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What did you do to your website post tags?
Do you index them Tags on your website or not?
thank you
Kind regards/
Richard has given you some very good advice and guidance here…let us know if you have any further questions.
-Mike
Hi Mike
I don't because it's the post titles and meta-descriptions that make a difference to whether searchers click or not organically.
:-)
Richard
What did you do to your website post tags?
What did you do to your website post tags?
Do you index them Tags on your website or not?
thank you
Kind regards/
Richard has given you some very good advice and guidance here…let us know if you have any further questions.
-Mike
Hi Mike
I don't because it's the post titles and meta-descriptions that make a difference to whether searchers click or not organically.
:-)
Richard
I got this message on one of my sites.
That is spam, those are automated. You can just delete them or mark as spam, and move on. Don't give it any further thought than that.
Are this real message from Google or spam messages?
Please kindly let me know below. Thank you.
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Google messages , is this a spam or not ?
I got this message on one of my sites.
That is spam, those are automated. You can just delete them or mark as spam, and move on. Don't give it any further thought than that.
Are this real message from Google or spam messages?
Please kindly let me know below. Thank you.
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what do I do if one of my post is having redirecting issue on GSC?.
You have some great advice and guidance here with Partha…I hope it all works out for you!
-Mike
Hey Mike,
You'll need to provide more details to "fix" this issue.
Go to Google Search Console.
Input the url into the search bar at the top and press enter.
This should provide some more details, but usually the "redirect error" simply means that the Google Bot couldn't access the post because it is being redirected to a post/page that doens't work or simply doesn't exist.
Then click on TEST LIVE URL and should tell you what the issue is.
When you've done that, take a screenshot and then paste it back here, so we can see what the problem is.
Make sense?
Partha
Hey Mike,
It appears that you may be providing a link to your sitemap that is not working properly.
See your screen print below...
If that is the case, then simply fixing that dead link will resolve this issue for you.
Hope you find this helpful.
Okay, have you actually changed the url (permalink) in question?
The redirect error typically occurs when you have publsihed an article, you then decide to change the url, but your 301 redirect doesn't work or hasn;t been set up properly.
However, Google Search Console isn't adverse to getting things wrong occasionally.
Go to the Google Search Page
and type in
site:yourwebsite.com + keyword
Obviously replace the "yourwebsite.com" for YOUR DOMAIN NAME
and change "keyword" for the something that is in the title of your article.
If it shows up, then you have no issues the article is indexed anyway.
However, if you have changed the url then you will can either use your SEO plugin (it depends which one you are using) to add a 301 redirect, or you can simply install the "REDIRECTION" plugin, which allows you to redirect any uel with 2-3 clicks of your mouse.
But, the question remains
Have you changed any urls, especially the url that Google Search Console is stating has a "redirect error"?
No,
It's a new post.
The URL is now available to google bots but when I test the URL; I get this message here
Oh okay, it's simply that the page isn't deemed mobile friendly...
Double-check it here
https://search.google.com/test/mobile-friendly?utm_source=support.google.com/webmasters/&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign= 6352293
Google always indexes mobile FIRST, so there may a reason that this article isn't mobile-friendly...
Is there something different in this article from previous articles you've written?
Perhaps image/video related?
Anyway check the url in the above link and see what it says.
I think so
and because the post is new.
I resubmitted the sitemap and the URL and then test the post on GSC
thanks you mam/
Hi Mikol,
It appears that Google has found a page with a redirected URL from your site.
Probably that page is not indexed.
You can request SC indexing of that page.
Also, make sure you type the URL of the domain and the page correctly.
Greeting,
Slavka 👋
Howdy
Use a redirect checker tool to check the redirect chain of the post.
Check and fix any broken links that may be causing the redirect issue.
Update the redirect and request re-indexing
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What do you do if you thereis a rediretion error?
what do I do if one of my post is having redirecting issue on GSC?.
You have some great advice and guidance here with Partha…I hope it all works out for you!
-Mike
Hey Mike,
You'll need to provide more details to "fix" this issue.
Go to Google Search Console.
Input the url into the search bar at the top and press enter.
This should provide some more details, but usually the "redirect error" simply means that the Google Bot couldn't access the post because it is being redirected to a post/page that doens't work or simply doesn't exist.
Then click on TEST LIVE URL and should tell you what the issue is.
When you've done that, take a screenshot and then paste it back here, so we can see what the problem is.
Make sense?
