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Title Tag & Heading tags: Changing 1 word from page to page w/ Unique content

by smoh
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Hi all, I have about 10 pages that I'm creating per domain. I was wondering how y'all will think Google will respond to these. The page layout looks like this:

PAGE 1
TITLE: "How to train for a marathon"
TEXT: Unique content about training for a marathon
SUB-TEXT:
-><h3>Quick Tips for training for a Marathon</h3>
Unique Content about training for a marathon
-><h3>What not to do when training for a Marathon</h3>
Unique content about what not to do.

PAGE 2
TITLE: "How to train for a decathlon"
TEXT: Unique content about training for a decathlon
SUB-TEXT:
<h3>Quick Tips for training for a decathlon</h3>
->Unique Content about training for a decathlon
<h3>What not to do when training for a decathlon</h3>
->Unique content about what not to do.

PAGE 3-10 = the same as the above.

What I'm wondering is - since the title tags and heading tags are all very similar with replacing one key word (marathon, decathlon), how will Google respond to these? Will they see these as 'the same' page or devalue any kind of ranking factors in this? Before any link building, I want to make sure that the infrastructure is solid.

Any tips, input and/or advice would be greatly appreciated
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  • Profile picture of the author RyanSEOGears
    I would recommend that you vary your H3 tags a bit more. It should only take a few minutes to do so and the more unique a page looks to Google the more the algorithm likes it and the easier it will be to get it ranked once you start sending lots of links to it.

    I wouldn't worry about changing the title tags, it makes perfect sense for them to be that similar on a site, just remember that the Title tag is a strong ranking to Google so it's best if you put the keyword phrase you want to target as your Title Tag.

    As for the article on each page, again just make sure they are truly unique, and not a template where all 10 pages are almost identical with only a few words changed out in each, you may even want to go as far as getting a few different writers just to make sure it doesn't get repetitive. This is not only good for Google it's good for your site visitors and will help you get a few natural links from people that like your content.
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    • Profile picture of the author smoh
      Originally Posted by RyanSEOGears View Post

      I would recommend that you vary your H3 tags a bit more. It should only take a few minutes to do so and the more unique a page looks to Google the more the algorithm likes it and the easier it will be to get it ranked once you start sending lots of links to it.

      I wouldn't worry about changing the title tags, it makes perfect sense for them to be that similar on a site, just remember that the Title tag is a strong ranking to Google so it's best if you put the keyword phrase you want to target as your Title Tag.

      As for the article on each page, again just make sure they are truly unique, and not a template where all 10 pages are almost identical with only a few words changed out in each, you may even want to go as far as getting a few different writers just to make sure it doesn't get repetitive. This is not only good for Google it's good for your site visitors and will help you get a few natural links from people that like your content.
      Thanks Ryan. The only thing that are the same with the exception of 1 or 2 words are the following:

      H5 tags (Not H3). Not sure if this would make it ok to not vary them as much.
      The final bit of text which links to the other 10 pages on the site. Ex. Looking for something else? <a href=>learn to train for a heptathlon.</a> <a href=>learn to train for a decathlon</a>

      Any thoughts on those as well as the H5 compared to the H3?
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      • Profile picture of the author NileDonald
        It seems it is okay. I suggest you to add links with entire h3 tag on place of your targeted keywords. We all know about SEO over optimization and it might be possible that anchor text link will count as overly optimized.
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      • Profile picture of the author RyanSEOGears
        Originally Posted by smoh View Post

        Thanks Ryan. The only thing that are the same with the exception of 1 or 2 words are the following:

        H5 tags (Not H3). Not sure if this would make it ok to not vary them as much.
        The final bit of text which links to the other 10 pages on the site. Ex. Looking for something else? <a href=>learn to train for a heptathlon.</a> <a href=>learn to train for a decathlon</a>

        Any thoughts on those as well as the H5 compared to the H3?
        If you're using those links to link to interior pages that should work great. I doubt you'll get hit with any over optimization penalties for linking within your site, in fact leaving links to other pages on your site in the footer will help Google navigate your site a bit easier and you'll actually pass some link juice back and forth between your pages.
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        • Profile picture of the author smoh
          Originally Posted by RyanSEOGears View Post

          If you're using those links to link to interior pages that should work great. I doubt you'll get hit with any over optimization penalties for linking within your site, in fact leaving links to other pages on your site in the footer will help Google navigate your site a bit easier and you'll actually pass some link juice back and forth between your pages.
          Thanks again Ryan. Forgot about footer links! Haven't been building too much lately.
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