{"id":20601,"date":"2023-08-08T16:24:54","date_gmt":"2023-08-08T10:54:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/?p=20601"},"modified":"2023-08-09T11:30:09","modified_gmt":"2023-08-09T06:00:09","slug":"how-to-detect-and-fix-keyword-cannibalization","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/how-to-detect-and-fix-keyword-cannibalization\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Detect And Fix Keyword Cannibalization?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Many website owners face keyword cannibalization issues. Even a few of them are not even aware of the same, and they lose potential organic traffic by not resolving the keyword cannibalization SEO issues.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This article will discuss the stated issue and help you know how to detect SEO keyword cannibalization.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">By the end of this article, you will also become an expert in fixing SEO cannibalization issues.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>What Is Keyword Cannibalization?<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Keyword cannibalization, aka SEO cannibalization, takes place when multiple pages of the same website target similar keywords, if not the same.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/1-2.png?ssl=1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-20602 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/1-2.png?resize=640%2C247&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Keyword Cannibalization in SEO\" width=\"640\" height=\"247\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/1-2.png?w=640&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/1-2.png?resize=300%2C116&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">That makes them compete against each other, ending up damaging the website\u2019s SEO and SERP rankings.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>How Keyword Cannibalization Affects SEO?<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If several web pages of your website are targeting the same set of keywords and with the same search intent, they practically compete against each other.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">That confuses search engines about the relevancy of those web pages. They get no idea which web page to rank as the most relevant page.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As a result, the search engines either do not show any of those web pages or show multiple pages targeting the same search intent.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/2-2.png?ssl=1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-20603 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/2-2.png?resize=640%2C247&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Showing multiple pages of the same website targeting the same search intent\" width=\"640\" height=\"247\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/2-2.png?w=640&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/2-2.png?resize=300%2C116&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Both of the scenarios hamper the organic performance of your website.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Why Keyword Cannibalization Needs To Be Resolved?<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is evident from the above section that you won\u2019t want to lose organic traffic on your website due to multiple web pages targeting similar key phrases.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Following are the key reasons why you need to resolve keyword cannibalization in SEO,<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When multiple web pages target the same keyword, the wrong page may rank instead of your desired page.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The link juice gets distributed among your website&#8217;s multiple similar web pages. That, in turn, hampers the link equity.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">SEO cannibalization decreases the authority and quality of your web pages.<\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/3-2.png?ssl=1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-20604 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/3-2.png?resize=640%2C247&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"How keyword cannibalization can affect your SEO\" width=\"640\" height=\"247\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/3-2.png?w=640&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/3-2.png?resize=300%2C116&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If crawlers find several URLs containing similar content, it may cause indexing problems.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cannibalization SEO may waste your crawl budget.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It confuses users and offers them a poor experience.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2><b>How To Find Keyword Cannibalization Issues?<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can use online tools to detect and fix keyword cannibalization.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rankwatch.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">RankWatch<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is one of the most reliable among them.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can resolve keyword cannibalization using RankWatch tool by the following two methods,<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>Method-1: Using RankWatch Console Module<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You should follow the below steps to resolve cannibalization using RankWatch console module,<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Open RankWatch Console module and select your search console account.<\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/4-2.png?ssl=1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-20605 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/4-2.png?resize=640%2C247&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Adding search console account to RankWatch search console\" width=\"640\" height=\"247\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/4-2.png?w=640&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/4-2.png?resize=300%2C116&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Select the website to be analyzed as the property by clicking on the &#8220;choose a property&#8221; box.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/5-2.png?ssl=1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-20606 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/5-2.png?resize=640%2C247&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Choosing a property in RankWatch search console\" width=\"640\" height=\"247\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/5-2.png?w=640&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/5-2.png?resize=300%2C116&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Select at least a period of six months for analysis.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/6-2.png?ssl=1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-20607 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/6-2.png?resize=640%2C247&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Selecting date range for analysis\" width=\"640\" height=\"247\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/6-2.png?w=640&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/6-2.png?resize=300%2C116&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The tool allows you to choose a particular country by clicking on the \u201cchoose a country box\u201d. You can also keep it as \u2018global\u2019.<\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/7-2.png?ssl=1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-20608 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/7-2.png?resize=640%2C247&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Selecting country in RankWatch console\" width=\"640\" height=\"247\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/7-2.png?w=640&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/7-2.png?resize=300%2C116&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Similarly you can choose any specific type of device by clicking the &#8220;choose a device&#8221; box. You can also keep it as &#8216;all&#8217;.<\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/8-2.png?ssl=1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-20609 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/8-2.png?resize=640%2C247&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Selecting the type of device in RankWatch search console\" width=\"640\" height=\"247\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/8-2.png?w=640&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/8-2.png?resize=300%2C116&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Once you click the &#8216;search&#8217; button at the top right-hand corner, it will generate a detailed analysis report showing ranking pages, ranking keywords, keyword performance, number of clicks, and CTR percentage with positions.