jonduv

@binayjha, I appreciate the feedback. Would it be okay to just have the sitemap listed in the robots file and removed from the footer? Or for SEO purposes, do you feel it...

binayjha
alaxander

It sounds like you’ve had a challenging issue with a Japanese SEO spam attack and recurring Google Ads problems. Even after disavowing harmful backlinks, removing malware...

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alaxander

To resolve Google Search Console errors for your website, start with the most impactful issues on search performance and user experience. Address Server Errors (5xx) firs...

binayjha

XML sitemap link in robots.txt is fine and the page footer should have HTML sitemap.

binayjha

I have such experiences and as mentioned above, some more quality backlinks can re-establish the pages. Even if you do not believe, as you mentioned, try for 1 page if it...

jonduv

Hi @JonyK, Thanks for the reply. Instead of linking to the XML sitemap in the FOOTER, do you feel it would be better to generate an "HTML" sitemap and link? My...

JonyK

Having the sitemap linked in both your robots.txt file and the footer is totally fine and can actually be helpful. The robots.txt is mainly for search engines, making sur...

jktaffiliate

thank you for the reply, but I don't think that would be the case In a lot of keywords, we used to rank 1st spot / 2nd spot and now we don't rank anywhere on those GEOs,...

binayjha

Search engines treat subdomains as different properties. If a directory like, somainname.com/directory/, is used then domain possess a better authority and content is reg...