June 11th, 2009 | by John Mueller | published in Google Webmaster Central
Did you know that the number of website hosts that have been submitting Sitemap files has almost tripled over the last year? It’s no wonder: the secret is out – as a recent research study showed, Sitemaps helps search engines to find new and changed co…
June 10th, 2009 | by Sagar Kamdar | published in Google Webmaster Central
Webmaster Level: AllWe launched a preview of our new Webmaster Tools interface three weeks ago, and received a lot of valuable feedback. Most of you liked the update, appreciating features such as the one-stop dashboard, more top search query data, and…
June 10th, 2009 | by TG | published in Google Webmaster Central
To make Webmaster Tools’ Message Center more accessible, we’ve just made it possible to forward messages to your personal email. The Webmaster Tools Message Center is used to communicate confidential information about sites you’ve verified. This may be…
June 8th, 2009 | by Michael Wyszomierski | published in Google Webmaster Central
Want to know what’s new on the Webmaster Central YouTube channel? Here’s what we’ve uploaded in the past week:Matt Cutts answered a new question each day from the Grab Bag:Are shortened URLs treated differently than other redirects?How can I make sure …
June 5th, 2009 | by Maile Ohye | published in Google Webmaster Central
Webmaster Level: BeginnerSince the release of our Search Engine Optimization Starter Guide last November, we’ve steadily been adding localized versions for our international users. Today, we’re happy to announce that the guide is now available in 40 la…
June 1st, 2009 | by Michael Wyszomierski | published in Google Webmaster Central
In February, we launched the Webmaster Central YouTube channel, and since then we’ve been busy keeping it fresh with new content. We’re not yet uploading 20 hours every minute, but did you know that we’ve been releasing a new video almost every weekday…
May 15th, 2009 | by Maile Ohye | published in Google Webmaster Central
Webmaster Level: All We recently posted about some of the engaging gadgets you can add to your site with Google Friend Connect. Here’s one more that may be of interest if you’re looking for another way to get feedback from your site’s visitors:The new…
May 12th, 2009 | by Sagar Kamdar | published in Google Webmaster Central
We’ve been listening to you at conferences, user studies, forums and blogs and we decided to start from the ground up with a brand new Webmaster Tools design! It was much needed, and the end result is beautiful in our eyes:HighlightsOne-stop Dashboard:…
May 12th, 2009 | by Maile Ohye | published in Google Webmaster Central
Webmaster Level: AllAs a webmaster, you have a unique understanding of your web pages and the content they represent. Google helps users find your page by showing them a small sample of that content — the “snippet.” We use a variety of techniques to…
May 9th, 2009 | by Maile Ohye | published in Google Webmaster Central
Webmaster Level: AllIn a recent post on the Official Google Blog, we mentioned our Google Trends gadget, and we thought it made sense to also post something here for all the webmasters that might be interested in having Trends on their website. Google …
May 8th, 2009 | by Maile Ohye | published in Google Webmaster Central
Webmaster Level: AllOver the last few weeks, Google Friend Connect has added several new ways for you to strengthen the community that visits your site. These gadgets help to make your site more engaging and gives your visitors a new way to interact wi…
May 1st, 2009 | by Maile Ohye | published in Google Webmaster Central
Webmaster Level: AllMany thanks to the more than 1,600 people who filled out our survey in February. You gave us your feedback on the Webmaster Central Blog, Google Webmaster Tools, the Webmaster Help Forum, and our Webmaster Central videos on YouTube….
April 30th, 2009 | by Reid Yokoyama | published in Google Webmaster Central
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…
April 27th, 2009 | by Maile Ohye | published in Google Webmaster Central
We’ve been tracking the growth of Sitemaps on the web. It’s been just 2 years since Google, Yahoo and Microsoft co-announced the Sitemaps directive in robots.txt, and it is already supported in many millions of websites including educational and govern…
April 24th, 2009 | by Brian White | published in Google Webmaster Central
Do you think your site might be penalized because of something thathappened on it? As two leaders of the reconsideration team, we recently madea video to help you discover how to create a good reconsideration request,including tips on what we look for …