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File Name Relevance

by Why9999
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I recently had a nice victory in my never-ending cage fight with Mr. Google. I optimized a page for a three keyword combination of keywords, say, X Y Z. What I did was align my file name, title, header, keyword density, etc. And, miracle of miracles, I landed on p. 1, the no. 1 spot. Yes, that was beautiful and one of the few successful landings I've had on planet Google.

Here is my question: how important do you guys think the file name was to all of this? I named my file X_Y_Z.aspx to be exact. Do you think that had anything to do with my success? Or did I just catch the gods in a good mood?
#file #relevance
  • Profile picture of the author Get Inspired Today
    You said you aligned your file name, title, etc etc... so did you change all that or was the file name the ONLY thing you changed?
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  • Profile picture of the author Vanquish
    Changing the image names to your keywords is an important part of SEO but often over lookd. It does make a difference but im surprised it made such a big difference for you. Congrats
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    • Profile picture of the author Why9999
      Guys: I changed multiple things including the filename. So, admittedly, it might not be the file name. But that's exactly why I was seeking advice: I don't really want to change the file name if I don't have to. It's kind of a pain in the neck since I think sometimes the original page might be cached in Google and sometime I have to change links on other pages to that page, etc.

      So that's why I'm asking, "How important is the file name to SERP?"
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  • Profile picture of the author howardbob
    Thank Why9999 for "File Name Relevance".
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    • Profile picture of the author Why9999
      I decided to post this on the G forum and their response was that file name does help a little, i.e. it's just one of my factors that can contribute somewhat.
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  • Profile picture of the author Kev Stevenson
    It all helps...
    name your img's using the same principle...
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