Quote Originally Posted by jeking View Post
There isn't any way to know. There are too many variables in the ranking equation. If the only thing you change is your url structure, there are still many other variables affecting your ranking that are changing too. If your ranking goes up or down, yuo can't say for certain what caused it.

I do think these help but that's my gut feeling, not a fact based arguement.
Yes, I understand that SEO is just one piece of a Jigsaw that makes up the big picture, and its the big picture that Google sees.


Thanks,
Mike