Advanced SEO Question: Hiding content through DIVS

offrav · 11-21-2010, 05:50 AM

I have seen this before where a site has some content and then has a link for "more information" which then shows another paragraph or two when clicked on. I know they want to limit the content for visitors yet have the extra content for SEO.

How to hide, show, or toggle your div

My question is, will the search engine penalize you if you have a button called "more links" and rather than content, perhaps there are just 20 links to other pages on your site? i want to put a bunch of links on the bottom of my footer for interlinking.

bgmacaw · 11-21-2010, 07:48 AM

Some people will say "yes, it does" but hiding content via Javascript and DIVs is quite common and often quite legit. For example, many forums and blogs about TV shows and movies have spoiler sections that only appear when clicked on to open them. Sites that use AJAX or JQuery also may do this in some situations where they aren't doing dynamic content loads.

What you need to consider is if the hiding is done to game search engines or is it being done for user experience.

Mark Brian · 11-21-2010, 07:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bgmacaw

What you need to consider is if the hiding is done to game search engines or is it being done for user experience.

Exactly what he said.

Google will probably have no problem for better UX, but if your hiding keywords then that's gonna be a problem.

offrav · 11-21-2010, 08:00 AM

so there a bunch of keywords I want to rank for and I have created landing pages for all of them. what is the best way to get them indexed and ranking then if I can't list them all on the footer?

How about if I do list them all on the footer and make them visible? so many sites do this. will google still penalize me?

Mark Brian · 11-21-2010, 08:05 AM

it all depends on the manner you put those keywords.

offrav · 11-21-2010, 08:11 AM

i would really just like to list them and link them.

how about if i do a mixture of lists and also write out content (like 2 paragraphs) with keywords in them and then link them?

Mark Brian · 11-21-2010, 08:19 AM

Well the best way is to have separate page for each keyword you want to rank with.

offrav · 11-21-2010, 08:29 AM

yes, i've created a separate landing page for each keyword or have combined two keywords per page if the keywords are close to each other. now the question is how to link them to the rest of the site.

alchemyquiz · 11-22-2010, 04:54 AM

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11-21-2010, 05:50 AM	#1
offrav Warrior Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 29 Thanks: 6 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Advanced SEO Question: Hiding content through DIVS I have seen this before where a site has some content and then has a link for "more information" which then shows another paragraph or two when clicked on. I know they want to limit the content for visitors yet have the extra content for SEO. How to hide, show, or toggle your div My question is, will the search engine penalize you if you have a button called "more links" and rather than content, perhaps there are just 20 links to other pages on your site? i want to put a bunch of links on the bottom of my footer for interlinking.

11-21-2010, 07:48 AM	#2
bgmacaw Senior Warrior Member War Room Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Atlanta GA Metro Area, USA. Posts: 3,643 Blog Entries: 5 Thanks: 309 Thanked 922 Times in 642 Posts Social Networking	Re: Advanced SEO Question: Hiding content through DIVS Some people will say "yes, it does" but hiding content via Javascript and DIVs is quite common and often quite legit. For example, many forums and blogs about TV shows and movies have spoiler sections that only appear when clicked on to open them. Sites that use AJAX or JQuery also may do this in some situations where they aren't doing dynamic content loads. What you need to consider is if the hiding is done to game search engines or is it being done for user experience.
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11-21-2010, 08:00 AM	#4
offrav Warrior Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 29 Thanks: 6 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Advanced SEO Question: Hiding content through DIVS so there a bunch of keywords I want to rank for and I have created landing pages for all of them. what is the best way to get them indexed and ranking then if I can't list them all on the footer? How about if I do list them all on the footer and make them visible? so many sites do this. will google still penalize me?

11-21-2010, 08:05 AM	#5
Mark Brian Spartan Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: PH Posts: 906 Thanks: 124 Thanked 145 Times in 73 Posts	Re: Advanced SEO Question: Hiding content through DIVS it all depends on the manner you put those keywords.

11-21-2010, 08:11 AM	#6
offrav Warrior Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 29 Thanks: 6 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Advanced SEO Question: Hiding content through DIVS i would really just like to list them and link them. how about if i do a mixture of lists and also write out content (like 2 paragraphs) with keywords in them and then link them?

11-21-2010, 08:19 AM	#7
Mark Brian Spartan Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: PH Posts: 906 Thanks: 124 Thanked 145 Times in 73 Posts	Re: Advanced SEO Question: Hiding content through DIVS Well the best way is to have separate page for each keyword you want to rank with.

11-21-2010, 08:29 AM	#8
offrav Warrior Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 29 Thanks: 6 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Advanced SEO Question: Hiding content through DIVS yes, i've created a separate landing page for each keyword or have combined two keywords per page if the keywords are close to each other. now the question is how to link them to the rest of the site.

11-22-2010, 04:54 AM	#9
alchemyquiz Active Warrior Join Date: Nov 2010 Posts: 33 Thanks: 1 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Advanced SEO Question: Hiding content through DIVS In fact I'm so sure of this program Backlinks offshore that I'm making for this site.