). But will Google start reindexing those pages to clear up the issues? Or what is the next step to get Google to recognize that I changed those around? I fixed the meta tags/descriptions on my site since Google said there were 640 pages with duplicate meta tags/descriptions(I didn’t think about it being bad..).
But will Google start reindexing those pages to clear up the issues?
Or what is the next step to get Google to recognize that I changed those around?

]]> By: hummerbie http://www.pathosseoblog.com/joomla-basics-60-percent-of-top-5-negative-ranking-factors/#comment-3259 hummerbie Sat, 07 Feb 2009 18:36:43 +0000 http://pathosseoblog.com/joomla-basics-60-percent-of-top-5-negative-ranking-factors/#comment-3259 @Jasser: Looking at your site and topics, I suggest you use WordPress, that will be the closest to your site as it is today. @Jasser: Looking at your site and topics, I suggest you use WordPress, that will be the closest to your site as it is today.

]]> By: Jasser http://www.pathosseoblog.com/joomla-basics-60-percent-of-top-5-negative-ranking-factors/#comment-3258 Jasser Sat, 07 Feb 2009 05:20:03 +0000 http://pathosseoblog.com/joomla-basics-60-percent-of-top-5-negative-ranking-factors/#comment-3258 thanks allot , but i want to ask you i have small website and i want to change it to -><br>wordpress self hosted , or to joomla which one do you advice me to use .<br>for my small website <a href="http://www.mjaflaam.com" rel="nofollow">www.mjaflaam.com</a> <br>all visitors on my website come from search engines . so your ,great article freek me out from using joomla.<br>thanks thanks allot , but i want to ask you i have small website and i want to change it to ->
wordpress self hosted , or to joomla which one do you advice me to use .
for my small website http://www.mjaflaam.com
all visitors on my website come from search engines . so your ,great article freek me out from using joomla.
thanks

]]> By: Pathos http://www.pathosseoblog.com/joomla-basics-60-percent-of-top-5-negative-ranking-factors/#comment-3047 Pathos Sun, 16 Sep 2007 20:56:53 +0000 http://pathosseoblog.com/joomla-basics-60-percent-of-top-5-negative-ranking-factors/#comment-3047 @ Shannon "Stumbled accross"? I don't hope so... as you and Carlos are doing a fine Job looking at your portfolio... Please check some of the Portfolio URLs if they are still working! And you need to do some work on your SEO and SEF as this Blog is all about that, so I hope you don't mind pointing this out to you :-) So for an upcoming Joomla Service Website like yours I won't spam the comment and I will be watching your ecommerce site launch.. Succes to you and your partner! @ Shannon

“Stumbled accross”? I don’t hope so… as you and Carlos are doing a fine Job looking at your portfolio…

Please check some of the Portfolio URLs if they are still working!
And you need to do some work on your SEO and SEF as this Blog is all about that, so I hope you don’t mind pointing this out to you :-)

So for an upcoming Joomla Service Website like yours I won’t spam the comment and I will be watching your ecommerce site launch..

Succes to you and your partner!

]]> By: Shannon http://www.pathosseoblog.com/joomla-basics-60-percent-of-top-5-negative-ranking-factors/#comment-3042 Shannon Sun, 16 Sep 2007 19:01:27 +0000 http://pathosseoblog.com/joomla-basics-60-percent-of-top-5-negative-ranking-factors/#comment-3042 I recently stumbled accross the following website: <a href="http://www.joomlacmssolutions.com/">www.joomlacmssolutions.com</a> which is offering all kinds of joomla services, templates and products. Has anyone out there tried their templates and can show me outcome. I really like what they are doing. I contacted them and they are just about to launch as a ecommerce site so maybe someone out there has tried their templates? I recently stumbled accross the following website: http://www.joomlacmssolutions.com which is offering all kinds of joomla services, templates and products. Has anyone out there tried their templates and can show me outcome. I really like what they are doing. I contacted them and they are just about to launch as a ecommerce site so maybe someone out there has tried their templates?

]]> By: Pathos http://www.pathosseoblog.com/joomla-basics-60-percent-of-top-5-negative-ranking-factors/#comment-1382 Pathos Sun, 17 Jun 2007 21:00:48 +0000 http://pathosseoblog.com/joomla-basics-60-percent-of-top-5-negative-ranking-factors/#comment-1382 @Randall, Thank you for your comment, just left a comment on your Blog on the WordPress SEO Post... @Randall,

Thank you for your comment, just left a comment on your Blog on the WordPress SEO Post…

]]> By: Randall Cornett http://www.pathosseoblog.com/joomla-basics-60-percent-of-top-5-negative-ranking-factors/#comment-1381 Randall Cornett Sun, 17 Jun 2007 20:28:55 +0000 http://pathosseoblog.com/joomla-basics-60-percent-of-top-5-negative-ranking-factors/#comment-1381 I use SEOMOZ as a great resource when it comes to researching seo. Great post! I’m relativley new to the blogging scene, and your blog. I just recently stumbled on your blog. Anyways, I’m trying my hardest to make my blog successful and market myself. So if you don’t mind dropping by www.randlife.com and just check some things out. I’ve subscribed to your feed, hopefully you will do the same. Keep up the great work! I’m going to be coming back alot! I use SEOMOZ as a great resource when it comes to researching seo. Great post!

I’m relativley new to the blogging scene, and your blog. I just recently stumbled on your blog. Anyways, I’m trying my hardest to make my blog successful and market myself. So if you don’t mind dropping by http://www.randlife.com and just check some things out. I’ve subscribed to your feed, hopefully you will do the same. Keep up the great work! I’m going to be coming back alot!

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