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can apply filters by clicking on any particular metrics, and it will generate refined\u00a0 results for that factor.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The table below shows the list of queries for which the website has ranked in the past six months. You can find the total number of queries at the bottom right corner.<\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/9-1.png?ssl=1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-20610 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/9-1.png?resize=640%2C247&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Detailed analysis report showing all primary KPIs in RankWatch console\" width=\"640\" height=\"247\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/9-1.png?w=640&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/9-1.png?resize=300%2C116&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you click on the &#8216;Pages&#8217; icon, you will get the list of URLs ranked in the last six months.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/9-2.png?ssl=1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-20611 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/9-2.png?resize=640%2C247&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\u2018Pages\u2019 icon in RankWatch console\" width=\"640\" height=\"247\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/9-2.png?w=640&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/9-2.png?resize=300%2C116&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/11-1.png?ssl=1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-20612 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/11-1.png?resize=640%2C247&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"List of ranking URLs along with other data in RankWatch console\" width=\"640\" height=\"247\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/11-1.png?w=640&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/11-1.png?resize=300%2C116&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The keyword section reflects the performance of your website for each search query with the ranking URLs. That helps you detect keyword cannibalization SEO issues.<\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/12-1.png?ssl=1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-20613 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/12-1.png?resize=640%2C247&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Identifying keyword cannibalization issues in enterprise scale\" width=\"640\" height=\"247\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/12-1.png?w=640&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/12-1.png?resize=300%2C116&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3><b>Method-2: Using RankWatch Ranking Overview<\/b><\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Now let us see the steps you need to follow to implement the other method,<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Click on \u2018Rankings\u2019 after opening the RankWatch ranking overview dashboard .<\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/13-1.png?ssl=1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-20614 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/13-1.png?resize=640%2C247&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Detecting keyword cannibalization using RankWatch ranking overview\" width=\"640\" height=\"247\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/13-1.png?w=640&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/13-1.png?resize=300%2C116&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Choose a minimum of a six month period.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Select Rank, Previous Rank, Ranking URL, Previous Ranking URL, SOV, and Search Volume in the \u201cTable Settings\u201d and click on the \u201cApply\u201d button.<\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/14.png?ssl=1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-20615 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/14.png?resize=640%2C247&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Table settings in RankWatch ranking overview\" width=\"640\" height=\"247\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/14.png?w=640&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/14.png?resize=300%2C116&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The tool marks the keyword cannibalization SEO issues with an exclamation flag.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It also allows you to download the report by clicking the &#8216;Export&#8217; button.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/15.png?ssl=1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-20616 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/15.png?resize=640%2C247&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Keyword cannibalization marked with an exclamation flag in RankWatch console\" width=\"640\" height=\"247\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/15.png?w=640&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/15.png?resize=300%2C116&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can view the report by clicking on the &#8216;Download&#8217; icon. The report can be downloaded in CSV format too.<\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/16.png?ssl=1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-20617 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/16.png?resize=640%2C247&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Downloading report in CSV format in RankWatch ranking overview\" width=\"640\" height=\"247\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/16.png?w=640&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/16.png?resize=300%2C116&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You also get the option of saving the report in Google Drive and opening it using Google spreadsheet to use it more conveniently.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2><b>How To Fix Keyword Cannibalization?<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Now that you know which web pages of your website are creating keyword cannibalization SEO issues and for what search queries, let us dive in to resolve those issues.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>Method-1: Merging Pages<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If two of your web pages serve the same search intent, then merging them and forming long-form content makes better sense.<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Let us take \u2018parts geek reviews\u2019 as an example.<br \/>\n<\/span><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/17.png?ssl=1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-20618 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/17.png?resize=640%2C247&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Partsgeek reviews\" width=\"640\" height=\"247\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/17.png?w=640&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/17.png?resize=300%2C116&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you click on the \u2018Ranking URL\u2019 for the same, we can see that the web pages customer-reviews-1.html and reviews.html are internally competing for the same search query.<\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/18.png?ssl=1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-20619 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/18.png?resize=640%2C247&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Two pages internally competing for the same search query\" width=\"640\" height=\"247\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/18.png?w=640&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/18.png?resize=300%2C116&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is clearly evident that the customer-reviews-1.html page is delivering better results than the reviews.html page in terms of clicks, impressions and click-through rates.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It would be a good idea to merge the content of the reviews.html page with the customer-reviews-1.html page content.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, you must check the quality and quantity of backlinks of the two competing pages using the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rankwatch.com\/backlinks\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">backlink checker<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> tool to determine which page has a higher authority.