Many sites have a press release section, or a news section that re-posts relevant articles. Since it's all duplicate content, they be better off removing these sections (even with plenty of other unique content)? Gus, MA Have a question? Ask it in … [Read more...]
What should I do if my competitors are using webspam techniques?
White hat search marketers read and follow Google Guidelines. What should they tell clients whose competitors use black hat techniques (such as using doorway pages) and whom continue to rank as a result of those techniques? lisawilliams, Hood River … [Read more...]
What happens if I link to a good page that later becomes spammy?
Site A links to Site B because Site B has content that would be useful to Site A's end users, and Google indexes the appropriate page. After the page is indexed, Site B's content changes and becomes spammy. Does Site A incur a penalty in this case? … [Read more...]
If I report the same news story as someone else, is that duplicate content?
I have a news website. I heard Google doesn't like duplicate content, but I can't make up news! What can I do to stay in Google's favor? John Mueller, Zurich, Switzerland Have a question? Ask it in our Webmaster Help Forum: productforums.google.com … [Read more...]
What hardware and software powers Googlebot?
Hi Matt, Could you give any insight into the sort of hardware and/or server-side software which power a typical Googlebot (web crawler) server? Tristan Perry, Cardiff, UK Have a question? Ask it in our Webmaster Help Forum: www.google.com Want your … [Read more...]
SEO Optimized Web Sites for Business
Tampa based Social Media Traffic Consultants provides SEO consulting and creation of Web 2.0 SEO optimized web sites for businesses using the latest cutting edge tools in the market. We know how to make sure your business website is found online by … [Read more...]
Internet Video Marketing Services
Our internet video company studio creates interview style video and 10X10X4 style internet video formats with a combination of live video, slides or animated screens with a lead slide and call to action final slide. They are usually created as a … [Read more...]
Does Google make videos for other products?
Matt, your webmaster help videos are a big success and I think everybody loves them. It's a great help for webmasters. But can some Googlers make the same kind of videos for Adwords and Analytics? That would be very useful and a great success too. … [Read more...]
Does Google try to return results based on signals other than popularity?
Does Google feel a responsibility to the public to return results that are truly based on a page's quality (assuming quality is determined by the accuracy of info on a page) as opposed to popularity? Jack, UK Have a question? Ask it in our Webmaster … [Read more...]
How does Google view font replacement?
How does Google view font replacement (ie. Cufon, SIFR, FLIR)? Are some methods better than others, are all good, all bad? Flemming, Denmark Google Web Fonts: www.google.com Have a question? Ask it in our Webmaster Help Forum: … [Read more...]