Comments on: See Protected Content – be the Googlebot http://bradkellett.com/p/see-protected-content-be-the-googlebot/ Tue, 13 Jul 2010 08:55:57 +1000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: John Stoltenborg http://bradkellett.com/p/see-protected-content-be-the-googlebot/comment-page-1/#comment-143591 John Stoltenborg Sat, 11 Apr 2009 03:19:13 +0000 http://pantsland.com/?p=363#comment-143591 I love this. Bravo I love this. Bravo

]]> By: Brad Kellett http://bradkellett.com/p/see-protected-content-be-the-googlebot/comment-page-1/#comment-124221 Brad Kellett Tue, 06 Jan 2009 06:27:58 +0000 http://pantsland.com/?p=363#comment-124221 Absolutely Dave, that's a great tip. The cache doesn't always work so well, but it's an easy thing to try. Absolutely Dave, that’s a great tip. The cache doesn’t always work so well, but it’s an easy thing to try.

]]> By: Dave http://bradkellett.com/p/see-protected-content-be-the-googlebot/comment-page-1/#comment-124219 Dave Tue, 06 Jan 2009 06:09:08 +0000 http://pantsland.com/?p=363#comment-124219 Also, you may need to disable your CSS rendering to see the cache. This can be done with one click if you use the Web Developer Firefox extension - https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/60 Also, you may need to disable your CSS rendering to see the cache. This can be done with one click if you use the Web Developer Firefox extension – https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/60

]]> By: Dave http://bradkellett.com/p/see-protected-content-be-the-googlebot/comment-page-1/#comment-124218 Dave Tue, 06 Jan 2009 06:04:40 +0000 http://pantsland.com/?p=363#comment-124218 Another way to avoid their gotcha is to read the cached version instead. This is easy when coming from search results because you can just whack the 'Back' button and hit the Google cache link (if they haven't disabled it). I use the cache by reflex for sites like expertsexchange.com. As for the ethics of depriving them of a signup etc, it's great as far as I'm concerned because they're rorting their search ranking - never share with Google what you're not prepared to share with Google's users. Another way to avoid their gotcha is to read the cached version instead. This is easy when coming from search results because you can just whack the ‘Back’ button and hit the Google cache link (if they haven’t disabled it). I use the cache by reflex for sites like expertsexchange.com.

As for the ethics of depriving them of a signup etc, it’s great as far as I’m concerned because they’re rorting their search ranking – never share with Google what you’re not prepared to share with Google’s users.

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