Lots of Text -- Long page or Short Pages

Discussion in 'Search Engine Optimization' started by fireboat, Apr 11, 2008.

  1. #1
    I have a few long articles with lots and lots of text.

    If I want to maximize the reults on SERPs, should I be breaking it up into smaller pages or keeping it all on one big page?

    Logics tells me I should probably be breaking it up so my site grows and has more pages. But realistically, I'd guess users would probably prefer it's all on one page.

    Thoughts?
     
    fireboat, Apr 11, 2008 IP
  2. Loy Maben

    Loy Maben Peon

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    i think you shud go wid all your content on one single page
    that wud be better for users
    after all you are working for the end users only so go wid their choice
     
    Loy Maben, Apr 11, 2008 IP
  3. live-cms_com

    live-cms_com Notable Member

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    I just create a new page for each keyword I want to target - a page for 'letterhead templates' and a page for 'business care templates' but certainly not a page for just 'templates' which includes both.
     
    live-cms_com, Apr 11, 2008 IP
  4. Aryans

    Aryans Well-Known Member

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    If you have so many content then it doesn't matter of your visitor will go to next page or not if you have good and interesting content then your visitors defiantly go to next page or read only one page now choice is your if you think that content are looking odd then convert then to 2 or 3 pages......
     
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  5. raymond222

    raymond222 Active Member

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    One of the principles is: It is better to write one long article, users will link to, than a lot of small.
    But you can split it, so pages load faster and if its long enough, you could increase the amount of high valued pages.
     
    raymond222, Apr 12, 2008 IP
  6. Dan Schulz

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    Since nobody here really seems to be putting their site's visitors first here, I'll come right out and say it. One topic per page. You can have a large topic broken up into multiple pages (such as a tutorial or a lengthy article), but make sure that you give people the choice between reading it in pages or as a single page - and then pick which one to offer by default while the other one is offered as an alternative (the alternative will also be blocked by the search engines via a noindex, nofollow directive).
     
    Dan Schulz, Apr 12, 2008 IP