In an interview, former Google web-spam member Andre
Weyher gave more information about the way Google detects web spam. The
most important facts and statements can be found here.
1. How does Google detect web spam?
Google uses on-page signals such
as keyword stuffing or hidden content. They also judge the quality of
the web page content. Any type of scraped, synonymized or poorly
written text is seen as a spam signal.
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Reliable backlinks are important if you want to get high rankings that last. For that reason, it makes sense to regularly check if the websites that link to your website still link to your site.
Quickly check the status of your backlinks
The link manager in SEOprofiler helps you to keep track of your link building activities. In addition, it automatically checks if other websites still link to your site. Websites with broken links will be marked with a red square, websites with nofollow links will
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Are you frustrated by Google’s recent updates? Do you think that it is too
difficult to get high rankings on Google? There’s a simple six-step
plan that will bring your website to the top of Google’s search result
pages.
Step 1: don’t try to outsmart Google
Face it: if your website was hit
by Google’s recent updates (Penguin or Panda), you used spam tactics to
promote your website.
The allegedly smart tools that offer a ‘fully automated way to get your
website on Google’ aren’t that smart.
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Some days ago, we recommended that you should only use Google’s disawow links tool if you spammed Google in the past. In an online discussion, Google’s John Mueller shared more information about Google’s new tool.
You have to submit a comprehensive list to Google
In the online discussion, a webmaster complained that the disavow links tool does not work. Google’s John Mueller said that the webmaster overlooked several links:
“It does appear that there is manual action being taken on your site based
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Google’s new disavow links tool is seen as the cure for all SEO problems by many
webmasters. Should you use this tool? Are there any risks and does it
make sense to invest your time in Google’s disavow tool? Could this be
a trick of Google?
What is Google’s disavow tool?
Google’s recent algorithm updates
penalized links that had too many automatically created low quality
backlinks. Websites that used bulk-submitters that created forum
profile backlinks, blog comment links, etc. saw a dramatic
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The ranking monitor in SEOprofiler is a powerful tool that enables you to show the position of your website on Google, Bing and Yahoo to your boss and your clients.
Customize the contents of the report
We have improved the options in the ranking monitor for you so that you can create custom reports that are taylored to the needs of your company.
Among many other things, you can now choose whether the monthly search numbers should be displayed in the report or not.
Customize the look of the
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Many webmasters think that SEO has become more difficult after Google’s recent updates.
That’s not case if you invest your time in the right things. If you
want to be successful with your website, there are five things that you should
know.
1. Techniques are continually evolving
Google and other search engines
are continually improving their algorithms. Things that work today
might not work tomorrow. There is no ‘set and forget’ in search engine
optimization. Either stay educated or use an SEO
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Rich snippets help you to improve the look of your website on Google’s search results pages. Google uses Schema.org markup to create the rich snippets on the result pages.
The rich snippet creator in SEOprofiler helps you to create necessary code as easily as possible. Here’s the official Google information about rich snippets:
The new rich snippet creator is a free tool
Using the rich snippet creator is very easy. If you haven’t done it yet, create a free SEOprofiler account, click
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With the release of the Penguin update, Google started to count bad links as a negative ranking signal. Websites that purchased backlinks or gained backlinks through spamming (blog comment spam, forum profile backlinks, etc.) were penalized by Google.
Many webmasters worried that other people might create bad backlinks to harm their website rankings. The new disavow link tool enables webmasters to tell Google that particular links should not count.
What exactly is the link disavow tool and what
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Since Google’s release of Google’s +1 button, webmasters have wondered about the effect of this on their web page rankings. In an interview,
Google’s Matt Cutts commented on this and on the effect of authorship on your rankings.
At this time, +1 clicks are not that important
In the interview, Matt Cutts said
the following about the importance of +1 clicks:
“In
the short term, we’re still going to have to study and see how good the signal is. Right now, there’s not really a direct effect where
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In an online discussion, Google’s John Mueller explained why a
website won’t regain its old rankings after a penalty. Even if the
penalty is lifted, the website still might have bad rankings. What can
you do to make sure that your website is not affected by this?
1. Google will lift a penalty if
you take action
If your website has been penalized,
Google will remove the penalty if you remove the elements that
led to the penalty:
“After
re-evaluating [a] site’s backlinks we are able to partially
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SEOprofiler is a global SEO tool. Although most of our customers are interested in results for North America and Western Europe, some of you also want to get results in other regions of the world.
We have added 9 new regions to the Top 10 Optimizer and the ranking monitor in SEOprofiler. SEOprofiler now helps you to get high rankings in the following languages and regions:
English:
English – AustraliaEnglish – CanadaEnglish – Great BritainEnglish – Hong KongEnglish – IndiaEnglish – IrelandEnglish
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