Search not finding my home page?

bbennett · 07-29-2009, 09:14 PM

Every time I do a search for my site using a keyword I get inconsistent results. I rarely have the home page returned in the SERP's but rather a secondary page. The home page is the only page that is really SEO friendly and in fact there is hardly any information on the secondary pages yet.

How can I get the SERP's to always point to the home page? That is where I want visitors to start. I tried a page redirect but that didn't work as it disabled my navigation.

Thanks for any help or thoughts on this.

Brian

Laura B · 07-29-2009, 09:25 PM

For one thing, SERPs are often inconsistent, period. But having more than just your home page indexed is great! Make sure your secondary pages link back to the home page, and get busy filling them up. If you can get several of your subpages to rank for their keywords, you may be able to dominate the first page.

Seekness · 07-29-2009, 10:08 PM

1. Make sure the page title, link structure, text on the page, and meta description align with the keyword you're targeting.

2. Build backlinks to that page with the keyword you're targeting in the anchor text. Start out small by submitting to sites like Digg and Mixx, and then begin building backlinks more aggressively.

paulgl · 07-29-2009, 11:00 PM

Let me ask you a question.
Why do you not want a secondary page showing up?
Why do you only want the index page?
Okay, that's 2 questions.
I want my secondary pages found. That's where the
content is. The index page is mainly general and
navigation oriented.

Sometimes a so called secondary page looks better
to a search engine.

If by secondary, you mean somewhat orphaned, you
can always do a 301 redirect and get rid of it.

If it is not an orphaned page, then pump it up. Seems that
you have a start and need to add to those pages.

If they hardly have any content at all, and you don't want
them expanded, then like I said, they need to be 301 redirected.
Perhaps your main page is not tweaked correctly and has too
much of a good thing.

I would ask myself why I even have the secondary pages
if I am not really using them. I would look to see if I can
figure out why search engines like it. I would tweak it so
it has some meaning and content.

Paul

07-29-2009, 09:14 PM	#1
bbennett Warrior Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 3 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Search not finding my home page? Every time I do a search for my site using a keyword I get inconsistent results. I rarely have the home page returned in the SERP's but rather a secondary page. The home page is the only page that is really SEO friendly and in fact there is hardly any information on the secondary pages yet. How can I get the SERP's to always point to the home page? That is where I want visitors to start. I tried a page redirect but that didn't work as it disabled my navigation. Thanks for any help or thoughts on this. Brian

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Laura B Anti-scam warrior War Room Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Upper Michigan Posts: 436 Thanks: 272 Thanked 60 Times in 44 Posts Social Networking	Re: Search not finding my home page? For one thing, SERPs are often inconsistent, period. But having more than just your home page indexed is great! Make sure your secondary pages link back to the home page, and get busy filling them up. If you can get several of your subpages to rank for their keywords, you may be able to dominate the first page.
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paulgl Plundering the Web War Room Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: , , . Posts: 4,412 Thanks: 668 Thanked 1,002 Times in 775 Posts	Re: Search not finding my home page? Let me ask you a question. Why do you not want a secondary page showing up? Why do you only want the index page? Okay, that's 2 questions. I want my secondary pages found. That's where the content is. The index page is mainly general and navigation oriented. Sometimes a so called secondary page looks better to a search engine. If by secondary, you mean somewhat orphaned, you can always do a 301 redirect and get rid of it. If it is not an orphaned page, then pump it up. Seems that you have a start and need to add to those pages. If they hardly have any content at all, and you don't want them expanded, then like I said, they need to be 301 redirected. Perhaps your main page is not tweaked correctly and has too much of a good thing. I would ask myself why I even have the secondary pages if I am not really using them. I would look to see if I can figure out why search engines like it. I would tweak it so it has some meaning and content. Paul
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