Author Archives: RANJAN TRUPTI

Google’s John Mueller said on Twitter that it is an SEO myth to say you can use the nofollow attribute on links to hoard your links. He said, “You don’t hoard anything when you make links nofollow.” “It’s a common SEO myth,” he added.Some feel they can control how Google passes your link equity throughoutContinueContinue reading “Google Says You Don’t Hoard Anything By Nofollowing Links”

Google On Moving Domain To Temporary Domain & Then Back To Original DomainAn SEO is in a situation where a site needs to move from http://www.domain.com to new.domain.com and then a few months later back to http://www.domain.com. John Mueller of Google was asked if they should use 302 redirects but John said, no, use 301ContinueContinue reading “SEO: Moving Domain To Temporary Domain & Then Back To Original Domain”

Google Ads is updating its Malicious or unwanted software policy on May 9, 2023. The policy will be split into three policies, Malicious software, Compromised sites, and Unwanted software.Here is what Google said is changing:Malicious software: The scope of the Malicious software policy is narrowed to prohibit the intentional distribution of malicious software or “malware” thatContinueContinue reading “Google Ads Policy Changes For Malicious Software, Compromised Sites & Unwanted Software”

Google On lastmod Tag In XML Sitemap: Update The Date If Your Providing Something NewGoogle’s John Mueller spoke a bit more about when you should update the date in the lastmod tag in the XML sitemap file. He said on Twitter if you are “providing something new for search engines that you’d like reflected inContinueContinue reading “Google Talks More On lastmod Tag In XML Sitemap”

Google: We Treat Hashtags As Words In ContentGoogle’s John Mueller said on Twitter, “when it comes to web pages in Google Search, hashtags are just words, they have no special meaning or effect.” So if you are big into #hashtagging everything, Google will consume it as just content on the page.Here are those tweets: GoodContinueContinue reading “Google Treats Hashtags As Words In Content”