Hi Matt. Let's say I want to add multiple languages/countries to mysite.com. Would I be better off including all translations within mydomain.com, or would I be better off creating mydomain.fr , mydomain.nl , mydomain.ca , etc...? Tim Weibel, … [Read more...]
What are some of the projects that the webspam team might tackle in 2011?
What are some of the projects that the webspam team might tackle in 2011? Matt Cutts, Mountain View Have a question? Ask it in our Webmaster Help Forum: www.google.com Want your question to be answered on a video like this? Follow us on Twitter and … [Read more...]
Does Google recognize the difference between different meanings of a word in a query?
Matt, when will Google recognize the difference between boxer (the dog), boxer (the figher) and boxer (briefs) based on the context of the query? Francisco, North Attleboro Have a question? Ask it in our Webmaster Help Forum: www.google.com Want your … [Read more...]
Is HTML validation necessary for ranking?
Hi Matt, in a previous video you stated that validation of HTML wasn't really important for ranking/SEO. This confuses me, would Google really want to send it's users to websites which would be broken for a lot of them? Jimmy "@Feldon" Wirsborg, … [Read more...]
Do you recommend article marketing as an SEO strategy?
Do you recommend article marketing as an SEO strategy and how are the backlinks treated when other websites republish the same article? Jeff, Orange County, CA Russian subtitles translated by Mike Shakin. Have a question? Ask it in our Webmaster Help … [Read more...]
If you were an SEO of a large company, what would you include in your 2011 strategy?
If you were an in-house SEO of an advanced level, within a large corporation, what 3 things would you make sure you had included in your 2011 strategy? in-house seo, NJ Russian subtitles translated by Mike Shakin. Have a question? Ask it in our … [Read more...]
How important is it to have keywords in a domain name?
How would you explain "The Power of Keyword Domains" to someone looking to take a decision what kind of domain to go for?" McDot, Berlin Russian subtitles provided by Mike Shakin. Have a question? Ask it in our Webmaster Help Forum: www.google.com … [Read more...]
Will Google penalize sites which only link using the nofollow attribute?
As many webmasters are linking only in nofollow killing the natural way of links do you think Google will penalize people who only link out with nofollow attribute in the future? Johan Tavard, Hua Hin, Thailand Russian subtitles translated by Mike … [Read more...]
Can I specify the canonical of all of a product’s review pages as a single URL?
Yay or nay: Putting a canonical tag on individual product review pages that each points to the 'all reviews for this product' page for the particular product. Assuming we're not really that keen on the individual review pages ranking. Steve, SLC, UT … [Read more...]
How does Google handle “not found” pages that don’t return a 404?
How does Google deal with 'page not found' pages that are returning a 200 response code instead of a 404? Is this a form of spam? Can Google determine this mismatch algorithmically? Blind Five Year Old, SF, CA Have a question? Ask it in our Webmaster … [Read more...]