(Entry was posted by Vladimir Pandovski on this post in the Dumb SEO Questions community on Facebook, 11/24/2015).

Googlebot and hosting of PDFs.

Hi.

As I`m trying to wine and dine the Googlebot for a client`s retail website, I have a dilemma about what solution to use for downloading product PDFs (typically datasheets). Should I link to the PDF files hosted by manufacturers websites or should I have the PDFs on my client`s server? Saving on traffic and storage space is not an issue. Website is: goo.gl/oS9uaX

Any opinion, fact or idea is appreciated.

Thanks

Vlad?

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Vladimir Pandovski: Hi.

As I'm trying to wine and dine the Googlebot for a client's retail website, I have a dilemma about what solution to use for downloading product PDFs (typically datasheets). Should I link to the PDF files hosted by manufacturers websites or should I have the PDFs on my client's server? Saving on traffic and storage space is not an issue. Website is: goo.gl/oS9uaX

Any opinion, fact or idea is appreciated. ;

Thanks

Vlad
Mach Page Speed: Download one of the pdf's from the manufacturer's website. Then search for a pdf compressor like smallpdf.com and upload it to see if it is compressed. If not... i would compress them and host them myself.
Vladimir Pandovski: Neat idea. Thanks.
Edwin Jonk: From the expert panel in this week's SEO Questions hangout on air on 01:05:13 into the YouTube video: https://dumbseoquestions.com/q/googlebot_and_hosting_of_pdfs +Vladimir Pandovski

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