What is a “paid link”?
Can you talk about the webspam team’s criteria for whether something is a “paid link”? Matt Cutts, Mountain View Have
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Should I use pushState to update my URLs instead of #! to manage Ajax navigation?
Should I use pushState to update my URLs instead of using the hashbang (#!) style to manage Ajax navigation? Paul
How can I research a domain that I may want to purchase?
How can we check to see if a domain (bought from a registrar) was previously in trouble with Google? I
Do URL shorteners pass anchor text?
Since Google is now using Twitter and Facebook links as ranking symbols, will custom URL shortners be looked at as
How does Google determine page speed?
How does Google determine page speed? In GWT some pages are listed as very slow (8+ seconds). But I have
How can I make sure that Google knows my content is original?
“Google crawls site A every hour and site B once in a day. Site B writes an article, site A
Should I add schema.org markup on my videos even if they’re on YouTube?
Rich snippets are automatically added to SERPs for video results from YouTube. Is it recommended to add schema video markup
Expanding your site to more languages
Google covers best practices for expanding your site to new languages or country-based language variations. We discuss use cases of
Should I use the nofollow attribute on internal links?
Regarding “nofollow” on internal links: Does it hurt? Does it help? I read different comments from Matt on this matter
What’s your take on “addon domains”?
What’s your take on “addon domains?” Does Google penalize someone for having one or more addon domains on their main
When would someone use “noindex, follow” in a robots meta tag?
Can you give us an example of a situation where you would recommend using a NOINDEX, FOLLOW robots META tag?
Does Google still need text to understand my site?
I have removed a lot of text from my site and replaced it with images. My bounce rate has dropped
Quick fixes in mobile website performance
How to make quick fixes in mobile website performance and compare your site to the competition. Slides: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1CeZtuz2Tn3EdxYtTRzPGCXMOs3flk__YuLr4g0SnsGw/ This video
Is it necessary for every page to have a meta description?
Is it necessary for each single page within my website to have a unique metatag description? Walter, Leiden, Netherlands Learn
If I use multiple versions of a phrase, would it be seen as keyword spam?
HVR asks: “I noticed that, for example Texas widget and widget Texas, return different results. I think the gist is