By Chris Crum at WebProNews Last week, Google unleashed its Penguin update upon webmasters. The update, as you may know, was designed to decrease the rankings of sites engaging in black hat SEO tactics and webspam. One of the classic black hat tactics is keywords stuffing, so if you’ve been doing this […]
Google Penguin Update: Don’t Forget About Duplicate Content
By Chris Crum at WebProNews There has been a ton of speculation regarding Google’s Penguin update. Few know exactly what the update specifically does, and how it works with Google’s other signals exactly. Google always plays its hand close to its chest. “While we can’t divulge specific signals because we don’t want […]
Google Penguin Update: 5 Types of Link Issues Harming Some Affected Websites
By Danny Goodwin at Search Engine Watch Are you angry and looking for answers about why your rankings vanished after Google released its Penguin update? One common factor thus far appears to be the signals of links that are pointing to your website, early analysis indicates. The main purpose of the Penguin […]
Google Penguin Update Recovery Tips & Advice
By Danny Sullivan at Search Engine Journal Struggling to know what to do in the wake of Google’s Penguin Update? Judging from all the comments and forum discussions we’ve seen, plenty are. We’ve got a little initial advice from Google on the topic, mixed with our own. What Was Penguin? The Penguin […]
Google Penguin Update : Google Launches “Penguin Update” Targeting Webspam In Search Results
By Danny Sullivan at Search Engine Land Google has announced that it is releasing a new search algorithm that it hopes will better catch people who spam its search results or purposely do things to rank better that are against Google’s publishers guidelines. Going live today, Google says the “Penguin Update” will […]