Regarding "nofollow" on internal links: Does it hurt? Does it help? I read different comments from Matt on this matter over time. What's the latest? Roland, Bangkok … [Read more...]
Should I serve Googlebot content-only pages optimized for load speed?
Google announced page load speed matters for ranking. Should we be doing content-only pages for Google bots? (By removing images and loads of CSS & JS) Remiz Rahnas, Kerala, India … [Read more...]
Why doesn’t Google Places allow access by multiple users?
It's not good for security when I have to ask clients to share their Google credentials with me so I can help edit their Google Places listings. Why doesn't Google Places allow access by multiple users, like Google Webmaster Tools does? Jonathan … [Read more...]
How important is the frequency of updates on a blog?
Some people are under the impression that blogs are good for SEO only if they're updated frequently. How much does frequency play into PageRank for blogs & other dynamic sites? Isn't the content more important than the simple # of posts per day/week? … [Read more...]
What’s your take on “addon domains”?
What's your take on "addon domains?" Does Google penalize someone for having one or more addon domains on their main website, (or if they're self-hosting)? eg If you saw 2, 5, or 10 websites all coming from the same IP address, would that be bad? … [Read more...]
How much traffic do you think is generated by marketers searching for their own target keywords?
AdWords keyword tool gives an estimate of search traffic for a specific (or broad) keyword - How much (%) of this traffic do you believe are search marketers, SEO's, analysts and even business owners etc. searching their own targeted keywords? Zac … [Read more...]
Why aren’t breadcrumbs displaying in search results for my site?
Any updates on "Site hierarchies display in search results" (AKA breadcrumbs)? My site has clear breadcrumbs, but Google isn't using them in search results. Any tips for adjusting the links, URLs, or HTML code to get this to work? Nick, Chicago More … [Read more...]
Will we see realtime results for site: queries?
"Real-time Indexation" on Google, when we use, site:www.sitename.com; is this a possibility in the near future? If yes, when? If no, can this be implemented sometime soon, since when using site:www.sitename.com, we often get various many results? … [Read more...]
Will using Google Analytics have a negative effect on my ranking?
If I use Google Analytics to track conversions on my ecommerce website, would that have a negative effect in Google SERP? Linda, Lakewood, NJ … [Read more...]
What signals are used in ranking other than PageRank?
I see so many people asking "Will this increase my PageRank?". Could you tell them *once again* that ranking is not just about "PageRank" but also 200 different signals? And while being there, why don't you tell us about those 200 different signals? … [Read more...]