Purely from a ranking POV, is it worthwhile using the visitor's IP to change the title and heading of a page to the local language? Is this considered cloaking? And does Googlebot even have spiders that crawl from foreign IPs anyway? Mr Cakey, … [Read more...]
How does Google treat sites where all external links are no-follow?
How does Google treat sites where all external links are no-follow? I understand the purpose of no-follow is for webmasters to indicate which links are paid, but when sites like Wikipedia make EVERY outbound link no-follow, that defeats the purpose. … [Read more...]
Does Google still recommend 100 links or fewer per page?
Is Google's 100 links per page guideline still valid? Particularly given advanced CSS capabilities that allow tabs, reveals and other treatments that allow more content and links on a page without degrading user experience. Blind Five Year Old, SF, … [Read more...]
Is there any advice that you want to change from what you’ve said in the past?
"Is there any advice that you want to change from what you've said in the past?" Matt Cutts, Mountain View Read the article about social signals in ranking here: searchengineland.com Russian subtitles translated by Mike Shakin. Have a question? Ask … [Read more...]
When would someone use “noindex, follow” in a robots meta tag?
Can you give us an example of a situation where you would recommend using a NOINDEX, FOLLOW robots META tag? Andy, NY 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 … [Read more...]
When are penalties lifted?
Hi Matt. Is there a thing like a permanent Google penalty for sites, or if the necessary fixes were made according to Google guidelines the penalties are lifted in all cases? valterchaves, flamengo Russian subtitles provided by Mike Shakin. Have a … [Read more...]
Will I be penalized for hidden content if I have text in a “read more” dropdown?
Regarding hidden content, my site has a 'Read More' dropdown window to coexist with the simplistic design elements. The box contains optimized content, keyword anchor text linking deeper into the site, etc. Will I be penalized for this? Alternatives? … [Read more...]
What are some of your Android recommendations?
"What are some of your Android recommendations?" Matt Cutts 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 look for an announcement when we take new … [Read more...]
Using Webmaster Tools like an SEO
Learn how to use Webmaster Tools as if you were the SEO for www.googlestore.com. We'll show you how to utilize Search queries, reduce duplicate content, and maximize PageRank and other ranking signals to your important pages. … [Read more...]
What are some examples of SEO misinformation?
Name 5 examples of SEO misinformation from the past year given by reputable persons that made you want to bang your head against the wall. (You don't need to name names.) Tom S., Seattle, WA Russian subtitles translated by Mike Shakin. Have a … [Read more...]