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How can I make sure that Google knows my content is original?

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Duration: 3:59
Updated: 15 Aug 2013

"Google crawls site A every hour and site B once in a day. Site B writes an article, site A copies it changing time stamp. Site A gets crawled first by Googl...

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Are there any SEO certification programs you are aware of?

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Duration: 3:10
Updated: 13 May 2013

There are a lot of "SEO Experts" that preach myths you have debunked here. Are there any industry certification programs you are aware of? Nick Y, Vancouver BC.

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Underscores vs. dashes in URLs

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Duration: 3:40
Updated: 15 Aug 2013

Matt Cutts explains the difference between how Google interprets underscores and dashes in a URL. Have a question? Ask it in our Webmaster Help Forum: http:/...

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How does Google handle duplicate content?

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Duration: 2:56
Updated: 16 Dec 2013

How does Google handle duplicate content and what negative effects can it have on rankings from an SEO perspective? Gary Taylor, Stratford Upon Avon, UK Have a question? Ask it in our Webmaster Help Forum: http://groups.google.com/a/googleproductforums.com/forum/#!forum/webmasters Want your question to be answered on a video like this? Follow us on Twitter and look for an announcement when we take new questions: http://twitter.com/googlewmc More videos: http://www.youtube.com/GoogleWebmasterHelp Webmaster Central Blog: http://googlewebmastercentral.blogspot.com/ Webmaster Central: http://www.google.com/webmasters/

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Why isn't my site's PageRank changing?

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Duration: 2:10
Updated: 07 Oct 2013

Our website is not improving in Google PageRank despite having regular updates and foolproof content authorized by proven editors. What could be the reason for this? Kindly help in sussing out the issue. Thank you. Dileep, India Have a question? Ask it in our Webmaster Help Forum: http://groups.google.com/a/googleproductforums.com/forum/#!forum/webmasters Want your question to be answered on a video like this? Follow us on Twitter and look for an announcement when we take new questions: http://twitter.com/googlewmc More videos: http://www.youtube.com/GoogleWebmasterHelp Webmaster Central Blog: http://googlewebmastercentral.blogspot.com/ Webmaster Central: http://www.google.com/webmasters/

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Is it necessary for every page to have a meta description?

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Duration: 1:38
Updated: 18 Nov 2013

Is it necessary for each single page within my website to have a unique metatag description? Walter, Leiden, Netherlands Learn more about titles and descriptions: https://support.google.com/webmasters/answer/35624 Have a question? Ask it in our Webmaster Help Forum: http://groups.google.com/a/googleproductforums.com/forum/#!forum/webmasters Want your question to be answered on a video like this? Follow us on Twitter and look for an announcement when we take new questions: http://twitter.com/googlewmc More videos: http://www.youtube.com/GoogleWebmasterHelp Webmaster Central Blog: http://googlewebmastercentral.blogspot.com/ Webmaster Central: http://www.google.com/webmasters/

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How does Google search work?

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Duration: 7:45
Updated: 17 Aug 2013

Hi Matt, could you please explain how Google's ranking and website evaluation process works starting with the crawling and analysis of a site, crawling timel...

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What is Google doing to provide support to webmasters?

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Duration: 2:34
Updated: 28 Aug 2013

When will there be official Google support for webmaster questions? I only ever receive automated responses after submitting reconsideration requests despite going to length to write in detail with regards to my issues and what I have done. Phil, Bedfordshire, UK Support and contact options for webmasters: https://support.google.com/webmasters/answer/1249981?hl=en Have a question? Ask it in our Webmaster Help Forum: http://groups.google.com/a/googleproductforums.com/forum/#!forum/webmasters Want your question to be answered on a video like this? Follow us on Twitter and look for an announcement when we take new questions: http://twitter.com/googlewmc More videos: http://www.youtube.com/GoogleWebmasterHelp Webmaster Central Blog: http://googlewebmastercentral.blogspot.com/ Webmaster Central: http://www.google.com/webmasters/

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Does a site rank better if it has a lot of indexed pages?

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Duration: 1:33
Updated: 28 Oct 2013

Does a website get a better overall ranking if it has a large amount of indexed pages? Leah, New York Have a question? Ask it in our Webmaster Help Forum: http://groups.google.com/a/googleproductforums.com/forum/#!forum/webmasters Want your question to be answered on a video like this? Follow us on Twitter and look for an announcement when we take new questions: http://twitter.com/googlewmc More videos: http://www.youtube.com/GoogleWebmasterHelp Webmaster Central Blog: http://googlewebmastercentral.blogspot.com/ Webmaster Central: http://www.google.com/webmasters/

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Will having the same ingredients list for a product as another site cause a duplicate content issue?