<\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/19.png?ssl=1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-20620 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/19.png?resize=640%2C247&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Checking backlinks using RankWatch backlink analyzer tool\" width=\"640\" height=\"247\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/19.png?w=640&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/19.png?resize=300%2C116&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/20.png?ssl=1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-20621 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/20.png?resize=640%2C247&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"KPIs of customer-reviews-1.html page\" width=\"640\" height=\"247\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/20.png?w=640&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/20.png?resize=300%2C116&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You need to move the content of the web page with lower authority to the one with higher authority.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3><b>Method-2: Rework On The On-Page Factors<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If two of your web page content are serving different search intents and still facing keyword SEO cannibalization, you need to rework the on-page factors of those pages.<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Let&#8217;s go back to our previously analyzed search query&#8217; auto parts online&#8217;.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/21.png?ssl=1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-20622 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/21.png?resize=640%2C247&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Report for the query \u2018auto parts online\u2019\" width=\"640\" height=\"247\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/21.png?w=640&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/21.png?resize=300%2C116&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The different brand pages like Chevrolet and BMW cannot be merged as they serve different search intents.<\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/22.png?ssl=1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-20623 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/22.png?resize=640%2C247&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Different brand pages serving different search queries\" width=\"640\" height=\"247\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/22.png?w=640&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/22.png?resize=300%2C116&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So we need to remove the main search query \u2018auto parts online\u2019 from these brand pages, which serve different search intents.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">RankWatch SEO IQ will help you perform this.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The content recommendations tab of the SEO IQ feature offers you a refined LSI (Latent Semantic Indexing) and recommends the ideal frequency of different keyword phrases used on any of your targeted web pages.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/23.png?ssl=1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-20624 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/23.png?resize=640%2C247&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Content recommendations tab of RankWatch SEO IQ\" width=\"640\" height=\"247\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/23.png?w=640&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/23.png?resize=300%2C116&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/24.png?ssl=1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-20625 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/24.png?resize=640%2C247&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Suggestion on keyword frequency\" width=\"640\" height=\"247\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/24.png?w=640&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/24.png?resize=300%2C116&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The SEO IQ feature also analyzes more than forty on-page factors and provides you with improvement ideas for your landing pages.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/25.png?ssl=1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-20626 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/25.png?resize=640%2C247&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"RankWatch SEO IQ improvement ideas\" width=\"640\" height=\"247\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/25.png?w=640&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/25.png?resize=300%2C116&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3><b>Method-3: Delete Low-Quality Pages<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You must delete old pages with lower authority from your website.<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If a web page contains outdated versions of the content, cannot be repurposed for any other search intent, or cannot be merged with any other high-authority web page, you must get rid of that page.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, you must check if the page has some authority or backlinks before deleting it. If you find any, redirect it to the main page instead of deleting it.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/26.png?ssl=1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-20627 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/26.png?resize=640%2C247&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Check authority and backlinks before deleting a web page\" width=\"640\" height=\"247\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/26.png?w=640&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/26.png?resize=300%2C116&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3><b>Method-4: Use Canonical Tags<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you do not want to merge or delete a web page, causing keyword cannibalization, you can assign canonical tags to it.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">That will indicate your main page to the search engine that you actually want to rank for that specific search query.<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Let\u2019s take the example of the search query \u2018partsgeek review.\u2019<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can see multiple pages like customer-reviews-1.html, customer-reviews-6.html, and customer-reviews-10.html ranking for this same query due to pagination.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/27.png?ssl=1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-20628 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/27.png?resize=640%2C247&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"customer-reviews-1.html page is ranking\" width=\"640\" height=\"247\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/27.png?w=640&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/27.png?resize=300%2C116&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/28.png?ssl=1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-20629 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/28.png?resize=640%2C247&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"customer-reviews-6.html, and customer-reviews-10.html are also ranking\" width=\"640\" height=\"247\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/28.png?w=640&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/28.png?resize=300%2C116&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You need to place canonical tags on those two pages redirecting to the main review page customer-reviews-1.html.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2><b>Conclusion<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Keyword cannibalization in SEO is a common issue that prevents many websites from ranking higher in search results.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you do not closely monitor your web pages ranking for the same search intent, cannibalization SEO can seriously damage your organic rankings.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Moreover, keyword cannibalization also diminishes the authority &amp; quality of your web pages, dilutes link equity, wastes your crawl budget, causes indexation uses, and ultimately offers a poor user experience.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hence, it becomes essential to resolve SEO cannibalization issues using a reliable tool like RankWatch.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I hope this article will help you fight against keyword cannibalism and ensure a higher ranking for your web pages.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Many website owners face keyword cannibalization issues. 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