So if you are worried that this might result in your page being deindexed or the rankings may drop, Google says no, no need to worry about that. The Google Cache 404ing is an internal issue with the Google Cache server and doesn't reflect on indexing or ranking of the web page. … [Read more...] about Google Cache 404 Error Does Not Impact Your Search Rankings
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Google Cache 404 Hack & Workaround
For months and months I get complaints that the Google Cache is serving up a 404 error for their web sites. They are nervous and worried that this means there is an issue with their site and their web site rankings in Google will dive. I shared these two posts showing it is nothing to be worried about - but they still worry. … [Read more...] about Google Cache 404 Hack & Workaround
What’s new with Earth? First impressions of the relaunched Google Earth
Brands should really be thinking about how to avail of the storytelling possibilities that this brings. For travel and tourism companies the opportunity is perhaps a little more obvious than for other industries, but in truth there is an opening here for almost everyone. … [Read more...] about What’s new with Earth? First impressions of the relaunched Google Earth
Google Releases Google Earth Pro: Google Earth Free To Upgrade
Google announced in the Google Maps Help forums that they have finally released Google Earth Pro 7.3.0 for Mac, Windows and Linux. With this release, Google Earth Free users will automatically be upgraded to the Pro version for free. … [Read more...] about Google Releases Google Earth Pro: Google Earth Free To Upgrade
Options for 404 Error Tracking
Google Analytics is a great option if you already use Google Analytics on your website. If you do decide to use Google Analytics, first you would install a small piece of code onto a custom 404 error page for your site. This code will track the amount of times the error page occurs, and then embed this information into the "Top Content" section of your Google Analytics report. Another awesome feature is the ability to tell you the URL that generated the 404 error and the link that sent the user to that error page. Something to keep in mind, however, is that using Google Analytics to track 404 error pages cause your 404 metrics to be included in your reporting. 404 numbers are great to have when they are bigger than most of your other content, but these numbers may not be great to include in other web metrics, such as pageviews. Also, Google Analytics does not offer a way to remedy the 404 error page. Once the 404 error occurs, it's up to the webmaster to write code to create a 301 … [Read more...] about Options for 404 Error Tracking