I said one or the other. You could just use MO and not SFL.
Jason
> Man this becomes even more confusing...but if all the links are SFL style
> they are okay? But having duplicate content from MO is not good?
>
> Leslie
>
>
> > You need to stick with one linking style and get rid of the rest and
block
> > google, etc. from hitting other types of links from the one you are
using.
> > It was never the way to do it. Just a part of the process.
> >
> > Jason
> >
> >
> >> Can someone "nutshell" this for me? I'm out of town, find these posts,
> >> have a project I desperately trying to finish that uses, static pages,
> >> Merchant Optimizer and the CBS SFL Suite. Bottom line, am I screwed?
The
> >> site has tons on links to products within the site. I thought this used
> >> to
> >> be the way to do this? Have the rules just changed again?
> >>
> >> FWIW - I have suggested more than once that the client use Jason's
> > services.
> >>
> >> Leslie
> >>
> >>
> >> >> > Depends on whether you have regular links elsewhere to products or
> >> >> > categories. If you have zero, than no problem. Might as well do
> >> it
> >> > just to be sure.
> >> >
> >> > Jason
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >> ---------------------------
> >> >>
> >> >> Great!
> >> >>
> >> >> So we don't need to use a robot.txt file either? I've seen this in
> >> some
> >> >> other posts on this thread so I just want to be sure. :-)
> >> >>
> >> >> Thanks!
> >> >> Lori
> >> >>
> >> >> ----------------------------
> >> >>
> >> >> On 5/16/05 7:41 PM, "Jason Henderson" <webmaster@jmhonline.net>
> >> wrote:
> >> >>
> >> >> > Depends on whether you have regular links elsewhere to products or
> >> >> > categories. If you have zero, than no problem.
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Jason
> >> >> >
> >> >> >
> >> >> >> We're using Search Friendly Links, Meta Tag Generator and Search
> >> > Friendly
> >> >> >> Store Map all by CBS.
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> After reading this thread we're wondering what we need to do...
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> According to the SFL manual: "... adding the .htaccess rewrite
> >> rule
> >> > will
> >> >> >> take the ' directory' link and rewrite the request to meet the
SFL
> >> > style
> >> >> >> on-the-fly as requests come in. Search engines will only see the
> >> >> static
> >> >> >> link, not the rewritten link as this process is handled within
> >> your
> >> >> web
> >> >> >> server"
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> If this is true than the URLs created by SFL and SF Store Map
> >> should
> >> >> be
> >> > OK
> >> >> >> as Google won't see the Miva dynamic URLs, (along with the SFL
and
> > SF
> >> >> > Store
> >> >> >> Map URLs), and penalize us for duplicate sites... right????????
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> Thanks!
> >> >> >> Lori
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> ------------------
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> On 5/16/05 6:44 PM, "Jason Henderson" <webmaster@jmhonline.net>
> >> >> wrote:
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >>> Same thing. There will be what "appears" to be two different
> >> pages
> >> > with
> >> >> > the
> >> >> >>> exact same content. Banning /Merchant2/ directory "should" not
> >> >> affect
> >> >> >>> rewritten urls via .htaccess such as SFL but don't quote me on
> > that.
> >> >> >>>
> >> >> >>> Jason
> >> >> >>>
> >> >> >>>
> >> >> >>>> I tried to follow the entire thread and didn't see this asked.
> >> If
> >> > so,
> >> >> > I
> >> >> >>>> apologize. What happens if your site has both SFL and normal
> > links
> >> > to
> >> >> > the
> >> >> >>>> same page? Will this cause issues?
> >> >> >>>>
> >> >> >>>>
> >> >> >>>> Paul
> >> >> >>>>
> >> >> >>>>
> >> >> >>>>
> >> >> >>>> -----Original Message-----
> >> >> >>>> From: owner-merchant-users@listmgr.miva.com
> >> >> >>>> [mailto:owner-merchant-users@listmgr.miva.com]On Behalf Of
> >> > Webmaster -
> >> >> >>>> Aquariumpros.com
> >> >> >>>> Sent: Monday, May 16, 2005 2:20 PM
> >> >> >>>> To: Annie's Maternity Corner; Miva Merchant Users
> >> >> >>>> Subject: RE: [mru] OT: Google link?
