Hi Matt. If we add more than one links from page A to page B, do we pass more PageRank juice and additional anchor text info? Also can you tell us if links from A to A count? WebSEOAnalytics Have a question? Ask it in our Webmaster Help Forum: … [Read more...]
How does Google determine the canonical source for a piece of content?
How does Google determine the canonical source for a piece of content? Willy F., Chicago, IL 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 … [Read more...]
If I get links to a URL with and without a trailing slash, will my PageRank be split?
There are a lot of rumors about whether or not slash at the end of a domain makes a difference. Is there a difference between getting a backlink pointing to www.website.com" vs "www.website.com/" ? if you get links to both would your pr be split?" … [Read more...]
Do spelling and grammar matter when evaluating content and site quality?
Do spelling and grammar matter when evaluating content and site quality? Blind Five Year Old, SF, CA 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...]
What role does being in DMOZ play in rankings?
What role does being in DMOZ play in rankings? I see some websites in my niche ranked No. 1 and the only reason is because they are in DMOZ as their content is at best poor. Getting into DMOZ is impossible nowadays, so why does Google still use it? … [Read more...]
Cloaking
Matt Cutts talks about cloaking. Learn more in our Help Center: www.google.com 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 … [Read more...]
Can you explain what Google means by “trust”?
Can you talk a bit about ranking signals like trust? We hear these mentioned from time to time by Googlers but there's no official documentation available from Google on the topic. @jzbecker, Vancouver, BC Have a question? Ask it in our Webmaster … [Read more...]
Is the “Panda” algorithm update affecting non-English searches?
Is Google Panda affecting other countries besides USA? SEOCharlie, Costa Rica This change has now launched for additional languages. Learn more on our blog: googlewebmastercentral.blogspot.com Have a question? Ask it in our Webmaster Help Forum: … [Read more...]
Authorship markup
Matt Cutts and Othar Hansson discuss how to connect authors with their content using authorship markup. For more information about authorship at Google, please visit our Help Center: www.google.com … [Read more...]
Authorship markup using URL parameters
Matt Cutts and Othar Hansson discuss how to connect authors with their content using URL parameters. For more information about authorship at Google, please visit our Help Center: www.google.com … [Read more...]