Partha
Hey Mike,
It appears that you may be providing a link to your sitemap that is not working properly.
See your screen print below...
If that is the case, then simply fixing that dead link will resolve this issue for you.
Hope you find this helpful.
Okay, have you actually changed the url (permalink) in question?
The redirect error typically occurs when you have publsihed an article, you then decide to change the url, but your 301 redirect doesn't work or hasn;t been set up properly.
However, Google Search Console isn't adverse to getting things wrong occasionally.
Go to the Google Search Page
and type in
site:yourwebsite.com + keyword
Obviously replace the "yourwebsite.com" for YOUR DOMAIN NAME
and change "keyword" for the something that is in the title of your article.
If it shows up, then you have no issues the article is indexed anyway.
However, if you have changed the url then you will can either use your SEO plugin (it depends which one you are using) to add a 301 redirect, or you can simply install the "REDIRECTION" plugin, which allows you to redirect any uel with 2-3 clicks of your mouse.
But, the question remains
Have you changed any urls, especially the url that Google Search Console is stating has a "redirect error"?
No,
It's a new post.
The URL is now available to google bots but when I test the URL; I get this message here
Oh okay, it's simply that the page isn't deemed mobile friendly...
Double-check it here
https://search.google.com/test/mobile-friendly?utm_source=support.google.com/webmasters/&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign= 6352293
Google always indexes mobile FIRST, so there may a reason that this article isn't mobile-friendly...
Is there something different in this article from previous articles you've written?
Perhaps image/video related?
Anyway check the url in the above link and see what it says.
I think so
and because the post is new.
I resubmitted the sitemap and the URL and then test the post on GSC
thanks you mam/
Hi Mikol,
It appears that Google has found a page with a redirected URL from your site.
Probably that page is not indexed.
You can request SC indexing of that page.
Also, make sure you type the URL of the domain and the page correctly.
Greeting,
Slavka 👋
Howdy
Use a redirect checker tool to check the redirect chain of the post.
Check and fix any broken links that may be causing the redirect issue.
Update the redirect and request re-indexing
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Using Plugin For internal links, is it SEO friendly or not ?
Hey Mike,
Yes, it's "good" if used correctly.
I use the paid premium version of Link Whisper, but I believe there is a free option available too, although I'm not sure what you get with that.
However, the internal links should be "hyperlinked" with relevant text to the article that you wish to link to.
Often, you'll find that Link Whisper will suggest certain internal links, but the anchor text isn't that great or that relevant.
My suggestion, use Link Whisper to spot potential internal link opportunitues, but them create the links manually yourself.
Internal links are fantastic for SEO - they provide navigation for your readers, which improves visitor experience = great for SEO.
It improves your site structure = great for SEO
Correct use of anchor text (link from words in ONE article which are relevant to the target keyword of ANOTHER article) = great for SEO.
Hope that makes sense?
Partha
Hi, good morning Partha,
I'm using the Inline Related Posts AUTOMATICALLY inserts related posts INSIDE your content, then I add
"Check this Out Related article here": =====>>>
I set it up to show up three times on each post and pages.
thanks for reply/
I have used the free version of Link Whisper, but I am unsure if it is right. Meaning I have no idea if it is better to use it or do it myself.
Remember not to accept all ideas from the free version, as there would be too many internal links if you do that.
But I have got some good ideas, but I want to use a tropical cluster that is similar, and the free one doesn´t work like that. Can you do that in the paid one?
Hey Mike,
Okay, just be wary of using that type of anchor text for too many internal links.
This is known as a GENERIC anchor text, and in reality should probably not be used more than 5-10% of the time for your internal links.
Basically, a generic anchor text link doesn't usually use any keywords or provide a point of reference for your readers or the search engines.
In fact, they can be viewed as spammy!!
Especially when they are things like
"Click Here"
"More Info"
Here's a great article from semrush about the different types of anchor text and how to use them.
https://www.semrush.com/blog/what-is-anchor-text-and-how-can-i-optimize-it/
I myself feel that one of my websites was punished last year for overuse of exact match anchor text, so I have spent the last few months fixing this.
Partha
Hey Johann,
Yes, definitely use Link Whisper for ideas rather than following it blindly.
Even in the premium version I find myself thinking, "Well, that link doesn't make sense".
So, use it to find "link opportunities", but then do everything manually yourself.
As for topic clusters, I'm unaware of what the free version offers.
However, with the premium version you can separate links by posts, pages, categories, and tags.
