Category Archives: Google

Which Google Penalty Now?

To be honest I understand the frustration. I’ve experienced it so many times on my sites. Too many people I’ve spoken with had suffered the same thing commonly known as “the google penalty”. What is the big story behind this common problem? Is there a way to battle it? Is it true that a small error could lead to it? I’ll try to present you some of my views and experiences about this matter. I have been asked to post about this topic by my friends who operate a small MMO / SEO website which experienced such a penalty recently. … Continue reading

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Google Loves You… Or They Don’t! (600% Google Traffic Increase!)

Thinking about the title of this post I was lead by emotion. This time my emotions are somewhat mixed and I must say that I am a bit uncomfortable when I realize the truth once again. And the truth is more real, more obvious than ever before. The truth is that without Google we can’s survive these days. It seems like their market share is so huge that they became the only stable source of quality and productive traffic on the internet. We all need some Google love these days to survive, and we are all fighting (or begging) for … Continue reading

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Google’s Amit Singhal’s Post About Google Rankings

It’s already old news but the buzz following it is very intensive. Google’s fellow Amit Singhal, who is in charge of ranking team at Google wrote a post on official google blog about google rankings. What is so special about it? Well Singhal certainly didn’t reveal anything revolutionary, and I must say I didn’t expect anyone from Google to do so. However what did cause some waves was his statement about human intervention at Google. Basically Amit stated that the main philosophies behind google ranking are: 1) Best locally relevant results served globally. 2) Keep it simple. 3) No manual … Continue reading

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Matt Cutts Ranks #1 For “Buy Cheap Viagra Online”

We just bumped on this on Digg. Looks like Google’s Matt Cutts ranks #1 on Google for this highly competitive keyword: “Buy Cheap Viagra Online”. It’s funny but it’s true. Is that a good SEO or what?

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Official Google Ranking Facts Thread

This is the thread that is intended to be the official, confirmed Google ranking Do’s and Dont’s. I will try to update this as often as possible, and the list will have no specific order except that it will be separated in few sections depending on topic. You are welcome to add to this list (please use comments) and I will update it. If you want to contribute you need to add the relevant source of the information. Let’s start… URL’s: Do use user-friendly URLs like “used-cars.html” and not “77asdhh8djmjf666.html”. However do not overdo it either. For instance “used-cars-with-good-wheels-and-nice-price-use-etc-etc-etc-etc.html” Source … Continue reading

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