Are algorithmic updates created solely to force webmasters to buy ads and increase Google's bottom line? Many webmasters are confusing what is an algorithm update and what is simply a data refresh. He also brings up that webmasters should continue...
He said that while many webmasters and web designers are great at what they do, they often have limited knowledge on SEO. If you're more technical and have optimized site architecture but are struggling with building quality content and gathering...
It’s one thing to say that you have emailed 600 webmasters, but it's even better to include a link to a Google document that shows proof of those emails. We have contacted webmasters using their email address available on the site, their whois...
Webmasters need to understand that the game has changed and they no longer have a choice. This paradox is a real stumbling block for many webmasters. Google Search Quality Team Thank you for helping us to maintain the quality of our search results.
Because Google shares analytics related to Content, Website performance, Conversions and Social with websites owners, we know they want webmasters to use this data to proactively manage the website. On Bing there appears to be greater emphasis on...
Record all link removals and stop emailing the webmasters after links are removed. Once again, record all link removals and stop emailing the webmasters after links are removed. As with non-indexed pages, this usually signals a quality problem, but...
There are no specific steps webmasters can take to force a website or its pages to rank well in search engines," according to Jim Hedger, creative partner at Digital Always Media. Other than clean up the quality of Google's index what else could...
Before you hit the panic button, bear in mind that the responsibility as to the quality of the clicks from paid search is essentially shared amongst both webmasters and advertisers. This latest re-calculation of the bounce rate metric does add a...
Whilst there is some consternation towards the role that Google's Knowledge graph will play in the future due to fears that it will lead to increasing disenfranchisement of webmasters to control the appearance of their own content, the work of the...
Google is also indexing structured data found in the form of schemas and microformats on websites, which it shares with the webmasters in Google Webmaster Tools. Google is so committed to this that Google's Search Quality team has been renamed to...
Webmasters are worried that Google will eat up their traffic and that if they get on Google’s radar, Google just may add another tab and launch a new product. Obviously, webmasters want as much traffic as possible.
While Baidu generally do not acknowledge such changes, the Chinese search giant’s engineer from the anti-spam team known only as "Lee" told webmasters that an update on June 21 has been enforced for anti-spam measures to target poor quality websites.
Starting on July 19, Google’s Search Quality team sent out alerts via Webmaster Tools, informing site owners and webmasters: Google sent out a pair of confusing messages in recent days alerting webmasters to the fact that other websites are linking...
At the very least, Google could provide webmasters with the clarity to understand that links and anchor text are intended to be two distinct quality signals and therefore require two different strategies.
Sadly the work of old is now catching up with many webmasters as spammy, low value links are pounced on by the Web Spam team. It is possible to save your site even if you have a spammy backlink profile cluttered with links Google may view as low...
On May 6, 2011, Singhal posted what he called "guidance" to webmasters in the form of 23 questions they should ask themselves as they went about recovering from the Panda algorithm change and started to focus on “delivering the best possible...
It is suitable for individual webmasters to enterprise level clients, with a 14 day free trial and packages ranging from $19 to $249, with custom options for larger clients. The tool combines link data from aHrefs.com, SEOKicks and Blekko (removing...
Webmasters and SEOs suspected the next wave of Google's Panda update began hitting last week, with reports coming in of traffic drops, as well as some recoveries starting around June 16. Though Google said only 11.8 percent of U.S.queries were...
The Google Webmaster team is now notifying webmasters who are using an older version of the popular content management and blogging software WordPress. Quality sites that don't keep up with the latest releases are prone to attack.
One only has to read comments like this one from angry webmasters to get a flavor for the type of "friendly fire" Panda has peppered across the web. However, with Google now advising webmasters to use meta noindex (among other options) its usage...
