I don't know quite how to put it, so I'll just say it :-)
In two weeks, come September I'll be working for Google as a Webmaster Trends Analyst, based in Zürich, Switzerland.
It's been a great couple of years here in the Google groups. It's been great to work with so many different sites, with so many different people and backgrounds. I've learned a lot from you all, especially those of you with "uncomfortable" opinions. I know that things are not always so easy for webmasters, especially those with smaller sites. I've seen how small changes can lead to disasters, I've seen how other changes have led to better sites than ever before.
I hope that together with Google we can take things to the next level!
> I don't know quite how to put it, so I'll just say it :-)
> In two weeks, come September I'll be working for Google as a Webmaster > Trends Analyst, based in Zürich, Switzerland.
> It's been a great couple of years here in the Google groups. It's been > great to work with so many different sites, with so many different > people and backgrounds. I've learned a lot from you all, especially > those of you with "uncomfortable" opinions. I know that things are not > always so easy for webmasters, especially those with smaller sites. > I've seen how small changes can lead to disasters, I've seen how other > changes have led to better sites than ever before.
> I hope that together with Google we can take things to the next level!
> I don't know quite how to put it, so I'll just say it :-)
> In two weeks, come September I'll be working for Google as a Webmaster > Trends Analyst, based in Zürich, Switzerland.
> It's been a great couple of years here in the Google groups. It's been > great to work with so many different sites, with so many different > people and backgrounds. I've learned a lot from you all, especially > those of you with "uncomfortable" opinions. I know that things are not > always so easy for webmasters, especially those with smaller sites. > I've seen how small changes can lead to disasters, I've seen how other > changes have led to better sites than ever before.
> I hope that together with Google we can take things to the next level!
> I don't know quite how to put it, so I'll just say it :-)
> In two weeks, come September I'll be working for Google as a Webmaster > Trends Analyst, based in Zürich, Switzerland.
> It's been a great couple of years here in the Google groups. It's been > great to work with so many different sites, with so many different > people and backgrounds. I've learned a lot from you all, especially > those of you with "uncomfortable" opinions. I know that things are not > always so easy for webmasters, especially those with smaller sites. > I've seen how small changes can lead to disasters, I've seen how other > changes have led to better sites than ever before.
> I hope that together with Google we can take things to the next level!
> Some people actually do get what they deserve! ;-)
> :-()
> I guess we won't be seeing as much of you around here anymore. :-(
> You're going to finally have to start working for a living. :-()
> On Aug 20, 9:09 am, JohnMu wrote:
> > Hi everyone
> > I don't know quite how to put it, so I'll just say it :-)
> > In two weeks, come September I'll be working for Google as a Webmaster > > Trends Analyst, based in Zürich, Switzerland.
> > It's been a great couple of years here in the Google groups. It's been > > great to work with so many different sites, with so many different > > people and backgrounds. I've learned a lot from you all, especially > > those of you with "uncomfortable" opinions. I know that things are not > > always so easy for webmasters, especially those with smaller sites. > > I've seen how small changes can lead to disasters, I've seen how other > > changes have led to better sites than ever before.
> > I hope that together with Google we can take things to the next level!
> So, what message can I bring along to Google, straight from you > webmasters?
Figure out ways to communicate de-indexing or other penalty reasons to webmasters so effected.
If the exact reason can't be listed specifically, figure out some way to point the webmaster in the right direction other than saying nothing more than, "You bwoke da rules now you can't play." :-()
On the other hand, find as many penalty inducing signals as possible that can be communicated in their entirety.
Spammers and Blackhats already know what they are doing wrong, they do it on purpose, so telling someone they have hidden text/links or links to a "bad neighborhood" isn't going to give a spammer any more information than they already have other than how long it takes Google to catch them, which they already figured out anyway.
Barring that, make sure that it can be said that lack of evidence, i.e. no message in the message center is evidence of lacking a penalty as that will at least alleviate probably 90% of the problems we see here regarding possible penalty threads.
Or, are we already seeing a lack of evidence equaling an evidence of lacking? ;-)
Also, give us a tool so that we can "see" a page the way Google sees it, i.e. parses it. Pretty please???
Between the two, you could easily eliminate 50% or more of all the time wasted guessing on those two subjects alone.
Other than those two things, place pass along my condolences.
I have a feeling that they are going to find they hired a "speed freak" who needs no chemicals, other than coffee, to get "wired". :-()
Congrats John & Google! I know you learn awesome fast so I'd expect Google can shorten the legal briefing etcetera and we'll see you here soon with a blue badge posting all the secret sauce :) All the best for both of you! Sebastian
> I don't know quite how to put it, so I'll just say it :-)
> In two weeks, come September I'll be working for Google as a Webmaster > Trends Analyst, based in Zürich, Switzerland.
> It's been a great couple of years here in the Google groups. It's been > great to work with so many different sites, with so many different > people and backgrounds. I've learned a lot from you all, especially > those of you with "uncomfortable" opinions. I know that things are not > always so easy for webmasters, especially those with smaller sites. > I've seen how small changes can lead to disasters, I've seen how other > changes have led to better sites than ever before.
> I hope that together with Google we can take things to the next level!
Just to add to Craig's wise suggestions, some other important points discussed in this group are coypright issues, fast removal on request of URLs and cached copies from the index, detailed guidelines for acceptable duplicate content, like for accessibility, or parallel versions for main web and mobile web, or for multilingual sites.
