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Your site and Google Ranking and Serving Indexing CrawlingDiscovering

Your content and Google Getting pages in (and out) of Google’s index Making your site accessible …And smartly labeled

How Google discovers your site Organic links Add URL tool: Sitemaps

Discoverability – Sitemaps XML Sitemaps Useful for: o Dynamic content o Websites with few incoming links o Large archive of content pages Provides Google with information on: o When the site was last updated o How often it changes o The relative importance of pages on your site And

You may wish to block from search engines… o Private information o Sections or pages “under construction” Blocking options include… o Robots.txt 2http:// 2 o Meta tags NOTE: Not to be used simultaneously to block the same set of pages. Telling Google what not to index

Accessibility is a critical component of web sites, enabling… Effective crawling by Googlebot Browsing and interacting on a mobile device Understanding of content by the sight-impaired Understanding accessibility

Accessibility and Googlebot Googlebot is good at crawling text: HTML PDFs, docs, txts, etc More challenging for Googlebot: Images and movies Dynamic and rich content: Flash, JavaScript, frames, or dynamically generated URLs Advice: View your site in a text-only browser:

Making your images more accessible “Googlebot -- what a dreamboat. It's like he knows us,, and soul.”Googlebot Describe the important content of each image in text Use alt-text Descriptive file names

Dynamic & media rich content suggestions Design for accessibility o Focus on users o Multiple browsers  Mobile phone  Screen readers Design with progressive enhancement o Navigation in HTML, then add your rich content o Example: YouTube For best uses of Flash: For best uses of Ajax:

Importance of titles and descriptions HTML Code: Google Webmaster Central

Duplicate content What is duplicate content? Example: article and printer version of the site Best practices: o 301s o Preferred domain feature o Robots.txt file For more helpful tips:

Ranking – Relevance and importance Sites listings are prioritized algorithmically according to pages’… Relevance o Matching the search to the page o Taking into account geography o In some cases, considering a user’s web history Importance Pigeons ( html) html

Understanding PageRank Now just one of more than two hundred ranking components Based more upon quality (rather than quantity) of incoming and natural links o Buying or selling links to pass PageRank is against Google’s Webmaster Guidelines Best methods to increase PageRank: o Create great content o Participate thoughtfully in relevant communities online and offline

Fluctuations in PageRank and ranking Rankings fluctuate! (Hundreds of ranking signals, with over 450 updated last year alone) o Algorithmic updates o Changes in your site’s contents o Changes in other sites’ contents o Violation of Google Webmaster Guidelines

Keeping your site strong: Webmaster Guidelines Put yourself in your users’ shoes Treat Googlebot the same way as your human users (don’t cloak!)cloak Make sure outgoing links point to relevant resources that reflect well on you Read our Webmaster Guidelines:

Google’s resources for webmasters Google’s official blog, help center, discussion group, and beyond

Webmaster Central aims to provide relevant resources and tools to help webmasters get the best experience with Google. Webmaster Central Tools Submit your content to Google Blog Help Center Documentation Discussion Group

Webmaster Tools – An insider’s view of your site Google Webmaster Tools provides you a free and easy way to make your site more Google-friendly. Using this tool, you and other site owners can: Get Google’s view of your website and diagnose potential problems See how your site is performing Add a Sitemap

Google Webmaster Central Blog The Google Webmaster Central Blog Official Google communications directed at Webmasters o Announcements o New Features o Information on indexing, ranking, guidelines English: German: Chinese:

Google Webmaster Help Center Hundreds of articles in more than two dozen languages Getting started guides, tips, guidelines, and more

The Webmaster Help Group can be reached via the link in Webmaster Central Experienced webmasters and Googlers answer your questions. 16 languages supported as of July 2008: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Polish, Dutch, Swedish, Finnish, Danish, Russian, Hebrew, Hungarian, Turkish, and Chinese Google Webmaster Help Group

Google Webmaster Central

Other useful tools and resources Google offers many tools and products that can help you better understand your site and enhance your users’ experiences. o Create and share compelling content o Gain a deeper understanding of your site’s visitors o Get insight into your competitors and competitive space

Creating and sharing compelling content

Deeper understanding of your site’s visitors Google Analytics o Discover where your visitors come from o Learn how they interact with your site Website Optimizer o Test different combinations of site content o Increase visitor conversion rates and satisfaction

Research and keep track of your market Trends – Reader – Alerts –

Thank You

Your site and Google Ranking and Serving Indexing CrawlingDiscovering

Your content and Google Getting pages in (and out) of Google’s index Making your site accessible …And smartly labeled

