On February 26, 2009, Google software engineer Matt Cutts collected questions on Google Moderator and answered many of them on video. Amalve from Bangalore asked: Are title and description tags helpful to increase the organic CTR — clicks generated … [Read more...]
What’s a preferred site structure?
On February 26, 2009, Google software engineer Matt Cutts collected questions on Google Moderator and answered many of them on video. Katy Bairstow from London asked: There seems to be little impact on human visitors where in the site's structure a … [Read more...]
How can I optimize for “deep web” crawling?
On February 26, 2009, Google software engineer Matt Cutts collected questions on Google Moderator and answered many of them on video. Danny from Brighton asked: What are Google's plans for indexing the deep web? Are there best practices for form … [Read more...]
Can I tell Google not to use the posting date in my snippet?
On February 26, 2009, Google software engineer Matt Cutts collected questions on Google Moderator and answered many of them on video. Fábio Ricotta from Brazil asked: In some queries I can see the date of the post/article in the description snippet … [Read more...]
Can rel=”canonical” index my hostname and not my IP address?
On February 26, 2009, Google software engineer Matt Cutts collected questions on Google Moderator and answered many of them on video. Anders from Sweden asked: Will the new canonical tag help with issues where you by accident (stupid editors linking … [Read more...]
What do I do after being hacked?
On February 26, 2009, Google software engineer Matt Cutts collected questions on Google Moderator and answered many of them on video. Laura Thieme from Columbus, OH asked: I have a client who was hacked. The SEO consultant said things were cleaned … [Read more...]
Is eating the same sandwich every day duplicate content?
On February 26, 2009, Google software engineer Matt Cutts collected questions on Google Moderator and answered many of them on video. Quentin from Vancouver asked: Hi Matt, I have the same sandwich for lunch every day. Will I be punished by Google … [Read more...]
Should I use underscores or hyphens in URLs?
On February 26, 2009, Google software engineer Matt Cutts collected questions on Google Moderator and answered many of them on video. tripstar from Ontario, Canada asked: Underscores vs hyphens in URLS, does it make a difference? my-page vs. my_page? … [Read more...]
Does rel=”canonical” make it safe to use tracking parameters?
On February 26, 2009, Google software engineer Matt Cutts collected questions on Google Moderator and answered many of them on video. Nick from Chicago asked: Does the new canonicalization tag make it safe to add tracking arguments to some my … [Read more...]
Is SearchWiki or Analytics data used for ranking?
On February 26, 2009, Google software engineer Matt Cutts collected questions on Google Moderator and answered many of them on video. Micahn from Boston asked: Is Google aggregating SearchWiki data with Analytics for ranking? … [Read more...]