In Google’s Penalty Box? To understand the difference, read “Google Penalty or Algorithm Change: Dealing With Lost Traffic”. Penguin wasn’t a penalty, it was an algorithmic update. Ahrefs reveals that 124 domains are responsible for sending 10,321...
Did you honestly examine your site (and link building) and are 100 percent sure that you aren't suffering an extreme penalty such as the 750 or a keyword filter for overusing anchor text in links? If you put this code into a form field and up pops...
Overstock.com would highlight URLs and desired anchor text for the people to use: Overstock.com was enjoying some great rankings earlier this year. Unfortunately for Overstock, Webmaster World began examining why they were seeing such great...
Recently, I've been writing a lot about getting away from repeatedly using the same keyword-based anchor text (which may lead to a hop into the Google penalty box) and steering toward a larger variety of keywords and brand building with company...
Her concern was that somehow, because she suddenly gained a ton of links through it, Google had given her a penalty. One leading reason is that they may be hoping the anchor text will help them rank well for the terms they've bought -- especially...
In the second of a two-part article, we look at search engine penalties applied by Yahoo and MSN, and how webmasters can avoid them, or get them removed once sites are in the penalty box. The main difference between Yahoo and Google is that...
In the second of a two-part article, we look at search engine penalties applied by Yahoo and MSN, and how webmasters can avoid them, or get them removed once sites are in the penalty box. The main difference between Yahoo and Google is that...
If too many sites link to your site using the same keyword, you may get an anchor text penalty for that particular keyword. This may not always indicate a penalty as sometimes it means the site has blocked Google but they have still captured URL...
This isn't likely to trigger a spam penalty today, says Boser, but is a big waste of time, because guest book pages will eventually get reduced in value. When it comes to renting space on a website, text links are always better than a banner link...