How Google discovers your site Organic links Add URL tool: Sitemaps

Discoverability – Sitemaps XML Sitemaps Useful for: o Dynamic content o Websites with few incoming links o Large archive of content pages Provides Google with information on: o When the site was last updated o How often it changes o The relative importance of pages on your site And

You may wish to block from search engines… o Private information o Sections or pages “under construction” Blocking options include… o Robots.txt 2http:// 2 o Meta tags NOTE: Not to be used simultaneously to block the same set of pages. Telling Google what not to index

Accessibility is a critical component of web sites, enabling… Effective crawling by Googlebot Browsing and interacting on a mobile device Understanding of content by the sight-impaired Understanding accessibility

Accessibility and Googlebot Googlebot is good at crawling text: HTML PDFs, docs, txts, etc More challenging for Googlebot: Images and movies Dynamic and rich content: Flash, JavaScript, frames, or dynamically generated URLs Advice: View your site in a text-only browser:

Making your images more accessible “Googlebot -- what a dreamboat. It's like he knows us,, and soul.”Googlebot Describe the important content of each image in text Use alt-text Descriptive file names

Dynamic & media rich content suggestions Design for accessibility o Focus on users o Multiple browsers  Mobile phone  Screen readers Design with progressive enhancement o Navigation in HTML, then add your rich content o Example: YouTube For best uses of Flash: For best uses of Ajax:

Importance of titles and descriptions HTML Code: Google Webmaster Central

Duplicate content What is duplicate content? Example: article and printer version of the site Best practices: o 301s o Preferred domain feature o Robots.txt file For more helpful tips:

Ranking – Relevance and importance Sites listings are prioritized algorithmically according to pages’… Relevance o Matching the search to the page o Taking into account geography o In some cases, considering a user’s web history Importance Pigeons ( html) html

Understanding PageRank Now just one of more than two hundred ranking components Based more upon quality (rather than quantity) of incoming and natural links o Buying or selling links to pass PageRank is against Google’s Webmaster Guidelines Best methods to increase PageRank: o Create great content o Participate thoughtfully in relevant communities online and offline

Fluctuations in PageRank and ranking Rankings fluctuate! (Hundreds of ranking signals, with over 450 updated last year alone) o Algorithmic updates o Changes in your site’s contents o Changes in other sites’ contents o Violation of Google Webmaster Guidelines

Keeping your site strong: Webmaster Guidelines Put yourself in your users’ shoes Treat Googlebot the same way as your human users (don’t cloak!)cloak Make sure outgoing links point to relevant resources that reflect well on you Read our Webmaster Guidelines:

Google’s resources for webmasters Google’s official blog, help center, discussion group, and beyond

Webmaster Central aims to provide relevant resources and tools to help webmasters get the best experience with Google. Webmaster Central Tools Submit your content to Google Blog Help Center Documentation Discussion Group

Webmaster Tools – An insider’s view of your site Google Webmaster Tools provides you a free and easy way to make your site more Google-friendly. Using this tool, you and other site owners can: Get Google’s view of your website and diagnose potential problems See how your site is performing Add a Sitemap

Webmaster Tools – Helping Google help you Communicate with Google Adjust crawl rates Delete outdated sitelinks Report spam and paid links File a reconsideration request

Webmaster Tools – Discover more Learn how to use Webmaster Tools more in depth:

Google Webmaster Central Blog The Google Webmaster Central Blog Official Google communications directed at Webmasters o Announcements o New Features o Information on indexing, ranking, guidelines English: German: Chinese:

Google Webmaster Help Center Hundreds of articles in more than two dozen languages Getting started guides, tips, guidelines, and more

The Webmaster Help Group can be reached via the link in Webmaster Central Experienced webmasters and Googlers answer your questions. 16 languages supported as of July 2008: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Polish, Dutch, Swedish, Finnish, Danish, Russian, Hebrew, Hungarian, Turkish, and Chinese Google Webmaster Help Group

Google Webmaster Central

Other useful tools and resources Google offers many tools and products that can help you better understand your site and enhance your users’ experiences. o Create and share compelling content o Gain a deeper understanding of your site’s visitors o Get insight into your competitors and competitive space

Creating and sharing compelling content

Deeper understanding of your site’s visitors Google Analytics o Discover where your visitors come from o Learn how they interact with your site Website Optimizer o Test different combinations of site content o Increase visitor conversion rates and satisfaction

Research and keep track of your market Trends – Reader – Alerts –

Thank You