SEO Keyword Ranking Question (Newbie)

[Remolade21]

Hi,

So I just started my own website.
The website allows people to test there internet connection speed.

Of course there are allot of keywords I can rank for, some examples:
Speed test
Speedtest
internet speed test
test internet connection
etc.. etc... etc..

Now basically I have hired an text writer and let him write 10 different articles for 10 different keywords.

So I have 10 pages on my website, for example:
Website.com/speedtest
Website.com/test-internet-speed
Website.com/speed-test
etc.. etc....

The layout and the connection tool is the same, the only thing different is the text and the Onpage SEO.

My question:
Does Google allow this or will Google notice this and not rank any of my keywords?

Thanks

 

[Elon Snup]

Well depending on how similar your pages are, this can been seen as duplicate content. Google has now notions of topics instead just of keywords. It can associate synonyms & rank them on the same page. - So on that matter, I'd just have a landing page about speed testing and other page related to internet speed, maybe maps, guides, modem, 5G/4G Broadband comparison etc etc

On a side note, you're attacking a niche that has powerful leaders. Unless you can spend $xx,xxx on good targeted backlinks, you will probably never have a shot at the top 3 on those keywords.

 

[Remolade21]

Well depending on how similar your pages are, this can been seen as duplicate content. Google has now notions of topics instead just of keywords. It can associate synonyms & rank them on the same page.

On a side note, you're attacking a niche that has powerful leaders. Unless you can spend $xx,xxx on good targeted backlinks, you will probably never have a shot at the top 3 on those keywords.

Well in my country the competition doesnt look that good.
Even sites without https and no text on the pages gets 5k visitors each day and rank very well.

Anyway, thanks for your reply, maybe changing the layout of each page will help.

 

[HustleTong]

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[SirLouen]

The worst part that can happen is what is called "cannibalization" (that can be good or bad depending on your reputation, that I expect to be really low at the beginning, unless you are building this over a really great authoritative expired domain about this topic, which is unlikely)

So essentially, this might happen:
You check for the same keyword and you may see that 2 or more of those pages, are ranking for the same keyword in different positions, example: position 30, position 55, position 78. This said, only means a bad thing: your on page rank is not being optimized to help only 1 go to the top. So what most people do at this point, is merge all the 3 pages, in the best one: the one in position 30, and then you create 301 redirects from the others to the best one. This way, you completely remove any self-competition and you may probably push a little bit the one in position 30.

Personally I don't think this is a very bad idea, but I prefer to just build 1 really good long page about 1 topic, that 6 pages about the exact same topic from different angles for different reaons, but the main one is the linkbuilding strategy: it's way more difficult and costly to linkbuild for 6 pages than for only 1.

 

[Remolade21]

The worst part that can happen is what is called "cannibalization" (that can be good or bad depending on your reputation, that I expect to be really low at the beginning, unless you are building this over a really great authoritative expired domain about this topic, which is unlikely)

So essentially, this might happen:
You check for the same keyword and you may see that 2 or more of those pages, are ranking for the same keyword in different positions, example: position 30, position 55, position 78. This said, only means a bad thing: your on page rank is not being optimized to help only 1 go to the top. So what most people do at this point, is merge all the 3 pages, in the best one: the one in position 30, and then you create 301 redirects from the others to the best one. This way, you completely remove any self-competition and you may probably push a little bit the one in position 30.

Personally I don't think this is a very bad idea, but I prefer to just build 1 really good long page about 1 topic, that 6 pages about the exact same topic from different angles for different reaons, but the main one is the linkbuilding strategy: it's way more difficult and costly to linkbuild for 6 pages than for only 1.

Cool thanks for your reply.
I think I will setup a 2nd website and I will rank only 1 page on that one and on the other one for example 10 pages.
Will see which one will do better in ranking.

 

[itznehamali]

Depanding on your strategies my friend. If you are following the right terms for SEO then might be chances to rank but make sure to avoid the black hat techniques.

 

[SEO Masters]

Writing 10 articles for 10 different keywords is old school SEO.
These days you can rank all your 10 keywords with just one article.

