Does sidebar information in footer have negative SEO implications?

Selected answers from the Dumb SEO Questions Facebook & G+ community.

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  John Pitcher: Does putting sidebar information into a footer have negative SEO implications?
  
  I used to use the sidebar to give visual tick lists such as benefits of choosing this company, services offered, professional qualifications and membership, major customers, maybe even a map with the areas covered. (The information is generally covered by the text, but a tick list summary on a coloured background can draw the eye and helps to sell the customer.)
  
  Nowadays, the trend is more for a 1 column site and so I have been putting this information into the footer.
  
  If it is above the address and footer menus (if any), will this information be seen as less useful by Google's algorithms? (Note - I still format the info in large text with images where relevant and make it look attractive to humans.)
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  Edwin Jonk: Normally Google is pretty good at picking up boilerplate like footer or sidebar. However if you have little main content you might get a hit by algorithms such as Panda. ;
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  Edwin Jonk: From the expert panel in this weeks SEO Questions hangout on air on 00:36:12 into the YouTube video: https://dumbseoquestions.com/q/does_sidebar_information_in_footer_have_negative_seo_implications +John Pitcher
  
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