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How might a widgetized homepage affect SEO?

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  • This topic has 5 replies, 3 voices, and was last updated 9 years, 10 months ago by Eric.
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  • March 24, 2013 at 4:34 pm #3371
    elenabrz
    Customer

    In terms of keyword density, headings with keywords in the content, etc…how does a widgetized homepage like Epik’s affect SEO?

    Thanks!

     

    March 24, 2013 at 10:02 pm #3378
    Wes
    Moderator

    I’m not an SEO expert, so I’m not really qualified to give SEO advice…..but if I were to guess, I doubt it would affect it in a negative way since everything is coded in the same way as StudioPress. StudioPress/Genesis are known for good SEO practices, so thats why I assume it should be fine.

    March 28, 2013 at 12:42 pm #3398
    elenabrz
    Customer

    Hi Wes

    Genesis/Studiopress claim to have a good SEO, however a bad genesis child theme choice can harm SEO too.

    So let’s wrap up:

    1) Google indexes homepage first, domain + whatever they find on homepage = best combination: and mainly keyword density, image alts, etc. That is homepage content. QUESTION: are Epik homepage widgets content indexed by search engine bots? Have you tested it?

    I don’t think that with SEO title and SEO description will be enough for SE bots [add_action( ‘genesis_meta’, ‘epik_home_genesis_meta’ );]

    2) I could add some text on the homepage that loads before the widgets but I can’t because there’s no “homepage” Page as such…only a home.php that loads a sidebar with widgets.

    3) And yet I like the design of homepage.

    So could I use a full width page as a static frontpage , and have another page load the widget structure found at home.php?

    So homepage loads a page with text and images, etc which is better for the seo of my domain and the home.php actually works for instance for a ‘Services’ page or sth like that?

    4) All your themes have widgetized homepages?

    Thanks!

    March 29, 2013 at 2:07 am #3425
    Eric
    Customer

    I’m guessing you missed the Genesis SEO Settings. To adjust the SEO settings you can simply follow this tutorial which explains how to set everything up (including the homepage) – http://my.studiopress.com/docs/genesis-seo-settings/

    As Wes already mentioned, this Child Theme WILL NOT affect your SEO in a negative way. Wes builds his themes in the same way as StudioPress does, so there is nothing you need to worry about ๐Ÿ˜‰

    Here are more StudioPress links/tutorials that should answer common Genesis questions –

    Genesis Tutorials – http://my.studiopress.com/tutorials/

    Community Tutorials

    Video Tutorials


    I create awesome sites for awesome people! Contact me if interested โ€“ ericsanchez1585@gmail.com

    March 29, 2013 at 1:28 pm #3435
    elenabrz
    Customer

    Hi Eric

    Thanks Eric, I hadn’t missed them.

    You see, SEO doesn’t seem to be an exact science, and after outsourcing with 5 SEO consultants and agencies, from Spain and the US…the thing is: they say different things each time. The guys I’m working with now say that homepage content shouldn’t look empty to bots

    I’ll assume the bot will index feature/welcome widgets titles and content.

    So I’m happy with that,

    Thanks!

    March 29, 2013 at 1:38 pm #3437
    Eric
    Customer

    You’re Welcome


    I create awesome sites for awesome people! Contact me if interested โ€“ ericsanchez1585@gmail.com

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