The Story of send with Gmail

A very interesting post form Google. Telling How the whole Gmail thing works.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Be2YnlRIg8

 

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What is the difference between Google (web) and Google (pages from Australia)

What is the difference between Google (web) and Google (pages from Australia)

Google Web vs Google Australia
Google Web vs Google Australia

Google Web (Australia) or Google (All the web) pings  Google.com.au  as we are based in Australia and pinging from Australian IP. This would have results from all over the web but giving preference to Australia results.

Google (Pages from Australia) will purely get results from Australia not including over all results.

Depending on how you have your search default options (or your homepage default options if using Google as a homepage), using one or the other can filter content specific to the country.

Typing  Google.com  redirects to Google.com.au any way. But if you change manually in url It would be results from Google Web (US).

There are different version based on what country you searching for below are few examples.

Africa
Google Botswana ~ www.Google.co.bw
Google Democratic Republic of the Congo ~ www.Google.cd
Google Republic of the Congo ~ www.Google.cg
Google Ivory Coast (Cote D’Ivoire) ~ www.Google.ci
Google Djibouti ~ www.Google.dj
Google Egypt ~ www.Google.com.eg
Google Ethiopia ~ www.Google.com.et
Google The Gambia ~ www.Google.gm
Google Kenya ~ www.Google.co.ke
Google Libya ~ www.Google.com.ly
Google Lesotho ~ www.Google.co.ls
Google Malawi ~ www.Google.mw
Google Morocco ~ www.Google.co.ma
Google Namibia ~ www.Google.com.na
Google Morocco ~ www.Google.co.ma
Google Rwanda ~ www.Google.rw
Google South Africa ~ www.Google.co.za
Google Uganda ~ www.Google.co.ug
Google Zambia ~ www.Google.co.zm
Asia
Google Afghanistan ~
www.Google.com.af
Google Armenia ~ www.Google.am
Google Azerbaijan ~ www.Google.az
Google Bangladesh ~ www.Google.com.bd
Google China ~ www.Google.cn
Google Hong Kong ~ www.Google.com.hk
Google India ~ www.Google.co.in
Google Japan ~ www.Google.co.jp
Google Kyrgyzstan ~ www.Google.kg
Google South Korea ~ www.Google.co.kr
Google Kazakhstan ~ www.Google.kz
Google Malaysia ~ www.Google.com.my
Google Mongolia ~ www.Google.mn
Google Nepal ~ www.Google.com.np
Google Pakistan ~ www.Google.com.pk
Google The Philippines ~ www.Google.com.ph
Google Russia ~ www.Google.ru
Google Seychelles ~ www.Google.sc
Google Singapore ~ www.Google.com.sg
Google Sri Lanka ~ www.Google.lk
Google Taiwan ~ www.Google.com.tw
Google Thailand ~ www.Google.co.th
Google Tajikistan ~ www.Google.com.tj
Google Turkmenistan ~ www.Google.tm
Google Ukraine ~ www.Google.com.ua
Google Uzbekistan ~ www.Google.co.uz
Google Vietnam ~ www.Google.com.vn
Europe
Google Austria – www.Google.at
Google Belgium ~ www.Google.be
Google Bosnia & Herzegovina – www.Google.ba
Google Bulgaria ~ www.Google.bg
Google Croatia ~ www.Google.hr
Google Demark ~ www.Google.dk
Google Finland ~ www.Google.fi
Google France ~ www.Google.fr
Google Germany ~ www.Google.de
Google Gibraltar ~ www.Google.com.gi
Google Greece ~ www.Google.gr
Google Guernsey ~ www.Google.gg
Google Holland ~ www.Google.nl
Google Hungary ~ www.Google.co.hu
Google Ireland ~ www.Google.ie
Google Isle of Man ~ www.Google.co.im
Google Iceland ~ www.Google.is
Google Italy ~ www.Google.it
Google Jersey ~ www.Google.co.je
Google Latvia ~ www.Google.lt
Google Luxembourg ~ www.Google.lu
Google Latvia ~ www.Google.lv
Google Liechtenstein ~ www.Google.li
Google Malta ~ www.Google.com.mt
Google Norway ~ www.Google.no
Google Poland ~ www.Google.pl
Google Portugal ~ www.Google.pt
Google Romania ~ www.Google.ro
Google San Marino ~ www.Google.sm
Google Slokvia ~ www.Google.sk
Google Spain ~ www.Google.es
Google Sweden ~ www.Google.se
Google Switzerland ~ www.Google.ch
Google Turkey ~ www.Google.com.tr
Google UK ~ www.Google.co.uk
Middle East

