For site moves, specify all domain variants with Google’s Change of Address tool
Google updated its help documentation to clarify how to handle all your domain variants for site moves.
Topic: Top-level domain
Google’s undocumented method to disavow a whole TLD
Google does not document it because it is not something the company recommends.
Types of backlinks explained: How to drive SEO, traffic, and authority
Understanding which types of backlinks are most valuable to your domain will help you develop the right content and target audiences.
Site migration SEO guide
Learn how to plan and execute a successful site migration without losing SEO traffic. Includes checklists, redirect strategies, and post-launch best practices.
Domain extensions and SEO: What you need to know
Understand how TLDs, ccTLDs, and branded domains influence rankings, trust, international reach, and more.
How to make a website for a small business
How to build a website for a small business: 1) Choose a platform, 2) Pick a domain, 3) Design your site
How to choose an SEO-friendly domain name
Select a domain name that supports your business goals and brand identity without falling into common SEO traps.
Google confirms a search ranking bug where sites disappear from search results over the weekend
"We're aware of a very narrow issue that caused temporary fluctuations in search results for a small number of websites. The issue has since been resolved, and the sites should no longer be seeing its effects," a Google spokesperson told Search Engine Land.
Dear Google: It’s time to remove Russian propaganda from search results
Some tech giants are taking steps to curate the Russian content that hits their platforms. It is time Google did the same in its search results.
Keywords in generic top-level domains won’t help you rank better
Here’s how Google treats every type of TLD.
10 Common SEO Myths
Contributed by Anh Luu, Copywriter for Phonexa Some SEO Myths are harmless and do little to take away from your overall performance, while other myths can actually harm your productivity over time. You’ve probably come across some of these myths during your research on SEO and have thought of them as true. Well, it’s a […]
5 Tips to Choosing Your Winning Business Domain Name
Back Rub, Tokyo Tsushin Kogyo, DrivUrSelf, Research in Motion, Sound of Music. Wonder if these big brands had been as successful if they hadn’t chosen to go by Google, Sony, Hertz Rent-A-Car, Blackberry or Best Buy? Unquestionably, the name of your company is the face of your brand. It’s the first thing your audience sees […]
AMA with Google highlights: The core search algorithm update, mobile-first index status & more
From nofollow links to negative SEO, the core search algorithm and Google showing zero search results -- catch up on what Google's Nathan Johns had to say at SMX West.
SearchCap: Google Project Owl, trillions of searches & local reviews
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Google’s ‘Project Owl’ — a three-pronged attack on fake news & problematic contentApr 25, 2017 by Danny Sullivan Google hopes to improve by better surfacing authoritative content and enlisting feedback about […]
Can company structure spawn cannibalization? Most definitely.
With so many business structure possibilities, it can be particularly complicated to consolidate content across departments, especially if it’s created in isolation. Internal structure can therefore dictate content efficiency, and decentralized structures can, in turn, spawn duplicate, overlapping or conflicting content. What is cannibalization? Cannibalization is a term coined by the digital community to refer […]
#SMX Advanced keynote: Google’s Gary Illyes talks RankBrain, Penguin update & more
Day one of SMX Advanced concludes with the traditional Google keynote conversation covering the biggest issues in SEO.
SearchCap: Green AdWords ads, Google on top-level domains & more
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Google says keywords in the TLD part of your URL are ignored for ranking purposes Jun 15, 2016 by Barry Schwartz After a controversial sponsored post on Search Engine Land, Google […]
Google says keywords in the TLD part of your URL are ignored for ranking purposes
After a controversial sponsored post on Search Engine Land, Google has said that they ignore the keywords in the TLD portion of your domain names.
SearchCap: Google on Crooked Hillary, AdWords with Salesforce & Google mobile tests
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Google says it’s not deliberately filtering “Crooked Hillary” suggested search to favor ClintonJun 4, 2016 by Danny Sullivan Google offers an autocomplete suggestion of “Lying Ted” for “lying” but fails to […]
Moz Releases 2015 Search Engine Ranking Factors Study
Moz released their ranking factors study which interview 150 SEO experts and applied that to a data correlation study.
