.Mac Search Engine Optimization: Google Indexes .Mac Files

Dec 26, 2007 - 7:46 am 1 by

.Mac & Google SearchA Google Groups thread asks if Google indexes and ranks Apple .Mac pages. Basically, .Mac is just a hosting service for Mac users, who pay for a "Dot Mac" subscription.

Googler, JohnMu, said Google does index and rank .Mac files. He linked to a site command for site:web.mac.com that clearly shows Google is indexing those files. But it appears Yahoo is indexing a lot more than Google, while Live Search is about the same as Google.

So in short, search engines have no reason not to index .mac hosted content. Just make sure those pages are search engine friendly and allowed via the robots.txt file and you should be set.

Forum discussion at Google Groups.

 

Popular Categories

The Pulse of the search community

Search Video Recaps

 
Video Details More Videos Subscribe to Videos

Most Recent Articles

Google Search Engine Optimization

Google: Allowing Opting Out Of AI Overviews Is A Huge Engineering Project

Feb 17, 2026 - 7:51 am
Google Ads

Google Ads Recommendations Doc About The Results Tab

Feb 17, 2026 - 7:41 am
Google

Google AI Mode Ask About Feature Now Triggers On Overlay

Feb 17, 2026 - 7:31 am
Google

Google Tests Links In Recipe AI Overviews

Feb 17, 2026 - 7:21 am
Google

Google AI Overviews Have Blue Links Before Click & Gray After Click

Feb 17, 2026 - 7:11 am
Search Forum Recap

Daily Search Forum Recap: February 16, 2026

Feb 16, 2026 - 10:00 am
 
Previous Story: Google Reader "Share With Friends" Feature Gets Privacy Complaints