Google Sitemaps

Google updated some of the features on Sitemaps this last week adding some ranking numbers to the Query Stats report that we talk about. It's still in beta, so we're not sure how useful these number really are, but Google seems to be on the right track.

During the discussion, we throw in a Web Wisdom Tip about how you might possibly use some of this new Sitemaps information to make some extra cash from your web site. Be sure to tune in for this one.

Google and Black Hat SEO

So where does Google discover Black Hat SEO techiques? You might be surprised. We talk about some of the ways they hunt for Black Hat SEO, and if you're doing it, you will be found (eventually) -- so don't do it!

As an aside, we throw in a "White Hat" tip about how you can boost your page's listing in Google using external Java and Style Sheets. No "Black Hat" needed!

Who's Ask Again?

Are they really the #4 engine out there? Or, do they still have investor money to burn? We talk about why it doesn't make sense to target this engine anymore and why they are on an aggresive campaign to ban users based on bandwidth usage.

Ask is a sinking ship...

While on the topic of Ask, we throw in another Web Wisdom Tip on what search engines you should be targeting and how to figure out which search engines are right to target for your Web site.