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which url is better for google SEO, recursively or directly?
Long URLs look spammy. If you watch this video from Matt Cutts, you'll see that he talks about how users may be less likely to click on URLs that are too long. In regards to SEO, he says that he doesn …
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What is the potential harm of using Google's Disavow Links tool?
You could potentially remove links that have added weight to your SERP rankings. If you remove the wrong links, the content that those links were pointing towards could drop in the search rankings.
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Does the time a user spend on your site affect your Google ranking?
I don't think that Google have ever stated that bounce rate is a ranking factor.
However, my personal belief is that "click back" rates are a factor, simply because it would be too useful a metric fo …
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backlinks to our site are being ignored by google thus affecting our SEO
As John Conde pointed out, the link: method is ridiculously inaccurate.
However, I'd also like to point out that Google Webmaster Tools isn't fully accurate either and that it can take a noticeable am …
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Movie Database - Load images from API or locally?
It would be better to do it yourself.
You don't want to rely on an API (if it goes down or it gets discontinued).
More often than not, relying on external APIs will slow down the load times of your …
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Google sometimes (erratically) shows my blog instead of my website in its results
As John Conde pointed out, Google results will vary. They are constantly trying to personalize and tailor their search results. Examples:
Different listings / positions for different users (location …
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Will it be good to use branding TEXT at the start of Meta description?
Three basic rules for writing meta descriptions:
Use a meta description that is likely to lead to higher click-through rates. Do you think that your brand name will make a user more likely to click …