static versus dynamic web pages

Discussion in 'Search Engine Optimization' started by jass4java, Oct 31, 2010.

  1. #1
    Hi,
    I have to show 100's of article on my website, is it good to develope just one page and pick articles from database and display or i should maintain all 100's static html by keeping SEO in the mind?
     
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  2. DoDo Me

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    #2
    for SEO, make it as static page
    for easy manage, use database

    what I will do is, use database, create static pages.
     
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  3. Amator

    Amator Well-Known Member

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    For SEO it does NOT matter if it is static or Dynamic.
    So make it dynamic.
     
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  4. acca

    acca Active Member

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    I would go for dynamic, too.
    But if you also ask if you shall have just one page with all articles on it, or 100 different pages, 100 different pages are much better solution.
     
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    It is insane to create 100 static pages because SEs will treat dynamic as different pages anyway.

    Make sure your page title is created dynamically, and that you populate meta tags dynamically and be sure they are specific to the article.

    In fact, I would have a dynamic 'category' page which lists related articles. This is a 'tree' structure. The article database should have a category field for each article. Then on your category page you use something like .some-domain.com?ctgry=apples which lists all articles for apples. Then .some-domain.com?ctgry=bananas which lists all articles for bananas... see?
     
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  6. Elitegeek

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    Dynamic would be a good choice for SEO Static is not the effective to use.
     
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  7. RumpledElf

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    Or better yet, use mod rewrite so it is some-domain.com/bananas and the articles themselves are in the format some-domain.com/bananas/banana-nutrition, so you get keywords in the url.
     
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  8. AirForce1

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    Hi,

    Generally speaking, there would be no big difference between dynamic and static pages these days for SEO purpose. In my own experiences, it would be better to page your 100 article in several pages and then link between them.

    all the best,
     
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  9. diyakapoor

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    Static pages are better than dynamic. But if you use dynamic content through database, then make sure you are using url rewriting for your posts/articles. Because dynamic urls are not easy to index by Google.
     
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    Make it static.
     
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  11. Puneet Singh

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    Static Page is Good for SEO ... :)
     
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