What change occurred around October 22nd? A lot of websites complained about losing rankings overnight. Is this a holiday change? will, brooklyn, NY Have a question? Ask it in our Webmaster Help Forum: www.google.com Want your question to be answered … [Read more...]
Google Webmaster Tools
Introduction to Google Webmaster Tools. Learn more: www.google.com … [Read more...]
Are there any plans to implement a “negative keyword” meta tag?
An orphanage website I work on is showing up for searches on "girls in bathrooms" because they have an article about renovating the girls bathroom! What do you think of the idea if a negative keyword meta tag to block irrelevant searches? Tiggerito, … [Read more...]
Site Performance For Webmasters
Maile Ohye gives an overview of site performance. … [Read more...]
How can people ask questions outside of conferences?
@Ed asks: "Matt, Please consider a live Q & A for disabled people who can't get to conferences, and therefore can't ask you 'hallway' questions, etc. Thank you." … [Read more...]
State of the Index 2009
Matt Cutts talks about what Google has done for users, web developers, and webmasters in 2009. See the slides here: googlewebmastercentral.blogspot.com … [Read more...]
Will Google notify webmasters of violations of the webmaster guidelines?
Pulkit Agrawal from Ahmedabad, India asks: "Whenever Google detects a violation of its Webmaster Guidelines, can we expect a feature to be added in Google Webmaster Central where it could help the webmasters learn what the issue was?" Thisvideo is … [Read more...]
Are different types of sites treated differently in Google?
Paul Anthony from Belfast, Northern Ireland asks: "Are different sites treated differently? eg are blogs treated differently than e-commerce sites? Does Google attempt to figure out the context of a site or are all websites equal?" … [Read more...]
When will Rich Snippets become widely available?
Adeel from Manchester, UK asks: "When do you recon Rich Snippets will be made widely available? Can I suggest a tool in Google Webmaster Tools that lets you view (or preview) Rich Snippets from your site?" Thisvideo is part of a "Grab Bag" series in … [Read more...]
Interview with Adam Lasnik – Part 3
Jayan Tharayil, a Webmaster Help Forum guide at Google in India, interviews Adam Lasnik, Google Search Evangelist. 00:11 - Suggestions for Hacked Sites 04:55 - Duplicate Content 07:39 - Link Tag 09:14 - Using Flash & Video on Websites 11:39 - About … [Read more...]