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For Halloween this year I asked people on Google+ what I should be for Halloween, and someone suggested going as the blackhat stick man from xkcd. You know, this guy: That sounded like a good challenge. I finished the costume and taped a video, but unfortunately I didn’t have enough time to get the video [...]
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Concerns about Google's revamped privacy policies give Microsoft an opening to promote the tracking protection built into Internet Explorer.
A huge influx of cash could enable the social networking site to topple the search giant, industry and financial analysts say.
Workaround allows users to install apps like Google Wallet onto their Android phones.
Sony's CEO says losses aren't his fault, Google has to pay a fine, RIM cuts the price of its Playbook again, and Android Market malware is reduced.
Last year saw a 40 percent drop in malicious app downloads, the company says.
Free Weekly Search Engine Optimization SEO News
If you want to succeed with an activity, you have to find the perfect balance of the factors that are involved in that activity. It's the same with search engine optimization. If you want to get high rankings on Google or Bing, you have to find the right balance between on-site factors and off-site factors.
The backlinks that point to your website are still the most important factor that determine the position of your website on Google. Unfortunately, it's not easy to get good backlinks. Link building can be compared to getting in shape after the holidays.
A company has started the new year with shady Google AdWords ads. Fortunately, Google has pulled the ad in the meantime. Is this ad a sign of the shady advertising methods that we have to expect in 2012?
This year, we published many articles that help you to get better results for your website. In this issue, you have a quick overview of the 2011 articles, sorted by category: Google ranking algorithm insights, tips and tricks, link building, Google's +1 button and Google algorithm updates.
2011 has been a very busy year for Google. Much has changed and if you want to make sure that your website gets enough visitors, you have to keep up with the latest changes. This week's article shows the most important Google changes that you should keep in mind.
Last week, a new patent application was published that shows how Google might evaluate references on the Internet. The more Google trusts a source, the higher the influence of the reference. You might want to take another look at your links and Google's +1 button.
Last week, Google published a list of 10 recent ranking algorithm changes. Do these changes affect your website rankings? Do you have to adjust your web pages for the new algorithm? This week's article has the answers.
Matt Cutts, the head of Google's web spam team, announced at the PubCon conference that ad heavy websites might be penalized in the near future. What exactly are ad heavy websites and is your own website at risk?
Since Google's latest ranking algorithm, the search engine rankings of many websites are worse than before. If your rankings dropped, your website might have been penalized by Google. This article helps you to recover from such a situation.
Last month, Google's latest quality rater handbook leaked. The handbook contains useful information about how Google rates the quality of a website. Is your website good enough for Google's requirements?
In an online Q&A session, Google's Matt Cutts answered the questions of webmasters who want to get higher rankings on Google for their websites. This week's article summarizes the most important SEO relevant statements of this session.
Spelling mistakes can have a negative effect on the positions of your web pages in Google's search results. In addition to this, there are many more quality signals that Google checks on your web pages.
Getting listed on Google's local country variations is very important if you're selling your products in more than one country. Google's results differ from country to country and there are four things that you have to do to make sure that Google lists you in the search results for that country.
Can low quality links or links from spammy websites have a negative effect on the rankings of your websites on Google? If spammy websites point to your site, should you act?
Getting your web page on Google's first result page is often a lot of work (although it is easier with the Top 10 Optimizer in IBP). When your website is listed on the first result page, you have to make sure that people click on your listing.
Halloween costume: stickman from xkcd
31 Oct 2011 at 10:16amFor Halloween this year I asked people on Google+ what I should be for Halloween, and someone suggested going as the blackhat stick man from xkcd. You know, this guy: That sounded like a good challenge. I finished the costume and taped a video, but unfortunately I didn’t have enough time to get the video [...]
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Google Privacy Issues Let Microsoft Tout IE9's Safeguards
5 Feb 2012 at 1:35pmConcerns about Google's revamped privacy policies give Microsoft an opening to promote the tracking protection built into Internet Explorer.
Will Facebook's IPO Help it Beat Google?
5 Feb 2012 at 5:50amA huge influx of cash could enable the social networking site to topple the search giant, industry and financial analysts say.
Here's How to Install Carrier-Blocked Apps on Your Android Phone
3 Feb 2012 at 3:34pmWorkaround allows users to install apps like Google Wallet onto their Android phones.
The Byte: Not Stringer's Fault, Google Fined, Playbook Cut, Android Mark...
