Search Engine Optimization Industry News and Tips.
In its latest move to get small businesses on board with Google+, Google has updated many of its online network’s features and begun replacing Google Places in search results. According to Google’s Marissa Mayer, the company has already replaced 80 million Google Places pages with Google+ Local pages, and many more replacements are expected within […]
Well, except PageRank. But PageRank and history are intertwined of course. Still most businesses will never achieve PageRank 9 status, nor have a PageRank 9 page confer its authority upon them. In short, unless you’re the likes of Facebook, Apple and other big timers and can easily confer your existing authority to a new website,
Implementing canonical links on your website is important for SEO. Specifying the canonical link for a webpage lets Google know which version of a page and specifically which URL is preferred. It’s not quite a directive, but it’s a very strong hint that Google tends to honor in terms of which page you want to
Google is on the hunt for bad SEO tactics. This week Google announced the new webspam algorithm to detect keyword stuffing, link spam and spun content. Many in the SEO industry are rallying to offer up advice for webmasters who have witnessed their websites disappear from search results due to Google’s algorithm updates, including Search Engine Watch writer Adam
It’s been said before. Google gets paid when users click on their ads, not when they arrive at your (webmaster’s) websites. Of course arriving at your website is a consequence of said click, but there is a greater intrinsic value in keeping users on Google as for long as possible. Think about it, Facebook is arguably the