Comments on: SEO friendly URLs: myth and fact http://www.malcolmcoles.co.uk/blog/seo-friendly-urls-myth-and-fact/ Where to find Malcolm Coles, reviews, and tips on how to do things I couldn't do. Sat, 13 Mar 2010 12:43:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: adrianyearwood http://www.malcolmcoles.co.uk/blog/seo-friendly-urls-myth-and-fact/#comment-8223 adrianyearwood Sat, 27 Feb 2010 21:05:30 +0000 http://www.malcolmcoles.co.uk/blog/?p=306#comment-8223 Google et al never really spell it out exactly what they use to rank pages or sites. I think its a fair comment to say "every little" helps. There is no single method to achieve SEO perfection, search friendly urls, meta data, H tags, alt tags, file names, file location folder names, keyword density, sitemaps so on and so forth all just adds up to making it clearer to both search engines and users what your site or page is about. Matt Chatterley - im all for using the term 'natural language' URLs - good shout :-) Google et al never really spell it out exactly what they use to rank pages or sites.

I think its a fair comment to say "every little" helps.

There is no single method to achieve SEO perfection, search friendly urls, meta data, H tags, alt tags, file names, file location folder names, keyword density, sitemaps so on and so forth all just adds up to making it clearer to both search engines and users what your site or page is about.

Matt Chatterley - im all for using the term 'natural language' URLs - good shout :-)

]]> By: Richie Pearce http://www.malcolmcoles.co.uk/blog/seo-friendly-urls-myth-and-fact/#comment-7977 Richie Pearce Tue, 16 Feb 2010 10:48:29 +0000 http://www.malcolmcoles.co.uk/blog/?p=306#comment-7977 I was desperate to create SEO friendly URL's for our site as I thought we were losing out in search results. This article has put my mind at rest, however does highlight the advantage so I will still implement them but no rush for them now. Thanks :) I was desperate to create SEO friendly URL's for our site as I thought we were losing out in search results.

This article has put my mind at rest, however does highlight the advantage so I will still implement them but no rush for them now.

Thanks :)

]]> By: Church blogs: SEO and copywriting tips for the Pope » malcolm coles http://www.malcolmcoles.co.uk/blog/seo-friendly-urls-myth-and-fact/#comment-7484 Church blogs: SEO and copywriting tips for the Pope » malcolm coles Mon, 25 Jan 2010 13:02:14 +0000 http://www.malcolmcoles.co.uk/blog/?p=306#comment-7484 [...] The Vatican should read up on search-engine- / human-friendly URLs. [...] [...] The Vatican should read up on search-engine- / human-friendly URLs. [...]

]]> By: SEO Friendly URLS with .htaccess « Eureka Design http://www.malcolmcoles.co.uk/blog/seo-friendly-urls-myth-and-fact/#comment-6444 SEO Friendly URLS with .htaccess « Eureka Design Tue, 08 Dec 2009 23:38:48 +0000 http://www.malcolmcoles.co.uk/blog/?p=306#comment-6444 [...] Seo friendly urls [...] [...] Seo friendly urls [...]

]]> By: Link Wheel http://www.malcolmcoles.co.uk/blog/seo-friendly-urls-myth-and-fact/#comment-5839 Link Wheel Thu, 29 Oct 2009 22:11:40 +0000 http://www.malcolmcoles.co.uk/blog/?p=306#comment-5839 Having keywords in your URLs makes little difference to how well you rank in google's results and it's making them more user friendly for the audience so even if Google no longer cares about them for SEO value, it's nicer for the end user as Mr.Christopher Ross said. Having keywords in your URLs makes little difference to how well you rank in google's results and it's making them more user friendly for the audience so even if Google no longer cares about them for SEO value, it's nicer for the end user as Mr.Christopher Ross said.

