LeJeux Posted January 16, 2023 Share Posted January 16, 2023 Hi there, About 6 months ago I updated my portfolio site, duplicating pages in the process to try and match the template throughout. In doing so it appears I completely destroyed the SEO of my website, and I'm having a really challenging time getting it back on Google. Currently it is not listed, displaying a number of errors (see attached). I am due to upgrade to 7.1, so as a fix-all I rebuilt the website there. But before I transition my URL over, I wanted to check that doing so would in fact fix my situation, or if I need to fix it at the source first, in my existing website, before transitioning. If it's the latter, I would love some tips on how to correct the situation that I've found myself in. I am unfortunately pretty ignorant when it comes to this side of web design, as you can probably tell. I've provided some screenshots to add some clarity. Link to comment
SEOSpace_Henry Posted January 18, 2023 Share Posted January 18, 2023 On 1/17/2023 at 2:40 AM, LeJeux said: Hi there, About 6 months ago I updated my portfolio site, duplicating pages in the process to try and match the template throughout. In doing so it appears I completely destroyed the SEO of my website, and I'm having a really challenging time getting it back on Google. Currently it is not listed, displaying a number of errors (see attached). I am due to upgrade to 7.1, so as a fix-all I rebuilt the website there. But before I transition my URL over, I wanted to check that doing so would in fact fix my situation, or if I need to fix it at the source first, in my existing website, before transitioning. If it's the latter, I would love some tips on how to correct the situation that I've found myself in. I am unfortunately pretty ignorant when it comes to this side of web design, as you can probably tell. I've provided some screenshots to add some clarity. Hi @LeJeux, To know exactly what's happened, I'd need to see a bit deeper into those errors. One thing that can happen when pages are duplicated is that the SEO title, SEO description/meta description and URLs aren't updated to match the new page. Double-check each page to ensure you've updated these. Additionally, after taking a look at what you want to rank for. One of the main purposes for being indexed is so people can find your pages organically on Google. If we take a look at this page on your website, it isn't clear what you want it to rank for. If it isn't clear to a reader, it's also not going to be clear for Google. Likewise, on your homepage, there are a number of things you need to add to improve your chances of ranking, such as: 300 words of text (probably describing your business) A meta description following best practices Alt tags to your images Henry Purchase Founder of SEOSpace - the SEO plugin for Squarespace. Get a Free Squarespace SEO Audit: https://www.seospace.co/squarespace-seo-audit-score Link to comment
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