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How to rank a PDF file in Google?



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How to rank a PDF file in Google?

Anyone know how to rank pdf adobe in Google search engine is there some special trick or something to rank it?

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Cristian
Yes! There are ways of optimizing your PDF files for Google ranking.
  • Did you know that PDF files contain meta data? Just go to the "description" inside the actual PDF and you'll notice a bunch of areas you need to fill, like: Document Title, Author, Description, keywords, etc.
  • PDF files can also contain internal links to webpages. Google loves seeing that in PDFs just like in any other webpage.
  • Google can also read PDF text so make sure you use normal text and not direct pictures in you PDF.
  • An optimized file name is also highly recommended, name it after your main keyword you want to target with that PDF.
  • Make sure you have write protection enabled.



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Lynne
Thanks Cristian, I have been waiting for an answer for this topic.

Do you know how to add a pdf to a web page? I have come across this often on websites and I would love to know how to do this?

Would this be a good idea so that some of my readers can download some information like a how to guide for example? I am interested in making making some work books for my addiction website. Another thought I had was making the how to guides into more of an ebook and then using that to get subscribers.

When would you suggest using an ebook as opposed to a pdf which is shown on the web page?



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WolframW
As for this, I'm unlikely to tell you anything, but in general, I have information on how to make it easier to work with PDF documents. I like software on this site with which I can merge PDF pages into one document online. Often I need this in the process of working with documents, and this online tool often helps me out.



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