In an online forum, a Googler explained how Google reviews reconsideration requests. What can you do if your website has been penalized by Google and what does Google expect from you?
If your website has been penalized by Google, you can file a reconsideration request here. Google's Pierre Far explained some details about reconsideration requests:
Many webmasters still care about the PageRank that is displayed in Google's toolbar. It's not wise to focus on that metric. Some days ago, Google published another official statement that made it clear that you should focus on other things than PageRank.
Google's +1 button is now available for websites. The new button will influence the position of your web pages in Google's search results. What exactly does this button do and how can you use it with your web pages?
Google's Matt Cutts gave many SEO related tips in a live chat that was hosted on YouTube. This week's article contains all important statements that were made by Matt Cutts in that chat:
Google's latest search engine algorithm update (code name: Panda) caused a ranking drop for many websites. Google wants to reduce the rankings of low-quality content in the search results.
Search engines like Google, Bing and Yahoo have become an indispensible tool for most of us, and we could hardly imagine the internet without the functionality of being able to quickly and easily search through the billions of web pages out there to find what we’re looking for.
A new study of Optify shows how important it is to get a high position in Google's search results. The top results get an average click-through rate of 36.4%. The number of searches and the cost per click for a keyword also influence the clicks. What does this mean to your search engine optimization activities?
Last week, Google was granted a patent that describes how Google might segment the content of a web page. Depending on the location of the content, a web page will get higher or lower rankings.
.. or is it just the old world rules are being more strictly enforced?
Google's Panda (Farmer) update rolled out in February 2011 in the USA. Calling an update "Panda" brings to mind black and white, with little in between. It certainly saw its share of casualties - and what would appear to be some collateral damage.