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Q: Would a doorway or hallway page solve the problem of having query strings within a dynamic site? A: No, it wouldn’t – because even if it gets the page indexed, it doesn’t make all the inbound links count as votes.

Q: With respect to non-spider friendly chars, does the # char cause a problem? A: No it doesn’t cause a problem, but everything from the # on in a URL is ignored.

Q: What is the effect on ranking and finding of “redirect” pages? A: A temporary redirect will not pass on its PageRank score to the redirected page. A “sneaky” redirect, i.e. a redirect done for the purpose of directing Google users to different content than what is fed to Googlebot, will probably get your site […]

Q: If I dont use a link farm, how can I get sites to link to mine? A: Start by having high quality, valuable content that people find so useful they are compelled to link to it from their sites. If a site isn’t link-worthy without trading links, then the site doesn’t deserve a top […]

Q: How do you improve your PageRank score on Google? A: By garnering more inbound links from pages that have high PageRank.

Q: What are the privacy implications of the Advanced Features (the PageRank meter) option on when installing the Google Toolbar? A: Google needs to know the URLs of the pages that you visit in order to display their corresponding PageRank scores. Google states in its Privacy Policy that it doesn’t collect names, email addresses, phone […]