Google Israel ~ www.Google.co.il
Google Jordon ~ www.Google.jo
Google Saudi Arabia ~ www.Google.com.sa
Google UAE ~ www.Google.ae
North America
Google The Bahamas ~ www.Google.bs
Google Canada ~ www.Google.ca
Google Greenland ~ www.Google.gl
Google Mexico ~ www.Google.com.mx
Google USA ~ www.Google.com
Central & South America
Google Argentina ~ www.Google.com.ar
Google Bolivia ~ www.Google.com.bo
Google Brazil ~ www.Google.com.br
Google Chile ~ www.Google.cl
Google Colombia ~ www.Google.com.co
Google Costa Rica ~ www.Google.co.cr
Google Ecuador ~ www.Google.com.ec
Google El Salvador ~ www.Google.com.sv
Google Nicaragua ~ www.Google.com.ni
Google Panama ~ www.Google.com.pa
Google Paraguay ~ www.Google.com.py
Google Peru ~ www.Google.com.pe
Google Uruguay ~ www.Google.com.uy
Google Venezuela ~ www.Google.co.ve
Caribbean
Google Antigua and Barbuda ~ www.Google.com.ag
Google Anguilla ~ www.Google.off.ai
Google Cuba ~ www.Google.com.cu
Google Dominica ~ www.Google.dm
Google Dominican Republic www.Google.com.do
Google Jamaica ~ www.Google.com.jm
Google Puerto Rico ~ www.Google.com.pr
Google Saint Vincent & the Grenadines ~ www.Google.com.vc
Google Trinidad and Tobago ~ www.Google.tt
Google British Virgin Islands ~ www.Google.vg
Google US Virgin Islands ~ www.Google.co.vi

Pacific
Google Australia ~ www.Google.com.au
Google American Samoa ~ www.Google.as
Google Cook Islands ~ www.Google.co.ck
Google Fiji ~ www.Google.com.fj
Google Indonesia ~ www.Google.co.id
Google Micronesia ~ www.Google.fm
Google New Zealand ~ www.Google.co.nz
Google Norfolk Island ~ www.Google.com.nf
Google Pitcairn Islands ~ www.Google.pn
Google Samoa ~ www.Google.ws
Google Solomon Islands ~ www.Google.com.sb
Google Tonga ~ www.Google.to
Google Vanuatu ~ www.Google.vu

Google Bahrain ~ www.Google.com.bh
Google Burundi ~ www.Google.bi
Google Belize ~ www.Google.com.bz
Google Guatemala ~ www.Google.com.gt
Google Honduras ~ www.Google.hn
Google Haiti ~ www.Google.ht
Google Montserrat ~ www.Google.ms
Google Mauritius ~ www.Google.mu
Google Nauru ~ www.Google.nr
Google Niue ~ www.Google.nu
Google Oman ~ www.Google.com.om
Google Saint Helena ~ www.Google.sh
Google Senegal ~ www.Google.sn
Google Timor-Leste ~ www.Google.tp

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Geo Tags for rankings in Bing and Yahoo(Pages from Australia)

Geo Tags for Bing

Geo Tags for Bing

Through this post, I am going to share my experience in the difficulty of ranking in yahoo and Bing (pages of Australia).

