Category: Google

Google to start crawling HTML Forms

14 April, 2008 (09:09) | Google | 6 comments

One of the accepted truths of SEO today fell as Google announced that Googlebot (the software they use to crawl and index the web) now has the capability to fill in and submit HTML forms on webpages.
The basic way it will work is to take prominent keywords from the website the form is on and […]

Google starting to penalise link buyers?

5 March, 2008 (18:10) | Google | No comments

Its now well known that Google has been actively pursuing sites that have been selling links for the purpose of passing on Page Rank and boosting the natural search position of the buying site. Selling sites have seen their Page Rank reduced and some have been penalised with bans or SERPS drops.
However it was widely […]

Are you local?

22 January, 2008 (11:08) | Google | No comments

Ever wondered how when doing a certain location specific searches a small map will appear in Google’s search results and links to related local businesses will be given? Well these are Google Local listings.
To get your business and it’s website added to these listings when people search in your area simply go to http://www.google.com/local/add/ and […]

Another Google Smackdown?

10 January, 2008 (12:51) | Google | No comments

It seems as if Google has launched another round of smackdowns to hit those sites that are selling links.
PR drops are one thing, but the sites that have been hit are still reporting that their traffic referrals from Google are the same, many gleefully so.
If I was a paid link seller I’d be more concerned […]