Orphan Page

An orphan page is a webpage without any internal links pointing to it from other pages on the same site. Search engines struggle to discover and value orphan pages because there's no clear site hierarchy path to them. They often rank poorly despite potentially valuable content.

How This Applies to Home Care Marketing

Home care websites often develop orphan pages when new location pages, blog posts, or service pages are created without updating internal navigation. These pages may rank poorly simply because search engines can’t find them easily.

Audit your site regularly for orphan pages using tools like Screaming Frog. Every important page should be reachable through internal links from your main navigation, related content, or contextual links within other pages. Fix orphans by adding appropriate internal links.

Key Takeaway

Ensure every page worth ranking has internal links pointing to it. Run periodic orphan page audits and fix any discovered by adding them to navigation, related page sections, or contextual links within relevant content.

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