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Development

Google Webmaster Tools Now Highlights Security Issues

A new section within Webmaster Tools offers a portal for "Security Issues" to alert webmasters when they have a security issue or…

By Jennifer Slegg · 30 Oct 2013

Local

Google Doesn’t Consider Geolocation Techniques Spam

If you serve country-specific content to end users, you won't be penalized as long as you make sure that what you serve…

By Jennifer Slegg · 10 Oct 2013

SEO

Matt Cutts: You Don’t Have to Nofollow Internal Links

A recent Google webmaster help video from Google's Matt Cutts brings up an interesting question: should a webmaster nofollow internal links within…

By Jennifer Slegg · 02 Oct 2013

SEO

Matt Cutts: Short Website Downtime Won’t Hurt Your Search Rankings

Google's Distinguished Engineer says that if your website is down just for a day, such as your host being down or a…

By Jennifer Slegg · 11 Jul 2013

Video

Embedded Video Schema Markup: A 7-Step Checklist for Great Results

Couple solid authorship with good semantic markup best practices and you will achieve solid rankings. Here's a checklist of steps to follow…

By Carrie Hill · 02 Jul 2013

SEO

Are You Making These 5 Basic SEO Mistakes?

Not getting the search traffic you were hoping for? In a new Webmaster Help video, Google's Distinguished Engineer Matt Cutts reveals five…

By Danny Goodwin · 30 Apr 2013

Mobile

How Google’s Mobile Best Practices Can Slow Your Site Down

Buried deep within Google’s best practices documentation (for mobile), a potentially explosive burden lies dormant. One that can negatively affect page load…

By Ben Goodsell · 21 Feb 2013

SEO

SEO Audits & the Web Developer Plugin: 12 Helpful Features for the Technical SEO

When performing SEO audits, the right tools can make it easier to collect the necessary intelligence. Here’s a walk-through of 12 helpful…

By Glenn Gabe · 06 Dec 2012

SEO

Take Out Duplication Without a Single Site Change

Too often, waiting on the client or development team to implement website changes will help reduce excess crawling and indexation can hinder…

By Ben Goodsell · 19 Nov 2012

SEO

How Can Google Stop the Black Hats?

Panda and Penguin have removed the crap black hat brigade, but the most coveted SERPs are still being owned by the smartest…

By Simon Penson · 19 Nov 2012