Google gives page a strange filename

[chris ashdown]

If I google Antistatic Clothing I find my site at bottom of page 2 with the following address

http://www.internet-workwear.co.uk/c...g.html%23aAS10

The page in actinic is described as Antistatic_Clothing.html

Why is it not showing as http://www.internet-workwear.co.uk/a..._clothing.html

[Mike Hughes]

This is the page being found via the search results page.

Google is probably indexing it because someone posted a link to the page or someone has visited it with the Google toolbar installed and allowing usage information to be sent back to google. It might do better in Google's serps because the word 'antistatic' is highlighted or because 'antistatic' appears in the url four times.

In itself it's not a problem as Google shows the highest ranking page (i.e. the best match to the search term) . If you don't like the way it looks then you'll need to block Google from indexing pages in the cgi-bin.

Personally, I'd ignore it. Some sites even optimise for this effect to get their search pages showing in Google. Maplin are one I always remember. Try a search for 'maplin leds' to see this in effect.

Mike

[fergusw]

The page in actinic is described as Antistatic_Clothing.html

Why is it not showing as www.internet-workwear.co.uk/acatalog/antistatic_clothing.html

Because your host is case sensitive

http://www.internet-workwear.co.uk/a..._Clothing.html

is the correct file.

http://www.internet-workwear.co.uk/a..._clothing.html

returns a 404 because it does not exist to your host.

[Mike Hughes]

That's just a typo on Chris' behalf. The links on the site are fine.

Mike

[chris ashdown]

Sorry my typo

Found out the test site had never been removed when we went live (should do it automaticaly) and acording to our SEO chappie google picking up test site as well as live, anyway just removed all mention of test site by ftp so hopefully it will settle down after a week or so

Many thanks to all