> >> >> >>>>
> >> >> >>>>
> >> >> >>>> Uhm, I hope there's nothing wrong with THAT! Yeesh! We have ten
> >> > domains
> >> >> >>> with
> >> >> >>>> nothing on them pointing to aquariumpros.com.
> >> >> >>>>
> >> >> >>>> Dave Hauser, President
> >> >> >>>> Aquarium Professionals Group
> >> >> >>>>
> >> >> >>>>
> >> >> >>>> -----Original Message-----
> >> >> >>>> From: owner-merchant-users@listmgr.miva.com
> >> >> >>>> [mailto:owner-merchant-users@listmgr.miva.com]On Behalf Of
> >> Annie's
> >> >> >>>> Maternity Corner
> >> >> >>>> Sent: Monday, May 16, 2005 2:10 PM
> >> >> >>>> To: Miva Merchant Users
> >> >> >>>> Subject: RE: [mru] OT: Google link?
> >> >> >>>>
> >> >> >>>>
> >> >> >>>> The other URLs just re-direct to my site -- they don't actually
> >> >> have
> >> >> > any
> >> >> >>>> pages of their own....
> >> >> >>>>
> >> >> >>>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> >> >> >>>> Anne Cavicchi
> >> >> >>>> Annie's
> >> >> >>>> 106 - 402 Baker ST
> >> >> >>>> Nelson, BC V1L4H8
> >> >> >>>> 250-354-2000
> >> >> >>>> www.maternitycorner.com
> >> >> >>>>
> >> >> >>>>
> >> >> >>>> -----Original Message-----
> >> >> >>>> From: owner-merchant-users@listmgr.miva.com
> >> >> >>>> [mailto:owner-merchant-users@listmgr.miva.com]On Behalf Of
> >> > Webmaster -
> >> >> >>>> Aquariumpros.com
> >> >> >>>> Sent: Monday, May 16, 2005 11:03 AM
> >> >> >>>> To: Annie's Maternity Corner; Miva Merchant Users
> >> >> >>>> Subject: RE: [mru] OT: Google link?
> >> >> >>>>
> >> >> >>>>
> >> >> >>>> The way I am given to understand it, NO. Not if the content in
> >> the
> >> >> > three
> >> >> >>>> sites is different, but that would not be mirroring. That would
> >> be
> >> >> >>> linking!
> >> >> >>>>
> >> >> >>>> If however all three of those sites sell the same products,
have
> >> >> the
> >> >> > same
> >> >> >>>> product descriptions and the same categories (are in effect the
> >> >> same
> >> >> >>> store),
> >> >> >>>> then yes, according to Google, that could hurt you.
> >> >> >>>>
> >> >> >>>> The article posted in this thread also hints that Google has
> >> tied
> >> > into
> >> >> > DNS
> >> >> >>>> registration DBs and are looking at who owns sites that appear
> >> to
> >> > have
> >> >> > the
> >> >> >>>> same content.
> >> >> >>>>
> >> >> >>>>
> >> >> >>>>
> >> >> >>>> Dave Hauser, President
> >> >> >>>> Aquarium Professionals Group
> >> >> >>>>
> >> >> >>>>
> >> >> >>>> -----Original Message-----
> >> >> >>>> From: owner-merchant-users@listmgr.miva.com
> >> >> >>>> [mailto:owner-merchant-users@listmgr.miva.com]On Behalf Of
> >> Annie's
> >> >> >>>> Maternity Corner
> >> >> >>>> Sent: Monday, May 16, 2005 1:39 PM
> >> >> >>>> To: Miva Merchant Users
> >> >> >>>> Subject: RE: [mru] OT: Google link?
> >> >> >>>>
> >> >> >>>>
> >> >> >>>> So, if I have anniesbaby.com and rebelmaternity.com etc
pointing
> > to
> >> >> >>>> maternitycorner.com that's going to hurt me in google???
> >> >> >>>>
> >> >> >>>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> >> >> >>>> Anne Cavicchi
> >> >> >>>> Annie's
> >> >> >>>> 106 - 402 Baker ST
> >> >> >>>> Nelson, BC V1L4H8
> >> >> >>>> 250-354-2000
> >> >> >>>> www.maternitycorner.com
> >> >> >>>>
> >> >> >>>>
> >> >> >>>> -----Original Message-----
> >> >> >>>> From: owner-merchant-users@listmgr.miva.com
> >> >> >>>> [mailto:owner-merchant-users@listmgr.miva.com]On Behalf Of
> >> Aquapro
> >> >> >>>> Sent: Monday, May 16, 2005 10:25 AM
> >> >> >>>> To: Bill Gilligan; Miva Merchant Users
> >> >> >>>> Subject: RE: [mru] OT: Google link?
