Squidoo : RSS Modules Don’t Help With SEO
I’ve seen people saying that adding a RSS module to your Squidoo lens is beneficial because it automatically delivers fresh content and helps with search engine rankings. I agree that a relevant RSS feed can be useful to visitors and can make it look like the page is regularly updated.
The RSS module is unfortunately useless for SEO purposes because search engines simply won’t “see” it. This Squidoo module displays the feed using JavaScript. As a rule, search engines don’t understand JavaScript and will not detect any contents in the RSS module.
I hope this helps clear some misconceptions about SEO-ing Squidoo lenses. Finding a relevant feed and placing a RSS module on your lens is still a good thing to do; just don’t expect it to help with your Google rankings.
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