So, as an example, you can list all posts under just one category, or if you use tags, then list posts under just one tag.
This is great as you can then see all the articles on ONE subject matter (topic cluster) in the same place.
This then allows you to create internal links throughout the entire article cluster.
So, as an example, on my exercise site, I first listed all articles in Link Whisper under the category "Chest", and then I got Link Whisper to list all articles around the tag "Bench Press".
This then gave me 56 results (56 articles targeting "bench press") and obviously it gave me "ideas" on how to internally link to each article.
However, as I say, even with the paid version I still PREFER to add links manually (a lot of the links are one word or don't make sense, etc.).
What you can do is check out YouTube.
Spencer the creator is a pretty decent guy and really helpful.
His brand is Niche Pursuits and he has a YouTube Channel, Podcast, and a website all under the same brand.
His name is Spencer Haws, and he'll definitely have lots of tutorials and videos on how to use Link Whisper.
Partha
Thank you!
Yes, I do it all manually. One problem too with using it without thinking is that Link Whisper free suggest sometimes 2 links in 3 sentences which is too close in my opinion.
Great about Spencer, thank you! Already subscript and will research him very soon, after I had found out how to use Generatepress (the seed in Thrive was killing my site!).
Thank you again and good luck!
First off, I hope it's ok to ask this on your thread, Mike.
Hey Prince🤴 P,
Just one thing on anchor text:
On my site, I use a static homepage.
But I added a section on my homepage for recent posts (which is under the fold), to keep showing Google that I'm adding fresh content to my homepage.
The recent posts section just contains the featured image, post title, and the read more link, like most other blogs I've seen that use a blog role as its homepage, except I kept it to 3 posts and it doesn't have the little content snippet.
But when I go to core web vitals, under the SEO section, it keeps saying: Links do not have descriptive text and when I open it up, it shows the 3 read more links on my 3 recent posts in that section.
My questions are:
Is Google seeing other blogs in the same way, that have a blog role as their homepage and have the read more links under all the posts?
Or is not having the little content snippet affecting this and therefore I should add one?
Or third, is it all right as is, and I should just ignore this?
Thanks, Prince🤴 P!
Your Loyal Royal👑 Supporter :)
Zach "The Prosperous View" aka "The Xylophone"
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Using plugin for internal links ?
Using Plugin For internal links, is it SEO friendly or not ?
Hey Mike,
Yes, it's "good" if used correctly.
I use the paid premium version of Link Whisper, but I believe there is a free option available too, although I'm not sure what you get with that.
However, the internal links should be "hyperlinked" with relevant text to the article that you wish to link to.
Often, you'll find that Link Whisper will suggest certain internal links, but the anchor text isn't that great or that relevant.
My suggestion, use Link Whisper to spot potential internal link opportunitues, but them create the links manually yourself.
Internal links are fantastic for SEO - they provide navigation for your readers, which improves visitor experience = great for SEO.
It improves your site structure = great for SEO
Correct use of anchor text (link from words in ONE article which are relevant to the target keyword of ANOTHER article) = great for SEO.
Hope that makes sense?
Partha
Hi, good morning Partha,
I'm using the Inline Related Posts AUTOMATICALLY inserts related posts INSIDE your content, then I add
"Check this Out Related article here": =====>>>
I set it up to show up three times on each post and pages.
thanks for reply/
I have used the free version of Link Whisper, but I am unsure if it is right. Meaning I have no idea if it is better to use it or do it myself.
Remember not to accept all ideas from the free version, as there would be too many internal links if you do that.
But I have got some good ideas, but I want to use a tropical cluster that is similar, and the free one doesn´t work like that. Can you do that in the paid one?
Hey Mike,
Okay, just be wary of using that type of anchor text for too many internal links.
This is known as a GENERIC anchor text, and in reality should probably not be used more than 5-10% of the time for your internal links.
Basically, a generic anchor text link doesn't usually use any keywords or provide a point of reference for your readers or the search engines.
In fact, they can be viewed as spammy!!
Especially when they are things like
"Click Here"
"More Info"
Here's a great article from semrush about the different types of anchor text and how to use them.
https://www.semrush.com/blog/what-is-anchor-text-and-how-can-i-optimize-it/
I myself feel that one of my websites was punished last year for overuse of exact match anchor text, so I have spent the last few months fixing this.
Partha
Hey Johann,
Yes, definitely use Link Whisper for ideas rather than following it blindly.
Even in the premium version I find myself thinking, "Well, that link doesn't make sense".
