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[postlink]http://mattcuttsvideos.blogspot.com/2009/04/will-domain-registration-changes-ding.html[/postlink]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=91XhqF6iZk0endofvid
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Scott Clark from Lexington, KY asks:

"When you move a domain from one registrar to another or your registrant information changes very slightly (e.g. new phone number), will Google ding you for instability at the registrar?"

Recorded on April 23, 2009.

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Will domain registration changes ding me in Google?

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[postlink]http://mattcuttsvideos.blogspot.com/2009/04/is-google-doing-anything-different-for.html[/postlink]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9r8zHaIjRtwendofvid
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Matt from California asks:

"Is Google doing anything different when it comes to serving up Twitter results?"

Recorded on April 23, 2009.

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Is Google doing anything different for Twitter results?

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[postlink]http://mattcuttsvideos.blogspot.com/2009/04/do-site-load-times-have-impact-on.html[/postlink]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B3zmP0W26M0endofvid
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Deepesh from New York asks:

"What impact do site load times have on Google rankings?"

Recorded on April 23, 2009.

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Do site load times have an impact on Google rankings?

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[postlink]http://mattcuttsvideos.blogspot.com/2009/03/will-seo-still-exist-in-five-years.html[/postlink]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NQArUFRb4Isendofvid
[starttext]

On February 26, 2009, Google software engineer Matt Cutts collected questions on Google Moderator and answered many of them on video.

Kevin from Marseille, France asked:

Will SEO still exist in 5 years?

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Will SEO still exist in five years?

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[postlink]http://mattcuttsvideos.blogspot.com/2009/03/which-seo-agency-do-you-recommend.html[/postlink]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rUf0o6-KUVwendofvid
[starttext]

On February 26, 2009, Google software engineer Matt Cutts collected questions on Google Moderator and answered many of them on video.

Frank from West Virginia asked:

If I'm looking to hire an SEO agency, which one do you recommend?

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Which SEO agency do you recommend?

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[postlink]http://mattcuttsvideos.blogspot.com/2009/03/does-ordering-of-heading-tags-matter.html[/postlink]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iR5itZlq8skendofvid
[starttext]

On February 26, 2009, Google software engineer Matt Cutts collected questions on Google Moderator and answered many of them on video.

Nik from London asked:

I'm using a template website (I'm an amateur!). The h1 tag appears below the h2 tag in the code. Does the spider still know what's going on?

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Does the ordering of heading tags matter?

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[postlink]http://mattcuttsvideos.blogspot.com/2009/03/when-did-google-start-displaying-did.html[/postlink]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9GCZ-jtPlMUendofvid
[starttext]

On February 26, 2009, Google software engineer Matt Cutts collected questions on Google Moderator and answered many of them on video.

BlindFiveYearOld from SF, CA asked:

When did "Did you mean" search results begin to be displayed? And what is the criteria for presenting "Did you mean" search results above the normal search results?

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When did Google start displaying "Did you mean" results?

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[postlink]http://mattcuttsvideos.blogspot.com/2009/03/should-i-tweak-my-titles-and.html[/postlink]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=THYguer_JrMendofvid
[starttext]

On February 26, 2009, Google software engineer Matt Cutts collected questions on Google Moderator and answered many of them on video.

Amalve from Bangalore asked:

Are title and description tags helpful to increase the organic CTR — clicks generated from organic (unpaid) search — which in turn will help in better ranking with a personalized search perspective?

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Should I tweak my titles and descriptions to improve my CTR?

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[postlink]http://mattcuttsvideos.blogspot.com/2009/03/whats-preferred-site-structure.html[/postlink]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hx68PlCTuIUendofvid
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On February 26, 2009, Google software engineer Matt Cutts collected questions on Google Moderator and answered many of them on video.

Katy Bairstow from London asked:

There seems to be little impact on human visitors where in the site's structure a given page is, so:
Is it better to keep key content pages close to root, or have them deep within a topical funnel-structure, e.g.:
food/fast-food/burgers/hamburgers.php

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What's a preferred site structure?

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[postlink]http://mattcuttsvideos.blogspot.com/2009/03/how-do-i-optimize-e-commerce-site.html[/postlink]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LI_NmnXn5A4endofvid
[starttext]

On February 26, 2009, Google software engineer Matt Cutts collected questions on Google Moderator and answered many of them on video.

