Contributed The Future of PageRank: 13 Experts on the Dwindling Value of the Link Elisa Gabbert In a recent Webmaster video, Matt Cutts confirmed that Google has tried internal versions of its search engine that work entirely without links. The results are low-quality – “for now,” he said. But this suggests that the value of the almighty link has come into question at Google, and they may be working on a version of the PageRank algorithm that doesn't depend so heavily on the link graph – … [Read more...]
The decay and fall of guest blogging for SEO
Contributed The decay and fall of guest blogging for SEO by Expert Matt Cutts Okay, I’m calling it: if you’re using guest blogging as a way to gain links in 2014, you should probably stop. Why? Because over time it’s become a more and more spammy practice, and if you’re doing a lot of guest blogging then you’re hanging out with really bad company. Back in the day, guest blogging used to be a respectable thing, much like getting a coveted, respected author to write the introduction of your … [Read more...]
Matt Cutts Confirms That Google Has Tried Search Without Links
Contributed Matt Cutts Confirms That Google Has Tried Search Without Links by Expert Elisa Gabbert When I suggested last month that someday, search engines could work without links, a lot of people thought it was an interesting gedankenexperiment (they didn’t use that word but hey, it’s one of my favorite words) but didn’t believe Google is really moving in that direction. The future, by definition, remains to be seen, but today in his webmaster video, Matt Cutts revealed that Google has … [Read more...]
How to Protect Your Website from Negative SEO
Contributed How to Protect Your Website from Negative SEO by Expert Sean Work The entire SEO industry experienced a major transformation over the past two years. As a result, many online marketers have dramatically changed their strategies. Ranking high in Google for competitive keywords is not as easy as it was three years ago. Because black hat SEO is harder and harder to execute, and less and less likely to deliver results, a new type of SEO has emerged called “negative SEO.” This is … [Read more...]
How I Increased my Email Subscriptions by 315% (And the Small, Quick Thing That Made it Happen )
Contributed How I Increased my Email Subscriptions by 315% (And the Small, Quick Thing That Made it Happen ) by The Smart Passive Income Blog Pat Flynn Last week, I wrote a post that went sort of viral. It didn’t get millions of pageviews or land me on the front page of Reddit.com, but after 7 days it was shared 1,092 times, it produced a huge traffic spike and 231 people took time to leave a comment. This post is full of win. @PatFlynn: Here are five 5-minute or less blogging tips that will … [Read more...]
How to Make Your Blog Posts SEO-Friendly [Checklist]
Contributed by How to Make Your Blog Posts SEO-Friendly [Checklist] Inbound Hub | Marketing Search engine optimization is so important for marketers, but it can be a pretty tricky tactic to master with Google's copious algorithm updates. What matters, and what doesn't? What's best practice, and what's old-school? How can I remember it all, anyway? We understand this is a common issue facing inbound marketers -- and we want to help. … [Read more...]
$100,000 in One Week, a Viral Nova Follow-Up
via Glen Allsop of ViperChill.com It’s very rare for me to do a follow-up post on any subject, let alone in such a short timeframe, but my recent post on Viral Nova caused quite a fuss. Pageviews wise, it was the most popular I’ve published this year but more surprising was how many emails and comments the topic received. Many of them were to let me know about the Facebook click fraud video that’s gone viral and the articles from both Business Insider and Bloomberg on Upworthy losing … [Read more...]
How To Be Seen In SEO Rankings
Your website should be optimized to major search engine spiders' tastes. If your website is search engine optimized, it will rank higher on search engine results pages for your targeted keywords, and more potential buyers will be able to find your website. Keep reading if you want to learn more. If you want to be higher up on search engine results, help the web spiders out. Web spiders will find your content based on keywords, but your site should be easy for them to use. Create a site map that … [Read more...]
Advice To Help You Run A Successful SEO Campaign
Search engine optimization is necessary to drive visitors to your site. Incorporate the tips in this article, and start generating more traffic to your website. There are multiple thing you can do to optimize a search engine. A site that utilizes techniques designed to maximize search efficiency will produce the best results. This boosted performance will create a more satisfactory experience for your users. Meta Tags To improve your search engine rankings, don't just add keywords to your … [Read more...]
Good SEO Content Is The Key To Success
Search engine optimization may seem confusing but if you are trying to run a business online, it is crucial that you understand this important tool. If you use the correct tools you can put yourself in the view of many potential customers. To receive a better search engine ranking, be sure to place relative keywords in the metatag portion of your website. Include common misspellings of your keywords as well to increase your ranking. Search engines will optimize your results for all your listed … [Read more...]