Fetch as Googlebot: Know How Googlebot Looks at Your Site

Google Webmaster Tools has this “labs” section that stores new features in their early development or beta stage until fully developed. One tool that has just been taken out of the labs and into the world is Fetch as Googlebot, which allows you to see how Google views your website when it’s being crawled.

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Google Boost Enters Mobile Web Market

In October of 2010, Google launched Google Boost, an advertising opportunity that allows businesses tied to Google Maps to target their local customers. Google Boost gets information from your Place pages, and then creates an ad using the collected info. The ads will then show up in Google Maps and Search. There is no telling [...]

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Google Dumbing Down Search Query Tool – Analytics Gets Cozy with Webmaster Tools

Google has made yet another update that will make life easier for us SEO people. Since most webmasters have long been using Google Analytics and Webmaster Tools, Google has finally decided to combine both tools in one account. We highly appreciate the update, although it’s one of those things that make you want to say [...]

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Google’s OnePass Allows Publishers to Charge for Digital Content

Google has just released a new subscription service that will allow online publishers to create a system for payment processing, administration, and user authentication. OnePass was announced just a day after Apple also announced that it will allow publishers to sell subscriptions through the iTunes Store. It looks like Google and Apple are going to [...]

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Google Releases Content Farm Pesticide in the Form of Algorithm Update

Google is all about content these days, but not just any kind of content. It has to be high quality, relevant content. In an effort to further fight against content farms, Google has updated its algorithm yet again. This time, the Internet search company isn’t very forgiving. There are two updates actually, the first of [...]

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