Paddy Moogan from the UK asked:

Hi Matt, what are your opinions on optimising an Ecommerce website where the main pages/products may not necessarily be rich in content?

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How do I optimize an e-commerce site without rich content?

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[postlink]http://mattcuttsvideos.blogspot.com/2009/03/two-questions-about-link-operator.html[/postlink]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TjQ2QVQpaK0endofvid
[starttext]

On February 26, 2009, Google software engineer Matt Cutts collected questions on Google Moderator and answered many of them on video.

Sven Heß from Wiesbaden, Germany asked:

How accurate is Google's backlink-check (link:...)? Are all nofollow backlinks filtered out or why does Yahoo/MSN show quite more backlink results?

San Diego Tim from San Diego asked:

If you have inbound links from reputable sites but those sites do not show up in a link:webname.com search, does this mean you are not getting any 'credit' in Google's eyes for having inbound links?

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Two questions about the link: operator

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[postlink]http://mattcuttsvideos.blogspot.com/2009/03/why-does-google-index-blogs-faster-than.html[/postlink]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C_WcOH9kos0endofvid
[starttext]

On February 26, 2009, Google software engineer Matt Cutts collected questions on Google Moderator and answered many of them on video.

Lee Willis from Cumbria, UK asked:

Why does Google crawl/index blogs (specifically sites notified by "WordPress XMLRPC pings") so much faster than a "normal" site submitting a revised Sitemap. What is the impact of that on the overall "quality" of the index?

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Why does Google index blogs faster than other sites?

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[postlink]http://mattcuttsvideos.blogspot.com/2010/03/are-google-serps-moving-to-ajax.html[/postlink]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OZWnC1zH1uwendofvid
[starttext]

On February 26, 2009, Google software engineer Matt Cutts collected questions on Google Moderator and answered many of them on video.

Owen from London asked:

Can you confirm if the Google SERPs are moving to AJAX, http://tinyurl.com/be5shp, if so how do think it will affect analytics which rely on the keyword information being in the URL.

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Are Google SERPs moving to Ajax?

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[postlink]http://mattcuttsvideos.blogspot.com/2009/03/more-than-one-h1-on-page-good-or-bad.html[/postlink]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GIn5qJKU8VMendofvid
[starttext]

On February 26, 2009, Google software engineer Matt Cutts collected questions on Google Moderator and answered many of them on video.

Erin from south of Boston asked:

More than one H1 on a page: good or bad?

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More than one H1 on a page: good or bad?

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[postlink]http://mattcuttsvideos.blogspot.com/2009/03/will-google-add-guest-accounts-to.html[/postlink]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Po5AvbDr9sendofvid
[starttext]

On February 26, 2009, Google software engineer Matt Cutts collected questions on Google Moderator and answered many of them on video.

Ian M from the United Kingdom asked:

Is Google planning to create read-only "Guest accounts" for Webmaster Tools? Many clients (particularly in heavily regulated industries e.g. banks) are very reluctant to provide access to a third party.

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Will Google add guest accounts to Webmaster Tools?

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[postlink]http://mattcuttsvideos.blogspot.com/2010/03/tips-on-requesting-reconsideration.html[/postlink]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G959-2RlPyAendofvid
[starttext]

Rachel Searles and Brian White provide tips on requesting reconsideration of your site using Google Webmaster Tools.

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Tips on requesting reconsideration

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[postlink]http://mattcuttsvideos.blogspot.com/2009/02/does-position-of-keywords-in-url-affect.html[/postlink]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gRzMhlFZz9Iendofvid
[starttext]

On February 26, 2009, Google software engineer Matt Cutts collected questions on Google Moderator and answered many of them on video.

Adeel from Manchester, UK asked:

Does the position of keywords in the URL have a significant impact:
example.com/keyword/London is better than example.com/London/keyword?

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Does the position of keywords in the URL affect ranking?

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[postlink]http://mattcuttsvideos.blogspot.com/2009/02/is-redirecting-large-number-of-domains.html[/postlink]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a70ygsHgvMwendofvid
[starttext]

On February 26, 2009, Google software engineer Matt Cutts collected questions on Google Moderator and answered many of them on video.

cweave from Dallas, TX asked:

When permanently redirecting (301) a large number of domains (read: more than 10) to 1 domain does Google flag this as suspicious? What considerations does Google look at? For the purposes of this question let's assume this is a consolidation move.

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Is redirecting a large number of domains suspicious?

