I think LW is somewhat of an exception to this rule, at least for newcomers. And those who come to check the site frequently can just bookmark the /promoted url.
I don’t know anything about SEO, but wouldn’t giving the main page unchanging text that summarizes what the site is about help us appear higher in searches, as well?
I don’t know anything about SEO, but wouldn’t giving the main page unchanging text that summarizes what the site is about help us appear higher in searches, as well?
Not at all, Google strongly favors “fresh” content. I don’t think the change will make any real difference though; there’s still the same amount of fresh content at a different URL, and (I assume) most searches point to a specific post rather than the front page.
I think LW is somewhat of an exception to this rule, at least for newcomers. And those who come to check the site frequently can just bookmark the /promoted url.
I don’t know anything about SEO, but wouldn’t giving the main page unchanging text that summarizes what the site is about help us appear higher in searches, as well?
Not at all, Google strongly favors “fresh” content. I don’t think the change will make any real difference though; there’s still the same amount of fresh content at a different URL, and (I assume) most searches point to a specific post rather than the front page.