Anatomy of a Search Result
With this series, SEO practitioners learned how search crawls webpages, how search serves pages, and how search indexed pages.
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SEO Mythbusting 101
In this first - introductory - episode of SEO Mythbusting, Martin Splitt (WebMaster Trends Analyst, Google) and his guest Juan Herrera (Angular GDE, Wed Developer at Parkside) discuss the very
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Thin content (and why quality content matters) | Sustainable Monetized Websites
Aurora Morales and her two co-hosts: Organic(a) and Monetized examine 4 types of low-quality content that negatively impact a website’s performance.
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English Google Webmaster Central office-hours hangout
Join us for a *Google Webmaster Central office hours hangout* :) Add your questions to this event page, this session is open to anything webmaster related like crawling, indexing, mobile sites
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Do URL shorteners pass anchor text?
Since Google is now using Twitter and Facebook links as ranking symbols, will custom URL shortners be looked at as providing anchor text on the links? Chris Burns, Florida Have a question?
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Why do porn sites have lower PageRank?
What are the technical reasons porn sites have such low PageRank? None go over PR6. A lack of links from trusted sites? Rampant link exchanges with low quality sites? Penalties for affiliate links?
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Using Sitemaps to help Google find content hosted on your site
Sitemaps help Google and other search engines discover your content so we can serve it to users for relevant queries.
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Crawl Budget and the Crawl Stats report - Google Search Console Training
Daniel Waisberg comes back for a special episode of Google Search Console Training.
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How does required duplicate content (terms and conditions, etc.) affect search?
How does duplicate copy that's legally required (ie Terms & Conditions across multiple offers) affect performance in search? Jason, New York Have a question?
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How can new pages get indexed quickly?
Vladgidea from Romania asks: "How much time is Google taking to index a new webpage, and how can we accelerate the process besides using Google Webmaster Tools?"
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Optimizing web graphics
Learn how to optimize web graphics for faster downloads on the web. For more information, visit developers.google.com/speed
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Does a site rank better if it has a lot of indexed pages?
Does a website get a better overall ranking if it has a large amount of indexed pages? Leah, New York Have a question?
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What are some examples of SEO misinformation?
Name 5 examples of SEO misinformation from the past year given by reputable persons that made you want to bang your head against the wall.
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Understand which Google searches are driving traffic to your site
The Search Queries page of Webmaster Tools provides great, actionable data about your site. Understand the terminology you might see there, and how to interpret the data.
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SEO for ecommerce - Google Search Console Training (from home)
In this episode recorded from home, Daniel Waisberg discusses the main questions you should be thinking about if you’re responsible for an ecommerce website.
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Is HTML validation necessary for ranking?
Hi Matt, in a previous video you stated that validation of HTML wasn't really important for ranking/SEO.
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If I have 20 domains, should I link them all together?
Should a customer with 20 domain names link it all together or not, and if he links it should he add nofollow to the links not to pass PageRank?
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Can the geographic location of a web server affect SEO?
Lee from the UK asks: "Hi Matt, could you confirm whether the geographic location of the web host has any significant ranking factors for organic SEO?" Recorded on April 23, 2009.
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What to expect from Search Central in 2022?
In this episode, John, Martin, and Gary discuss what is in store for 2022.
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Is there a version of Google that excludes backlinks as a ranking factor?
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.
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AMP status report in Search Console - Google Search Console Training
In this episode of Search Console Training, Daniel Waisberg goes over how to use Google Search Console to improve your AMP implementation.
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Ranking updates, structured data, and more! - Google Search News (October ‘23)
John Mueller is back with the latest updates in SEO on this October episode of Google Search News!
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Google Search Tips
Matt Cutts, a software engineer at Google, provides tips for searching.
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Right to be forgotten interactive video game: Round 1 - Peter
Want to know more about what a Google reviewer looks at when assessing a Right to Be Forgotten request? Put yourself in the reviewer's shoes and play this interactive game!
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How long does SEO take for new pages?
In this episode of AskGooglebot, John Mueller explains how long it takes a new page to be indexed by Google and what you can do to speed up the process. This question was submitted by filecoffee.
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Does indexing a mobile website create a duplicate content issues?
More tips for helping Google to index your mobile site: googlewebmastercentral.blogspot.com/2009/11/help-google-index-your-mobile-site.html Does indexing a mobile website create a duplicate
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When would someone use "noindex, follow" in a robots meta tag?
Can you give us an example of a situation where you would recommend using a NOINDEX, FOLLOW robots META tag? Andy, NY Have a question?
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Google Search Console: What should I do with old 404 errors?
In this episode of SEO Snippets, John Mueller gives you the best way to deal with those 404 errors.
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Should I use pipes or dashes in my titles?
Blind Five Year Old from San Francisco, CA asks: "Does Google have any suggestions (or data) on the impact of pipes versus dashes in the title tag?" This video is part of a "Grab Bag" series in
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Minimizing browser reflow
This video presents ways to minimize reflow on web pages. For more information, visit developers.google.com/speed
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