Web Technology - Search Engine Optimization
Tue, 02 Feb 2010 20:55:49 GMT
Improving Arabic searches and talking more about ranking
Moustafa Hammad and Mohamed Elhawary, a couple engineers in our search quality group, just did a nice post about improving Arabic language searches:...
Tue, 02 Feb 2010 15:36:25 GMT
Check This Out: A Solid Lower Level Link Building Tool
How is that link building going for you? Still a pain in the ass?
Tue, 02 Feb 2010 14:00:21 GMT
Testing Keyword Use in Title Tag as a Google Ranking Factor
This is the second part of a three-part tutorial that examines and verifies ranking factors for the Google search engine. If you want to make sure...
Tue, 02 Feb 2010 13:38:28 GMT
A Week Later, Google Fixes Webmaster Tools iGoogle Gadgets
A week ago, we reported that the iGoogle Webmaster Tools gadgets were broken . Google confirmed the issue then and said they would be working on...
Mon, 01 Feb 2010 22:00:43 GMT
Splash Pages: Bad for Usability, Bad for SEO
If your job involves convincing clients why they need to redesign their sites with SEO in mind, sooner or later you’ll run into the splash screen...
Mon, 01 Feb 2010 00:29:58 GMT
SERPS from your Social Circle
Interesting stuff.
Sun, 31 Jan 2010 11:39:22 GMT
Jobs: “Don’t be Evil Mantra is Bullshit”
I think this is the year the worm turns. This is the year that both FSJ and the real SJ told the world that: The fact of the mater is, Google is full...
Wed, 27 Jan 2010 14:00:01 GMT
Verifying Google Search Engine Ranking Factors
Google search engine ranking factors are among the most important items to check in any SEO work. This will ensure that the strategies formulated...
Wed, 27 Jan 2010 13:32:46 GMT
Remove Pages From Google ~Forever Using a 410 Status Code
In October, we reported that Google treats a 410 stronger than a 404 status code. I am not sure exactly when Google made the 410 status code that...
Wed, 27 Jan 2010 13:17:02 GMT
Duplicate Content Between HTML & PDF Pages? Google Should Figure It Out
Google Webmaster Help thread has discussion about a potential duplicate content issues between HTML and PDF documents. In this case, the content...
Tue, 26 Jan 2010 14:00:01 GMT
WordPress SEO Tips: Benchmarking Matt Cutts Blog
Matt Cutts writes one of the most successful and widely read blogs in the SEO field. What can we learn from taking a close look at his blog What...
Tue, 26 Jan 2010 13:27:57 GMT
Google Treats Punycode Domains As Unicode (Japanese Domains)
Google Webmaster Help thread has discussion around Japanese domains and how Google may treat them. Honestly, I know very little about this topic,...
Tue, 26 Jan 2010 02:58:01 GMT
Keep an eye on changing pages
Google just launched a nice feature on Google Reader: the ability to keep an eye on pages for changes. This works even if the page doesn’t have its...
Mon, 25 Jan 2010 14:00:01 GMT
Accurate Rank Checking in Google for Different Geographical Locations
One of the most important and common measurements of ranking success is the search engine results position. Since this factor is quantifiable it...
Mon, 25 Jan 2010 13:38:10 GMT
Can Too Much Keyword Density Be Interpreted as Boiler Plate Text?
I spotted an interesting Google Webmaster Help thread where a webmaster was asking why the most used words on his site is not showing up in the...