By Abdul Malick on June 11th, 2010
Google Alerts – “Web” alerts will become “Everything” alerts.
Here the Message sent to all web alert users from Marcel Gordon, Product Manager – Google Alerts
Dear Google Alerts user,
We’re contacting you because you have an alert of type Web. We’ve decided to retire Web alerts because (1) they are used by very few people and (2) an alert of type Everything will find the same results.
This week we’ll be changing all alerts of type Web into alerts of type Everything. Your alert will continue to include results from all kinds of web sites.
You may receive more results after this change. If you find that you are getting too many results, you can change the “How often” setting to “once a day” or “once a week.” You can also change your search query. You can do this on the alerts management page (www.google.com/alerts/manage), or by removing the alert using the link at the bottom of each alert email and creating it again with different settings.
We hope that you’ll continue to find your alert useful.
Sincerely,
By Abdul Malick on June 10th, 2010
Tips # 1:
Did you ever want to check 2 different pages to see how similar they are? Remember, search engines don’t like duplicate content.
Try this tool:
http://www.webconfs.com/similar-page-checker.php
Tips # 2:
Make sure your top scoring high performance pages include a call to action.
This is not difficult or time consuming, but it can make a real difference in
getting results. You can easily provide a visitor with some sort of reason to
take action now.
Tips # 3 :
In all of our efforts to write well for the robots, we must remember to also write well for the human brain. Remember that the human brain likes the
appropriate use of color. The human brain likes text broken down into manageable chunks or clusters that are easy to read and absorb. Write your copy using all of the important SEO principles but be sure to strike a balance.
With practice, you can build pages that are content rich and compelling to read. You can create projects that are pleasing to look at and still score exceptionally well in the rankings.
By Abdul Malick on June 10th, 2010
Google announced the completion of a new web indexing system called Google Caffeine.
- Google Caffeine provides 50% latest results for web searches than last index.
- Google Caffeine is the largest collection of web content. Whether it’s a news story, a blog or a forum post, you can now find links to relevant content much sooner after it is published than was possible ever before.
- Instead you’re searching Google’s index of the web which, like the list in the back of a book, helps you pinpoint exactly the information you need.
why did Google build a new search indexing system?
Content on the web is blossoming. It’s growing not just in size and numbers but with the advent of video, images, news and real-time updates, the average webpage is richer and more complex. In addition, people’s expectations for search are higher than they used to be. Searchers want to find the latest relevant content and publishers expect to be found the instant they publish.
Source : Google Webmaster Central Blog
By Abdul Malick on June 7th, 2010
Think about this…when you examine your Web activity reports:
Single access pages
Which pages are being viewed by themselves, where visitors aren’t even clicking to go to another page? Again, look at these pages carefully to see what you can provide on the page to keep up the interest of your visitors. You’re losing them, and you need to figure out why.
If 70-80% of your visitors only looked at one page, perhaps you need to look at your navigation system. Are visitors confused and unable to find what they’re looking for?
By Abdul Malick on June 7th, 2010
Did you know that Google algorithms parse the structure and content of websites and identify pages that provide fast navigation and relevant information for the user’s query.
Since Googles algorithms consider several factors to generate sitelinks, not all Web sites have them. But here is a place where Google will now let you filter which Sitelinks they choose for your site (if they choose your site to receive them)
http://googlewebmastercentral.blogspot.com/2007/10/webmasters-can-
now-provide-feedback-on.html
