Is Google able to crawl more protocols than http and https? Daniël Voogsgerd, Veenendaal, Netherlands 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...]
Is comma a separator in a title tag?
Hi Matt. More and more websites started using comma (,) as a separator in title tag (less pipes or dashes). Is comma really a separator OR if it's better for the visitors it's better for SEO ? Thanks ! Adrian, Europe Have a question? Ask it in our … [Read more...]
Is the time left before your domain registration expires an SEO factor?
Is the time left before your domain registration expires a SEO factor? I was told that this is and domains with less than 1yr. left seen as spam. But if this is correct, how does Google manages auto renewal of domains, they get renewed on expiration … [Read more...]
How can I improve my linking on a Q&A site?
"Hi Matt. We have a Q&A section with 10 questions per page. The oldest questions, which are some of the best, are buried on the 4th or 5th page and are not showing up in searches. Do you have any advice on how to implement paging? Thanks." Gus, MA … [Read more...]
How are site: results ranked?
Hi Matt, If you do a site:website.com on Google, on what basis the results are ranked? Is this the order in which Google gives importance to each and every page in the website? Because most of the time the top listed pages get more search traffic. … [Read more...]
Where is Google heading in the future?
Hey Matt, at PubCon you said that SEOs shouldn't 'chase the algorithm' and instead consider where Google might be heading in the future. Hence my - slightly cheeky - question is: Where is Google heading in the future? Tristan Perry, Cardiff, UK Have … [Read more...]
How can an out-of-town company compete with local competition?
In a search environment where local is becoming increasingly important (and more full on the SERP), how can an out of town company compete with the local based (and locally housed) competition without lying to show up in these local results? Bryant … [Read more...]
What’s your favorite part of the Googleplex?
I've heard that Googleplex is an amazing place to work - free gourmet food, volleyball courts, massage parlors, and even a dinosaur statue. What's your favorite part of Googleplex? And how does Google keep people focused on real work? Tim Weibel, … [Read more...]
Does indexing a mobile website create a duplicate content issues?
More tips for helping Google to index your mobile site: googlewebmastercentral.blogspot.com Does indexing a mobile website create a duplicate content issues with the main site? Any recommendations for mobile seo? Biznick, Missouri Have a question? … [Read more...]
12 Days of Googlemas
Season's greetings! Lyrics: On the 12th day of Googlemas my Googlebot gave to me... 12 optimized titles, 11 local listings, 10 Sitemaps submitted, 9 bloggers linking, 8 sitelinks showing, 7 Google trends, 6 social signals, 5 followed links, 4 404s … [Read more...]