Should I use a Readmore link or rather link the Title to the full article?

Discussion in 'Search Engine Optimization' started by Webed4it, May 11, 2012.

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    For SEO purposes on category pages would it be better to link the title to the individual pages or to use a readmore link? Or both?
     
    Webed4it, May 11, 2012 IP
  2. georgefuller

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    IMHO I will only use Read Me if the snippet article will be link on the same URL but different page. using full title is not good in the eye of the reader, plus you might be accused as spamming due to the number of words with link. best thing to do is make it more natural. you don't have to use read more or title link to make the reader visit your site, just create a catchy and interesting content.

    we don't use such technique even before because with that you are forcing your reader to click the link for them to read the whole article. why not post it all in one page. well that's just my opinion thou.
     
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    Better to link the Title into individual pages in order to avoid duplication.
     
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    Let me get this straight, georgefuller said linking the title is bad because of the high number of words in the anchor text and plumbers101 said rather link the title and leave out the intro text to avoid duplicate content. Isn't linking the title going to be considered exact-match anchor text, which I heard is considered spam by the penguin algorithm?

    What does "same URL but different page" mean?

    Basically my question is what is the best way to structure category pages that list a number of related articles?
     
    Webed4it, May 12, 2012 IP