Technical SEO Index Cleanup: Reducing Not Indexed PagesTechnical SEO Index Cleanup: Reducing Not Indexed Pages
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Seeing 67,978 "Not Indexed" pages in Google Search Console is every SEO's worst nightmare! 🤯 Most people think SEO is only about getting new pages indexed. But here is the truth: Removing useless pages is just as important. When Google spends time crawling thousands of junk pages (like broken links, duplicate tags, or empty filters), it ignores your main sales pages. This wastes your Crawl Budget. So, we executed a 60-Day Index Cleanup Strategy. Here are the results: Before: 67,978 Not Indexed Pages After: 7,988 Not Indexed Pages How We Fixed It in 4 Simple Steps 👇 1. Removed Junk URLs I found thousands of useless filter and search result pages that were wasting Google's time. 2. Fixed Canonical & Noindex Tags I added noindex tags to low-value pages and made sure every main page pointed to the correct primary URL. 3. Cleaned Up Robots.txt & Sitemaps I removed useless links from the XML sitemap and blocked unnecessary site paths in robots.txt. 4. Fixed Broken Internal Links I fixed dead links so link authority flows directly to our high-value money pages. SEO isn't just about adding more content. Sometimes, cleaning up the mess brings the biggest traffic boost! Have you checked your GSC Indexing report lately? How many "Not Indexed" pages do you have? Let's discuss in the comments! 👇 #SEO #TechnicalSEO #GoogleSearchConsole #SEOStrategy #CrawlBudget #DigitalMarketing #SearchEngineOptimization #SEOExpert #WebPerformance #OrganicGrowth
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