Tag clouds benefits

charu.seo · 03-01-2011, 10:25 PM

HI guys

We have the facility of tag cloud in blog. I was thinking that if i apply tag cloud in my web page then it will be more beneficial..it will work like internal linking...
What you people think about applying tag cloud in website?

Thnx in advance for your views...

Shirlyn · 03-02-2011, 02:58 AM

A tag cloud would help your blog with more search queries. It is really a good idea to add tag cloud with possible keyword searches in a blog.

jehzlau · 03-02-2011, 03:38 AM

as for me, tag cloud helps a lot.. as you can see on most of my blogs, there are tags there that look like tags but are not. I sometimes slip in some links in there so that I can give out links to my other blogs without being a bit intrusive. sometimes I also do slip in affiliate links there too

Vic Carrara · 03-11-2011, 07:03 AM

Hi,

Tag Clouds can be useful in guiding people to specific pages. I have a tag cloud on one of my HTML sites (not a blog), and manually adjust tags to pages that I want people to visit - could be a new page; or have a special offer, whatever.

Best,

Vic

ablife · 03-11-2011, 07:21 AM

Tag clouds have never helped me in the slightest, they have only diluted the theme of the page. I like to keep things old school with a basic link structure throughout each site I build, simple but effective.

jazbo · 03-11-2011, 07:39 AM

I routinely get tags and categories indexed and ranked. So use tags in all ways you can.

JasonWright · 03-11-2011, 09:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shirlyn

A tag cloud would help your blog with more search queries.

Good answer, I agree.

SwayamDas · 03-11-2011, 09:31 AM

Tag cloud doesn't support SEO features! So although it may seem impressive but its not that seo friendly

yukon · 03-11-2011, 12:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SwayamDas

Tag cloud doesn't support SEO features! So although it may seem impressive but its not that seo friendly

As long as the tag cloud isn't javascript or flash, Google should not have a problem reading the cloud.

dvduval · 03-11-2011, 12:35 PM

I think a tag cloud can be fun for users sometimes but is not a good SEO practice anymore.

Vic Carrara · 03-12-2011, 03:06 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SwayamDas

Tag cloud doesn't support SEO features! So although it may seem impressive but its not that seo friendly

Depends what kind of tag cloud you are referring to, and to what aim you are using it.

It can be used primarily for the search engines, or as a useful way to guide site visitors.

Checking stats on my blogs I can see that tags do get indexed by G, indeed well ranked. But that is also because of the content and structure of the site.

On the non-blog sites I use a tag cloud on, again it helps the search engines, but also I'm able to push visitors to some areas of my site.

Like any tool, it is how you choose to use it.

Vic Carrara · 03-12-2011, 03:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dvduval

I think a tag cloud can be fun for users sometimes but is not a good SEO practice anymore.

My experiences are different. On the sites that I have tag clouds, I've found that I've been able to direct traffic to the arts of the site I want, with those areas getting indexed well on the search engines.

Like everything, it's how you chose to implement a tag cloud.

Dellco · 05-19-2011, 05:47 AM

I have NEVER implemented tag clouds and I'm doing just fine. I think tag clouds are probably ok, but displaying too many is just an annoyance (at least to me).

I have read suggestions from some SEOers to no follow tags, because they might be seen as duplicate content. But it would be simpler to leave them out.

Get a plugin to no follow tags and don't display them is my suggestion.

WordPress › Support » Add rel="NoFollow" wp_tag_cloud?

MoneyMouse · 05-19-2011, 05:55 AM

I think its good, it adds relevant content to your page

03-01-2011, 10:25 PM	#1
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ablife Active Warrior Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 57 Thanks: 2 Thanked 4 Times in 4 Posts	Re: Tag clouds benefits Tag clouds have never helped me in the slightest, they have only diluted the theme of the page. I like to keep things old school with a basic link structure throughout each site I build, simple but effective.

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jazbo Systematic Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Norfolk, England. Posts: 1,911 Blog Entries: 9 Thanks: 35 Thanked 296 Times in 218 Posts Social Networking	Re: Tag clouds benefits I routinely get tags and categories indexed and ranked. So use tags in all ways you can.

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Dellco HyperActive Warrior Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 447 Thanks: 33 Thanked 69 Times in 62 Posts	Re: Tag clouds benefits I have NEVER implemented tag clouds and I'm doing just fine. I think tag clouds are probably ok, but displaying too many is just an annoyance (at least to me). I have read suggestions from some SEOers to no follow tags, because they might be seen as duplicate content. But it would be simpler to leave them out. Get a plugin to no follow tags and don't display them is my suggestion. WordPress › Support » Add rel="NoFollow" wp_tag_cloud?

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