Preziosi consigli natalizi di Google

I consigli di Google

I consigli di Google

Google ha rilasciato oggi una serie di consigli utili per l'ottimizzazione del proprio sito web.

Dalla traduzione emergono alcuni punti fondamentali e ve li riportiamo di seguito:

  • Attenzione ai tag duplicati (title e description)
  • Scegliere il nome delle immagini in modo accurato
  • Usare lo strumento "Diagnostic" dal pannelli strumenti per webmaster di Google, così da controllare sempre tutto in modo preciso.
  • Usare con correttezza gli HTTP status code, 404 per la pagina non trovata  e 301 per l'url cambiato
  • Sfruttare Google Local
  • Assicurarsi che il sito sia Crossbrowser
  • Avere sempre una (o più) sitemap fatte in xml senza errori
  • Saper gestire i Sitelink (se il sito li ha)
  • Leggere sempre le guide rilasciate da Google e seguire i Blog ufficiale di Google

ed ecco la versione originale del testo (in inglese):

Quick and easy tips for the holiday rush

Monday, December 22, 2008 at 1:04 AM

Season's greetings, webmasters! We've compiled a list of quick and simple tips for websites preparing for the holiday rush. For online and offline retailers, we understand that your website is a big part of your business, especially this time of year. Whether it's to make the sale online or to increase foot traffic to your brick-and-mortar location, your web presence is a critical part of your business plan. The tips below are fast, free, and can make a big difference.

Verify that your site is indexed by Google (and is returned in search results)
Check your snippet content and page titles with the site: command [site:example.com] -- do they look accurate and descriptive for users? Ideally, each title and snippet should be unique in order to reflect that each URL contains unique content. If anything is missing or you want more details, you can also use the Content Analysis tool in Webmaster Tools. There you can see which URLs on your site show duplicate titles or meta descriptions.

Duplicate tag in google

Duplicate tag in google

Label your images accurately
Don't miss out on potential customers! Because good 'alt' text and descriptive filenames help us better understand images, make sure you change non-descriptive file names [001.jpg] to something more accurate [NintendoWii.jpg]. Image Search is one of our largest search properties, so you should take advantage of it.

Know what Google knows (about your site)
Check for crawl errors and learn the top queries that bring traffic to your site through Webmaster Tools. See our diagnostics checklist.

Have a plan for expiring and temporary pages
Make sure to serve accurate HTTP status codes. If you no longer sell a product, serve a 404. If you have changed a product page to a new URL, serve a 301 to redirect the old page to the new one. Keeping your site up-to-date can help bring more targeted traffic your way.

Increase foot traffic too
If your website directs customers to a brick-and-mortar location, make sure you claim and double check your business listing in Google Local.

Google Local

Google Local

Usability 101
Test the usability of your checkout process with various browsers. Ask yourself if a user can get from product page to checkout without assistance. Is your checkout button easy to find?

Tell us where to find all of your web pages
If you upload new products faster than Google crawls your site, make sure to submit a Sitemap and include 'last modification' and change frequency' information. A Sitemap can point Googlebot to your new or hard-to-find content.

Manage your sitelinks
Your site may be triggering Sitelinks in the search results, so check the links and make sure the destination pages are fully functional. Remember: in Webmaster Tools you can remove any sitelinks that you don't think users will find useful.

Sitelinks

Sitelinks

Don't forget to check out these additional resources:

Link > http://googlewebmastercentral.blogspot.com/2008/12/quick-and-easy-tips-for-holiday-rush.html