The Google Search blog posted an excellent post today on duplicate content. If you are running an affiliate website this is a “must read” post for you. The synopsis is that one – there is no duplicate content penalty for duplicate content, but two – that Google works very hard…
Search Engine Optimization
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The Color of Your Money Does Not Determine Your Organic Placement
This is a truth that you should remember especially when you get contacted by search engine optimization firms from a cold call. You cannot buy organic placement on Google! Google placement is not for sale! This is not the first time that I have heard this story, a client calls…
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Link Generating Articles Take 4 Months to Reach Google
I’ve been very closely monitoring links and organic activity on Google for a client that we have been aggressively been writing feature articles for directory syndication. What I have found out about the process is interesting. There is about a three to four month delay before the results hit Google. So you must…
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Why Using a Hyphen Is Better Than An Underscore
I use hyphens only in all I do. I’ve done this for years both in content and in the naming of links, creating website architecture, and for search engine optimization. Specifically that is only using hyphens (-) instead of an underscore (_). Here’s a quick note from Webmaster World forums on…
