SEO: The best of Google advice for webmasters

Undisputed quality links to Google's own resources which are designed to help effectively achieve the best Internet marketing!

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1	Tips on Hiring an SEO SEO is an acronym for "search engine optimization" or "search engine optimizer." Deciding to hire an SEO is a big decision that can potentially improve your site and save time, but you can also risk damage to your site and reputation. Make sure to research the potential advantages as well as the damage that an irresponsible SEO can do to your site. Many SEOs and other agencies and consultants provide useful services for website owners, including:	112
2	Search Engine Optimization Starter Guide This document first began as an effort to help teams within Google, but we thought it'd be just as useful to webmasters that are new to the topic of search engine optimization and wish to improve their sites' interaction with both users and search engines. Although this guide won't tell you any secrets that'll automatically rank your site first for queries in Google (sorry!), following the best practices outlined below will make it easier for search engines to crawl, index and understand your content.	114
3	Google Webmaster Tools Improve your site's visibility in Google search results. It's free. Google Webmaster Tools provides you with detailed reports about your pages' visibility on Google. To get started, simply add and verify your site and you'll start to see information right away.	171
4	Google Analytics Enterprise-class web analytics made smarter, friendlier and free. Google Analytics is the enterprise-class web analytics solution that gives you rich insights into your website traffic and marketing effectiveness. Powerful, flexible and easy-to-use features now let you see and analyze your traffic data in an entirely new way. With Google Analytics, you're more prepared to write better-targeted ads, strengthen your marketing initiatives and create higher converting websites.	107
5	Google Webmaster Guidelines Following these guidelines will help Google find, index, and rank your site. Even if you choose not to implement any of these suggestions, we strongly encourage you to pay very close attention to the "Quality Guidelines," which outline some of the illicit practices that may lead to a site being removed entirely from the Google index or otherwise penalized. If a site has been penalized, it may no longer show up in results on Google.com or on any of Google's partner sites.	109
6	Google Webmaster Tools Help Center Google Webmaster Tools Help Central	105
7	Google Webmaster Central Blog We’re pleased to introduce the Google Webmaster Team as contributors to the Webmaster Central Blog. As the team responsible for tens of thousands of Google’s informational web pages, they’re here to offer tips and advice based on their experiences as hands-on webmasters.	95
8	Google Website Optimizer Website Optimizer shows the new options in different combinations on your website, and sees which lead to the most conversions.	105
9	Google Webmaster Help Forum Discussion categories Crawling, indexing & ranking Learn about building search-engine-friendly sites and diagnosing issues with your site's crawling, indexing or ranking. 52169 discussions Malware & hacked sites Learn how to recover from being hacked, how to prevent malware, and how to remove the "This site may harm your computer" warning. 6106 discussions Images & video content Find out more about the tips and tricks of working with images and video content when it comes to interaction with search engines. 812 discussions Verification Problems or questions about verifying your site in Webmaster Tools? Start here. 7149 discussions Removing content Get help removing information from Google's search results. Post your URL(s) using a URL shortener if you don't want your post associated with that URL in search results. 3514 discussions Webmaster Tools Get help with the tools & data available in Google's Webmaster Tools. 10952 discussions Sitemaps Sitemaps are a way to tell Google about pages on your site we might not otherwise discover. They're a valuable addition to your site but do not control how many or which pages will be indexed. 5432 discussions Chit-chat Chat with fellow site owners about website issues not covered above. 6381 discussions	154