I’ve always been interested in the Google PR (Page Rank) of my sites probably stems from when I started learning about SEO and spent some time in an infamous forums at DigitalPoint ;)
Suffice to say Google have updated their PR and Onetime has gone straight in at PR3 although it seems that any new blog can go straight in at PR3 these day’s as long as you add some content?
Any good experiences with Google Page Rank for the last update of 2008? Did they penalize you this time let us know!
So, SearchWiki came, died, and rose from the dead. But whether you like it, is irrelevant. Why would Google launch this new product with no beta first? We had Google Suggest for a few months and then it was live for all to use and see. But Google SearchWiki becomes live within a few weeks of even hearing about it (Although SearchWiki was in beta for a year it was a very sloppy rollout and partly why there is a large outrage). I have 6 reasons why I think Google did this.
1. IE has about 75% browser market share
Google obviously believes user data (via a browser) is important or they wouldn’t have launched Google Chrome. Google has only 1-3% of browser market share, depending on what stats you read. This is significantly lower than Microsoft and based on what Bill Gates (or Ballmer?) said a while back “We have cutting-edge technology that will jump us 2-3 years ahead of the search-competition, with or without the buyout of Yahoo, although that would help, it’s not necessary” (paraphrase; no citation, cause it’s hard to find the link). So, obviously this browser data is important if Gates (or Ballmer) says this will get them 2-3 years ahead of Google/Yahoo.
After a final rush of development activity at Google HQ where they pulled an all nighter in the Labs a statement was released this evening by Matt.
Google recently announced amongst the inner SEO circle headed up but Matt Cutts that they have developed a way to penalize video bloggers who are ‘Stuffing’ their video blog posts with keywords!
Blackhat SEO techniques are the bane of our lives at Google and it has been brought to our attention that after year’s of work from the Google team our endeavors have to take a new twist. We recently started indexing Video posts and have been very concerned with the results from some authority figures using ‘Keyword stuffing’ and other subliminal techniques to hypnotize their visitors into action’s that they would not normally take like buying that blogger’s latest sensational ebook!
Step 1
You see her across the room!
You know Google but she doesn’t know you, you’ve put up your content but what to do first you don’t want to go straight in and mess it all up with your big mouth so you need to think about your first steps carefully!
I would suggest getting yourself looking good before you even think about that first contact! If your breath smells or your hair looks bad your not going to get a second chance!
Check your Title tag’s, read this post to help with that ‘Quick and Easy SEO Tips – Title Tags’
Also check your META and more META and ALT tags. Continue Reading
Some great SEO tool’s recommended by some of the top SEO people!
From the Google webmaster blog:
“What are some simple ways that I can improve my website’s performance in Google?” There are lots of possible answers to this question, and a wealth of search engine optimization information on the web, so much that it can be intimidating for newer webmasters or those unfamiliar with the topic. We thought it’d be useful to create a compact guide that lists some best practices that teams within Google and external webmasters alike can follow that could improve their sites’ crawlability and indexing.
Head on over and download their internal SEO secret’s document!