A, from San Francisco asks: "Are stats from Analytics (bounce rate, time on site) a factor in a page's or domain's ranking?" … [Read more...]
Is the order of links on a page important for SEO?
Matt from Lexington, KY asks: "Is first link priority an on-page SEO factor? If so, should we modify CSS or JavaScript to show the correct link first?" … [Read more...]
Is cross-linking websites bad?
Linda from Lakewood, NJ asks: "If I have 3 websites, is there a problem to cross link websites?" … [Read more...]
2010 search predictions
Matt Cutts gives his predictions for search and SEO in 2010. … [Read more...]
State of the Index 2009
Matt Cutts talks about what Google has done for users, web developers, and webmasters in 2009. See the slides here: googlewebmastercentral.blogspot.com … [Read more...]
How would you run your own online marketing company?
Daniel from Thailand asks: "Hi Matt! If you would open your own Digital Marketing/SEM/SEO company, what would you do different from the other thousand companies out there?" Thisvideo is part of a "Grab Bag" series in which Matt Cutts, head of … [Read more...]
How are duplicate shopping pages with different currencies handled in Google?
David in Berlin, Germany asks: "A question to non-intended duplicate content: If an online shop can be reached through several TLDs (like .de, .at, .ch) and the only difference is the currency (and necessarily the checkout process) does Google … [Read more...]
News Search SEO
Background and FAQs for publishers interested in Google News Search. … [Read more...]
How can I optimize my site on a small budget?
Keen Agents from Glendale, CA asks: "How does someone begin to SEO their site on a small budget in an overwhelmed industry such as real estate?" Recorded on April 23, 2009. … [Read more...]
What impact does “page bloat” have on Google rankings?
Deepesh from New York asks: "What impact does 'page bloat' have on Google rankings? Most of the winners in SEO seem to have very simple pages (very few images, HTML-only design) - sometimes to the detriment to the user in a poorly designed page." … [Read more...]