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    Guest Blogging as We Know It is Dead – Per Matt Cutts

    February 6, 2014 - By Nancy McCord

    You know something for SEO tactics is dead when Google’s Matt Cutts comes out point blank and says: “Okay, I’m calling it: if you’re using guest blogging as a way to gain links in 2014, you should probably stop. Why? Because over time it’s become a more and more spammy…

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    Google States They Do Not Use Facebook or Twitter for Ranking

    January 30, 2014 - By Nancy McCord

    Matt Cutts, the lead Spam Engineer at Google revealed just this last week that Google is not using Facebook or Twitter posts or profiles for index ranking. This is very big news and a change in what Google has stated about how social impacts their algorithm. You can watch the…

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    Why Does Your Page and Website Fluctuate in Organic Placement?

    January 16, 2014 - By Nancy McCord

    It is not unusual for a new page on your website, or for that matter a new website to place, well initially in the organic search results and then drop in placement over time. Why? Matt Cutts at Google explains why there are fluctuations in organic placement on Google.com in…

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    December 27, 2013 - By Nancy McCord

    In Google Analytics almost all organic search activity is being returned with a “not provided” tag masking the actual keywords used to find your content. If you are not advertising in Google AdWords, you may be totally in the dark as to what keywords visitors are using to find your…

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