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thrion

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Posted: 06-April-2006 at 3:08pm

I think it's hard to judge from one website, especially for one this size and one that sells so many unique items.

Just for grins, we did some extra testing on this site. If you search for any of the main site keywords (except for the ones that include the designers name), the site is no where to be found. If you search for product names or the designers name, the site comes to the top of the list.

Also interesting is that the site only has a PR of 2. We have a PR of 4 and are not using the static pages.

Looking at links, google only lists a handful of links for this site and almost all of them are links from the site to itself. MSN shows 0 and yahoo shows just over 100.

Would love to get other opinions on this too...anyone trying this?

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Posted: 18-February-2006 at 7:43am

Now to be fair I just ran an google search on
Brown Square Tote

and the site came up 2nd out of 700,000
I would be interested in knowing the ranking this search or others
pre and post change.

John

massagers, heat therapy, buckwheat pillows and more

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Posted: 18-February-2006 at 7:30am

Well, People Did it?

I am a little leary of using custom 404 errors pages in this manner, and would like to hear how it worked for others.
It looks like it may be creating duplicate pages.

This was the search I ran in google.
artwork "Anne Ormsby" site:www.ormsbyeditions.com

out of 54 results
42 were asp pages, 36 supplemental

Which tells me that there are 24 pages that propably should rank for that term that phase will not. Now I have no Idea if it is due to using custom error pages, but.. why all the supplement rated pages. Were they there before the implementation of the 404 redirect?

Do you see the same thing or am I missing something?
Do you think have pages on the site and in the index listed as supplement is a big deal or does not mean a thing?

I need to know.

I have had no problem in getting cart pages indexed. I am not sure that just having an htm extention and no ? in the url makes a difference in ranking. Now if we were talking about a keywork page name like watercolor/coastal-painting.htm that would be a different issue.

Anyone know how to get a watercolor/coastal-painting.htm type url for each product without doing a manual rewrite for each page? if you do we need to talk.

John

massagers, heat therapy, buckwheat pillows and more

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Posted: 07-December-2005 at 2:01pm

Creating Static Store Pages Using a Custom 404 Error Handler

At Early Impact we are always looking for ways to help you increase your online sales. Achieving good search engine rankings is a key component to any Internet marketing strategy.

Having product and category page URLs that are search engine friendly can help. We believe that we have found a technique that will allow you to improve your search engine rankings, is easy to implement, does not require substantial code changes, and does not violate any Webmaster "best practices" (which is a crucial concern for us).

Using a custom 404 error handler - especially created for ProductCart-powered stores - your Web server will rewrite the URL of dynamic pages so that they look and behave like static .htm pages. If you are using ProductCart v3, the page URLs will also include the product and category names, thus becoming even more search engine friendly.

The attached document and ASP files can help you edit your existing ProductCart-powered store to accomplish this.

Download the files >>

We are the first ones to use this technique, on our own software store. For example, here is a product details page:

http://www.earlyimpact.com/eistore/productcart/pc/ProductCart-Shopping-Cart-Software-v3-118p431.htm

... and here is a category page:

http://www.earlyimpact.com/eistore/productcart/pc/ProductCart-eCommerce-Software-c118.htm

The ASP pages are presented to the browser as ".htm" pages. These ".htm" pages actually don't exist on the server. The user is "transferred" from the missing .htm page to the asp page "behind the scene" using a technique that takes advantage of the custom 404 error page.

We have done extensive research and believe that this technique does not violate any "best practices" because the custom 404 error handler will correctly report that a page does not exist (404 server response code), except for properly formatted product and category links (and these pages do exist, although they are ASP pages).

Download the attached file for more information, system requirements and detailed installation instructions. Please note that we do not provide technical support on implementing this technique on your Web store. Please use this forum to communicate with other ProductCart users about your experience.

Let us know if this helps your search engine rankings!

