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Tolstoy’s 186th Birthday Honored With Interactive Google Doodle

The doodle includes an eight-scene slideshow with images of Tolstoy himself, as well as scenes from his works "War and Peace," "Anna Karenina," and "The Death of Ivan…

By Lisa Lacy · 09 Sep 2014

SEO

Last-Minute SEO – Here Come the Holidays!

If you snoozed all summer and are behind on your holiday SEO strategy - don't panic! There are still methods you can…

By Kristine Schachinger · 03 Sep 2014

SEO

Building Future Safe Links – 5 Questions to Ask Yourself

Google has once again updated its guidelines to cite low-quality guest posts as a form of thin or unoriginal content. How can…

By Jon Ball · 02 Sep 2014

SEO

14 Ultimate Link-Building Guidelines to Keep Safe in 2014

How do you know what link-building is safe in 2014? Is there such a thing? That’s a question most SEOs, marketers, and…

By Kevin Gibbons · 29 Aug 2014

SEO

The Penguin 3.0 Rollout Will Bring Tears to Your Eyes

A look at what to expect from the Google Penguin 3.0 rollout and how it's likely to affect search marketing best practices.

By Chuck Price · 25 Aug 2014

SEO

Link Building: The Art of Persuasion

The most important thing you can ever do when trying to build a link on a site is to be persuasive. What…

By Jon Ball · 18 Aug 2014

SEO

You’ve Been Hit by Penguin! Should You Start Over or Try to Recover?

If you've been affected by Google's Penguin algorithm, the results can sometimes be devastating. Can your site ever recover, or does it…

By Marie Haynes · 16 Jul 2014

SEO

5 Reasons a Site Hit by Google Penguin Won’t Recover

If you're working hard on cleaning up a site that's been hit by Google Penguin, don't despair! While Penguin recovery is possible,…

By Marie Haynes · 18 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

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

Google Targets Spammy Queries With Payday Loans Algorithm Update

Over the weekend Google released an update to their algorithm most commonly referred to as the "payday loans update." Google said it…

By Jennifer Slegg · 21 May 2014

Analytics

Rank Still Matters in the Age of Secure Search

Rank is about the user experience. If rank is the doorway to success in search engine optimization, conversion is the ultimate success.…

By Jim Yu · 23 Apr 2014

SEO

A Very Mild Case of Google Penguin?

Not every site is impacted the same way by Penguin, Google's algorithm that targets spammy link building tactics. On Twitter, Google's Matt…

By Jennifer Slegg · 08 Apr 2014

SEO

Not Ranking in Google: Is a Manual Penalty, Algorithmic Change, or Content to Blame?

Is it possible to tell if your website has been impacted by one particular Google algorithm? That will be extremely tricky, according…

By Jennifer Slegg · 26 Mar 2014

Analytics

SEO Website Audits: Everything You Need to Know

What is a site audit? Why do you need one? What kind of audit do you need? What should you expect in…

By Aaron Shear · 17 Mar 2014

Content

7 Content Marketing Tips to Recover From Google Penguin

If you're still suffering from Google's Penguin update, it's important to realize that link removal isn't enough. It's time to focus on…

By Pratik Dholakiya · 24 Jan 2014

SEO

Did Google Help or Hurt SEO in 2013?

Come, join us for a look back at some of the major SEO issues we faced heading into and during 2013, as…

By Dave Davies · 19 Dec 2013

SEO

Matt Cutts: Google Penguin 2.1 is Going Live Today

Google Penguin 2.1 is launching today, according to Google's Distinguished Engineer Matt Cutts. The first update to the second-generation Penguin algorithm designed…

By Danny Goodwin · 04 Oct 2013

SEO

The 5 Stages of Google Update Grief

Someone going through a difficult time, such as rebuilding after a major Google update, will go through a basic, universal grieving process…

By Jennifer Van Iderstyne · 14 Aug 2013

SEO

Google Webmaster Tools Adds Manual Actions Viewer to Show When Your Site is Penalized

For some time now, Google has been sending notifications to site owners about manual webspam actions. But now site owners can check…

By Jessica Lee · 09 Aug 2013

SEO

Matt Cutts on How to Deal with Harmful Backlinks: Just Do a Disavow

Many webmaster fear low-quality links could hurt their Google traffic and rankings. So if webmasters are following the proper steps on bad…

By Jennifer Slegg · 09 Aug 2013

SEO

Google Panda, Penguin & Phantom: 3 Recovery Examples

Google confirmed the rollout of the latest Panda update last month and many webmasters recovered at various levels. This post provides three…

By Glenn Gabe · 07 Aug 2013

SEO

Can Google Authorship Really Cause a Huge Traffic Drop? [Case Study]

One site owner claimed that adding Google authorship caused a drop in traffic and removing authorship triggered a Google retaliation in the…

By Chuck Price · 04 Aug 2013

SEO

Google’s Penguin 2.0 Algorithm: The Definitive Guide

While a lot of the specifics of the Google Penguin 2.0 update are still shaking out, a great deal of information has…

By Jayson Demers · 08 Jul 2013

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