SearchCap: Search Marketing Strategies, Google On New TLDs & Bing Search Traffic Issues
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the Web. From Search Engine Land: Report: Nokia Sells HERE Maps For $2.7B To BMW, Mercedes, Audi Group According to Bloomberg and CNBC, Nokia has found a buyer for its HERE mapping unit. The Cross-Border Series Part […]
Google Explains How It Handles The New Top Level Domains (TLDs)
Google has published the latest on how it handles TLDs -- the new ones, the old ones and the geo-specific ones.
Google Webmaster Tools Now Provides Broader & More Diverse Link Data
Google announced today that the link data within Google Webmaster Tools is much broader, more diverse cross-section of links. What does that mean? Well, instead of showing you links in alphabetical order, exported in “lexicographical order” – Google is now showing you sample links “uniformly from the full spectrum of backlinks rather than alphabetically.” Google […]
Google Expands List of “Generic” Top Level Domains and Makes Them Geotargetable
Typically, the country-code top level domain (ccTLD) is just that — a country code. For instance, example.co.uk has content for the UK, and example.com.au has content for Australia. Usually, registration of these domains is restricted. You have to prove that you are operating the site from the designated country. However, some countries have opened up […]
Link Building Tool Review: Link Prospector
Our link building tool review series continues today with Link Prospector by Citation Labs. A joint venture between Garrett French and Darren Shaw, Link Prospector is headquartered in Raleigh, North Carolina and has been online since February 2012. Garrett and Darren continue to add features to the tool, foreign-language support and an API are scheduled to […]
Google: No, New TLDs Won’t Give You A Ranking Boost
Google’s head of search spam, Matt Cutts, said on his Google+ page that using the new TLDs will not give you a ranking boost in Google. Matt Cutts said, “I don’t expect a new TLD to get any kind of initial preference over .com, and I wouldn’t bet on that happening in the long-term either.” […]
A Lesson From the Indexing of Google Translate: Blocking Search Results From Search Results
Last year, Google published an SEO Report Card of 100 Google properties. In it, they rated themselves on how well the sites were optimized for search. Google’s Matt Cutts presented the results at SMX West 2010 in Ignite format. He noted that not every Googler is an expert in search and search engine optimization. Googlers […]
SearchCap: The Day In Search, November 5, 2010
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Google Does Away With “Sponsored Links” Label, Now Ads Are Labeled “Ads” A month ago, Google began testing labeling the AdWords ads as “ads”. Prior, Google labeled those AdWords ads as […]
SearchCap: The Day In Search, October 15, 2010
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Google Analytics: Goodbye Site Overlay, Hello In-Page Analytics Google has removed the “Site Overlay” tool from Google Analytics and replaced it with a new one called “In-Page Analytics.” It’s fairly similar […]
Geo Data Added To Google Search Results
It was just a couple weeks ago that Google confirmed the addition of breadcrumb information in place of URLs for some search results. Today, Google has announced another change to the green URL line: In some cases, “region tags” — geographic information about the web site — will appear next to the URL. Google shares […]
You’re Up A Link Creek Without An Anchor
Hey everyone, Happy New Year! I wanted to start the year off talking about one of the most important components of link popularity – anchor text. As far as I’m concerned, getting an anchor text link on an authority site ranks right up there with hitting the Powerball or finding out you’re having a baby. […]
Video: Details On Setting Your Site’s Geographic Target In Google Webmaster Tools
Google launched the set geographic target feature in October of last year. Since then, many webmasters began experimenting with it and I have personally not seen too many complaints about it, which is always a good thing. Google’s Webmaster Central team said they have been receiving some questions on the tool, so they have decided […]
Let Google Know The Geographic Location of Your Site
For years, webmasters have wished for a way to tell search engines the country that should be associated with their sites. Starting today, Google Webmaster Central is offering a solution for those geographic woes.