Inside Google Sitemaps

Learn how to determine what Google knows about your website.

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New Google AdWords Keyword Suggestion Tool

Google recently launched a new Google AdWords Keyword Suggestion Tool

What features does the keyword tool include?

* Keyword list sorting. Sort the results of your keyword search by popularity, performance history within the AdWords system, cost, and predicted ad position.
* Easy keyword manipulation. Select a few keywords here and there, or add them all at once. Keywords already present in your Ad Group will be marked so that you don’t have to worry about them. You can also download your keyword list as a .csv file.
* Search for keywords in three ways. Use keywords you enter, your existing high clickthrough rate keywords, or any webpage URL for your search. You can also expand your keyword search even further to include pages linked to from the original URL. (Note: Site-related keyword searching is currently only available for English language users.)
* More keyword results based on regularly updated statistics. Our advanced search engine technology allows us to provide you with the latest information on potential keywords for your campaigns.

The Good and the Bad of SEO – From Google’s Mouth!

Rob Sullivan recently had the opportunity to ask questions of some Google staffers. There were some questions he felt he needed to get verification on, so when he had the opportunity via a conference call he took it.

In this article he highlights some of the points made during the call so you know what Google thinks.

Is Pagerank Still Important?
Are Dynamic URLs Bad?
Is URL Rewriting OK in Google’s Eyes?
Do You Need to Use the Google Sitemap Tool?
Does Clean Code Make That Much of a Difference?
Do Keywords in the Domain Name Harm or Help You?
How Many Links Should You Have on Your Sitemap?
Can Googlebot Follow Links in Flash or JavaScript?

John Hocking

http://www.lookwhatjohnfound.com

PageRank Predictor

PageRank Predictor allows you to check the validity of predicted page rank by clicking the “check” link next to your predicted rank. The link displays an aggregate of results from a Google query. From my past experiences, this query collects PageRank values from multiple sources and databases that Google uses for their next update. Unfortunately, just like all PageRank prediction tools, you cannot trust PageRank Predictor 100 percent. It just comes with the territory.

John Hocking

http://www.lookwhatjohnfound.com

VeriSign Buys WebLogs.com for 2.3 Million

Popular ping server weblogs.com has sold yesterday for 2.3M to internet bigwig Verisign!

PaidContent.org that outlines some of the details of the deal.

John Hocking

http://www.lookwhatjohnfound.com

Adsense Status Plug-in for Google Desktop

View earnings information from your Google Adsense account in the Google Desktop sidebar. Available information: page impressions, clicks, page CTR, page eCPM, and your earnings.

Adsense Plug-in for Google Desktop

John Hocking

http://www.lookwhatjohnfound.com