Simple Seo Url » Why SEO url?

SSU and IIS

admin — Mon, 17 May 2010 12:08:33 +0000

Many of our friends asked if SSU does work with IIS. The answer is YES, it does. We do have sites running on IIS using SSU. However, you have to make sure 2 things:
1. Get the latest version of SSU from eazyecommerce.com (FREE)
2. Your IIS server has module installed to process redirection rules in .htaccess file

If you need any help, feel free to contact us!

zencart seo url – another reason why you should use it

admin — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 08:23:16 +0000

Have a look at this screenshot we took on Google searching for the term “shopping cart design”

Google is smart enough to highlight the search term that appears in the title and the url. This “bold” part in the link easily catches users’ attention and also leads them to believe that the link will more than likely points to the content they are looking for.

It’s not just about Search Engine Optimization

admin — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 21:28:08 +0000

Readability

Compare the 2 links below:
http://www.site.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=40_44&products_id=506

http://www.site.com/toyota/prius/2009-toyota-prius-hybrid

Which link is more “readable”, which one tells you exactly what to expect when you visit it? Obviously the second link is more meaningful to user. You know the content you should see when you visit that link.

Shop owners also reported that using this user friendly url can help them to save a huge amount of time when they track their site traffic via Google Analytics or other statistic tools. By just looking at the links they can know exactly which products/categories those links point to without having to actually visit the links.

Usability

Lets say you start with:
http://www.site.com/toyota/prius/2009-toyota-prius-hybrid

What if you want to go and see all cars listed uner “prius” category? Simple, remove the product name from there:
http://www.site.com/toyota/prius/

What if you want to view the “toyota” category instead?
http://www.site.com/toyota/

Most users won’t do that, they will follow the navigation bar on your site, but some will try. And it’s good to give them the option. It’s also nice to let them know exactly where they are by just looking at the links.