Actionable ways to combat one of the biggest eCommerce SEO issues: duplicate product pages.
I'll talk about the 3 most common issues and how to solve them
2. • eCommerce & Technical SEO consultant
• I help businesses thrive online and get traffic and
sales they deserve
• Creator of the SEO Challenge Course
• International speaker
• Quarantine doll houses builder
Kristina Azarenko
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10+ years of
digital marketing
experience
achieved 1044% ROI
with paid ads… and
even higher with
SEO
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“By 2040, around 95% of all purchases
are expected to be via eCommerce”
(Source: Nasdaq)
Originally shared by me here bit.ly/8-step-eCommerce
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Almost identical
products found on
different URLS
(e.g. colors)
The same product
found in different
categories
Products with
original
manufacturer’s
description
1. 2. 3.
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Issue 1:
Almost identical products
found on different URLS
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• Colors
• Sizes
• Material
• Other product options
Issue 1:
Almost identical products
found on different URLS
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/t-shirt-blue /t-shirt-green /t-shirt-pink /t-shirt-purple
Issue 1:
Almost identical products
found on different URLS
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Solution:
Create separate pages for product options
only if there’s a demand for that.
Otherwise, create only one product URL and list
all options there
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Mind the internal
links:
they should point to
the canonical
version of the URL
Pro Tip:
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Solution 2:
Choose a canonical product
version and make other product
variations point to it
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1. 2. 3.
Almost identical
products found on
different URLS
(e.g. colors)
All product
variations are
found on a single
URL
The same product
found in different
categories
Products with
original
manufacturer’s
description
Remove the
category
indication
from the URL
Choose a
canonical
product
version
Find the
ways to stand
out (reviews,
QAs, etc.)