20 Dec 08 All about Google – Easy, Simple and Effective Part 2

Okay, previous post was long but I am sure it would have given you insight information that you really need for brining massive traffic to your site and Google related information.

So, Here is the part 2 of All about Google, You can read the Part 1 here - Easy, Simple and Effective Part 1. Once again, I sincerely want to say “Thanks” to MGTGamer who shares this fantastic information for everyone. This article is published with the content & consent of M3rC and his original post.

All about Google – Easy, Simple and Effective Part 2

Google Search Engine Related
Q:Does Alexa Rank affect Google rank?
A: No, Google ranks you according to your PageRank, Keyword Competition and the quality of your SEO work. Your traffic has no impact on your rankings, but doing well in the three “factors” will obviously generate traffic one way or another.

Q: My Search results return with nothing more than spam?
A: Umm, this happens. Happened to me a couple of times too. I’m not really sure what’s going on, but reading some of the resources – I’m aware of Google testing out some new algorithm of User-Submitted data instead of the typical crawler-work!

Q: User-submitted data? So, what’s the point of SEO then?
A: SEO will always be a factor in SERPs. Just think about it, Google is just testing this – you cannot expect a group of “trusted” users rank X,XXX,XXX sites now can you? It’s near impossible. So, work on your SEO as you normally do, it will always come back with good results. Nothing can replace SEO unless Google turns into a bigger version of DMOZ… that would be really stupid on Google’s behalf! That’s another argument for another day.

Google Adsense Related
Q: I earned $X,XX today! WOOT! Am I rich?
A: Umm, No. Congratulations on your earning and it’s always a personal milestone that we all go through but DP isn’t a place for every single publisher to boast and be radical about how much they get for every click! I mean, good on you but the world doesn’t revolve around your Adsense earnings…if the community can’t benefit from it, why bother telling everyone? I’m sure a handful of us can sleep better at night knowing you got $1 for a click . I’m not trying to sound rude or anything but please do understand.

Google PageRank Related
Q: My PR is N/A. What’s that?
A: N/A means “Not Available” and it differs from a PR0. PageRank N/A is another way of saying that Google hasn’t assigned you a PR yet, or you haven’t been around long enough for the PR Update. PR0 generally means no back links that have been tracked by Google, or a very few that carry no juice. So, Link building is pretty important.

Q: What are the effects of a 301/302 Redirect?
A: Redirecting is simple what the name suggests, when you enter a specific URL it will redirect to another URL. There’s two types of URL Redirection – 301(Permanent) & 302(Temporary). Obviously they are different, the 301 tells the crawling spider that the website has shifted to a new domain name, and once it identifies the 301 redirect, it will generally pass most if not all of the link juice. A 302 differs because the crawler knows it’s temporary, whether it been a routine update or a short-term fix for an error. It is recommended that you set up a URL redirection, if you shift domains.

Google Traffic Related
Q: How can I notify the “world” that I’ve added new content to my blog/site?
A: Simple, use PingGoat. It “pings” several key engines/directories and notify them that you’ve posted new content. Once you’ve submitted your details once, you can bookmark the URL and just visit that bookmark whenever you want to ping your site!

Q: Social Bookmarking, What is it?
A: Social Bookmarking is the relatively ‘new’ hype when it comes to “spreading the world about content”. The ideology behind SB sites came, as the same time as Web 2.0 and has been a relative success on a short-term basis. Usually the content is voted by users, like your self and the more positive votes – the more exposure you get! It’s a very good SEO factor and if used wisely, you can reap the optimum benefits.

Q: Hate submitting my content, site by site! Any easy way?
A: Yes! There is. Most bloggers and content writers here at DP and many other places use a little nifty web application called SocialMarker. I won’t explain it here, but take the time to register on all the Social Bookmarking sites and after that – you’ll thank yourself!

Q: How to track my website statistics?
A: Use Google Analytics, it provides you with comprehensive data and is the best stat-tracker out there, hands down.

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