Is my permalink structure bad?

Discussion in 'Search Engine Optimization' started by crazlunatic, Mar 30, 2009.

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    Hi. Was wondering if my keyword is in my permalink structure too many times. I don't care if you find out about my keyword, it's pretty obvious from the name of my site:

    http://windows7center.com/windows-7...dition-to-drive-netbook-prices-as-low-as-200/

    The term "windows 7" appears 3 times. One of my friends drew this to my attention as an obvious SEO plug. I will admit this is true, but at the same time, the structure I use is rather legitimate. The question is though if this is a bad thing to do?

    Site name: Legitimate since that's what my site is called
    Category: Could be news instead but still somewhat legit
    Article name: Legit because users need to know what I'm talking about

    Can I have some input on this? Thanks!
     
    crazlunatic, Mar 30, 2009 IP
  2. dcristo

    dcristo Illustrious Member

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    It's not a bad thing to do but I think it's overkill. You could have the post located within the "news" category or have the post located in the root directory.
     
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    jitendraag Notable Member

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    Windows 7 three times in your URL. Even a bot would get suspicious. My recommendation would be to remove category from permalink.
     
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  4. crazlunatic

    crazlunatic Well-Known Member

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    how would I go to changing it without ruining my links on wordpress?
     
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    OnInternetBusinessGuide Well-Known Member

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    I do not thing this is too much if your page SEO is related (Title, headers, text, etc). I believe this is not the number of times it appears, but the keyword ratio. If you got your keyword filling 50% of the URL, that is too much. It is OK for me now, but this is probably the maximum.
     
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