seo indexing

Google Dropped My Website! What Should I do? [UPDATED]

One of the most common questions we get is from people who think their website has disappeared from Google. If you’re in a similar situation, we have some ideas for you in this article.

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Ask the Experts: How Can I Get Video Thumbnails in Google? [updated]

More and more sites are featuring video. Here’s how to increase your chances of getting video thumbnails within your site’s Google search listings…

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Local Business Listings on Google, Yahoo!, and Bing [Updated]

Local search is becoming more and more popular for finding locations and phone numbers for local businesses. If you run a business that serves a local audience, be sure you are listed here!

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Google’s Ajax Indexing Specification: Developer Talk

Many websites built with Ajax contain a wealth of content that is hidden from search engines. Google’s specification for Ajax indexing, promises to fix all that.  Here, we interview a site that recently implemented the specification.  How did it work out for them? In a recent post, we researched several examples of sites using the [...]

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Examples of Sites Using Google’s Ajax Indexing Specification

Rich internet applications (RIA), using Ajax, Flash, or other methods, have always been a problem for search engines.  That’s because search bots don’t have the ability to access content interactively the way humans do. In 2009, Google introduced a proposal for indexing Ajax.  We’ve got clients using lots of Ajax, so naturally, we’ve been watching [...]

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Google Personalized Search: Part 2: How to Influence Google Personalized Search Results

In this post, we share some ways a business might try to influence personalized search result – but use caution: tricking your customers is never a good idea!

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Google Personalized Search: Part 1: Personalized Search Will Affect Your Business

Personalized Search is a bigger deal than you think! In this post, learn how it will affect your business.

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Dynamic Website SEO Terror Level Downgraded to Yellow

Search engines now include dynamically-generated pages in their indexes, but some particulars of dynamic pages can still be obstacles to getting indexed. Follow the guidelines here to avoid major pitfalls of dynamic sites.

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Ask the Experts: Why is Google Giving My Privacy Page Good Ranks?

This is a common problem, because so many websites point links from their footer or global navigation to their privacy & legal pages…

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I Googled myself – and I don’t like what I saw! What should I do?

If the results that come up on Google when you search for your own name are less-than-flattering, this article may provide the solution you’re looking for.

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