Does is matter if I use this URL for a PDF attached to a posting:
www.example.com/slug1/posting/xyz.pdf
or
www.example.com/downloads/xyz.pdf
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3There are a few questions on here about URL relevance in SEO with a lot of good suggestions. The same rules apply if it's a content page or a downloadable PDF (as PDFs can also be indexed by Google): webmasters.stackexchange.com/questions/2105/… webmasters.stackexchange.com/questions/2894/…– Mark HendersonSep 25, 2010 at 22:50
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Since Google indexes PDF files then a more descriptive URL will help in ranking. However the benefit is likely to be pretty small. (This is partly because PDF files generally do not garner many direct links and thus are rare in search results.)
If possible, I would suggest creating a HTML version of the PDF, with a link to "download as PDF". You should end up with a better ranking for the HTML page.
answered Sep 27, 2010 at 0:57