> Zillions and googlions of congratulations to you!
> Just to add to Craig's wise suggestions, > some other important points discussed in this group are > coypright issues, fast removal on request of > URLs and cached copies from the index, > detailed guidelines for acceptable duplicate content, > like for accessibility, or > parallel versions for main web and mobile web, > or for multilingual sites.
> I don't know quite how to put it, so I'll just say it :-)
> In two weeks, come September I'll be working for Google as a Webmaster > Trends Analyst, based in Zürich, Switzerland.
> It's been a great couple of years here in the Google groups. It's been > great to work with so many different sites, with so many different > people and backgrounds. I've learned a lot from you all, especially > those of you with "uncomfortable" opinions. I know that things are not > always so easy for webmasters, especially those with smaller sites. > I've seen how small changes can lead to disasters, I've seen how other > changes have led to better sites than ever before.
> I hope that together with Google we can take things to the next level!
I'd love to do more with the oyoy tools, but it is a bit of a conflict with the work I'd be doing at Google, so I think it's best if I leave it to my old company and let them work things out :-). Who knows, perhaps the tools that could have been there, might suddenly show up with a different logo on them (obviously I can't promise anything though).
What blog topics should I cover in the next two weeks? Anything in particular?
Without having actually read any of the other replies to this thread, I have to say that they couldn't have picked a better guy to join their team than you (not excluding the likes of JLH, Cass-Hacks, Mr Payne, the Cardinal & Company of course).
For the last year, it's been a pleasure having you around the place (pretty much 24/7) giving advice, opinions and occasionally just venturing into territory where angels fear to tread.
Cheers for all the input... hope to keep seeing you about the place...
Take care
Sasch
P.S. Now that you're gonna be working for Gran'Daddy Google, may I just say 'Careful there Ted!'? Google "Father Ted", in case you've never watched the series. ;-)
> I don't know quite how to put it, so I'll just say it :-)
> In two weeks, come September I'll be working for Google as a Webmaster > Trends Analyst, based in Zürich, Switzerland.
> It's been a great couple of years here in the Google groups. It's been > great to work with so many different sites, with so many different > people and backgrounds. I've learned a lot from you all, especially > those of you with "uncomfortable" opinions. I know that things are not > always so easy for webmasters, especially those with smaller sites. > I've seen how small changes can lead to disasters, I've seen how other > changes have led to better sites than ever before.
> I hope that together with Google we can take things to the next level!
> I don't know quite how to put it, so I'll just say it :-)
> In two weeks, come September I'll be working for Google as a Webmaster > Trends Analyst, based in Zürich, Switzerland.
> It's been a great couple of years here in the Google groups. It's been > great to work with so many different sites, with so many different > people and backgrounds. I've learned a lot from you all, especially > those of you with "uncomfortable" opinions. I know that things are not > always so easy for webmasters, especially those with smaller sites. > I've seen how small changes can lead to disasters, I've seen how other > changes have led to better sites than ever before.
> I hope that together with Google we can take things to the next level!
> I don't know quite how to put it, so I'll just say it :-)
> In two weeks, come September I'll be working for Google as a Webmaster > Trends Analyst, based in Zürich, Switzerland.
> It's been a great couple of years here in the Google groups. It's been > great to work with so many different sites, with so many different > people and backgrounds. I've learned a lot from you all, especially > those of you with "uncomfortable" opinions. I know that things are not > always so easy for webmasters, especially those with smaller sites. > I've seen how small changes can lead to disasters, I've seen how other > changes have led to better sites than ever before.
> I hope that together with Google we can take things to the next level!
> I don't know quite how to put it, so I'll just say it :-)
> In two weeks, come September I'll be working for Google as a Webmaster > Trends Analyst, based in Zürich, Switzerland.
> It's been a great couple of years here in the Google groups. It's been > great to work with so many different sites, with so many different > people and backgrounds. I've learned a lot from you all, especially > those of you with "uncomfortable" opinions. I know that things are not > always so easy for webmasters, especially those with smaller sites. > I've seen how small changes can lead to disasters, I've seen how other > changes have led to better sites than ever before.
> I hope that together with Google we can take things to the next level!
Congratulations and well deserved. Don't forget us mere mortals or Dougals (to keep the FT theme) languishing in the slums of supplemental-ville. Will we see John MU videos in a similar fashion to the matt Cutts videos (but without the Beirut Bombshelter backdrop?)
> I don't know quite how to put it, so I'll just say it :-)
> In two weeks, come September I'll be working for Google as a Webmaster > Trends Analyst, based in Zürich, Switzerland.
> It's been a great couple of years here in the Google groups. It's been > great to work with so many different sites, with so many different > people and backgrounds. I've learned a lot from you all, especially > those of you with "uncomfortable" opinions. I know that things are not > always so easy for webmasters, especially those with smaller sites. > I've seen how small changes can lead to disasters, I've seen how other > changes have led to better sites than ever before.
> I hope that together with Google we can take things to the next level!
I've cracked the top 10 for muellerites. OH The money I am going to make! Selling T-shirts, mugs, keychains, action figures, black trash bags, an e-book about JohnMu....
There's a company 2 stories below us that sells "garden dwarfs" (probably not popular in the states, but many older houses here have them in their garden, now sure why...): http://www.zwergshop.ch/
> There's a company 2 stories below us that sells "garden > dwarfs" (probably not popular in the states, but many older houses > here have them in their garden, now sure why...):http://www.zwergshop.ch/
