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Category: Matt Cutts

A Major December 17th Update? Denied!

With the recent news over the last several weeks of a major Google update that supposedly came out December 17th, Matt Cutts has effectively thrown down the Rumor Hammer and denied that this ever happened. Barry Schwartz stated that many Google search results tracking tools displayed some major changes within Google’s search results.  But it seemed […]

How Does Google Handle Duplicate Content?

Matt Cutts answers the question in this new video, “How does Google handle duplicate content and what negative effects can it have on rankings from an SEO perspective?”

What Should I Be Aware Of If I’m Considering Guest Blogging?

In this Google Webmaster video, Matt Cutts answers the question, “I predict that in future Google will penalise guest blogging sites. Any insights on guest blogging as spam?”

Should I Use The Disavow Tool Even If There’s Not A Manual Action On My Site?

Matt Cutts answers the question, “Should webmasters use the disavow tool, even if it is believed that no penalty has been applied? For example, if we believe ‘Negative SEO’ has been attempted, or spammy sites we have contacted have not removed links.” Have a question? Ask it in our Webmaster Help Forum:https://productforums.google.com/forum/#!forum/webmasters Want your question […]

Get Your Multi-Location Business Ranking in Multiple Cities With One Domain

In your business, do you have multiple store locations, but only one website domain?  If so, you obviously want to be able to reach as many customers as you can with each of your stores appropriately with your website.  But since you only have a single domain to work with, but multiple store locations, how […]

Is There An SEO Disadvantage To Using Responsive Design Instead Of Separate Mobile URLs?

In this video, Matt Cutts answers the question, “Does a site leveraging responsive design “lose” any SEO benefit compared to a more traditional m. site?” Read their guidelines for mobile-optimized sites: https://developers.google.com/webmast… Have a question? Ask it in their Webmaster Help Forum:http://groups.google.com/a/googleprod… Want your question to be answered on a video like this? Follow them […]

Video: Does A Site Rank Better If It Has A Lot Of Indexed Pages?

In this video by GoogleWebmasterHelp, Matt Cutt answers the question: “Does a website get a better overall ranking if it has a large amount of indexed pages?” Have a question? Ask it in our Webmaster Help Forum:http://groups.google.com/a/googleprod… Want your question to be answered on a video like this? Follow us on Twitter and look for […]

Is There A Good SIde To Not Provided?

It’s been a little while since Not Provided has been thrust upon us by Google.  With Not Provided looming over head, SEOs are now looking at stripped keyword-level data.  This certainly can’t be a good thing, can it?  Many looking at it from face value would certainly think so.  Why would we want to know […]

How Can I Guest Blog Without It Appearing As If I Paid For Links?

In a recent YouTube post, Matt Cutts answers the question, “How can I guest blog without it looking like I pay for links?” Have a question? Ask it in our Webmaster Help Forum: http://groups.google.com/a/googleprod… Want your question to be answered on a video like this? Follow us on Twitter and look for an announcement when […]

Too Many nofollow Links Won’t Hurt Your Google Search Rankings

What happens if you find out that you are getting too many nofollow links, such as links gained for the sole purpose of generating direct traffic?  Should you worry about the negative impact of your search rankings? In the world of SEO, putting a nofollow on a link is a way of telling Google that […]