You can download the file here: http://wiki.earlyimpact.com/productcart/seo-urls

Edited by earlyimp - 11-October-2008 at 3:47pm

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thrion Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Groupie Joined: 27-October-2005 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 0	Posted: 06-April-2006 at 3:08pm
	I think it's hard to judge from one website, especially for one this size and one that sells so many unique items. Just for grins, we did some extra testing on this site. If you search for any of the main site keywords (except for the ones that include the designers name), the site is no where to be found. If you search for product names or the designers name, the site comes to the top of the list. Also interesting is that the site only has a PR of 2. We have a PR of 4 and are not using the static pages. Looking at links, google only lists a handful of links for this site and almost all of them are links from the site to itself. MSN shows 0 and yahoo shows just over 100. Would love to get other opinions on this too...anyone trying this?

watercrazed Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Groupie Joined: 31-December-2005 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 0	Posted: 18-February-2006 at 7:43am
	Now to be fair I just ran an google search on Brown Square Tote and the site came up 2nd out of 700,000 I would be interested in knowing the ranking this search or others pre and post change.
	John massagers, heat therapy, buckwheat pillows and more

watercrazed Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Groupie Joined: 31-December-2005 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 0	Posted: 18-February-2006 at 7:30am
	Well, People Did it? I am a little leary of using custom 404 errors pages in this manner, and would like to hear how it worked for others. It looks like it may be creating duplicate pages. This was the search I ran in google. artwork "Anne Ormsby" site:www.ormsbyeditions.com out of 54 results 42 were asp pages, 36 supplemental Which tells me that there are 24 pages that propably should rank for that term that phase will not. Now I have no Idea if it is due to using custom error pages, but.. why all the supplement rated pages. Were they there before the implementation of the 404 redirect? Do you see the same thing or am I missing something? Do you think have pages on the site and in the index listed as supplement is a big deal or does not mean a thing? I need to know. I have had no problem in getting cart pages indexed. I am not sure that just having an htm extention and no ? in the url makes a difference in ranking. Now if we were talking about a keywork page name like watercolor/coastal-painting.htm that would be a different issue. Anyone know how to get a watercolor/coastal-painting.htm type url for each product without doing a manual rewrite for each page? if you do we need to talk.
	John massagers, heat therapy, buckwheat pillows and more

ProductCart Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Admin Group ProductCart Team Joined: 01-October-2003 Status: Offline Points: 135	Posted: 07-December-2005 at 2:01pm
	Creating Static Store Pages Using a Custom 404 Error Handler At Early Impact we are always looking for ways to help you increase your online sales. Achieving good search engine rankings is a key component to any Internet marketing strategy. Having product and category page URLs that are search engine friendly can help. We believe that we have found a technique that will allow you to improve your search engine rankings, is easy to implement, does not require substantial code changes, and does not violate any Webmaster "best practices" (which is a crucial concern for us). Using a custom 404 error handler - especially created for ProductCart-powered stores - your Web server will rewrite the URL of dynamic pages so that they look and behave like static .htm pages. If you are using ProductCart v3, the page URLs will also include the product and category names, thus becoming even more search engine friendly. The attached document and ASP files can help you edit your existing ProductCart-powered store to accomplish this. Download the files >> We are the first ones to use this technique, on our own software store. For example, here is a product details page: http://www.earlyimpact.com/eistore/productcart/pc/ProductCart-Shopping-Cart-Software-v3-118p431.htm ... and here is a category page: http://www.earlyimpact.com/eistore/productcart/pc/ProductCart-eCommerce-Software-c118.htm The ASP pages are presented to the browser as ".htm" pages. These ".htm" pages actually don't exist on the server. The user is "transferred" from the missing .htm page to the asp page "behind the scene" using a technique that takes advantage of the custom 404 error page. We have done extensive research and believe that this technique does not violate any "best practices" because the custom 404 error handler will correctly report that a page does not exist (404 server response code), except for properly formatted product and category links (and these pages do exist, although they are ASP pages). Download the attached file for more information, system requirements and detailed installation instructions. Please note that we do not provide technical support on implementing this technique on your Web store. Please use this forum to communicate with other ProductCart users about your experience. Let us know if this helps your search engine rankings! You can download the file here: http://wiki.earlyimpact.com/productcart/seo-urls Edited by earlyimp - 11-October-2008 at 3:47pm
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