Maxster in Mexico asks: "Site hacks have been on the rise, especially on CMS platforms like Joomla and WordPress. If our site was hacked and damage was done by the hackers (doorway pages inserted and spammed) but removed within days do we have to … [Read more...]
What do Googlers usually talk about?
Magico from London, UK asks: "What do people in Google usually talk about? What are the main topics of discussion?" … [Read more...]
Will including generic product descriptions reduce the significance of my unique content?
Phil from Fillmore, Indiana asks: "On a web retail site, unique item descriptions are ideal for both users and Googlebot, compared to generic manufacturer descriptions. Some users prefer to see generic descriptions, too. Will including both reduce … [Read more...]
At what level is nofollow honored?
tzd from Earth asks: "I didn't get to go to PubCon this year, but heard that if there was at least one unfollowed link in a webpage, all links were considered unfollow?" … [Read more...]
Can we serve Googlebot a different page with no ads?
Vic from Utah asks: "Matt, can we feed Googlebot a version of a page that does no contain any advertising code (JavaScript or otherwise)? Same exact content, navigation, images, etc, but just no ad code. Thanks, Vic." … [Read more...]
Does Google think the world will end in 2012?
James asks: "Does Google think the world will end in 2012?" … [Read more...]
Should I block duplicate pages using robots.txt?
Halfdeck from Davis, CA asks: "If Google crawls 1000 pages/day, Googlebot crawling many dupe content pages may slow down indexing of a large site. In that scenario, do you recommend blocking dupes using robots.txt or is using META ROBOTS … [Read more...]
Does Google treat “brandname” and “brandname®” differently?
Ryan in Dearborn, MI asks: "Many corporate legal departments insist on using registered and trademark symbols on brand keywords in titles and on page. Does Google treat "brandname" and "brandname®" differently?" … [Read more...]
Does the PageRank of Twitter profiles matter?
Mani in Delhi asks: "I'm seeing Google PR for some Twitter profiles, even a PR of 4 for someone with less than 50 followers and 100 tweets, whereas for some more meaningful profiles there is no PR. Does PR of Twitter profile pages matter?" … [Read more...]
What are some effective techniques for building links?
Pulkit Agrawal from Ahmedabad, India asks: "Organic link building, according to me is one of the most difficult tasks for SEOs of SMEs. Can you please list 5 effective ways of organic link building other than building great content?" … [Read more...]