Comments on: Matt Cutts: “Keywords In The URL Can Help” http://blog.v7n.com/2006/09/01/matt-cutts-keywords-in-the-url-can-help/ Tue, 10 Jan 2012 04:40:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Halfdeck http://blog.v7n.com/2006/09/01/matt-cutts-keywords-in-the-url-can-help/comment-page-1/#comment-1172 Halfdeck Fri, 01 Sep 2006 09:21:58 +0000 http://blog.v7n.com/2006/09/01/matt-cutts-keywords-in-the-url-can-help/#comment-1172 The real meat is often in his comments: Tim: "Does having words in the URL increase or decrease the assumed “quality” of the page? Or would it be more appropriate to say “can help search engines judge the subject of a page”? Matt: "Tim, including the keyword in the url just gives another chance for that keyword to match the user’s query in some way. That’s the way I’d put it." The real meat is often in his comments:

Tim:

“Does having words in the URL increase or decrease the assumed “quality” of the page? Or would it be more appropriate to say “can help search engines judge the subject of a page”?

Matt:

“Tim, including the keyword in the url just gives another chance for that keyword to match the user’s query in some way. That’s the way I’d put it.”

]]> By: dburdon http://blog.v7n.com/2006/09/01/matt-cutts-keywords-in-the-url-can-help/comment-page-1/#comment-1171 dburdon Fri, 01 Sep 2006 07:54:15 +0000 http://blog.v7n.com/2006/09/01/matt-cutts-keywords-in-the-url-can-help/#comment-1171 It certainly appears to work with blogger posts. The post title becomes part of the extended url. However, a typical blog post title tends to refer to a highly specific and - perhaps - uncompetitive subject or keyword phrase. In a blogging context an alignment of URL, post title and content creates definite "on page" synergy. It certainly appears to work with blogger posts. The post title becomes part of the extended url. However, a typical blog post title tends to refer to a highly specific and – perhaps – uncompetitive subject or keyword phrase.

In a blogging context an alignment of URL, post title and content creates definite “on page” synergy.

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