If you're the webmaster of a site with URLs parameters and you'd like to help Google crawl your site more efficiently, Maile Ohye gives pointers (for the more common cases) on how to configure URL Parameters in Webmaster Tools. … [Read more...]
SEO for startups in under 10 minutes
Maile Ohye from Google advises your startup as if she had only 10 minutes as your SEO consultant. … [Read more...]
Creating great content that performs well in Google search results
What does it mean to create great, user focused content? How do you get started, and what are some great questions to ask yourself? Learn more about creating great sites that perform well in Google search results at Webmaster Academy: … [Read more...]
Using Sitemaps to help Google find content hosted on your site
Sitemaps help Google and other search engines discover your content so we can serve it to users for relevant queries. Read more about Sitemaps here: support.google.com Check out our resources on Sitemap creation: support.google.com Have a lot of … [Read more...]
How does Google decide when to display multiple results from the same website?
Under which circumstances will Google decide to display multiple results from the same website? @jzbecker, Vancouver, BC Have a question? Ask it in our Webmaster Help Forum: www.google.com Want your question to be answered on a video like this? … [Read more...]
What should I do if my competitors are using webspam techniques?
White hat search marketers read and follow Google Guidelines. What should they tell clients whose competitors use black hat techniques (such as using doorway pages) and whom continue to rank as a result of those techniques? lisawilliams, Hood River … [Read more...]
What happens if I link to a good page that later becomes spammy?
Site A links to Site B because Site B has content that would be useful to Site A's end users, and Google indexes the appropriate page. After the page is indexed, Site B's content changes and becomes spammy. Does Site A incur a penalty in this case? … [Read more...]
If I report the same news story as someone else, is that duplicate content?
I have a news website. I heard Google doesn't like duplicate content, but I can't make up news! What can I do to stay in Google's favor? John Mueller, Zurich, Switzerland Have a question? Ask it in our Webmaster Help Forum: productforums.google.com … [Read more...]
How does Google view font replacement?
How does Google view font replacement (ie. Cufon, SIFR, FLIR)? Are some methods better than others, are all good, all bad? Flemming, Denmark Google Web Fonts: www.google.com Have a question? Ask it in our Webmaster Help Forum: … [Read more...]
Is posting blog updates to Twitter considered a doorway?
Some websites use their Twitter account as an RSS like service for every article they post. Is that ok or would it be considered a doorway? Adel Saoud, Dublin, Ireland Have a question? Ask it in our Webmaster Help Forum: www.google.com Want your … [Read more...]