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Using a Breadcrumb Trail

Discussion in 'Search Engine Optimization' started by Geografixx_com, Nov 22, 2009.

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    The breadcrumb trail is of immense value for usability and SEO value, so it is amazing how so many neglect to see the,. For your site, the breadcrumb trails is best served as:

    Hope Page » Section Name Category name Page name - Page description

    The symbol used to separate each element is a buillemet (»), which indicated the direction of travel (down through the levels of your site) and is rendered as » in HTML

    Note that each of the breadcrumb elements is linked to the relevant page in the navigation, so the section name links, for example, takes you to the section page.

    Example
    Geografixx Business Printing - Business Printing - Business cards - Luxury Business Cards - Design and Order Luxury Business Cards Online

    It may not surprise you to learn that this is absolutely perfect as a breadcrumb trail. You just simply reproduce the trail above at the top of the page, using 9 point Verdana, color gray and replacing the dash with a guillemet. Each of the elements is appropriately linked.


    Find more SEO tips at
    http://www.geografixx.com/articles
     
    Geografixx_com, Nov 22, 2009 IP
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  2. Jim4767

    Jim4767 Prominent Member

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    Question: SEO-wise, does each of the links in the breadcrumb trail count as an "internal link" in, for example, Google Webmaster Tools?

    P.S. Green rep added for a nice post from a new member.
     
    Jim4767, Nov 22, 2009 IP
  3. Geografixx_com

    Geografixx_com Peon

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    Yes each link within the breadcrumb trail is a link to its own page.
     
    Geografixx_com, Nov 22, 2009 IP
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    aix4200 Well-Known Member

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    I learned something new. Since breadcrumb helps in SEO i am adding to my two sites who are crawling to death

    :)
     
    aix4200, Nov 22, 2009 IP
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    bigcat1967 Active Member

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    I'm assuming a bread crumb trail can be used getting a link to lead a bot to a page that needs to get indexed.
     
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    Breadcrumb link may count as an internal link. Many CMS has this feature built-in - display breadcrumbs for child pages. This facility available in Joomla CMS.
     
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    I think we often don't notice the importance of breadcrumbs in the site. Aside from the common navigation schemes. Breadcrumbs can help in the usability of the site to go back to where you started or a page on the site you want to view again without going to the home page.
     
    leahmarie, Nov 22, 2009 IP
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    surfaddict Active Member

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  9. rashida

    rashida Active Member

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    Using the breadcrumb link in your site is very useful for SEO.
     
    rashida, Nov 22, 2009 IP
  10. manish.chauhan

    manish.chauhan Well-Known Member

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  11. fbwebmaster

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    im confused ... pls can some1 explain a bit more about these "breadcrumb links" ?? and is it only for cms based websites??
     
    fbwebmaster, Nov 23, 2009 IP
  12. Mr Happy

    Mr Happy Greenhorn

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    No fbwebmaster it can be used for all websites.

    By the way the first post is leached from www.seo-expert-services.co.uk and is based on a printing company in the UK. The original author is David Viney who is a leading SEO expert.

    minus rep to original poster.
     
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    okay... but i still dont get breadcrumb ... is it something to be done in the html?
     
    fbwebmaster, Nov 23, 2009 IP
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    manish.chauhan Well-Known Member

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  15. aix4200

    aix4200 Well-Known Member

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    Yoast has their own version of breadcrumb for wordpress.
     
    aix4200, Nov 23, 2009 IP