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It's 404 week at Webmaster Central
Date : 2008 08 11
Official Google Webmaster Central BlogThis week we're publishing several blog posts dedicated to helping you with one response code: 404.Response codes are a numeric status (like 200 for "OK", 301 for "Moved Permanently") that a webserver returns in response to a request for a URL. The 404 response code should be returned for a file "Not Found".W read more »
How to start a multilingual site
Date : 2008 08 07 Official Google Webmaster Central BlogHave you ever thought of creating one or several sites in different languages? Let's say you want to start a travel site about backpacking in Europe, and you want to offer your content to English, German, and Spanish speakers. You'll want to keep in mind factors like site structure, geographic as well as lang read more »
To infinity and beyond? No!
Date : 2008 08 05 Official Google Webmaster Central BlogWhen Googlebot crawls the web, it often finds what we call an "infinite space". These are very large numbers of links that usually provide little or no new content for Googlebot to index. If this happens on your site, crawling those URLs may use unnecessary bandwidth, and could result in Googlebot failing t read more »
A day in the life of webmaster support
Date : 2008 07 30 Official Google Webmaster Central BlogIt was an ordinary Wednesday morning when I decided to film my day at the Googleplex... A recap of the day's events10AM Meeting with the webmaster support teamOur team shares a doc containing our current agenda and the previous meetings' agenda, minutes, and action items. In this meeting, we discussed:Feedbac read more »
Matt Cutts on ranking, spam and the future of search
Date : 2008 07 18 Official Google Webmaster Central BlogDuring a recent visit to the Mountain View Googleplex, I had the chance to interview Matt Cutts for our German Webmaster Blog. While enjoying the California sunshine we chatted about how to rank in Google, resources for webmasters and Matt's first encounter with spam. As these topics are not only interesting read more »
Google Trifecta recording now available
Date : 2008 07 17 Official Google Webmaster Central BlogLast Tuesday, Google hosted an online presentation about three free tools to help analyze and improve your sites. Dubbed "The Google Trifecta," this presentation explains the key features of Google Webmaster Tools, Google Analytics, and Google Website Optimizer, and how you can use them together.To make the i read more »
Helping yourself to Webmaster Tools
Date : 2008 07 14 Official Google Webmaster Central BlogWritten by: Peeyush Ranjan and Liza Ma, Webmaster Tools teamSince not every webmaster can come to us, we are coming to you. Last November, we announced a pilot program whereby all Go Daddy users got free and easy access to all Webmaster Tools has to offer, right from their account management panels in Go D read more »
Requesting reconsideration using Google Webmaster Tools
Date : 2008 07 02 Official Google Webmaster Central BlogPosted by Mariya Moeva, Search Quality TeamIf your site does not appear in Google Search results, you might be understandably worried. Here, we've put together some information to help you determine when and how to submit a reconsideration request for your site. You can follow along as Bergy (the webmaster o read more »
Improved Flash indexing
Date : 2008 06 30 Official Google Webmaster Central BlogWe've received numerous requests to improve our indexing of Adobe Flash files. Today, Ron Adler and Janis Stipins—software engineers on our indexing team—will provide us with more in-depth information about our recent announcement that we've greatly improved our ability to index Flash.Q: Which Flash files read more »
What are your SEO recommendations?
Date : 2008 06 30 Official Google Webmaster Central BlogPosted by the Webmaster Trends Analysts (John, Jonathan, Susan)You may have noticed that we recently rewrote our article on What is an SEO? Does Google recommend them? Previously, the article had focused on warning people about common SEO scams to look out for, but didn't mention many of the valuable services read more »
Free online seminar: The Google Trifecta
Date : 2008 06 25 Official Google Webmaster Central BlogPosted by Michael Wyszomierski, Search Quality TeamStaying competitive in the online space can be hard if you don't have the proper tools at your disposal. That's why we offer solutions like Google Webmaster Tools, Google Analytics, and Google Website Optimizer to help you improve your site's effectiveness an read more »
Get the audio and Q&As from our recent live chat
Date : 2008 06 24 Official Google Webmaster Central BlogBy John Mueller, Webmaster Trends Analyst, Google ZürichLast Thursday, many of you just couldn't get enough of us and joined our second live Webmaster Central chat, "JuneTune." It was an action-packed session with live presentations, questions and answers and chatting about cats and other important topics. read more »
One year of monitored European Webmaster Help Groups
Date : 2008 06 24 Official Google Webmaster Central BlogWritten by Kaspar Szymanski and the European Guides Team, DublinA year ago Google Guides from the Search Quality Team started monitoring Google Webmaster Help Groups in European languages. It has been an interesting time and a great, rewarding experience for all those involved :o). We have enjoyed building an read more »
Get Cooking with the Webmaster Tools API
Date : 2008 06 20 Official Google Webmaster Central BlogWritten by Jonathan Simon, Webmaster Tools TeamAs the days grow longer and summer takes full stage, many of us are flocking to patios and parks to engage in the time-honored tradition of grilling food. When it comes to cooking outdoors, the type of grills used span a spectrum from primitive to high tech. For read more »
A new layer to Google Trends
Date : 2008 06 20 Official Google Webmaster Central BlogWritten by R.J. Pittman, Director of Product Management - Consumer Search PropertiesTwo years ago, we launched Google Trends, a tool that lets anyone see what the world is searching for, and compare the world's interest in your favorite topics. Last year, we added Hot Trends, which shows what people are searc read more »
Join us for another live chat - June 19, 2008
Date : 2008 06 16 Official Google Webmaster Central BlogWritten by Adam Lasnik, Search EvangelistWhen it comes to talking with webmasters, we just can't get enough.This past March we had the pleasure of connecting with hundreds of you online in our first-ever Webmaster Help Group online live chat, which included a presentation on Images in Google Search by Mail read more »
Duplicate content due to scrapers
Date : 2008 06 08 Official Google Webmaster Central BlogWritten by Sven Naumann, Search Quality TeamSince duplicate content is a hot topic among webmasters, we thought it might be a good time to address common questions we get asked regularly at conferences and on the Google Webmaster Help Group.Before diving in, I'd like to briefly touch on a concern webmasters o read more »