Center Aligned or Left Aligned?

**hcgroup** · 15 January 2018, 5:03 am

Which one do you prefer for your content and why?

I mean is there any SEO effect in terms of content quality?

Thanks in advance

**universal4** · 16 January 2018, 10:38 pm

I am interested to hear other's thoughts on the first question, although I think it depends a little bit on site design as well.

Personally it feels more natural to me to read left justified articles, but headlines or sometimes bold statements centered to draw extra attention maybe.

I can't see how the alignment of text can change anything seo related, nor see why it should.

Rick
Universal4

**hcgroup** · 16 January 2018, 10:57 pm

Hi Rick,

Thanks for the contribution. I think that it gas an effect on the visitor so it may have an effect on the conversion performance of the content due to mood of the visitor.

It mat seem to you a bit more detailed approach but IMHO it is still related with SEO indirectly

Cheers

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**slotplayer** · 16 January 2018, 11:06 pm

generally text is left, like rick says, headlines, image captions centered. just like a newspaper or magazine.

**hcgroup** · 16 January 2018, 11:07 pm

Originally Posted by slotplayer

generally text is left, like rick says, headlines, image captions centered. just like a newspaper or magazine.

Thanks. I think so. Also the spaces between the words look improper in center aligned.

Cheers!

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**GaryTheScubaGuy** · 19 January 2018, 12:54 pm

Just set it 100% rather than affix the size.
Make sure it's responsive and AMP enabled

**Slawete** · 19 January 2018, 2:43 pm

Originally Posted by hcgroup

Also the spaces between the words look improper in center aligned.
Cheers!

Probably you are about justified text, not centered

**hcgroup** · 19 January 2018, 8:21 pm

Originally Posted by GaryTheScubaGuy

Just set it 100% rather than affix the size.
Make sure it's responsive and AMP enabled

I see. Thanks a lot. I will do that

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**checu** · 20 January 2018, 8:23 am

Center Aligned or Left Aligned ?
This question doesn't have anything to do with SEO. Maybe with onpage UX.
Sorry to break your world like this

**sweetbet** · 20 January 2018, 3:44 pm

I don't believe that it affects seo either way. Personally, I prefer text to be left aligned.

**slotplayer** · 20 January 2018, 9:31 pm

Originally Posted by GaryTheScubaGuy

Just set it 100% rather than affix the size.
Make sure it's responsive and AMP enabled

How does Google feel about Off Canvas Nav Menus?

**Cash Bonus** · 20 January 2018, 9:58 pm

Originally Posted by hcgroup

Which one do you prefer for your content and why?

I mean is there any SEO effect in terms of content quality?

Thanks in advance

Hey mate,

I don't think it makes any difference at all to Google if it's left aligned or centre aligned.

Personally, I prefer to have all of my text centre aligned.

**GaryTheScubaGuy** · 21 January 2018, 12:18 am

Originally Posted by slotplayer

How does Google feel about Off Canvas Nav Menus?

Why would you use those?

**slotplayer** · 21 January 2018, 8:05 am

Originally Posted by GaryTheScubaGuy

Why would you use those?

I didn't, I just saw them being used on sites and was wondering if Google deems it hidden content.

**GaryTheScubaGuy** · 22 January 2018, 1:54 am

Originally Posted by hcgroup

Thanks for the contribution BUT: I accept SEO as a whole process from the first pixel or character to the profits! So IMHO it is an ingredient in SEO process

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Good to see some good feedback @hcgroup. I'm really getting sick of 100's of one-liners used to boost imaginary GPWA ratings.
Was anyone around 10 years ago when SEOChat has this issue as well? What waste of time w IMHO you are exactly correct. look me up on SEOChat... I told them good riddance and goodbye as I was sick of their abused grading system, and useless convoluted and inaccurate idiot advice.

First of all, if Google, Gary I. or even the errant Cutts comments elude to it not working or even creating penalties, I see a forked tongue and diligently start using sacrificial sites to test this Google statement. Plus I'm now in the UK so everything seems a bit delayed when comparing US sites.

But the important point I'll make (and you have deluded) is that over the years, is that SEO is a whole process and a very difficult and ever-changing one. If you're not questioning and testing everything your failing.

Do you think one should be lazy enough to not add metatag keywords? I've been doing this SEO thing for 20 years and have seen that meter fluctuated like a Geiger counter in California. Plus you have 100's of 3rd and 4th party SE's that DO use meta's, as well as other means to an end such as comments on blogs and forums using your avatar screen name and anchor text variations.

If it's not proven to be damaging, use everything.(Ie. Alt tags and descriptions on images, no-follows on useless internal links and so on.)

Beware; you can over-optimize, which is why we own 1000's of sites to run these types of tests through...

Because google I don't know about you, but I don't trust Google.

Why would they divulge algorithmic elements for people like us to exploit? Wouldn't doing a whisper campaign do an even better job?

I'm just saying, I have spent thousands of dollars, used many people and hours of research and - DO NOT believe ANYTHING you read unless you trust the source, test the data or don't care about ranking...and GOOGLE is definitely not one of them.

**GaryTheScubaGuy** · 22 January 2018, 2:17 am

I wanted to add one more thing...we ran a test using a secondary keyword, no likes, no meta, no descriptions, custom schema, AMP or sils's at all. just set them up running few days posting on open sites, comments, forums and blogs. 30 ranked (top 100) for the KW in question 30 times, and believe me when I say, left no triggers, flags or other website references to form ANY ASSOCIATION EXCEPT POSTING 1-4S MENTION OF THE DOMAIN (BUT NO LINK).

Granted, these weren't 'Poker" or 'Slots' but they were semi-longtail terms and after 6 months the sites that sustained the top 30 we created a PBN that's working exceptionally.

Spin yer mellon around that one for a wee bit!

**hcgroup** · 22 January 2018, 2:48 am

Hello Gary,

All is clear from your words. These 2 messages are priceless for me.

I will try everything out unless they provenly give harm!

Last but not the least, "Google" is also a company living for PROFITS! And money doesn't like JUSTICE!

Cheers!

**GaryTheScubaGuy** · 22 January 2018, 3:04 am

Hi hcgroup,

If you are doing one-page sites (scroll down), be sure to add links (back to the top) in each fold/topic leading back to the top or an index. Put non-important links at the very top or bottom as ppl are accustomed to this, otherwise, you have a sitemap I would integrate into a 404 page. Also no-follow useless navigation. If not too many navigational elements confuse and loses. 3 identical internal site links are about the limit depending on the site size. One at the top, one on the right, an XML sitemap and proper silos would be a better choice...but I haven't tested it.

PS. What about Arabic?

GTSG

**ApostaGanha** · 22 January 2018, 8:49 am

left for sure!

**Ladiepre** · 8 February 2018, 2:40 am

I find sites that are centre aligned to be clumsy and the content usually seems all over the place. I prefer left-aligned content. It appears more professional and site navigation easier which is hard to achieve when content has been centred.

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