If two terms are used essentially interchangeably, does Google realize that the terms are interchangeable? Should you be trying to use both terms, or just focus on one term to get the best search engine traffic? An example is EMR and EHR techguy, Las … [Read more...]
Archives for November 2012
Should I incorporate synonyms for important terms into my site?
If two terms are used essentially interchangeably, does Google realize that the terms are interchangeable? Should you be trying to use both terms, or just focus on one term to get the best search engine traffic? An example is EMR and EHR techguy, Las … [Read more...]
Why do paid links violate Google’s guidelines while other ads don’t?
Google gives penalties to sites who do paid links, but doesn't penalize site with other ads such as AdSense, Chitika, etc. Why? They both are source on income to a site, a site needs money to grow or sustain. Net4earning, India Google's guidelines on … [Read more...]
Why might Googlebot get errors when trying to access my robots.txt file?
I'm getting errors from Google Webmaster Tools about the Googlebot crawler being unable to fetch my robots.txt 50% of the time (but I can fetch it with 100% success rate from various other hosts). (On a plain old nginx server and an mit.edu host.) … [Read more...]
What has having your own blog taught you about SEO?
Have you learned something about SEO that you wouldn't know if you haven't had your blog? diCrox, Madrid, Spain Visit Matt's blog: www.mattcutts.com Have a question? Ask it in our Webmaster Help Forum: groups.google.com Want your question to be … [Read more...]
Do you think that “Search Engine Optimization” should be renamed?
Hi Matt, do you think that search engine optimization is descriptive in the way it is used today? Do you think we need to call it something else? Mads, Copenhagen Have a question? Ask it in our Webmaster Help Forum: groups.google.com Want your … [Read more...]
How long does a reconsideration request take to process?
I've been waiting for 2 months to hear back regarding a reconsideration request. Is this normal? There is no one I can contact about it. Laura, Manchester, UK Have a question? Ask it in our Webmaster Help Forum: groups.google.com Want your question … [Read more...]
How will Google interpret links to URLs ending with a campaign tag?
Will Google interpret links to URLs ending with a campaign tag like ?hl=en (www.example.com?hl=en) as a link to www.example.com or to a completely different page? What about the SEO effect of inbound links? Per-Erik Skramstad More about … [Read more...]
How does Google consider site-wide backlinks?
Are sitewide backlinks considered good or bad by Google? Or do they just count as 1 link from the whole domain? Chris Trynkiewicz, Cracow, Poland Have a question? Ask it in our Webmaster Help Forum: groups.google.com Want your question to be answered … [Read more...]
Does Google take action on spammy guest blogging activities?
Currently, guest blogging is the favorite activity of webmasters for link acquisition. Due to its easy nature, lots of spammy activities are going on like article spinning etc. Is Google going to hammer websites for links acquired by guest blogging? … [Read more...]