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[postlink]http://mattcuttsvideos.blogspot.com/2009/02/will-google-use-non-link-references-as.html[/postlink]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nlByfISlj5wendofvid
[starttext]

On February 26, 2009, Google software engineer Matt Cutts collected questions on Google Moderator and answered many of them on video.

Eric Enge from Boston, MA asked:

Do you think web search will ever make use of references (web site mentions that are not links) as a ranking signal?

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Will Google use non-link references as a signal?

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[postlink]http://mattcuttsvideos.blogspot.com/2009/02/should-large-corporations-use.html[/postlink]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LnXponbEHjwendofvid
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On February 26, 2009, Google software engineer Matt Cutts collected questions on Google Moderator and answered many of them on video.

Terry Cox from Orlando, FL asked:

In regards to the new canonicalization tag, does it make sense for large corporations to consider placing that tag on every page due to marketing tracking codes and large levels of duplicate URLs like faceted pages and load balancing servers?

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Should large corporations use rel=canonical?

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[postlink]http://mattcuttsvideos.blogspot.com/2009/02/will-google-provide-rank-checking.html[/postlink]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DLWR5k8Q1pIendofvid
[starttext]

On February 26, 2009, Google software engineer Matt Cutts collected questions on Google Moderator and answered many of them on video.

Mark Lykle from Oslo, Norway asked:

When will Google create a software similar to Web Position so that SEOs, spam fighters and regular webmasters can check rankings etc. without violating the guidelines? Why not make a better product instead of going to war against these programs?

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Will Google provide a rank-checking service?

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[postlink]http://mattcuttsvideos.blogspot.com/2009/02/two-questions-about-nofollow.html[/postlink]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x4UJS-LFRTUendofvid
[starttext]

On February 26, 2009, Google software engineer Matt Cutts collected questions on Google Moderator and answered many of them on video.

Vince Samios from the United Kingdom asked:

Do you feel that the widespread and blanket use of nofollow tags is devaluing Google's search algorithms? Examples such as Wikipedia, where ALL external links are nofollow. Does Wikipedia mean nothing to Google's algorithms?

jonaths from Brighton, UK asked:

Do Google take into account quality factors from nofollowed links when the links come from well established authority websites, such as Wikipedia?

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Two questions about nofollow

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[postlink]http://mattcuttsvideos.blogspot.com/2009/02/does-anchor-text-carry-through-301.html[/postlink]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=70LR8H8pn1Mendofvid
[starttext]

On February 26, 2009, Google software engineer Matt Cutts collected questions on Google Moderator and answered many of them on video.

Mharris from New York asked: Does anchor text carry through all 301 redirects? Will there be a penalty for sites that do this as their sole way of link building?

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Does anchor text carry through 301 redirects?

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[postlink]http://mattcuttsvideos.blogspot.com/2009/02/is-google-putting-more-weight-on-brands.html[/postlink]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LMfWPWUh5uUendofvid
[starttext]

On February 26, 2009, Google software engineer Matt Cutts collected questions on Google Moderator and answered many of them on video.

Monica from Madison, WI asked:

Can you verify that Google is putting more weight on "brands" in search engine rankings? If the answer is "Yes" -- what is Google's definition of a brand? Inspired by Aaron Wall's post:

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Is Google putting more weight on brands in rankings?

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[postlink]http://mattcuttsvideos.blogspot.com/2009/02/matt-cutts-of-google-introduces.html[/postlink]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cm9onOGTgeMendofvid
[starttext]
Matt Cutts of Google introduces the canonical link element.


Resources:
Blog post on Google webmaster blog:
http://googlewebmastercentral.blogspo...

Yahoo blog post:
http://ysearchblog.com/2009/02/12/fig...

Microsoft:
http://blogs.msdn.com/webmaster/archi...

Ask:
http://blog.ask.com/2009/02/ask-is-go...

Google Help Center documentation:
http://google.com/support/webmasters/...

Joost de Valk: WordPress, Magento, and Drupal
http://yoast.com/canonical-url-links/
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Canonical Link Element

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[postlink]http://mattcuttsvideos.blogspot.com/2010/03/state-of-index-2008.html[/postlink]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C_WcOH9kos0endofvid
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At WebmasterWorld's PubCon in Las Vegas, Matt presented a webmaster-focused overview of what Google has done in 2008, and what to expect in 2009. Highlights from the year include improvements to Webmaster Tools and more communication between Google and webmasters.

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State of the Index 2008