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Panda 4.0 Help: Google Clarifies Tremors, 3 Analogies for Diagnosing Hits

Panda is a confusing topic for many webmasters. This post covers new learnings from Panda 4.0 and provides three analogies that can help ailing webmasters better diagnose Panda…

By Glenn Gabe · 02 Jul 2014

SEO

Links Should Only Be a Surprise? Nonsense!

Bing's Duane Forrester says "You want links to surprise you." But these links are only possible if your site already has some…

By Jon Ball · 23 Jun 2014

Industry

Microsoft Kills Sponsored Post Program After Attracting Matt Cutts’ Attention

When your social media campaign attracts the attention of Google's chief spam fighter Matt Cutts, it usually isn't a good sign. That's…

By Jennifer Slegg · 19 Jun 2014

Development

Invisible Matt Cutts Explains Why It’s Important to Have a Website

What is the most common SEO mistake, according to Google's Matt Cutts? Not having a website. "If you don’t have a website,…

By Jennifer Slegg · 05 Jun 2014

Content

Matt Cutts on How Google Ranks Pages That Don’t Get Many Links

How does Google determine that content is quality, when there aren't many links pointing to it? Or how is it determined that…

By Jennifer Slegg · 05 Jun 2014

SEO

More Panda 4.0 Findings: Syndication, User Engagement, Indexation & Keyword Hoarding

Google's Panda 4.0 was a major algorithm update. There were many examples of websites recovering, as well as many examples of sites…

By Glenn Gabe · 04 Jun 2014

SEO

Backlinks = Rankings, Rankings = Traffic – Deal With It

Cheap, easy, automated link spamming is no longer an option for those in it for the long haul. Editorial link building is…

By Chuck Price · 02 Jun 2014

SEO

Two Links, Different Anchor Text, Same URL: Does it Matter to Google?

In his latest Webmaster Help video, Google's Distinguished Engineer Matt Cutts discusses what happens to the flow of PageRank when Google crawls…

By Jennifer Slegg · 29 May 2014

SEO

What Search Strategists Overlooked in the New York Times Leaked Innovation Report

The authors of the Innovation Report were ruthlessly introspective about their search visibility, ranking, and optimization. Here are some highlights, including a…

By Jack Allen · 29 May 2014

SEO

Did Your Manual Penalty Disappear? It Probably Expired

Did you know that all Google manual penalties have an expiration date? In some cases, they can expire after just a few…

By Marie Haynes · 21 May 2014

SEO

Google Launches Panda 4.0

It's official. Panda 4.0 has officially hit the Google search results. Google and Matt Cutts have confirmed Panda 4.0 began rolling out…

By Jennifer Slegg · 21 May 2014

SEO

The Link Graph Conundrum: Why Citations Remain Critical to SEO Survival

These activities will all give you alternative ways to build your reputation, visibility, and traffic. They also give you the best chance…

By Eric Enge · 20 May 2014

SEO

10 SEO Myths Debunked by Bing’s Duane Forrester

Hot on the heels of Google's Matt Cutts discussing what he feels are the biggest SEO myths, Bing's Duane Forrester has written…

By Jennifer Slegg · 12 May 2014

SEO

Matt Cutts: Google Won’t Devalue Links Anytime Soon

With Google stepping up its efforts to penalize link networks and those who buy and sell links, and algorithms like Panda meant…

By Jennifer Slegg · 06 May 2014

Content

Bodiless Matt Cutts Explains Why Body Content Matters to Google

Google's Matt Cutts always stresses the importance of having great content on a website, and the latest Google Webmaster Help video talks…

By Jennifer Slegg · 05 May 2014

SEO

32 Ways to Trip a Google Spam Filter

Ever wonder how or why your website lost its once favorable rankings in Google? If you want to stay on the good…

By P J Fusco · 30 Apr 2014

SEO

4 SEO Myths & Conspiracy Theories Google’s Matt Cutts Wants to Die

Paying for Google AdWords will get you higher organic search rankings! All algorithmic changes are designed to force people to buy AdWords…

By Jennifer Slegg · 30 Apr 2014

SEO

Why Google Changes Your Titles in Search Results

How does Google determine what they will use for the title of your page in search results? Is it influenced by schema?…

By Jennifer Slegg · 29 Apr 2014

SEO

Google’s Matt Cutts: Small Sites Can Beat Large Sites in Search Results

If you run a smaller website, it can be frustrating to know that even though your site has great content, you aren't…

By Jennifer Slegg · 29 Apr 2014

Development

How to Avoid Buying a Bad Domain – Tips From Google’s Matt Cutts

Checking the Internet archive, doing some Google and Bing searches, and asking the seller for specific analytics or Google Webmasters data can…

By Jennifer Slegg · 23 Apr 2014

SEO

Guest Blog Network PostJoint Confirms Google Penalty

Google's Matt Cutts confirmed via Twitter that action was taken against guest blog network PostJoint. This is the second major guest blog…

By Jennifer Slegg · 18 Apr 2014

SEO

Matt Cutts on How Google Handles 404 & 410 Status Codes

In a recent webmaster help video, Google's Matt Cutts talks about the nuances of 404 vs. 410 status codes. While Google's crawlers…

By Jennifer Slegg · 18 Apr 2014

Content

From Link Building to Link Earning: 3 Ways to Transition

Focus less on manual link building and more on delivering awesome content and community help. You'll have a lot more to earn…

By Razvan Gavrilas · 17 Apr 2014

SEO

Search Engine Optimization Companies: Break Google’s Rules to Get Top Rankings?

Google and those who do SEO for a living are always preaching the importance of doing SEO and marketing the "right" way.…

By Mark Jackson · 16 Apr 2014

SEO

Will Google Reward Secure Websites With Better Search Rankings?

Is Google considering giving websites that use strong encryption preferential placement in its search results? Google's Distinguished Engineer Matt Cutts has hinted…

By Dave Neal · 16 Apr 2014

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