Well, Google has done it again. They have updated their search engine in an effort to provide more accurate results for complex search queries. The update just rolled out and it’s called Hummingbird and may dramatically affect how we approach SEO from here on out. This latest update is actually slated to be the biggest …
SEO Questions About No-Follow Links, Automatically Generated Pages and the Effects of Panda
We’ve come to that time once again where we’re going to discuss some common SEO questions put forth to chief of Google’s webspam team, Matt Cutts. First up is a question about no-follow links. Specifically, the user wanted to know if no-follow links could hurt their site. Cutts answers straight away with “no,” these types …
Not-So Basic Questions About the Rel=Author Tag and Google Authorship
If you keep up to date with all things search optimization (like you should be!), you know that the rel=author tag is really important for establishing yourself as an authority in Google search results. Declaring authorship presents the articles you write in the search results with your photo positioned next to them. This makes your …
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How Google Helps Webmasters With SEO
Recently, a user on YouTube asked Matt Cutts, chief of Google’s webspam team a question about when the company will support webmaster questions and not just provide automated responses. This user in particular was lamenting the fact that he has only ever received automated responses to his reconsideration requests, even though he always wrote out …
Good and Bad SEO Ideas in the Post-Panda 2.0 Period
A lot of people have tired out views of what SEO is and what it means. Yes, keywords are a part of any good optimization strategy, but they’re not everything. Optimization efforts are a lot more varied nowadays and take in numerous aspects of a site’s presence on the web. In short: good content is …
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