One business + two Flickr accounts + lots of Google recognition = one frustrated business owner. Help me decide which Flickr account to use, or if I should delete both and start over. [more inside]
posted by Ann Onymous on Sep 30, 2009 - 2 answers

I have a Wordpress site. In spidering the site, and coming up with the little synopsis underneath the title, Google, Bing and Yahoo all believe that it's not a personal Web site but a spammy list of prescription drugs for sale. I don't understand why. [more inside]
posted by Kirklander on Jul 18, 2009 - 12 answers

Is SEO worth paying for? [more inside]
posted by man down under on Apr 20, 2009 - 13 answers

What are the repercussions (if any) of bad Search Engine Optimization (SEO) techniques? [more inside]
posted by jim.christian on Apr 12, 2009 - 10 answers

Is it possible to search though Google as if from multiple locations? [more inside]
posted by tracert on Feb 24, 2009 - 5 answers

How can I figure out if my webhost is blocking Google indexing? A site I manage is listed on Google but any references to it are at least several weeks old. More info inside. [more inside]
posted by tropikal on Feb 21, 2009 - 5 answers

What in the world is going on with this website (subject of a recent askme)? Have a look at these google results: site:carolscookies.com inurl:locator. Is this an indication that the website's been hacked, or is this the kind of disgusting behavior that passes for SEO these days? [more inside]
posted by jepler on Dec 18, 2008 - 6 answers

/* Is a lot of commented out text bad for a home page? */ [more inside]
posted by pixelnark on Dec 7, 2008 - 10 answers

Why does my tumblr blog not show up in google search? [more inside]
posted by ecab on Nov 18, 2008 - 8 answers

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 by Holly 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 by jrholt 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 by superfurry 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 by jrholt 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 by i_am_joe's_spleen 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 by chinese_fashion 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 by JDHarper 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 by bytheowner 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 by mendel 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 by aebaxter 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 by AmbroseChapel 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 by AmbroseChapel 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 by mattwatson 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 by ao4047 on Jun 3, 2005 - 3 answers

I need help researching the effects of interlinked web pages in search results... [more inside]
posted by patgas 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 by SpaceCadet 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? [more inside]
posted by o2b on May 24, 2004 - 2 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. [more inside]
posted by MrAnonymous on May 20, 2004 - 16 answers

What is the "upstart, Linux-like cooperative" search engine mentioned in this Reuters about Google?
posted by tranquileye on Mar 23, 2004 - 2 answers