Is it OK to sell links as long as we use the nofollow attribute?

Is it OK to sell links as long as we use the nofollow attribute? Lost faith, Australia
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Why are links used in ranking when they all have the nofollow attribute?

How can linking remain a major part of a search algorithm when the majority of Internet users are unable to post a 'followed' link on the World Wide Web? For example Tw…

How should I configure If-Modified-Since on database-driven pages?

Following your interview with Eric Enge – you mention about "If Modified-Since." We worked on many websites whereby the actual file timestamp doesn't change but the con…

What's a good way to kick off a new RSS feed?

Is there a good way to kick off a feed in Google Reader by doing something like temporarily making the feed include a whole bunch of old content? Is it desirable to do something like that? Stephen B,…

How do PageRank updates work?

On what basis you are increasing the PR for each PR update? Made, London
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Is it better to have keywords in the URL path or filename?

It seems that having relevant keywords in URLs is very helpful. Does Google give higher importance to keywords in the path vs filename? Eg example.com or example.com Alex Black, Waterloo, Ca…

How are sitelinks generated?

When you search for something, lets say "LinkedIn," you will notice there are some quick links on the search result such as "Jobs, About, Advanced" etc, how does that work? Assuming my website is #1 o…

20 Aug, 2010 in Web News, Webmaster Tools, google by WebProNews

Google announced that you can now verify your site in Webmaster Tools with a Google Analytics JavaScript snippet.

"Nobody likes to duplicate effort," said Google software engineer Sean Harding. "Unfortunately, sometimes it’s a fact of …

Which Chrome extensions are popular at Google?

What extensions for Chrome are popular around the Google offices? Rogem, United Kingdom Links from this video: goo.gl URL Shortener: chrome.google.com Favorite Doodle: chrome.google.com Google Similar P…

Can a site's downtime affect its ranking?

Last year, one of my client's webservers went down for over a day. Would this have affected the site's PageRank at all? Hypothetically, what if this had happened for longer–could it actually dro…

Can I use robots.txt to optimize Googlebot's crawl?

Can I use robots.txt to optimize Googlebot's crawl? For example, can I disallow all but one section of a site (for a week) to ensure it is crawled, and then revert to a 'normal' rob…

Are there any plans to implement a "negative keyword" meta tag?

An orphanage website I work on is showing up for searches on "girls in bathrooms" because they have an article about renovating the girls bathroom! What do you think…

Does PageRank take into account cross-browser compatibility?

Does PageRank take into account cross-browser compatibility? If a site isn't compatible with certain browsers, does that make a difference for Googlebot? Land Lubber, Colorado
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Why doesn't search query data in Webmaster Tools appear to match what I see when searching?

How come the search queries report in Webmaster Tools shows some keywords ranking and when we search for them they are nowhere to be found? SurfVoucher, …

Can a spammy website affect the ranking of other sites hosted on the same server?

My SEO client is using shared hosting for one of their websites. When I checked other sites hosted on their server, I found some spammy websites. Will that affect rank…