Google Webmaster tools will notify you about potential issues they have detected on your websites including:
- Spammy, poor quality or abused user generated content.
- Abused form pages such as comment spam (a rising problem)
- Any Indication that web pagepage may have been hacked or defaced.
- Your current rankings
- The quality of your s.e.o efforts
- Your mobile friendliness
- Any errors it encounters while spidering your website
Where can I find these updates?
In the “Messages” Section of your Google Webmaster Tools account (This can be located on the left hand side when you log in).
I do not visit webmaster tools very often so how do I get these alerts?
You can get email you simply need to go the front page of Webmaster Tools Account and use the drop down menu to have messages forwarded to your email address.
Take Action: Go to your account right now and log in and be sure to turn email alerts on.
Why do I need to receive these alerts?
These alerts could save your website pages from being de-listed or possibly blacklisted in the search engines forever. Google will only give you a few days to fix the problem so it is best to stay on top of potential threats before they get out of hand.
Read more on the Official Google Webmaster Central Blog
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If you do not have time or resources to manage your online marketing in the house this is something we can do for you. As part of our online marketing partnership services, we can set up and review google webmaster tools regularly to troubleshoot issues and keep and eye on your traffic. If you are looking to scale your business you can learn more about how we work here…
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