Adding Twitter Feed to Homepage

[Jayser100]

Hi chaps,

I wanted to create a way of having content that changes often on my homepage, for SEO purposes. My freelance web designer suggested adding my Twitter feed to the page, which we have done - he said Google will see it as changing content, but is this the case? If anyone knows the answer, I'd be grateful for your input. He placed it in a space where we had a content box - I struggle to see how Google will see the actual Twitter content inside the html of the page itself.

Thanks

 

[Paul Murray]

According to this article, social media feeds do help SEO, or at least it helped in this situation – http://www.examiner.com/article/do-social-media-feeds-help-seo

 

[weblisterltd.com]

Google can see the twitter feed but it depends how relevant and popular your site and subject is, google can scan your page once a day, if the feed changes daily and doesn't increase then its less to target

 

[fisicx]

Pointless.

A twitter feed constantly renews its content which means google won't even bother to index it.

Ergo: zero SEO value.

 

[OldWelshGuy]

Hi chaps,

I wanted to create a way of having content that changes often on my homepage, for SEO purposes. My freelance web designer suggested adding my Twitter feed to the page, which we have done - he said Google will see it as changing content, but is this the case? If anyone knows the answer, I'd be grateful for your input. He placed it in a space where we had a content box - I struggle to see how Google will see the actual Twitter content inside the html of the page itself.

Thanks

Why do you think this will help for SEO purposes?

 

[tylnewcastle]

Changing/ Updating content means. Having something new in your blog page every twice or thrice a week. Updating your services page with new content. Updating your portfolio of work.

All these and more accounts changing of content.

Social media feed has a very little effect.

 

[Jayser100]

Thanks, that's what I thought. I originally asked him to put the latest news on the site on the top page and it's clear that would make far more sense.

 

[fisicx]

Having your latest news on the homepage isn't much use for SEO either.

The reason being: it will keep changing.

Don't listen to your freelance web designer, he knows nothing about SEO.

 

[webgeek]

According to this article, social media feeds do help SEO, or at least it helped in this situation – http://www.examiner.com/article/do-social-media-feeds-help-seo

FYI examiner.com is predominantly filled with content on a pay per post basis. Got a couple hundred quid? You're expertise is highlighted on examiner.com in an article you give them.

I'm not refuting their point, just saying that you'd probably be better referring back to the Terrorstar erm Terrostar Interactive Media team behind the article.

If you want fresh content on the homepage, then write it. Publish it on the /news /blog or similar on-domain location, and let the homepage carry excerpts of it, linking to the items of interest.

Your social posts are a source. If you're carrying the feed, you're the syndicated distribution node, along with anyone else who carries your feed. Which you think gets the glory, the source or the distribution nodes?

For humans, the Twitter feed might be a good diversion, showing people that you're active, witty, informative - if you're active, witty and informative. Hopefully those posts are linking back to your /news and /blog articles around 20% of the time, so your content has legs.

Remember, the goal is the building of rapport, building an opinion of thought leadership or other prowess, and seeing the prospect express an interest in your products/services via enquiry or sale. The goal is not to send them back away from the site to a social network owned by someone else, but rather to send them from everywhere and anywhere straight over to your sales funnel aka your website.

 

[Paul Murray]

FYI examiner.com is predominantly filled with content on a pay per post basis. Got a couple hundred quid? You're expertise is highlighted on examiner.com in an article you give them.

Yeah, I did get that vibe from the article actually