How does Google determine page speed? In GWT some pages are listed as very slow (8+ seconds). But I have tested on older computers/browsers and they do not take anywhere near that long to load. Why might Google show such high numbers? … [Read more...]
Ranking reports
Matt Cutts discusses ranking reports. … [Read more...]
How do reconsideration requests work at Google?
Please walk us through the reconsideration request process from Google's perspective. Has anything about the reconsideration process changed recently? Matt Cutts, Bay Area, California For more reasons why your site may not be showing up well in … [Read more...]
Underscores vs. dashes in URLs
Matt Cutts explains the difference between how Google interprets underscores and dashes in a URL. 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...]
How does Google search work?
Hi Matt, could you please explain how Google's ranking and website evaluation process works starting with the crawling and analysis of a site, crawling timelines, frequencies, priorities, indexing and filtering processes within the databases etc. … [Read more...]
Changing your website’s domain name
Keeping your domain name but moving to a new IP address? Check out this video: www.youtube.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 … [Read more...]
Changing your website’s host
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 announcement when we take new questions: twitter.com More videos: www.youtube.com … [Read more...]
Is there a limit to how many 301 (Permanent) redirects I can do on a site?
Is there a limit to how many 301 (Permanent) redirects I can do on a site? How about how many redirects I can chain together? Matt Cutts, Bay Area, California Other things to watch out for with chained redirects: - Avoid infinite loops. - Browsers … [Read more...]
Will changing the code and layout of my pages while moving to new URLs affect their rankings?
Hey Matt, Thanks for doing this again! I'm changing the platform of my blog. All old URLS will redirect to new ones. But, since the HTML code and layout of the pages are different, do you lose Search Engine Rankings? Richard, New York, NY Russian … [Read more...]
Does selling the same product on three different domains look spammy?
I manage 3 websites that sell the same products across 3 domains. Each site has a different selling approach, price structure, target audience, etc. Does Google see this as spammy or black hat? Josh K, Dallas, TX Have a question? Ask it in our … [Read more...]