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NFT: Google Webmaster Tools to improve search ranking?

AcidTest : 2/5/2016 3:08 pm

Does anybody use Google Webmaster Tools to improve the search ranking for their website?

I am just about finished creating a website using the drag and drop method at Weebly. It's been fun and easy. They have several video tutorials, one of which is on SEO. One strategy they recommend is setting up a Google (and possibly Bing) webmaster tools account for the website. You type some code from the account into the header section of your website under the settings section. You also give Google the site map for the website. This will apparently cause Google to index the website more regularly, and give it a higher ranking. Is it effective?

yes

giantfan2000 : 2/5/2016 3:15 pm : link

also make sure you put in meta tag
the description not keywords

keep in within character count recommended by Google

you will be surprised how this will positively effect your site ranking

what kind of site is it ?

RE: yes

AcidTest : 2/5/2016 3:24 pm : link

In comment 12802462 giantfan2000 said:

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Professional services, and a page for my book on Amazon.

Google Webmaster Tools

BJS : 2/5/2016 3:58 pm : link

Now known as Google Search Console, doesn't help your rankings, but it gives you insight into the diagnostics of your website and how well the site communicates with Google. You can submit an xml sitemap, configure your robots.txt file and even use the data highlighter which would be good for your product ratings/reviews.

certainly worth doing it

mattlawson : 2/5/2016 4:03 pm : link

will help you manage many aspects of your profile with google. you can hook up sitemaps as well that aid google in indexing your site. Bing has one as well.

Certainly worth the extra step to hook your site up to Google and Bing IMO

hmmm

giantfan2000 : 2/5/2016 4:42 pm : link

Professional services is a bit vague
is it local business ? or something you do everywhere?

it is good to try to get article published in blogs and other places
with link to your site ..

links to your site from legitimate content rich sites are what push sites to top of google

It's a tool

giantgiantfan : 2/5/2016 5:48 pm : link

that can help, but it in itself will not improve search rankings. For that you need to do SEO as well as just general marketing to drive traffic. Check the link for a primer, just don't buy their tools, at least not yet.
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