3 Feb 2012 at 1:58pmSony's CEO says losses aren't his fault, Google has to pay a fine, RIM cuts the price of its Playbook again, and Android Market malware is reduced.
Google's New 'Bouncer' Targets Android Market Malware
3 Feb 2012 at 11:12amLast year saw a 40 percent drop in malicious app downloads, the company says.
Free Weekly Search Engine Optimization SEO News
The tao of SEO: how to find the perfect balance
31 Jan 2012 at 6:36amIf you want to succeed with an activity, you have to find the perfect balance of the factors that are involved in that activity. It's the same with search engine optimization. If you want to get high rankings on Google or Bing, you have to find the right balance between on-site factors and off-site factors.
New year resolutions: link building is just like getting in shape
10 Jan 2012 at 6:36amThe backlinks that point to your website are still the most important factor that determine the position of your website on Google. Unfortunately, it's not easy to get good backlinks. Link building can be compared to getting in shape after the holidays.
The new year starts with shady ads on Google AdWords
3 Jan 2012 at 6:36amA company has started the new year with shady Google AdWords ads. Fortunately, Google has pulled the ad in the meantime. Is this ad a sign of the shady advertising methods that we have to expect in 2012?
One year of search engine news: everything you need to know
20 Dec 2011 at 6:36amThis year, we published many articles that help you to get better results for your website. In this issue, you have a quick overview of the 2011 articles, sorted by category: Google ranking algorithm insights, tips and tricks, link building, Google's +1 button and Google algorithm updates.
The most important Google ranking algorithm changes in 2011
13 Dec 2011 at 6:36am2011 has been a very busy year for Google. Much has changed and if you want to make sure that your website gets enough visitors, you have to keep up with the latest changes. This week's article shows the most important Google changes that you should keep in mind.
New Google patent: does your site have references from trusted agents?
6 Dec 2011 at 6:36amLast week, a new patent application was published that shows how Google might evaluate references on the Internet. The more Google trusts a source, the higher the influence of the reference. You might want to take another look at your links and Google's +1 button.
Official Google information: 10 recent algorithm changes
22 Nov 2011 at 6:36amLast week, Google published a list of 10 recent ranking algorithm changes. Do these changes affect your website rankings? Do you have to adjust your web pages for the new algorithm? This week's article has the answers.
Google to penalize ad heavy websites - is your website at risk?
15 Nov 2011 at 6:36amMatt Cutts, the head of Google's web spam team, announced at the PubCon conference that ad heavy websites might be penalized in the near future. What exactly are ad heavy websites and is your own website at risk?
Has your website been penalized by Google? Here's what you can do
8 Nov 2011 at 6:36amSince Google's latest ranking algorithm, the search engine rankings of many websites are worse than before. If your rankings dropped, your website might have been penalized by Google. This article helps you to recover from such a situation.
Google's leaked quality rater handbook: 7 helpful tips
1 Nov 2011 at 7:36amLast month, Google's latest quality rater handbook leaked. The handbook contains useful information about how Google rates the quality of a website. Is your website good enough for Google's requirements?
Official Google statements: how to optimize your web pages
25 Oct 2011 at 7:36amIn an online Q&A session, Google's Matt Cutts answered the questions of webmasters who want to get higher rankings on Google for their websites. This week's article summarizes the most important SEO relevant statements of this session.
How spelling mistakes influence your rankings on Google
11 Oct 2011 at 7:36amSpelling mistakes can have a negative effect on the positions of your web pages in Google's search results. In addition to this, there are many more quality signals that Google checks on your web pages.
Four steps to reach customers with Google in different countries
4 Oct 2011 at 7:36amGetting listed on Google's local country variations is very important if you're selling your products in more than one country. Google's results differ from country to country and there are four things that you have to do to make sure that Google lists you in the search results for that country.
The impact of spammy backlinks on your Google rankings
27 Sep 2011 at 7:36amCan low quality links or links from spammy websites have a negative effect on the rankings of your websites on Google? If spammy websites point to your site, should you act?
Lust, curiosity, prestige and forbidden fruits
20 Sep 2011 at 7:36amGetting your web page on Google's first result page is often a lot of work (although it is easier with the Top 10 Optimizer in IBP). When your website is listed on the first result page, you have to make sure that people click on your listing.