Does a "Contact" Page Offer SEO Benefits?

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I remember reading somewhere that having a contact page with your phone number and Address is something that actually is factored into the search algorithms and that Google gives you some kind of "trust boost" to sites that have a Contact page...

Anyone else seen any validity to this or is it another urban legend?
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  • Profile picture of the author kkchoon
    I am not so sure, but adding privacy policy, contact, disclaimer are always good, I think it gain Google trustrank faster...!
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    • Profile picture of the author The Expert
      I added the Contact page to my flagship site last night. Already had privacy policy and sitemap.

      No disclaimer though. I don't have anything to disclaim as that's not a weight loss or 'make money' type of site.
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      • Profile picture of the author reddot
        contact us page is more for compliance to the big g's criteria for a trustworthy site.

        with address and phone no., it helps in local ranking if your site is about providing local services.

        my 2 cents.
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  • Profile picture of the author subse7en
    Hey guys, is there a WP-plugin that automatically creates a "Contact Us" for us (like the Privacy Policy one)? If so, I'd appreciate it if one of y'all could post it here...

    THANKS!
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    • Profile picture of the author Evanna Zainal
      Originally Posted by subse7en View Post

      Hey guys, is there a WP-plugin that automatically creates a "Contact Us" for us (like the Privacy Policy one)? If so, I'd appreciate it if one of y'all could post it here...

      THANKS!
      I use this
      WordPress › Contact Form 7 WordPress Plugins
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      nothing to put here..

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  • Profile picture of the author IMNewbieBlog
    I think Contact page is important to get your site to a trustworthy level with Google. You also need Privacy Policy and Disclaimer pages.

    It can hurt you site in any way and it will probably be good with Google, so why not use it.
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    • Profile picture of the author McBrett
      @The Expert Yeah, I've got no evidence to back this up, but it would make sense that having a contact page and privacy policy pages would be a "signal" of trustworthiness.

      If nothing else it will make your website appear more legit to a user as well.
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    • Profile picture of the author subse7en
      Originally Posted by IMNewbieBlog View Post

      I think Contact page is important to get your site to a trustworthy level with Google. You also need Privacy Policy and Disclaimer pages.

      It can hurt you site in any way and it will probably be good with Google, so why not use it.
      Hey IMNB, what plugin do I need to use to automatically get a "Disclaimer" page?

      THANKS!

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  • Profile picture of the author jitterbug978
    It has zip, zero, nada effect on your rankings... but your visitors will see your website as a legit business and will be more likely to buy.
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  • Profile picture of the author sundaram
    This is a very question you have asked. I think contact page certainly contributes to the SEO factor since the contact page is a genuine page attached very much to the main pages of the website.
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  • Profile picture of the author Rock Solid
    Well it is another opportunity to throw in a few keywords and build up your credibility, and not only that but it takes only a couple of minutes, so why not?
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  • Profile picture of the author martinwork
    It doesnot take much time to build contact page. It is trust worthy to have contact page. Also help in getting good google response.
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