Comments on: PDF SEO sounds fun! http://www.timnash.co.uk/02/2008/pdf-seo-sounds-fun/ The SEO Consultant Wed, 20 Aug 2008 12:00:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Colin Boyd http://www.timnash.co.uk/02/2008/pdf-seo-sounds-fun/#comment-702 Colin Boyd Wed, 27 Feb 2008 23:14:13 +0000 http://www.timnash.co.uk/02/2008/pdf-seo-sounds-fun/#comment-702 Let me know the results, I have a client with loads of pdf's Let me know the results, I have a client with loads of pdf’s

]]> By: Tim Nash http://www.timnash.co.uk/02/2008/pdf-seo-sounds-fun/#comment-622 Tim Nash Mon, 18 Feb 2008 07:34:07 +0000 http://www.timnash.co.uk/02/2008/pdf-seo-sounds-fun/#comment-622 Well so far it has not gone quite according to plan, less then half of the test PDFs have been indexed. So if nothing else so far we can say using PDFs is not the quick way to get those rankings. @Chris - Them pesky SEO will optimise anything but in this case much like Flash its how Google interprets the extrapolated data that will make a huge difference. @Gab - Would it be better if the elephants were pink and fluffy? @Amit - Hopefully you are only seeing those on long tails or you have a problem with your clients set-up PDFs certainly shouldn't be ranking higher then HTML for the same term on the same domain. @Can't be bothered to read the simple rules ;) - It's good you are getting people to your site regardless of how. In a straight fight the HTML should always win so I'm guess that their are significantly more external links to your PDF then your HTML version. However if that's not the case you might want to look for duplicate content issues or another reason the HTML version of the page is not ranking. To all look out for the follow up article late this week/early next week hopefully the stragglers will get their butts indexed. Well so far it has not gone quite according to plan, less then half of the test PDFs have been indexed. So if nothing else so far we can say using PDFs is not the quick way to get those rankings.

@Chris - Them pesky SEO will optimise anything but in this case much like Flash its how Google interprets the extrapolated data that will make a huge difference.

@Gab - Would it be better if the elephants were pink and fluffy?

@Amit - Hopefully you are only seeing those on long tails or you have a problem with your clients set-up PDFs certainly shouldn’t be ranking higher then HTML for the same term on the same domain.

@Can’t be bothered to read the simple rules ;) - It’s good you are getting people to your site regardless of how. In a straight fight the HTML should always win so I’m guess that their are significantly more external links to your PDF then your HTML version. However if that’s not the case you might want to look for duplicate content issues or another reason the HTML version of the page is not ranking.

To all look out for the follow up article late this week/early next week hopefully the stragglers will get their butts indexed.

]]> By: I could not be bothered to read rules http://www.timnash.co.uk/02/2008/pdf-seo-sounds-fun/#comment-619 I could not be bothered to read rules Mon, 18 Feb 2008 06:42:31 +0000 http://www.timnash.co.uk/02/2008/pdf-seo-sounds-fun/#comment-619 I have been having my own little experiment of my own. I have reproduced some of my top articles and posted them on my homepage for people to view and save if they wish. So therefore, for example, I have an article on Computer Terms and their meanings on my website. Then I made it into a pdf. Anyway I was shocked to see the pdf versions, which are recent editions to my site, come up in the search engines...ABOVE THE ORIGINAL ARTICLE... It depends on what you search for however I am getting traffic from these pdf's... I don't know if the links are any good but they are getting people to my site!! I have been having my own little experiment of my own. I have reproduced some of my top articles and posted them on my homepage for people to view and save if they wish.
So therefore, for example, I have an article on Computer Terms and their meanings on my website. Then I made it into a pdf.

Anyway I was shocked to see the pdf versions, which are recent editions to my site, come up in the search engines…ABOVE THE ORIGINAL ARTICLE… It depends on what you search for however I am getting traffic from these pdf’s…

I don’t know if the links are any good but they are getting people to my site!!

]]> By: Amit http://www.timnash.co.uk/02/2008/pdf-seo-sounds-fun/#comment-599 Amit Sat, 16 Feb 2008 09:38:44 +0000 http://www.timnash.co.uk/02/2008/pdf-seo-sounds-fun/#comment-599 I am seeing the PDF from my site is in rankings with some of our client's keywords, actually that's because the PDF holds only the keywords and rankings. but yeah! i am looking forward to it now (PDF optimization). I am seeing the PDF from my site is in rankings with some of our client’s keywords, actually that’s because the PDF holds only the keywords and rankings. but yeah! i am looking forward to it now (PDF optimization).

]]> By: Gab "SEO ROI" Goldenberg http://www.timnash.co.uk/02/2008/pdf-seo-sounds-fun/#comment-555 Gab "SEO ROI" Goldenberg Tue, 12 Feb 2008 01:18:49 +0000 http://www.timnash.co.uk/02/2008/pdf-seo-sounds-fun/#comment-555 Who are you calling a white elephant? :) Who are you calling a white elephant? :)

]]> By: Cant read dont read http://www.timnash.co.uk/02/2008/pdf-seo-sounds-fun/#comment-551 Cant read dont read Mon, 11 Feb 2008 18:54:47 +0000 http://www.timnash.co.uk/02/2008/pdf-seo-sounds-fun/#comment-551 i guess the consensus would be that if you make good, we'll all join in. :P i guess the consensus would be that if you make good, we’ll all join in. :P

]]> By: Chris "PDF's are SEO tools"? http://www.timnash.co.uk/02/2008/pdf-seo-sounds-fun/#comment-546 Chris "PDF's are SEO tools"? Mon, 11 Feb 2008 03:07:46 +0000 http://www.timnash.co.uk/02/2008/pdf-seo-sounds-fun/#comment-546 I have always wondered about this. I always "optimize" my pdf's but never really considered them to be of any real relevance. I am curious to know how it comes out. I myself used to block, using robots.txt, from the documents folder of my sites but found that a couple pdf's actually showed up so I opened it up to the robots. I doubt PDF's are really converters but who knows this might cause a new wave in conversions. I know how thoose "pesky SEO's" can market anything. I have always wondered about this. I always “optimize” my pdf’s but never really considered them to be of any real relevance. I am curious to know how it comes out.

I myself used to block, using robots.txt, from the documents folder of my sites but found that a couple pdf’s actually showed up so I opened it up to the robots. I doubt PDF’s are really converters but who knows this might cause a new wave in conversions. I know how thoose “pesky SEO’s” can market anything.

]]> By: Jansie Blom http://www.timnash.co.uk/02/2008/pdf-seo-sounds-fun/#comment-544 Jansie Blom Sun, 10 Feb 2008 21:20:52 +0000 http://www.timnash.co.uk/02/2008/pdf-seo-sounds-fun/#comment-544 Sounds very interesting my friend! cannot wait for the outcome. Sounds very interesting my friend! cannot wait for the outcome.

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