Google Webmaster Tools
Google Webmaster Tools Updates Robots.txt Testing Tool
Google announced they have updated their robots.txt testing tool in Webmaster Tools. The update brings you a few more features including: (1)...
Keylime Toolbox And Moz Analytics Debut “Not Provided” Data Recovery Solutions
Today, two companies announced new solutions to help solve the “not provided” problem that leaves SEOs in the dark about the search...
Google To Warn Searchers When A Mobile URL Redirects To The Homepage
Don’t annoy mobile searchers. That’s the message behind a new warning that Google is showing in mobile search results on...
Google Webmaster Tools Adds Fetch & Render By Device Type
Google has announced they have added a new feature to the Fetch as Googlebot tool in Google Webmaster Tools. Now, you can see how Googlebot...
Were You Really Hit By A Search Engine Penalty, Or Is It Something Else?
Often, I’ll speak to prospective clients who think they’ve been hit by an algorithm update or a penalty. They’ve lost a lot of...
Google Webmaster Tools Index Status Showing Data For HTTPS Protocol
Google has announced they’ve added “more precise” data for the Index Status reports in Google Webmaster Tools. Specifically,...
Google Reviewing “Not Provided,” Withholding Keywords From Organic But Not Paid Search Clicks
When Google moved to secure search in October 2011, it was a blow to publishers, who began losing data about the search terms used to reach...
Moz 2014 Industry Survey Results: Google Webmaster Tools Ranked Top SEO Tool
With more than 3,700 survey respondents, this year’s industry survey from search marketing analytics provider Moz discovered the No. 1 SEO...
Google Webmaster Tools Crawl Errors Reports Now Showing Errors On Final Redirect URL
Google’s John Mueller announced on the Google Webmaster blog this morning that the Google Webmaster Tools team has updated the crawl...
WMT: Google Gets Personal With SEOs?
Christmas morning, I got something I never expected: a personal email from Google. And it truly felt like a gift! Right out of bed, I had my 3...
Google Webmaster Tools Search Queries Adds Mobile Stats & No Longer Rounds Data
John Mueller, Google’s Webmaster Trends Analyst, announced on the Google Webmaster Blog that they are no longer rounding the search query...
Google Webmaster Tools Upgrades Structure Data Markup Errors Report
Google’s Webmaster Trends Analyst Mariya Moeva announced, on the Google Webmaster blog, a new update to Google Webmaster Tools where they...
Google Webmaster Tools Adds Smartphone Specific Crawl Errors
Pierre Far, Google Webmaster Trends Analyst, announced a new feature within Google Webmaster Tools that shows webmasters crawl errors specific...
Google’s Matt Cutts: We Dropped The 100 Links Per Page Guideline But We May Take Action If It Is Too Spammy
Google’s Matt Cutts posted a video explaining why Google no longer has that 100-links-per-page Webmaster guideline. In fact, the guideline...
6 Ways Google Webmaster Tools Can Improve Your SEO Strategy
Most search experts rely on Google Webmaster Tools (GWT) to analyze the technical aspects of a website. These experts focus on data like crawl...
Google Seeking Feature Requests For Webmaster Tools
Google’s head of search spam Matt Cutts posted on his personal blog a request for webmasters to provide feedback and feature requests for...
Image Mismatch: The Latest Google Webmaster Tools Manual Action Penalty
Google has a new manual action penalty within their guidelines named image mismatch. Image mismatch is when the images on your website do not...
Google Webmaster Tools Adds “Security Issues” Section
Google has announced the addition of a new section within Webmaster Tools named “Security Issues.” This new section is aimed at...
Google: Webmaster Tools Reporting To Return To Normal Within In Coming Days
Google’s Webmaster Tools search query reports are very delayed right now, but Google tells us that they “expect reporting to return...
Google Webmaster Tools Now Provides Broader & More Diverse Link Data
Google announced today that the link data within Google Webmaster Tools is much broader, more diverse cross-section of links. What does that...