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Website Menu Structure - Essential Pages?

by aussietanker
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Hi all and greetings from "DownUnder"

I want to keep my new thesis website/blog very simple in terms of layout & navigation with just a "main menu" across the top of the page that hopefully only has "one level" of depth ....

just a couple of questions ...

is it actuallly necessary to have an "About Us" page (in regards to the effectiveness of google local search and SEO)

i currently have 10 main menu tabs across the top of the page ( home, about us, what we do, why choose us, what to expect, meet the team, FAQ, Blog, Contact, Hours) and would like to add another 4 (chiro, physio, massage, research)

i am considering combining "about us & what we do" into one page.... and possibly also putting that info onto the home page (which really contains "Hi & welcome" content) ..

and combining the "hours" and contact" pages into one single page

but is any of that a "no no" in terms of google local search ... ie does google expect a "good" website to have certain pages?

i also intend to move the "why choose us" page off the top menu onto a sidebar ...

so by doing all this, it would give me the extra space acros the top for at least 3 of the 4 extra headings that i want ...

your thoughts are greatly appreciated

regards
A|T

ps ... any idea how to get a thread moved from a "wrong section", into a more accurate section on this forum?
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  • Profile picture of the author Istvan Horvath
    but is any of that a "no no" in terms of google local search ... ie does google expect a "good" website to have certain pages?
    1. No.
    2. Make a menu for PEOPLE not search engines. People buy those services. SEarch engines don't :p
    3. The menu should (I almost wrote: "must") be a representation of your content structure!

    BTW, Pages can have "subpages" - when creating one select an existing one as parent...
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    • Profile picture of the author aussietanker
      Originally Posted by Istvan Horvath View Post

      1. No.
      2. Make a menu for PEOPLE not search engines. People buy those services. SEarch engines don't :p
      3. The menu should (I almost wrote: "must") be a representation of your content structure!

      BTW, Pages can have "subpages" - when creating one select an existing one as parent...

      Hi istvan ... thank you for your reply ... i appreciate the effort that you went to in providing feedback ...

      i am VERY aware that only people read and or buy products and that the menu titles need to reflect their content structure ...

      but that was not really my question ....

      if the material on the website is not presented in a manner that is "search engine friendly" nobody will be reading mine at all ... it will be the "oppositions" website that they are reading ...

      so again, does the "google algorithm" require an "about us" page to rank well?

      am i likely to be "penalized" if i dont have a specific webpage called "about us' ... and put that info onto the "home page" instead ....

      thanks for this suggestion >>
      BTW, Pages can have "subpages" - when creating one select an existing one as parent.....
      we actually have an absolute ton of great content to go onto the site as well ... but i am trying to avoid having sub heading menus if at all possibly ... just to make site navigation as simple and as intuitive as possible ...



      regards
      A|T
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  • Profile picture of the author nthmarketing
    The about us page definitely is not a page that Google needs. A lot of the time on websites that I've created even use nofollow in the robot.txt for the About Us as well as Terms & Conditions, Disclaimers, Contact Us, etc...

    Hope that helps,
    Fred
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    • Profile picture of the author aussietanker
      Originally Posted by nthmarketing View Post

      The about us page definitely is not a page that Google needs. A lot of the time on websites that I've created even use nofollow in the robot.txt for the About Us as well as Terms & Conditions, Disclaimers, Contact Us, etc...

      Hope that helps,
      Fred

      Thanks fred, just the information that i was looking for ... you have been most helpful

      regards
      A|T
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