I have just discovered the world of incoming links tools like Marketleap which check incoming links to my site. There are several, and Marketleap confirms this for search engines like Yahoo, AlltheWeb, etc. But Marketleap and Seocentro.com - the two links tools I've checked - list zero incoming links from Google. Google Analytics is tracking the site; the site appears on a Google search; but a Google search for link:(mywebsite).com brings up a big fat "0" on Google. What could be the explanation for this?
posted on Sep 7, 2008 - 2 answers
How do I block Googlebot and other bots from indexing a certain part of a webpage? [more inside]
posted on Jun 9, 2008 - 16 answers 
Under the hood of Google Analytics. GA does a great job of segmenting paid and organic search metrics - traffic, keywords, etc. How does it know one from the other ? [more inside]
posted on Mar 13, 2008 - 3 answers
How do I get Google to recognize a search for "melophobe" is a search for my webpage "mel.opho.be"? If you search for "delicious" the first hit is del.icio.us, however if you search for "melophobe" my website is nowhere to be found. It's obviously the top hit in a search for "mel.opho.be" but honestly, people aren't going to be Googling it with the periods. I know there must be a solution, but I'm having a hard time figuring it out.
posted on Mar 12, 2008 - 10 answers
How dodgy is this third-party supplier's SEO practice? And if it is dodgy, how do we tell our customer? [more inside]
posted on Feb 7, 2008 - 14 answers
How did I get blacklisted from Google, and how can I get un-blacklisted? I realize this question is similar to one asked back in 2005, but was really hoping that things have changed significantly since then. [more inside]
posted on Oct 18, 2007 - 10 answers
Why have Google and Microsoft shunned my web site? And why does Google's sitemap control panel think my robots.txt file is unreachable? [more inside]
posted on Aug 27, 2007 - 7 answers
I am looking for someone to explain Google's search results. The reseach I have done says you need to have lots of good links coming into your site from other high PR sites. I am wondering why Google does not use website visitors. Ie. If you have 100,000 visitors per week, this must be better than a site with 1000 visitors per week, but has high PR incoming links.
posted on May 22, 2007 - 8 answers
My website/blog has all but disappeared from Google. What happened, and what can I do to fix it? [more inside]
posted on Mar 30, 2007 - 10 answers
I need a piece of software or a web application that will help me track a URL's performance relative to specific keywords over time. [more inside]
posted on Feb 19, 2007 - 3 answers
How can I get Google to re-index my site and how did it find it in the first place? [more inside]
posted on Aug 21, 2006 - 14 answers
What is the point of PageRank, and why do people think that's a silly question? [more inside]
posted on May 31, 2006 - 30 answers
Does anyone know of a free piece of software (or internet site) that can monitor a web site's ranking in various search engines using various keywords? [more inside]
posted on Nov 20, 2005 - 5 answers
I need to shift one of my websites to a new domain - with the minimal amount of interruption to my Google juice. What is the best way to redirect traffic to the new site? .htaccess redirects? Something else? Other pointers?
posted on Jun 3, 2005 - 3 answers
I need help researching the effects of interlinked web pages in search results... [more inside]
posted on Mar 29, 2005 - 3 answers
GoogleBombing: Suppose I register 10 domains, and upload an HTML page to each domain that has a named link - for example, "Click here to buy Cheap Shoes" - and these named links all point to the same webpage....when someone searches on Google for "Cheap Shoes", will the page that has 10 domains linking to it stand a better chance of being higher up in the rankings?
posted on Oct 11, 2004 - 19 answers
Search engine optimization... I'm happy to buy a book, but are they worth it? Do I really need to know more than the basic best-practices for Google?
posted on May 24, 2004 - 3 answers
Every once in a while, when I search Google, I end up with some weird search results. All ads. It doesn't happen all the time and I don't know if it's Google stooping to a new low, or if it's me and some kind of adware. Note that I also get a pop-up window with this page that has a couple other ad links.
posted on May 20, 2004 - 17 answers
What is the "upstart, Linux-like cooperative" search engine mentioned in this Reuters about Google?
posted on Mar 23, 2004 - 2 answers
