In the recent spate of Googleâs anti âeasyâ link updates, also known as Penguin , link removal has become an essential part of SEO. There are many reasons to remove a link: There may be other reasons, but the above are my top five. How Do I Identify Bad Links? To be honest there isnât …
I always enjoy reading stuff Malcolm Coles puts out. Today, he just dropped a really well written post: 15 more sites that forbid you from linking to them Insanity? Yes. It is. In this day and age more links means more more more rankings. So why are these sites not allowing people to link to …
This post has been inspired and adapted from one of my favourite non-SEO bloggers, James Altucher. He recently wrote:Â 9 Ways to break all the rules. As an SEO, regardless to the fact we proscribe or prescribe the definition, our jobs are to get our content high up enough in SERPs to attract searchers into our …
I havenât really paid much attention to SEO blogs in the last three months. Part of that reason is that I am insanely busy working on new projects that have little to do with SEO. However that doesnât mean I donât check or test stuff. This post is more of an observation and a working …
Sometimes itâs important to ask questions that may have answers that you already know. One such question popped in my mind yesterday, which obviously found its way onto twitter: Ok Question tweeps: As an SEO do you NEED to know âblack hatâ tactics? Thoughts? To my surprise I had a phenomenal number of responses. I …
If youâve got a passion for search engine optimization (SEO) and are looking for a flexible, rewarding career, becoming an SEO freelancer might be your perfect match. In the dynamic world of digital marketing, SEO freelancers play a crucial role in helping businesses improve their online visibility and reach their target audience more effectively. This …
Most of us that arenât extremely technically minded tend to fall into a series of errors that our more savvy friends would be able to help us out of. And if we, those who are in the web / online marketing industry get caught out, then I wonder what happens to the less savvy population? …
Part of understanding Blackhat and Hacker Spam is to put yourself it their mindset. And that means asking âHow Can I Use This For My Benefit?â Well I have been doing a lot of that lately. And one of the genius ideas that I had was full site takeovers. Then I toned it down. And …
Paid search gives you many options to test and play with the SERPs and Keywords in a way that SEO cant. I have used PPC on several occasions to make decisions around SEO, and quite successfully. It is often hard for businesses to understand the âvalueâ of SEO, and I know for a fact that …
This post is a first for me. First time there is a guest post (well semi-guest) on this site. It also is my first collaboration with one of my favourite Research SEOs Neyne.  Neyne (Real name Branko Rihtman) doesnât blog very often, but when he does it is always worth a read. This is a two part …
I often say that you need to try new things, test new theories, play with the SERPs as often as you can. After all, if you blindly follow what others, and donât try your own experiments, you wonât be a competitive SEO. At the same time, read others experiments, learn from them, but try and replicate …
So a little while ago I pointed out that Facebook is running a massive Grayhat Strategy to Rank for Longtail in the SERPs, essentially carrying out SERP Sniffing to an insanely large scale, with the view of potentially building a community driven Content Farm. Some really interesting questions popped to mind: Not all of these are easy to answer, …
When PR Doesnt work with SEO and loses link opportunities. I know How powerful SEO and PR can be. You do too, I am sure. PR is the one way to get legitimate âwhite hatâ links of real authority. However, we are far from working well together with PR. Below I have highlighted 9 mistakes …
Domaining gets a pretty bad reputation. And I can understand why â you dont need to be a rocket scientist to figure out how dodgy some domainers are. But on the other hand, buying and selling domains, speculating or testing keyword rich domains are part and parcel of the web. If you are into Black Hat …
Not long if you are owned by Google. Guess who is back in the SERPs with a vengence?I wrote about Beat that Quote and started ranking for it, in fact, I was at position 1 until today morning (they were penalised for shady SEO only a couple of weeks ago). Now Let’s See What Google Has Given …
The Idiots Guide To Content Spinning Everyone has heard of Article Spinning. Many SEOs and Affiliates have tried it. But I dont think a large number of SEOs understand it. Letâs take the no.1 result on the search âArticle Spinningâ (shock horror, its wikipedia ) Article spinning is a search engine optimization technique by which blog or …
So for those of you who read my google Nostalgia post, must have om across th google Friends newsletter. Yes the news letter is still running. ad I just got mine. I picked up the following tidbit which I thought was interesting. Have copied the relevant section, but the highlights are mine: POWER TIP Block sites …
I have explored the theme of Black Hat SEO before. What I havenât highlighted, is that there are many subdivisions in Blackhat too. Ranging from SERP Spamming to Autogeneration of Content, the field is immense. And there are some serious geniuses in it. I will point out three key points that should stay in your mind before you complete …