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How To Finally Get Google Site Links To Maximize SEO

by Frank Pipolo on August 3, 2010

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I assuming that you know what Google site links are right? If not, do a search on a brand name and you will see top listings like this:

Notice the links below that start with “schedule”, “tickets”, etc?  These are called site links and if you can get them you can expect a nice bump in your SEO traffic.  At New Homes Realty we saw a minimum of 30% increase in natural referral traffic when Google implemented these links. Talk about a gift!

Google site links - a gift fromthe Google Gods

So this post is how do you get them for your site right? You’ve done the work to get your site ranked in Google it’s time to take a look at where Google is sending your customers once they find you. Do they provide a link to your site? Is it accurate? Does it take them to the most effective page on your site? These are very important questions that you need to be sure you have the answers to and continue to check in on.

First of all, go to Google and do a search for your business name. Take a look at the results. Under your business profile there should be at least one sitelink, that is one or more links to various pages within your Web site. If there isn’t at least one link then your site navigation can’t be parsed by Google. This is a sign that you need to alter your site navigation and provide Google with a better sitemap. The more simple and well formatted your site, the more likely Google is to include a sitelink with your business results. The more sitelinks the higher the likelihood a user clicks into your site directly to the page of their choice.

If you do not have any sitelinks then you need to go back to the drawing board and get you basic site architecture down pat.  Here are a good few places to start:

If Google did provide a sitelink with your business results make sure that it takes your customers to the page that YOU choose. If it doesn’t, then you need to make sure that your main page is clear to Google. Again, simple navigation and good backlinks should clear things up and get your desired sitelinks showing up in Google. You can also use your Google webmaster tools to tell Google what sitelinks you do not want to be displayed.

So have fun, tweak that site architecture, and enjoy the extra Google SEO traffic.

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