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Duration: 1:56
Updated: 23 Sep 2013

What can e-commerce sites do that sell products which have an ingredients list exactly like other e-commerce sites selling the same product to avoid Google as seeing it as duplicate content? Daisy, Minneapolis, MN Have a question? Ask it in our Webmaster Help Forum: http://groups.google.com/a/googleproductforums.com/forum/#!forum/webmasters Want your question to be answered on a video like this? Follow us on Twitter and look for an announcement when we take new questions: http://twitter.com/googlewmc More videos: http://www.youtube.com/GoogleWebmasterHelp Webmaster Central Blog: http://googlewebmastercentral.blogspot.com/ Webmaster Central: http://www.google.com/webmasters/

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Do spelling and grammar matter when evaluating content and site quality?

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Duration: 2:59
Updated: 27 Jul 2013

Do spelling and grammar matter when evaluating content and site quality? Blind Five Year Old, SF, CA Have a question? Ask it in our Webmaster Help Forum: htt...

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If my web host has a lot of spammy clients, will that influence my site's ranking?

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Duration: 2:12
Updated: 07 Aug 2013

Can the hosting company's reputation (having a lot of spammy sites) influence my site's ranking in search results? Bogdan Suvar Have a question? Ask it in ou...

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Should I add an archive of hundreds of thousands of pages all at once or in stages?

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Duration: 1:06
Updated: 23 Jul 2013

A newspaper company wants to add an archive with 200k pages. Should they add it all at once or in steps? John Mueller, Zurich, Switzerland Have a question? A...

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If I have 20 domains, should I link them all together?

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Duration: 2:11
Updated: 17 Aug 2013

Should a customer with 20 domain names link it all together or not, and if he links it should he add nofollow to the links not to pass PageRank? Mark de Scan...

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What are the top 3-5 SEO areas where webmasters make the most mistakes?

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Duration: 4:58
Updated: 18 Aug 2013

What are the top 3-5 SEO areas where webmasters make the most mistakes? How can we do better on those? Warren Redlich, Boca Raton, FL Have a question? Ask it...

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Does Google use a set standard for manually removing webspam?

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Duration: 4:21
Updated: 29 Apr 2013

When Google does a manual review do you guys use a "set standard" when banning (removing from the index) sites or do you guys ban based on if it "looks bad" ...

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Do URL shorteners pass anchor text?

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Duration: 1:26
Updated: 14 Aug 2013

Since Google is now using Twitter and Facebook links as ranking symbols, will custom URL shortners be looked at as providing anchor text on the links? Chris ...

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Does indexing a mobile website create a duplicate content issues?

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Duration: 2:35
Updated: 01 Aug 2013

More tips for helping Google to index your mobile site: http://googlewebmastercentral.blogspot.com/2009/11/help-google-index-your-mobile-site.html Does index...

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Does Google consider SEO to be spam?

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Duration: 3:49
Updated: 06 Aug 2013

Matt Cutts answers the question: "Does Google consider SEO to be spam?" New to SEO? Check out our SEO Starter Guide: http://www.google.com/webmasters/docs/se...

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Will changing the code and layout of my pages while moving to new URLs affect their rankings?

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Duration: 1:54
Updated: 06 May 2013

Hey Matt, Thanks for doing this again! I'm changing the platform of my blog. All old URLS will redirect to new ones. But, since the HTML code and layout of t...

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Snippets and Titles

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Duration: 3:05
Updated: 15 May 2013

Matt Cutts explains how Google generates snippets and titles in search results.

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Why does Google shut down products?

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Duration: 3:37
Updated: 19 Jul 2013

Matt, we often hear about Google "killing off" products. Why do you guys do this? Are you just being mean or "out to get" us SEOs? Sounds like there is somet...

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How can a site recover from a period of spamming links?

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Duration: 2:45
Updated: 09 Dec 2013

How did Interflora turn their ban in 11 days? Can you explain what kind of penalty they had, how did they fix it, as some of us have spent months try to clean things up after an unclear GWT notification. How to help report false positives? Adeel, Manchester, UK Have a question? Ask it in our Webmaster Help Forum: http://groups.google.com/a/googleproductforums.com/forum/#!forum/webmasters Want your question to be answered on a video like this? Follow us on Twitter and look for an announcement when we take new questions: http://twitter.com/googlewmc More videos: http://www.youtube.com/GoogleWebmasterHelp Webmaster Central Blog: http://googlewebmastercentral.blogspot.com/ Webmaster Central: http://www.google.com/webmasters/

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