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Google: Sites Penalized for Long-Term Spam Tactics Might Never Recover

If you have a website that has been spamming for years, and you're now attempting to clean it up to get back in Google’s good graces, you'll find…

By Jennifer Slegg · 12 Mar 2014

Development

Google Webmaster Tools Updates Crawl Error Reports

The new crawl error reports will make it easier for webmasters to track down crawl errors, why they are happening, and how…

By Jennifer Slegg · 24 Jan 2014

SEO

8 Reasons Your Reconsideration Request Will Fail

Google has made the process of applying for reconsideration of a site very difficult. If you're one of the unlucky ones struggling…

By Marie Haynes · 20 Nov 2013

Analytics

Google Keyword Data Goes Missing Again, This Time From Webmaster Tools

Google Webmaster Tools is missing keywords data. It appears as though search query data from the Search Traffic section hasn't been recorded…

By Thom Craver · 30 Sep 2013

SEO

Removing Unnatural Links by Removing Pages on Your Website

Trying to clean up your backlink profile? If your site has sunk in Google's search results due to a large number of…

By Marie Haynes · 25 Sep 2013

SEO

How Long Should You Wait Before Submitting a Reconsideration Request?

A website is in trouble with Google for unnatural links. After identifying and removing spammy links, and disavowing those that couldn't be…

By Eric Ward · 19 Aug 2013

SEO

How to Use Google’s Disavow Links Tool the Right Way

The Disavow Links Tool used alone isn't an effective means for recovering from a manual Google penalty or an algorithmic hit. The…

By Chuck Price · 09 Jun 2013

SEO

Disavowing Links? Google Says Use a Machete, Not a Scalpel

Rather than trying to pick out individual bad links, Google says webmasters should disavow links from an entire domain. While the machete…

By Jennifer Slegg · 30 May 2013

Content

How to Shift From Guest Posting to Content Marketing in 6 Basic Steps

As an authority, with great visibility, and publishing great content, you will get links. If you've been guest posting solely to obtain…

By Eric Enge · 05 May 2013

Analytics

Recovering (Not Provided) Keyword Data

Google Webmaster Tool search query data is more accurate than currently perceived. Clicks seem to be correlated enough with visits to make…

By Ben Goodsell · 12 Mar 2012

SEO

Google Changing Titles in Search Results, SEOs Not Happy

Google is altering the appearance of a site’s title as it appears in the SERPs. And SEOs are getting frustrated. Complaints about…

By Danny Goodwin · 20 Feb 2011

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