Traditionally when we launch a new communication channel, we also give the shareholders a chance to introduce themselves. We did so when we opened webmaster help communities for European webmasters almost two years ago, and also more than a year ago, w…
Note: Verification of Blogger blogs in Webmaster Tools has changed significantly. Please see the more recent blog post “Verifying a Blogger blog in Webmaster Tools” for more details.Verifying that you own a site is the first step towards accessing all …
When we announced our latest round of Bionic Posters in the old Help Group, an astute webmaster noted that we had never fully introduced ourselves to the webmaster community. With our announcement of a new English Webmaster Help forum, I’m happy to (re…
In a recent blog post highlighting our Webmaster Help Group, I asked for your webmaster-related questions. In our second installment of Popular Picks, we hoped to discover which issues webmasters wanted to learn more about, and then respond with some b…
As a follow-up to my recent post about how user reports of webspam and paid links help improve Google’s search results for millions of users, I wanted to highlight one of the most essential parts of Google Webmaster Central: our Webmaster Help Group. W…
Written by Reid Yokoyama, Search QualityAbout a year ago, in response to user feedback, we created a paid links reporting form within Webmaster Tools. User feedback, through reporting paid links, webspam, or suggestions in our Webmaster Help Group, has…
Written by Reid Yokoyama, Search Quality TeamOccasionally in the discussion group, webmasters ask, “Should I be using Google Webmaster Tools or Google Analytics?” Our answer is: use both! Here are three scenarios that really highlight the power of bot…