]]> By: Christina Radisic http://www.malcolmcoles.co.uk/blog/seo-friendly-urls-myth-and-fact/#comment-3873 Christina Radisic Wed, 05 Aug 2009 10:15:40 +0000 http://www.malcolmcoles.co.uk/blog/?p=306#comment-3873 Our company name is DR Adept. Yet when used in a url it becomes www.dradept.com. Most people calling us can not pronounce our name correctly. Our decision to start using SEO friendly urls, was based on making it easier for new clients who prefer to contact us by phone to have an easy name to pronounce. Hence Adept web, Essex SEO and Essex Webdesigns but to name a few. We also recommend this to our clients. Our company name is DR Adept. Yet when used in a url it becomes http://www.dradept.com. Most people calling us can not pronounce our name correctly.

Our decision to start using SEO friendly urls, was based on making it easier for new clients who prefer to contact us by phone to have an easy name to pronounce.

Hence Adept web, Essex SEO and Essex Webdesigns but to name a few.

We also recommend this to our clients.

]]> By: Sam Smithers http://www.malcolmcoles.co.uk/blog/seo-friendly-urls-myth-and-fact/#comment-3714 Sam Smithers Tue, 28 Jul 2009 13:11:16 +0000 http://www.malcolmcoles.co.uk/blog/?p=306#comment-3714 I use Wordpress like most bloggers and have the All in one SEO plugin installed. This takes care of the friendly URLS as they are indexed by Google automatically. I would agree with this post and add that most bloggers spend endless hours tweaking titles and copy and miss the important stuff..Like good copy which this article has proven. Regards I use Wordpress like most bloggers and have the All in one SEO plugin installed. This takes care of the friendly URLS as they are indexed by Google automatically. I would agree with this post and add that most bloggers spend endless hours tweaking titles and copy and miss the important stuff..Like good copy which this article has proven.

Regards

]]> By: james brabyn http://www.malcolmcoles.co.uk/blog/seo-friendly-urls-myth-and-fact/#comment-1132 james brabyn Thu, 12 Feb 2009 01:26:46 +0000 http://www.malcolmcoles.co.uk/blog/?p=306#comment-1132 was just having this convo with a client yesterday actually, I have recently given my opinion on 'human friendly / search friendly' urls to a few people and have persuaded them to choose urls that have a keyword in them and sometimes a geographical term regarding their area or operation. examples www.essex-units.co.uk www.edenwood-building-services.co.uk/ good blog post was just having this convo with a client yesterday actually, I have recently given my opinion on 'human friendly / search friendly' urls to a few people and have persuaded them to choose urls that have a keyword in them and sometimes a geographical term regarding their area or operation.
examples
http://www.essex-units.co.uk
http://www.edenwood-building-services.co.uk/
good blog post

]]> By: Malcolm Coles http://www.malcolmcoles.co.uk/blog/seo-friendly-urls-myth-and-fact/#comment-1131 Malcolm Coles Wed, 11 Feb 2009 23:28:20 +0000 http://www.malcolmcoles.co.uk/blog/?p=306#comment-1131 I'm starting a campaign to call them 'human friendly'. It seems we're all in agreement here, so it should catch on ... I'm starting a campaign to call them 'human friendly'. It seems we're all in agreement here, so it should catch on ...

]]> By: Matt Chatterley http://www.malcolmcoles.co.uk/blog/seo-friendly-urls-myth-and-fact/#comment-1130 Matt Chatterley Wed, 11 Feb 2009 22:38:29 +0000 http://www.malcolmcoles.co.uk/blog/?p=306#comment-1130 Well. SEO isn't simply about making a site appear higher in SERPs (although that would superficially seem to be the crux of the matter). You also need to make it the site that users choose to click on. "SEO Friendly" is probably a bit misleading. Something like 'natural language' urls is probably better - something that makes sense whether to a machine or a person - will tend to produce better results. Well. SEO isn't simply about making a site appear higher in SERPs (although that would superficially seem to be the crux of the matter). You also need to make it the site that users choose to click on.

"SEO Friendly" is probably a bit misleading. Something like 'natural language' urls is probably better - something that makes sense whether to a machine or a person - will tend to produce better results.

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