Archive for 'Google'
Google Webmaster Tools Adds New Features to Search Queries
Life is good when Google adds new features to Google Webmaster Tools that are of great value to all webmasters. I noticed that Google’s WMT shows additional data in the Search Queries area. Google Search Queries now shows percentage change for Impressions, Clicks and CTR. It also shows change in average position (Search Engine Results [...]
Full StoryGoogle Pagerank Update Way Past Due
There has been a lot of good things that Google has released in 2010 such as; Caffeine (new web indexing system), Google Android, Google Instant, Street View expansion, etc. With that said, it seems that Google has delayed the Pagerank update because of more important things. Google on average updates the toolbar four times a [...]
Full StoryGoogle needs to clean up Paid Advertisers
Google needs to do some house cleaning and stop paid advertisers that have low reliability from advertising in their sponsored ads section. This has been an ongoing issue for years that should have been addressed a long time ago. You would think the most popular search company would filter and monitor its paid advertisers. The [...]
Full StoryGoogle PageRank Update September Minor
I am noticing PageRank changes on internal pages only and not the main page. It has been a long time since the last major toolbar update (April 3). This is just another minor update that started last night around 6:00 PM CT. This update reflects changes on internal pages and not the main page (Homepage). [...]
Full StoryGoogle Search Just Got Better with Instant
For some, it may take time getting use to, but for me, I like the change. Google Instant is a new search enhancement that shows results as you type. This new change will improve search results and performance. This change will reduce the time it takes to enter a search term. Before Google Instant, the [...]
Full StoryGoogle PageRank Updates Explained
Here’s an interesting video by Matt Cutts explaining how PageRank updates work. Matt Cutts, like many other SEO professionals, states that PR updates happen every 3 months or four times per year. Unfortunately, it’s not consistent and I wouldn’t hold my breath for the next update. I hope you find this video informative. The last [...]
Full StoryGoogle Loving Brands More
Google made a significant change to its algorithm on or around August 20 which really benefits brand names. They are allowing one domain to have many results in the first page. These brands which are well known are dominating in SERP by a landslide. An example of this is Apple iPod. There are 7 results [...]
Full StoryGoogle PageRank Updates in August Minor
There’s a lot of buzz going around in some of the SEO forums that there was a Google PageRank Update. There was an update, but it was not a PageRank update. The update that you are seeing is a backlink update. Google hasn’t issued a major update for its toolbar since April 3. I would [...]
Full StoryGoogle Pagerank Update July 26 Minor
It looks like a few sites and some inner pages had some Pagerank fluctuations, but nothing major so far. In the last couple of days it seems the Googlebots are on steroids. I have noticed many bots on the site just gobbling up content. This could be a precursor of the Google Pagerank major update [...]
Full StoryWhy Google Pagerank is Still Important
It really makes me wonder why many people devalue Pagerank. Is it because they’re finding it hard to get a worthy Pagerank? I am not sure what the real reason is, but Pagerank is still important. Pagerank is important when it comes to SEO. When the main page of your website gets a boost in [...]
Full StoryGoogle Pagerank Update July 20 was Minor
Google has started the inner pages Pagerank update and this is what many webmasters are also seeing. The homepage (official declaration) of the PR update is not yet done. I noticed only few PR changes on some internal pages on TechJaws.com. This could be the beginning of the major Pagerank update for all pages, including [...]
Full StoryGoogle SERP Changes Affecting Organic Traffic
You may have noticed that Google traffic has dropped off in the last few months or maybe you have not. If you have, there’s a good explanation. Reason #1: Google has made several updates to its algorithm during the last few months. These updates have altered the rankings in various ways, including those for long-tail [...]
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