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Hi Matt, does the big G have a version of the search engine that totally excludes any backlink relevance? I'm wondering what search would look like and am curious to try it out. BlueBumbleBee, Colchester, UK Have a question? Ask it in…
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Can I buy a domain name on the secondary market that has a lot of spam on it and still rank? How can I reset the SEO of that domain ? Thousands of root domains coming from spam. Johan Tavard, Hua Hin, Thailand Have a question? Ask it in…
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When we create a new landing page with quality content, Google ranks that page on the top 30-50 for targeted keywords. Then why does the rank get decreased for the next 2 to 3 weeks? If pages didn't have required quality, then why did it…
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I've seen multiple websites that appear in the #1 spot for various keywords, whose backlink profiles are pretty low quality (i.e. lower quality blog pages). Why wouldn't Penguin have moved these sites further down in rankings? jadoray,…
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Learn how to use the Search Queries feature in Google Webmaster Tools to make improvements to your site. http://googlewebmastercentral.blogspot.com/2013/02/make-most-of-search-queries-in.html Have a question? Ask it in our Webmaster…
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Are sitewide backlinks considered good or bad by Google? Or do they just count as 1 link from the whole domain? Chris Trynkiewicz, Cracow, Poland Have a question? Ask it in our Webmaster Help Forum:…
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I know that rich snippets can increase CTR for my mention on a SERP. But is the use of schema.org code beneficial for my actual positions on the SERPs as well? Quincy, Rotterdam Have a question? Ask it in our Webmaster Help Forum:…
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Knowing that the keywords in a url is one of (many) factors used to rank a site, what about the impact of the filename suffix. In theory, if I replaced .php with .free would that impact on search results? IanVisits, London, UK Have a…
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"Will Google give a higher rank to a website which runs AdSense? I've seen some SEO Experts" claim this. It makes sense to me as Google is a corporation trying to maximize profit. Although IMO this would go against "don't be evil". Which…
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Ryan from Dearborn, MI asks: "Will Google ever offer (through Webmaster Tools or an API) a keyword ranking report similar to what WebPosition and various other scrapers do? It seems like it would greatly cut down on bandwith expenses."…
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