Google-friendly Site Creation : Best Practices From Google

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  People often ask us what makes a site  friendly.

  We like to tell them that there are a number of ways you can make your website move visible on Google's radar. Here is a list of those "Best Practices for a Google Friendly Site"   And this info you can get right from Google.

  General guidelines

  • Webmaster Guidelines
  • Search Engine Optimization (SEO)
  • How can I create a Google-friendly site?
  • Affiliate programs
  • Guidelines for owners of local businesses
  • For bloggers
  • Making sure Google knows about your site
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  Site design and content

  • TITLE tags and ALT attributes
  • Flash, images, and other non-text files
  • Making sure your site appears properly in different browsers
  • About rel="nofollow"
  • Meta tags
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  Site management

  • Dynamic pages
  • Frames
  • Creating a Google-friendly URL structure
  • Custom 404 pages
  • 301 redirects
  • Moving your site
  • AJAX-enhanced sites
  • Avoiding comment spam
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  Potential problems

  • Requesting reconsideration of a site
  • Hidden text and links
  • Site removed from the Google index
  • Cloaking, sneaky Javascript redirects, and doorway pages
  • Duplicate content
  • Keyword stuffing
  • Little or no original content
  • Link schemes
  • Automated queries
  • Parked domains
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  More information for publishers

  • Developing mobile sites
  • First Click Free
  • Friend Connect