The question on my mind is whether or not there is a method in which I can tell a search engine that “Hey I am in Australia, please include me in your results!”

Even the websites with .com.au domain, and hosted in Australia have trouble in Aus rankings.

I always believed that if the site has a domain name with .com.au, hosted in Australia, and with quality links coming from .com.au domains, they should be fine on pages searched in Australia. Even the citation of phone numbers, and addresses on a number of places did not help.

The following is the geo code I have used on my website to be able to rank within Yahoo and Bing. Within two weeks of doing this, I was already ranking within them.

<meta name=”geo.position” content=”-27.467778;153.027778? />

<meta name=”geo.placename” content=”Brisbane, Queensland, Australia” />

<meta name=”geo.region” content=”AU-QL” />

<meta http-equiv=”content-language” content=”en-au”>”

To be able rank within Yahoo and Bing (and pages from Australia) you will require this code, which will act as a strong signal to Yahoo and Bing.

FYI, these are the meta tags added to the <HEAD> section:

<meta name=”geo.region” content=”US-TX”/> (if this was in Texas, for example)

<meta name=”geo.placename” content=”Fort Worth,TX”/> (city, state)

<meta name=”geo.position” content=”32.74862,-97.32927″/> (latitude; longitude)

<meta name=”ICBM” content=”32.74862,-97.32927″/> (latitude; longitude)

The easiest way to get latitude and longitude from Google Maps is to;

-          Go to maps.google.com.au

-          Enter your address/zip code/airport code/city, state, and click on “Search Maps”

When your location pops up, don’t zoom or move the map, just type the following into your browser:

javascript:void(prompt(”,gApplication.getMap().getCenter()));

 Hope that helps.

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Local Map Listing Factors

 Recent changes to Google’s local search results raise a question what are actual factors on which local listings rank?

Following post will give you a good idea of local map listing factors.

Since Google integrated Places listings into their organic search results, it has become increasingly important for businesses to list on Google’s local business directory in order to feature in local search rankings.

Google map listings or local listings are very important for one’s visibility for Business on page 1 specially if your business is locally based and you have physical address. As name suggests “Local Listings” This gives no preference to some people/companies do not have physical address. “Post Office Box” addresses are no more accepted for listings.

Recently I have done some analysis for a competitive keyword to see what ranks for map    listings and below is my results. Analysis was based on following data.

  1. Rank of maps
  2. Distance of Business
  3. Type of Business E commerce/Physical Store
  4. Address Citation on web (Exact)
  5. Phone Citation on web (Exact)
  6. Address published on actual website.

Findings of analysis :

1. There is no P.O. Box address ranking.  (Top 7 results are within 10 km radius from Brisbane CBD)

2. One business can rank at many spots due to different addresses & phone numbers.

3. All listings which are ranking have address visible on their main site.

4. Physical Store have very high chance of ranking for Local Map listings

So nut shell to rank well in Map listings following are the key factors Rankings on map listings are based on a number of different factors. (Decreasing Order)

1. Citation across web. (on other domains)

2. Distance from Geo CBD (if searching business in Brisbane)

3. Proper categories for business.

4. Authority of the main website

5. Reviews on Google maps.

6. Reviews from other sites. (e.g. true local)

Hope that helps !

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Tweaking meta title & description helps organic CTR

Tweaking Meta Title and description helps organic CTR

Tweaking Meta Title and description helps organic CTR

Real aim of SEO or search engine optimisation is to get qualified traffic to your website which can convert in to sales. Title tag and description plays very important role in that. When your site ranks high and becomes visible to potential customer of your website. To convert that visibility to  actual clicks your desription needs to be catchy so that it can convert.

As a SEO consultant one’s role should not be limited to just high rankings. Aim is to maximise the click through rate and ultimately conversion. There is no use of showing up in Google if users are not clicking at it. Optimising your site with a good title and snippet can be great help to achieve the real moto of SEO which is sales

 Hope that helps !

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