Google’s advice that we should be creating web content for our readers, not for Google, is wise – at least in theory. The problem is, that Google is now penalizing those very activities that we should be doing to make great websites for our readers. Here are a few examples that I have noticed. read more...

Google isn’t accidentally missing major spammers; it’s steadily cleaning up the worst link graph manipulators first and working its way down. read more...

It occurred to me that Google plays God in another way, too. Google looks at your website on the Internet that same way as God looks at you. Read more... read more...

While there have an abundance of noteworthy events and changes in the landscape throughout the year, we’ve put together the following noteworthy list of updates, events and ideas that rocked the SEO world in 2012. read more...

Google recently announce Universal Analytics as their next generation of Google Analytics. There are a number of important changes and updates coming, learn what they mean for your small business and how you can take advantage of them when available read more...

Just recently Google announced they will be retiring Adsense for feeds. Many publishers over the years have earned quite a reasonable amount of income from this product. This is not the first time Google is retiring a part of their Adsense program, … [Continue reading] read more...

I am sure you have been asked this question many times. Maybe you have asked it yourself many times: "I still don't understand how other sites post articles that are not original yet they do not get penalized?" read more...

With over 200 factors in the Google algorithm and your websites homepage, PR is probably the biggest influence especially if you accept the famous 'boost read more...

The PageRank concept has been destroyed as webmasters try to achieve higher pagerank by attracting back links. The new Google Knowledge Graph will give improved results. read more...

Some businesses put too much weight on search rank for their keywords or too much emphasis on social media, overlooking on site SEO and user experience. You can’t do that today and expect good search rank from Google. read more...

I've been right at the front of the whole "Penguin is horrible and Google's so mean and not everyone deserves it waaaaahhhh" movement. So I thought maybe this is a good time to offer a different viewpoint. read more...

What is Anchor Text Over Optimization and How Can I Fix It? read more...

At SMX Advanced 2011, Matt Cutts announced the Google initiative to begin attributing content to original authors. Since that time, the process in which authors and websites attribute content to authors has evolved. A lot. Many times over, in fact. read more...

In the beginning search engines did not consider links in their ranking algorithms, but businesses wanted links to their site simply for the valuable traffic from a specific target market. read more...

Tips and actionable items on how to get back on track after the Penguin update. read more...

Finding the best places to go is an essential part of our lives, as are the people and resources that help us make those decisions. In fact, the opinions of friends, family or other trusted sources are often the first we seek when looking for the perfect restaurant for date night or the cafe that makes the best latte ever. read more...

Is it a penalty? Or is it just a change to Google’s algorithm? That’s been one of the hot topics in search marketing in recent months thanks to the Panda and Penguin updates, and it was one of the topics of discussion tonight at our SMX Advanced conference in Seattle. read more...

Gmail, docs, and a variety of free Google services could soon cost consumers, agencies and marketers a small fee, say some search engine experts.

Read more: http://www.mediapost.com/publications/article/176100/google-may-soon-charge-for-free-services-could-mo.html#ixzz1wx8GOq2F read more...

Writing good ad texts for Google Adwords is an art form. You must be very clear and exact when trying to convince Google’s users to click on your specific ad. read more...

When Google+ and Google+ Pages for business were introduced a little less than a year ago many people in the local search arena began anticipating the day when Google would merge or integrate Google Places and Google+ Pages. Well, today is that day. read more...