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Google's Matt Cutts Answers Link: Operator Questions

Google's Matt Cutts has posted a video in which he responds to user questions regarding Google's [link:] search operator. He answers the following two questions: - How accurate is Google's backlink-check (link:...)? Are all nofollow backlinks filtered out or why does Yahoo/MSN show quite more backlink results? - If you have inbound links from reputable sites, but those sites don't show up in a link:webname.com search, does this mean you aren't getting any "credit" in Google's eyes for having inbound links?

Watch Out For Backlink Sabotage

Here's an interesting question: If a competitor really, really wanted to get rid of me and didn't mind being unscrupulous to do it, could he set up a bad link scheme that gets me tossed out of Google's index? Well, maybe. Let's just say that it might be a good idea, especially if you're just starting out and haven't built the credibility and authority yet, to pay close attention to who's linking to you and how much. It would take a lot, mind you, and your nemesis would have to be pretty determined.

Webmasters: Where'd My Links Go, Google?

The webmaster forums are lit up with reports that the Google Webmaster Toolbar is showing zero backlinks, and some are reporting a decrease in traffic shortly after.

Webmaster Central's Future

Webmasters Google Go-to-guy Matt Cutts has a post in his blog which asks all suggestions on improving Webmaster Central. After all improvements were made based on suggestions given by webmasters.

Google Shows Backlinks Text

This is pretty cool for webmasters – Google now offers you to see the most popular link text pointing to your site. Just go to your Google Webmaster Tools -> Statistics -> Page analysis.

SEO and the Presidential Candidates

A recent article posted on Slashdot looked at various website design points of the top 6 Presidential Candidates.

Legitimate Way To Pick and Choose Backlinks

I am actually not going to tell you much about this, other than it is totally legitimate and could act as a source of high quality links and trafffic… the type who not only might click through to read what you say, but also write about it.

Google's Policy on No follow and Reviews

I'm not exactly sure what caused all this secondary fuss about no-follow and reviews lately but I think it's time someone pointed out that Google is being extremely hypocritical about the entire thing and using fear, uncertainty and doubt (FUD) to corral web publishers to their way of thinking.

Search Marketing Links

Matt asks for your favorite Web 2.0 companies. Here's a huge list from Seth Godin and another from SEOMoz.

Ten Technorati Hacks

If there's any one site I use more than others (with the exception of Gmail), it's Technorati. This site is a fantastic window into the psyche of the more digitally inclined. Here, in another in my series of hack postings, are 10 ways I get more mileage from T'rati.