Tuesday, May 12th, 2009

Does Google Trust You? Google Trust Rank

Does Google Trust You? I believe, in simplified form, Google is manually rating the sites with regard their content, the sites they link to and their trustworthiness, and Trust Rank will compound so that the sum of the whole will be greater than the parts.   

 

1. Things you should consider about your domain name Trust is a major factor in Google’s ranking algorithm. Some websites can get high rankings on Google for nearly any content they publish while other websites cannot get high rankings at all although they have optimized web page content.  

This can be frustrating as Google is not always right, great information can be provided on sites that are new, that do not have 100 copywriters working full-time on it, or from companies that do not have turnovers in excess of million per year.

A high trust level is crucial if you want to get high Google rankings. 

And how do you define Trust Level or Trust Rank (TR)? TR as the level of esteem that Google has for your website and website content. 

So how do you get around the issue of are providing great content but not getting the high rankings that a domain with a high level of TR has?

The reason why some websites do better than others is trust. Some websites have managed to reach a very high trust level with Google. That helps them to get higher rankings on search engines than you do. Why Does Google Trust Old Websites So Much? Google doesn’t want to list spam sites in the search results. For that reason, it is important to show Google that your website is for real, that you’re not a spammer and that you plan to stay in business for a long time.    

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Here are some things you can do to show Google’s algorithm that it can trust your website.
The age of a domain is important to Google. When you start a new online business, consider buying an old domain name if a suitable name is available. If you start with a new domain, buy it with a renewal period of two years and more. You show Google that your domain is not a throwaway domain by doing so.    

Check your WHOIS records and make sure that the contact information is correct. Do not use exotic top level domains. If you are in the USA, use .com, .net or .org. If you’re in another country, use the official top level domain of your country.

Don’t overuse hyphens in your URL. For example, www.keyword-keyword1-keyword2-keyword3-keyword4-keyword5.com might look spammy.

2. Things you should consider about your website content

Make your contact information easy to find on your website. List a full address and not only your email address on your website. The more information about your company can be found on your website, the more likely it is that it will be considered a real business. Your website should have a privacy policy and terms and conditions (if applicable). Both should be linked from your sitemap.    

Don’t use doorway pages. They annoy search engine spiders and website visitors. Doorway pages are a clear indicator of a low quality website.

If possible, keep the HTML code of your web pages below 100 KB so that search engine spiders can crawl it easily. Regularly update your web pages to show Google that your website is alive.

3. Things you should consider about your links

Do not participate in automated linking schemes. If your website gets 2000 inbound links on a single day then Google might think that you try to game the algorithm with a link system. The links to your website should contain your keywords but they should not all contain exactly the same link text. If all links to your website used exactly the same link text then this would be a red flag for Google.    

Do not use paid links. Google does not like paid links and they might penalize your website if use them.

One thing is for sure is that Google doesn’t trust easily and rarely gives its heart away, you have to be pretty special to make Google bat her eyelids.

So how do you know when you are Google’s buddy?

If Google trusts your website then it will be much easier to get high rankings. Of course, your website still needs optimized web page content and good inbound links.

IBP can help you to get both.