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How can I neatly embed Flash in a page in a way that is cross-browser compatible?
When I receive Flash objects from my designer, it comes with an example HTML page which includes both
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Do the "Contact us" and "Privacy policy" pages affect SEO?
Just like the title says, what are the effects of having a "Contact us" and a "Privacy policy" on your site?
I've read that it could build up your trust with Google, is this true? I've also read that some people said that you should add a noindex…
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For Paypal website payments standard, Do I need to create add to cart buttons using my client's account?
I wish to use Paypal web site payments standard on one of my clients webpages.
It's a simple static site, so I do not wish to use a e-commerce package.
I'm creating test code using my own paypal account.
But when it comes to creating the real…
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Does Google consider W3C validation errors of a website? If so why www.google.com has 23 Errors, 4 warning(s)
Some SEO analysts says that fixing W3C validation errors of a website is an important On Page Optimization if so why www.google.com has 23 W3C validation errors, 4 warning(s)? Does Google consider those errors?
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What does "Disallow: /search" mean in robots.txt?
In my blog's Google Webmaster Tools panel, I found the following code in my robots.txt of blocked URLs section.
User-agent: Mediapartners-Google
Disallow: /search
Allow: /
I know that Disallow will prevent Googlebot from indexing a webpage, but I…
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Will enclosing an element inside a
element affect SEO?
Is it okay (SEO-wise) to construct the following line as such:
These are the best
Cheap Widgets
ever. Wondering if this looks too unnatural for search engines?
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Why does my sitemap have a ".gz" extension, and how can I edit it?
An XML sitemap generator plugin for WordPress puts the following strings in my robots.txt file:
User-agent: *
Disallow: /wp-admin/
Disallow: /wp-includes/
But other WordPress blogs have lots of tags included in it.
Also, my XML file's sitemap…
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Will transferring a domain name to a new registrar cause downtime?
Will transferring a domain name to a new host cause downtime at all on the domain?
It's the highest traffic time of the year for us but we really want to keep things moving and need to migrate hosts because our current host charges per subdomain.…
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Why important/big sites don't include a sitemap?
I've been looking at most important sites and none of them have a sitemap.xml defined. My list includes:
Amazon
Ebay
Yahoo
Microsoft
... and others
But none of them include a sitemap.xml file. Why is this? It's not that important?
Note: I've been…
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Which pages from the sitemap are not indexed by Google?
I have a sitemap file that has been submitted to Google, and has been processed, according to Google Webmaster Tools.
As per GWT for 2013-05-31, 8255 web-pages are submitted, but only 8209 are indexed.
Which 46 of the 8255 pages are not indexed?
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How do large sites like StackOverflow handle their access logs?
I'm wondering how large sites like StackOverflow handle their access logs. A write to the disk on every request seems a little bit uneconomical, but is Google Analytics that reliable to use it as your only information resource?
KitKat
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Is website security accreditation worth having?
My site handles sensitive data, is there any website security accreditation that is well respected and worth having?
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Griefing to steal pagerank off my website?
I was looking today in my Google Webmaster tools for my website and see duplicate titles for the following pages on my website (small sample out of many on my site…
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Google Analytics Dashboard: week-by-week view
Setting up Google Analytics Dashboard allows webmasters to get a weekly progress report of marketing achievements & keep a finger on what's going on at web properties.
However, by default, the dashboard always displays a day-by-day report, which…
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Can I use product images from official websites?
I would like to promote some laptop products.
For example Lets say Acer Laptop.
Am I allowed to copy image from that website and use it in my website?
I'm promoting their products. So its not illegal right?
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