My inner pages outrank my index page for my main keyword phrase

dizen · 10-07-2009, 04:14 AM

My inner pages outrank my index page for my main "keyword phrase"

The title for the index page is same as the targeted phrase, also the keywords are present in domain name.

Earlier the index page was ranking for that "keyword phrase" for 2 days on 11th position

But now my index page is deep down burried in serps.

Is my site is being penzalized?

Why does Google consider an inner page of my site more important than the index page? .
My index page have a lot more inbound links than my inner pages.

Any ideas?

Thanks

Tony Dean · 10-07-2009, 04:54 AM

It's not unusual for inner pages to rank more highly than the index page, it's just the way the search engines work.

dizen · 10-07-2009, 05:04 AM

Thanks but the index page have a lot more of inbound links than the inner page

Bruce Hearder · 10-07-2009, 08:03 AM

Don't woory about it.
If you have a link to your home page from the high ranking page, then the ranking "juice" will soon start flowing to the home page and lifts its rankings as well

Take care

Bruce

nettech · 10-07-2009, 07:05 PM

Just keep repeating what you're doing, I wouldn't worry, like Bruce said the juice will be passed soon enough.

dburk · 10-07-2009, 07:35 PM

Hi dizen,

That's usually not a bad thing. A very effective strategy is building all of your backlinks to inner pages.

A typical home page is not as focused as inner pages since it often must serve as a multipurpose page. Well focused inner pages can draw highly targeted traffic for the particular keyword you are targeting. This allows you to have many pages targeting many different keywords.

LegitBlogger · 10-07-2009, 08:24 PM

This means you built more "main keyword" backlinks to the inner
pages, than your home page. Just build more backlinks with the
main keyword in the anchor text to the home page and this
should solve the problem, over time.

10-07-2009, 04:14 AM	#1
dizen HyperActive Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 215 Thanks: 31 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts	My inner pages outrank my index page for my main keyword phrase My inner pages outrank my index page for my main "keyword phrase" The title for the index page is same as the targeted phrase, also the keywords are present in domain name. Earlier the index page was ranking for that "keyword phrase" for 2 days on 11th position But now my index page is deep down burried in serps. Is my site is being penzalized? Why does Google consider an inner page of my site more important than the index page? . My index page have a lot more inbound links than my inner pages. Any ideas? Thanks
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Tony Dean Senior Warrior Member War Room Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Woking, Surrey, UK Posts: 2,043 Thanks: 184 Thanked 88 Times in 76 Posts	Re: My inner pages outrank my index page for my main keyword phrase It's not unusual for inner pages to rank more highly than the index page, it's just the way the search engines work.
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dizen HyperActive Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 215 Thanks: 31 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts	Re: My inner pages outrank my index page for my main keyword phrase Thanks but the index page have a lot more of inbound links than the inner page
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Bruce Hearder Advanced Warrior War Room Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Perth, Australia. Posts: 717 Thanks: 4 Thanked 182 Times in 138 Posts Social Networking Contact Info	Re: My inner pages outrank my index page for my main keyword phrase Don't woory about it. If you have a link to your home page from the high ranking page, then the ranking "juice" will soon start flowing to the home page and lifts its rankings as well Take care Bruce
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nettech AdSense Crazy Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: London, United Kingdom & one day Dubai (UAE) Posts: 731 Thanks: 86 Thanked 80 Times in 70 Posts	Re: My inner pages outrank my index page for my main keyword phrase Just keep repeating what you're doing, I wouldn't worry, like Bruce said the juice will be passed soon enough.

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dburk Senior Warrior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Tampa, Florida Posts: 4,473 Thanks: 135 Thanked 640 Times in 552 Posts Contact Info	Re: My inner pages outrank my index page for my main keyword phrase Hi dizen, That's usually not a bad thing. A very effective strategy is building all of your backlinks to inner pages. A typical home page is not as focused as inner pages since it often must serve as a multipurpose page. Well focused inner pages can draw highly targeted traffic for the particular keyword you are targeting. This allows you to have many pages targeting many different keywords.
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LegitBlogger HyperActive Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: , , . Posts: 473 Thanks: 21 Thanked 58 Times in 33 Posts	Re: My inner pages outrank my index page for my main keyword phrase This means you built more "main keyword" backlinks to the inner pages, than your home page. Just build more backlinks with the main keyword in the anchor text to the home page and this should solve the problem, over time.
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