You can now put your company logo on search results using simple code, placed on the home page of your website: Today, we’re launching support for the schema.org markup for organization logos, a way to connect your site with an iconic image. We want you to be able to specify which image we use as [...]
Is Google Now Counting Text Within The Meta Description Tag?
March 21st, 2012 |
A few years ago, I tested if Google indexed and used the text in your meta description tag. In that test, Google did not count the meta description. That test page now shows the meta description tag in Google, and is being treated much the same way as Google treats the ALT tag (*attribute) – [...]
How To Implement Google Authorship Markup – What is Rel Author & Rel Me?
January 2nd, 2012 |
Google is piloting the display of author information in search results to help users discover great content. Google. We’ve implemented Google Authorship Markup on the Hobo blog so my profile pic appears in Google search snippets. THis helps draw attention to your search listing in Google, and may increase click-through rate for your listing. Google has released [...]
What Are Rich Snippets for Google? (Infographic)
January 2nd, 2012 |
What Are Rich Snippets for Google? Rich Snippets in Google enhance your search listing in Google search engine results pages. You can include reviews of your products or services, for instance. They help draw attention to your listing in serps. The following infographic is a good review of some of the enhancements you may be [...]
What Makes A Page Spam?
October 20th, 2011 |
What makes a page spam?: Hidden text or links – may be exposed by selecting all page text and scrolling to the bottom (all text is highlighted), disabling CSS/Javascript, or viewing source code Sneaky redirects – redirecting through several URLs, rotating destination domains cloaking with JavaScript redirects and 100% frame Keyword stuffing – no percentage or keyword [...]
