Controlling PageRank Flow Question
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One of my competitors rose above me drastically, above everyone actually. His website has a sidebar on the homepage, but when you click a post it leads to a full width page of his content - with no sidebar at all. The only button on page is HOME.
My site has the sidebar on all pages, meaning juice is flowing around in all directions. Would it be smarter for me to remove my sidebar as well? In theory, this would create a boost in rankings correct?
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If stripping the sidebar would boost rankings then every smart person would be running a nudist site.
Rankings aren't that simple. That sidebar is a great place to offer visitors additional pages to visit and a great place to earn income from ads.
I am not taking any of my sidebars off and my sidebars have more links that most people say are allowed.
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