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So long, 2013, and thanks for all the fish

Tuesday, December 24, 2013
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Labels: advanced , beginner , general tips , intermediate

Switching to the new website verification API

Monday, December 23, 2013
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Labels: advanced , verification

Improving URL removals on third-party sites

Wednesday, December 18, 2013
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Labels: advanced , beginner , intermediate , search results , url removals

Structured Data dashboard: new markup error reports for easier debugging

Thursday, December 12, 2013
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Labels: advanced , intermediate , structured data , webmaster tools

Checklist and videos for mobile website improvement

Tuesday, December 10, 2013
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Labels: advanced , intermediate , mobile

Smartphone crawl errors in Webmaster Tools

Wednesday, December 04, 2013
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Labels: crawling and indexing , mobile , webmaster tools

Video: Creating a SEO strategy (with Webmaster Tools!)

Tuesday, November 12, 2013
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Labels: general tips , intermediate

Indexing apps just like websites

Thursday, October 31, 2013
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Labels: advanced , crawling and indexing , mobile , search results , sitemaps

Easier recovery for hacked sites

Wednesday, October 30, 2013
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Labels: malware , webmaster tools

Video: Expanding your site to more languages

Monday, September 30, 2013
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Labels: advanced , crawling and indexing , intermediate

Better backlink data for site owners

Thursday, September 12, 2013
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rel=”author” frequently asked (advanced) questions

Wednesday, August 21, 2013
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Labels: advanced , intermediate , structured data

Making smartphone sites load fast

Thursday, August 08, 2013
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Labels: advanced , intermediate , mobile , performance

View manual webspam actions in Webmaster Tools

Thursday, August 08, 2013
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Labels: advanced , beginner , intermediate , webmaster guidelines , webmaster tools

In-depth articles in search results

Tuesday, August 06, 2013
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Labels: advanced , beginner , intermediate , search results

A reminder about manipulative or deceptive behavior

Friday, July 12, 2013
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Labels: advanced , beginner , intermediate , webmaster guidelines

Easier navigation without GPS

Monday, July 01, 2013
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Introducing website satisfaction by Google Consumer Surveys

Thursday, June 27, 2013
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Labels: advanced , beginner , intermediate , products and services

Backlinks and reconsideration requests

Friday, June 21, 2013
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Verify your site in Webmaster Tools using Google Tag Manager

Monday, June 17, 2013
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Labels: beginner , intermediate , verification , webmaster tools

Changes in rankings of smartphone search results

Tuesday, June 11, 2013
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Labels: advanced , intermediate , mobile

6 Quick Tips for International Websites

Friday, May 31, 2013
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Labels: advanced , general tips , intermediate , localization

Getting started with structured data

Thursday, May 30, 2013
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Using schema.org markup for organization logos

Wednesday, May 15, 2013
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Introducing "x-default hreflang" for international landing pages

Wednesday, April 10, 2013
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Labels: hreflang , localization

5 common mistakes with rel=canonical

Monday, April 08, 2013
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Labels: advanced , crawling and indexing , intermediate
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