SEO Tools Of The Trade » Google Tips

Webmaster Central And Matt Cutts

Administrator — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 06:39:33 +0000

A couple of good sites to scan for Google insights.

http://googlewebmastercentral.blogspot.com/

http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/

Google Ranking Factors

Administrator — Sat, 08 Mar 2008 00:06:05 +0000

Found a nice Google Ranking Factors table on this site.

http://www.vaughns-1-pagers.com/internet/google-ranking-factors.htm

I like how it lists both positive and negative factors for on and off page optimization.

New ODP Meta Tag To Control Site Link Description

Administrator — Tue, 08 Aug 2006 16:56:39 +0000

Most people doing SEO realize that Google gets their directory information from DMOZ.org.

However, the editors at DMOZ sometimes do not create very compelling listings for your site. As a result, *when* you get indexed by Google you run the risk of having a dull search engine listing that does not entice users to click on your link.

Now you can tell Google to not use the titles and descriptions from the ODP — that’s Open Directory Project — listing. Add these meta tags to your pages:

This tells both MSN and Google to NOT use the ODP titles and descriptions.