> >> >> >>>>
> >> >> >>>>
> >> >> >>>> Just wanted to post this after FINALLY hearing back from
Google.
> >> >> >>>>
> >> >> >>>> We had almost 55,000 pages in the Google index from our Search
> >> >> Engine
> >> >> >>> Killer
> >> >> >>>> pages, CBS store map pages, plus all the static content pages
> >> from
> >> > the
> >> >> >>>> informational side of our site.
> >> >> >>>>
> >> >> >>>> Now down to 904 and dropping. After quite a few emails to
> >> Google,
> >> >> we
> >> >> >>> finally
> >> >> >>>> got a response. They are absolutely not indexing ANY form of
> > mirror
> >> > or
> >> >> >>> HTML
> >> >> >>>> equivalent of dynamic pages. If content on pages is identical
or
> >> >> even
> >> >> >>> close,
> >> >> >>>> forget about it!
> >> >> >>>>
> >> >> >>>> It's either the dynamic pages, or ONE series of HTML pages.
Have
> >> a
> >> >> > mirror
> >> >> >>> on
> >> >> >>>> another domain? Google may not list your site at all unless
> >> (like
> >> > us),
> >> >> > you
> >> >> >>>> also have a fair amount of content pages.
> >> >> >>>>
> >> >> >>>> They would not get into algorythym specifics, but the bottom
> >> line
> >> >> is
> >> >> > that
> >> >> >>> we
> >> >> >>>> had too many copies of our store in their index. Their solution
> > was
> >> > to
> >> >> > get
> >> >> >>>> rid OF ALL pages related to Merchant from our site. They said
> > their
> >> >> > spider
> >> >> >>>> will now crawl the site starting at the index and will spider
> >> any
> >> > links
> >> >> > it
> >> >> >>>> finds until content starts looking identical, then it will
stop.
> > It
> >> >> > will
> >> >> >>> be
> >> >> >>>> at least two to six months after we "clean up our site and
> >> remove
> >> >> all
> >> >> >>> forms
> >> >> >>>> of mirror html pages before Google will start indexing new html
> >> >> pages
> >> >> >>>> generated by our new PHP Frame solution (Sebenza Studios). As
> >> that
> >> >> >>> solution
> >> >> >>>> also prevents the spider from seeing standard mvc product and
> >> > category
> >> >> >>>> pages, it will work, but only after we get rid of our SEK pages
> > and
> >> > CBS
> >> >> >>>> Store Map.
> >> >> >>>>
> >> >> >>>> SEK, CBS store map and any other form of mirrored pages are a
> > thing
> >> > of
> >> >> > the
> >> >> >>>> past when it comes to Google. Either the PHP Frame solution we
> > have
> >> > or
> >> >> >>>> Search Friendly links with dynamic Miva pages are the only way
> >> to
> >> > fly.
> >> >> > Get
> >> >> >>>> rid of anything else fast!
> >> >> >>>>
> >> >> >>>>
> >> >> >>>> Thank you
> >> >> >>>>
> >> >> >>>> Dave Hauser, President
> >> >> >>>> Aquarium Professionals Group
> >> >> >>>>
> >> >> >>>>
> >> >> >>>> -----Original Message-----
> >> >> >>>> From: owner-merchant-users@listmgr.miva.com
> >> >> >>>> [mailto:owner-merchant-users@listmgr.miva.com]On Behalf Of Bill
> >> >> > Gilligan
> >> >> >>>> Sent: Friday, May 13, 2005 12:16 PM
> >> >> >>>> To: Miva Merchant Users
> >> >> >>>> Subject: [mru] OT: Google link?
> >> >> >>>>
> >> >> >>>>
> >> >> >>>> Someone recently posted a link to a story about new changes at
> >> > Google.
> >> >> >>>>
> >> >> >>>> I have a client that has found his sales down, and google
> >> listing
> >> >> has
> >> >> >>>> dropped bu thousands. Did they
> >> >> >>>> drop thousands of pages?
> >> >> >>>>
> >> >> >>>> Anyone have that link?
> >> >> >>>>
> >> >> >>>> Bill
> >> >> >>>>
>
>
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