 

[Houdinii]

Since there is probably still a bit of competition in your niche, if you look at why your users would use your service and base the keywords off of that you'll probably have a better click rate. For example, today I actually have a slow connection because of a car wreck/fire up the road.

• I'd probably start my search off with finding out why I'm slow, which always leads to a speed test: "why is my internet so slow" or "why is youtube buffering". Both of these would have a need for both information and a speed test.
• Then I always have to search "what is the difference between Mbps and MBps" because I have the memory of a slug, and I bet others get confused too. Infographic type pages work well with this, like "Why You're Reading Your Speed Test Wrong" type article/graphic. I would look for keywords surrounding specific devices, starting with the most popular game consoles and phones
• Then you have how to fix it or solution articles. Like how to speed up a wifi-connection, or fix buffering issues on the XBox, or any console/device for that matter. These usually give a good opportunity to point people to a paid solution where you can make some cash too.
• You can still get a good page ranking for the keywords you mentioned too, but all of them surround the same very specific topic, so would probably all be related to a single page.

None of the articles would be too difficult to write, and you'd have a great selection of reading material. It's information people look for daily, too, which helps. And since you connected things together, (Why I'm slow, how to find out if you're slow, how to read the results, and how to fix it) your bounce rate should be lower too. It's always important to keep in mind that Google is only the middle man, and if Google sees that customers seem to get a solution from your site when they do show it in the results, they will do it with a higher rank more often.

All in all, it doesn't have to be more work. It still can be 10 articles around a good speed test. It's more a change in mentality to think like a user to give Google more of your content to choose from. If you search any of your keywords from my location, I can actually run a test right from Google. But thankfully, since everyone has the internet, there is a lot of low hanging keywords out there with way less competition and plenty of traffic.

 

[Quennd]

I think that you need to be very careful with these similar pages, as Google can treat it as a duplicate pages and actually not rank your keywords. I think that it can be done simply by using some word synonyms so simply re-write your articles

 

[Purush]

So what most people do at this point, is merge all the 3 pages, in the best one: the one in position 30, a

its grat idea . i should try. thanks

 

[Remolade21]

Since there is probably still a bit of competition in your niche, if you look at why your users would use your service and base the keywords off of that you'll probably have a better click rate. For example, today I actually have a slow connection because of a car wreck/fire up the road.

• I'd probably start my search off with finding out why I'm slow, which always leads to a speed test: "why is my internet so slow" or "why is youtube buffering". Both of these would have a need for both information and a speed test.
• Then I always have to search "what is the difference between Mbps and MBps" because I have the memory of a slug, and I bet others get confused too. Infographic type pages work well with this, like "Why You're Reading Your Speed Test Wrong" type article/graphic. I would look for keywords surrounding specific devices, starting with the most popular game consoles and phones
• Then you have how to fix it or solution articles. Like how to speed up a wifi-connection, or fix buffering issues on the XBox, or any console/device for that matter. These usually give a good opportunity to point people to a paid solution where you can make some cash too.
• You can still get a good page ranking for the keywords you mentioned too, but all of them surround the same very specific topic, so would probably all be related to a single page.

None of the articles would be too difficult to write, and you'd have a great selection of reading material. It's information people look for daily, too, which helps. And since you connected things together, (Why I'm slow, how to find out if you're slow, how to read the results, and how to fix it) your bounce rate should be lower too. It's always important to keep in mind that Google is only the middle man, and if Google sees that customers seem to get a solution from your site when they do show it in the results, they will do it with a higher rank more often.

All in all, it doesn't have to be more work. It still can be 10 articles around a good speed test. It's more a change in mentality to think like a user to give Google more of your content to choose from. If you search any of your keywords from my location, I can actually run a test right from Google. But thankfully, since everyone has the internet, there is a lot of low hanging keywords out there with way less competition and plenty of traffic.

Yeah good one, I think I will use these for my blogs. Also add a button which redirects them to the speedtest, double adsens income.

Thanks

 

[blackh4t]

Best thing is u just test then see what really work.