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...]

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...]

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...]

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...]

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...]

I have a parked domain and want to launch a new website on it. Are there any pitfalls I should avoid? Should I keep my domain parked or put some sort of stub page there? Matt Cutts, Mountain View Have a question? Ask it in our Webmaster Help Forum: … [Read more...]

Matt, we often hear about Google "killing off" products. Why do you guys do this? Are you just being mean or "out to get" us SEOs? Sounds like there is something bigger going on. Could you please elaborate? Aaron Friedman, Chicago, IL Have a … [Read more...]

The Webmaster Tools "Fetch as Googlebot" feature does not allow one to fetch an https page, making it not very useful for secure sites - any plans to change that? Ivan, Canada Add a site to Webmaster Tools: support.google.com Have a question? Ask it … [Read more...]

I'm interested in finding out how Google currently views subdomains -- whether there's any difference between a site structured as a group of subdomains and one structured as a group of subdirectories. Bob, Somerville, MA Have a question? Ask it in … [Read more...]

If you have human 'quality raters' evaluating the SERPs and influencing which sites may be impacted by Panda, how do you confirm that consumers are more satisfied with the results? Dimwit Have a question? Ask it in our Webmaster Help Forum: … [Read more...]