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Cons of one page wordpress theme?

by ferriswannabe
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Why wouldn't I want to use a one page wordpress theme?

Getting ready to make a new website to replace one that was lost to the latest algo updates. ( this is for a local offline service business )

A couple years ago, I use to worry that a one page website would not rank as well. I figured they would be seen more like a landing page then a complete website.

Now... I'm thinking it would be great to have all that content on one page. It's web pages, not websites that get ranked anyways, right?

Here's an example of the type of site I'm think of.

NANICA

Anything you see wrong with this?
#cons #page #theme #wordpress
  • Profile picture of the author yukon
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    That's not a 1 page site, it still has a blog:
    hxxp://baklach.com/themes/nanica/2012/04/another-blog-post-here/
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  • Profile picture of the author Greedy
    Also the pages are individual.

    http://baklach.com/themes/nanica/about-me/
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  • Profile picture of the author Weedy92
    As the other's have said, it's just a homepage + there's a blog section.. There's links to other pages on the site too.. But should you happen to stubmle upon a real one page wordpress theme use it as a landing page, don't try to rank it.
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  • Profile picture of the author Jim Hughes
    As a general rule, a one page is unlikely to rank as well as a site with multiple pages.

    Google wants to promote good user experience. Google also prefer trustworthy sites...signs suggesting trustworthiness might include things like a terms of use page and a contact page.
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  • Profile picture of the author secretforce
    It's pointless to create a one page theme for wordpress - because it's much more easier to create that one page in plain HTML and then include a link to a blog with a custom WP theme...
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    • Profile picture of the author ferriswannabe
      Originally Posted by yukon View Post

      That's not a 1 page site, it still has a blog:
      O.k., bad example, but there are one page themes without blogs, whats your take on ranking a site like this? This is for local.

      Originally Posted by Weedy92 View Post

      .....use it as a landing page, don't try to rank it.
      This will be ranked as it will be connected to a google +, it will be the main website for a local offline business. Most "landing" pages have little to no content and do not rank, but if you have 750 - 1000 words, don't you think it could rank? Think about all the backlinks from citations, too.

      Originally Posted by Jim Hughes View Post

      ....signs suggesting trustworthiness might include things like a terms of use page and a contact page.
      it will still contain a contact page and even terms if needed, it just happens to be on one page.


      Guys, don't you see a benefit to having all that content one one homepage instead of spread out across multiple pages. Its hard to create alot of content for a local business. There's not much more then an "about us" "services" "contact" to your standard local website.

      Thanks for all the input so far.
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      • Profile picture of the author ilee
        Originally Posted by ferriswannabe View Post

        O.k., bad example, but there are one page themes without blogs, whats your take on ranking a site like this? This is for local.



        This will be ranked as it will be connected to a google +, it will be the main website for a local offline business. Most "landing" pages have little to no content and do not rank, but if you have 750 - 1000 words, don't you think it could rank? Think about all the backlinks from citations, too.



        it will still contain a contact page and even terms if needed, it just happens to be on one page.


        Guys, don't you see a benefit to having all that content one one homepage instead of spread out across multiple pages. Its hard to create alot of content for a local business. There's not much more then an "about us" "services" "contact" to your standard local website.

        Thanks for all the input so far.
        Tell us, what are the benefits of having all your content on one page?
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        • Profile picture of the author ferriswannabe
          Originally Posted by ichl13 View Post

          Tell us, what are the benefits of having all your content on one page?
          Well...I think its well known, the more content on a webpage the better.

          Now, think if your creating a website for a local landscape guy. Its not easy coming up with that much content on a homepage, but if you take what you would have put on "about us" and "services we offer" etc., and instead have all that content on page, you could have plenty of content targeting main and related keywords.

          Hey, it may not be the best way to go about it, I just want to brainstorm a little with the warriors and see why I shouldn't.

          Everyone preaches more and more, especially after the latest updates, that you should be increasing the quality and quantity of content on a page.
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  • Profile picture of the author peterjohnsongwb
    I like one page websites. But its not a good idea for business.
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