So, use it to find "link opportunities", but then do everything manually yourself.
As for topic clusters, I'm unaware of what the free version offers.
However, with the premium version you can separate links by posts, pages, categories, and tags.
So, as an example, you can list all posts under just one category, or if you use tags, then list posts under just one tag.
This is great as you can then see all the articles on ONE subject matter (topic cluster) in the same place.
This then allows you to create internal links throughout the entire article cluster.
So, as an example, on my exercise site, I first listed all articles in Link Whisper under the category "Chest", and then I got Link Whisper to list all articles around the tag "Bench Press".
This then gave me 56 results (56 articles targeting "bench press") and obviously it gave me "ideas" on how to internally link to each article.
However, as I say, even with the paid version I still PREFER to add links manually (a lot of the links are one word or don't make sense, etc.).
What you can do is check out YouTube.
Spencer the creator is a pretty decent guy and really helpful.
His brand is Niche Pursuits and he has a YouTube Channel, Podcast, and a website all under the same brand.
His name is Spencer Haws, and he'll definitely have lots of tutorials and videos on how to use Link Whisper.
Partha
Thank you!
Yes, I do it all manually. One problem too with using it without thinking is that Link Whisper free suggest sometimes 2 links in 3 sentences which is too close in my opinion.
Great about Spencer, thank you! Already subscript and will research him very soon, after I had found out how to use Generatepress (the seed in Thrive was killing my site!).
Thank you again and good luck!
First off, I hope it's ok to ask this on your thread, Mike.
Hey Prince🤴 P,
Just one thing on anchor text:
On my site, I use a static homepage.
But I added a section on my homepage for recent posts (which is under the fold), to keep showing Google that I'm adding fresh content to my homepage.
The recent posts section just contains the featured image, post title, and the read more link, like most other blogs I've seen that use a blog role as its homepage, except I kept it to 3 posts and it doesn't have the little content snippet.
But when I go to core web vitals, under the SEO section, it keeps saying: Links do not have descriptive text and when I open it up, it shows the 3 read more links on my 3 recent posts in that section.
My questions are:
Is Google seeing other blogs in the same way, that have a blog role as their homepage and have the read more links under all the posts?
Or is not having the little content snippet affecting this and therefore I should add one?
Or third, is it all right as is, and I should just ignore this?
Thanks, Prince🤴 P!
Your Loyal Royal👑 Supporter :)
Zach "The Prosperous View" aka "The Xylophone"
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Is it Ok to shorten my WA links with Bitly for my YouTube channel?
Yes. Pretty Links converts affiliate links to internal links, which has some advantages for affiliate marketing.
Hey Mike,
Personally, I use Pretty Links for all my affiliate links, as it makes my site look and perform best. How To Use Pretty Links Hope you find this helpful.
That’s a good question.
I wonder if there is some statistical data that shows a SALE that went through the entire process of proving the tracking cookies are actually in place and linked to the Affiliate URL and to the shortened link.
There are A LOT of places that links can breakdown in the long chain of events.
From the Ad Click, to PopUp blockers to prospects clearing their cache to researching on one device and then shopping on a different device to taking too much time and missing the cookie duration window.
I have seen many people do it on social media, including YouTube. It is not banned. Except for Amazon links, that's not allowed. But other purposes like WA or other affiliate links follow the affiliate company's terms of service (TOS) if they allow it. With WA, you can.
Best wishes to you in your marketing!
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Is it Ok to shorten my WA links with Bitly for my YouTube channel?
Yes. Pretty Links converts affiliate links to internal links, which has some advantages for affiliate marketing.
Hey Mike,
Personally, I use Pretty Links for all my affiliate links, as it makes my site look and perform best. How To Use Pretty Links Hope you find this helpful.
That’s a good question.
I wonder if there is some statistical data that shows a SALE that went through the entire process of proving the tracking cookies are actually in place and linked to the Affiliate URL and to the shortened link.
There are A LOT of places that links can breakdown in the long chain of events.
From the Ad Click, to PopUp blockers to prospects clearing their cache to researching on one device and then shopping on a different device to taking too much time and missing the cookie duration window.
I have seen many people do it on social media, including YouTube. It is not banned. Except for Amazon links, that's not allowed. But other purposes like WA or other affiliate links follow the affiliate company's terms of service (TOS) if they allow it. With WA, you can.
Best wishes to you in your marketing!
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I guess you have the answers now. How about doing a post on what you found out.
Bux