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Thanks, pal! Best...MJ

Hi Ryan,

Thanks for the info. Sorry to be super dense, but as I look at my own Webmaster Tools Dashboard, I don't see a thing that says "Manage."

On the right side I see "Crawl Errors," Keywords," and "Site Maps."  Are we tallking about two different pages perhaps?

Thanks...Michael

Hi,

What's the best/easiest way for a client to grant access to his Google Webmaster Tools to me?

Thanks! Best...Michael

Okay, so I have a client who wants me to manage their ppc on Google. It seems like either they give me access to their PPC account or I manage it via my own account and pre-bill for the cost, later supplying reports. Are those the two options? Thanks...MJ

Understood. I'm not talking about buying and selling websites. Just owning it and making changes to the registration... private from public and street address. Thanks!

I'm loving the optimism! I'll continue to post rank, in case anybody's interested in the experiment results.

So nobody seems to think going from public to private or changing an address matters?

Of the two, I can see how one could reason that going from public to private is kind of a trust-decreasing step.

An address change seems to me to be normal business.

Could changing one's physical address for a domain or going from public to private registration have a negative affect on rank? Other factors? Thanks!

Here's an update. These serps are 1 or two days apart: 11 75 63 33 So, it may have swung around past the dark side of the Moon and be on a trajectory to re-enter Earth's orbit.

Good question. I guess my follow-up on that is; "too many" as a percentage of the links to the page. This page has maybe 6 links, 4 of them with the anchor text. Is that too many? There could be a press release that added to that number, but not sure where all that might be posted. Hmm... Open Site Explorer has picked up zero links to the page after almost two months.

It also sort of seems like a potential SEO weapon, like if you were mean-spirited and wanted to hurt a competitor's rank, just blast out a ton of targeted links.

Good tip. Will definitely keep that in mind. Thanks!

"Roulette..."Funny and thanks

I'll post back here if moves. Thanks...!

It reminds me of taking the kids to the Pediatrician. "Yeah, that happens alot. If it doesn't clear up in a week, bring em back in and we'll have another look."

Thanks for all the really helpful answers Dunamis, Steve and Aaron!

Well, golly, that's incredibly hopeful! Thanks for weighing-in. I agree and at the same time it makes me wonder why the roller-coaster drop before improvement? This term is actually one that I felt very upbeat about it's steady progress. Weird.It's almost Google-sadism.

Okay, so I'm working on my site, minding my own business and everything is just great.

Many different terms on pages 1 -4, all inching ever upward.

When suddenly, one term that got all the way to #11 gets blasted to oblivion... #75!

Is there some kind of landmine one could step on that would cause that? All the other terms are fine.Nothing on the page changed since it first went up two months ago.

Thanks!

Thanks, Adam! I really appreciate your taking the time. Best...MJ

Hi Adam,

Thanks for the response. Yes, I saw that posting. It's a couple of years old at this point, which has got to be like 12 SEO years. I guess you feel nothing has changed on that subject?

Thanks, agian! Best...MJ

Hi,

Do you think an alt image tag on an image as a link is going to impart the same juice or targeting as a link with a text anchor?

So, for example, if one made a clickable image link with the alt image tag of "bowling balls" would that do as much for you as the text "bowling balls" as the anchor link?

Thanks! Best...Michael

Thanks, Tom!

So, the site this issue is a few hundred pages of not very unique catalog content. Would you rewrite the relative links to absolute?

Best...Mike

Dear Mike,

Thanks! I wasn't looking forward to changing everything. Best...MEJ