PageRank & What other Signals used by Google

So many people asking “Will this increase my PageRank?”. Could you tell them *once again* that ranking is not just about “PageRank” but also 200 different signals? And while being there, why don’t you tell us about those 200 different signals?

Multiple URLs having same content should use rel =”canonical”

Does the new canonicalization tag make it safe to add tracking arguments to some my internal links without fear that Google will split the quality signals between the two addresses?

Does “NoFollow” means nothing for Google ? or does it have some value ?

Do you feel that the widespread and blanket use of nofollow tags is devaluing Google’s search algorithms? Examples such as Wikipedia, where ALL external links are nofollow.

Anchor text carry through 301 redirects.. Yes or No ?

Does anchor text carry through 301 redirects? Will there be penalty for the sites that do this as their sole way of Link Building ?

Is Google putting more weight on brands in rankings?

Matt Cutts – Heads the Google’s WebSpam team and works on Search Quality.  Matt does a very nice Q&A session at GoogleWebmasterHelp’s Channel and would be very helpful for all of us on eBusiness.lk Ok.. all eBusiness.lk SEO friends, bring your pen and paper .. Class starts Now! Lets closely listen to him and understand [...]

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