Tag Archive for 'Google'

What Does the Canonical Meta Tag Do? | link rel=”canonical”, huh?

In recent years, the meta tag and link relationship library has exploded. It’s not uncommon to have over a dozen different meta tags on a given page. As a web designer, it’s important to keep yourself up-to-date with these changes or you can quickly fall behind in the SEO (Search Engine Optimization) race. Googlebot can’t [...]

Google’s Next PageRank Update in July 2010?

Before you get your hopes up, this is not a confirmation that Google’s PageRank update is underway. On the contrary, I am actually interested in finding out myself when Google will be executing their magical PR update. I remember learning in the past that Google updates PageRank three or four times per year, and it [...]

How to Remove Indexed Pages From Google

As a webmaster, you should be constantly checking Google to find out if your pages are being properly indexed. If you do a simple Google query for “site:www.joemajewski.com”, the search results will contain all of the pages in the specified domain that are currently indexed. Thus, the site operator can come in very handy for [...]

Submitting Your Blog to Technorati

Technorati is one of the Internet’s largest search engines for blogs, with over 100 million distinct blogs indexed as of this writing. As a webmaster, you should find yourself regularly promoting your site in a variety of ways. For example, some of the first few things that I do upon launching a new website include [...]

The Importance of Backlinks

What are backlinks, why are they important, and how can I get more? These are just a few of the frequently asked questions about search engine optimization. Unfortunately, most professional webmasters neglect to share their secrets simply because the information is invaluable. Yes, invaluable. Metaphorically speaking, backlinks are Internet gold. Also known as incoming links, [...]