Google Sitelinks

Discussion in 'Google' started by DonKon, Mar 19, 2009.

  1. #1
    Ok just wondering. I have a site which has very stupid sitelinks listed in google search. My site is multi niche but it shows one category from 25 categories on my site and some other useless links like "contact". How can i make it so that google finds and uses the sitelinks i want, for example some of my major categories?
    I removed a sitelink in google webtools but since it lists 4 when i remove one it says no sitelinks will show. I guess all is better than none?
     
    DonKon, Mar 19, 2009 IP
  2. vansterdam

    vansterdam Notable Member

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    Perhaps you should add nofollow on your links to 'useless' pages. If those useless pages are not indexed at all, you wouldn't have to worry about them showing up as sitelinks. So maybe also block those pages via robots.txt and a noindex meta tag.
     
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  3. peakna

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    - block page or url on robots.txt >> Disallow: /file or folder here
    - use noindex on meta tag
     
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    You can also remove those pages from your webmasters tools
     
    davtarm, Mar 19, 2009 IP
  5. kevin hemminger

    kevin hemminger Greenhorn

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    I made a post on digital point here that may answer that question for you, shows you how to swap out sitelinks you don't want.
     
    kevin hemminger, Mar 19, 2009 IP
  6. Spider Man

    Spider Man Guest

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    With the help of webmaster tool you can simply deny google to use unwated links as sitelinks !!
     
    Spider Man, Mar 20, 2009 IP
  7. coolseo36

    coolseo36 Well-Known Member

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    yes..it will defiantly work:)

    or else u can block them through webmaster tools'
    (search GWT for: How does Google compile the list of links shown below some search results?)

    but getting sitelinks is 1 good thing that indicates ur trust rank is high in the eyes of google, so think b4 vanishing them!
     
    coolseo36, Mar 20, 2009 IP
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    Login to your webmaster tool and block the links that you don't want google to show in sitelinks.
     
    ajaylulia, Mar 24, 2009 IP
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    google webmaster is solution for your prob
     
    newlogo, Mar 24, 2009 IP