In late May, the European Court of Justice ruled that Google is required to remove results deemed to be “irrelevant” and “outdated.” In order to comply with this ruling, Google set up a form that allowed people to complain about specific results. To prevent fraudulent requests intended to manipulate search results, the form requires users to supply documentation verifying their identity
Like any sibling rivalry, WordPress and Drupal have been competing to be the best content management system (CMS) ever since their ‘births’ in 2001 (Drupal) and 2003 (WordPress). While both considered to be very good website creation tools, they have different strengths
In this post, we cover the basics of negative search engine optimization (SEO) and look at what you can do to fight negative SEO link spam. This being a hot topic in the industry, I encourage readers to comment at the end of the article. What Is Negative SEO
SEO is a combination of technical work at the site code level, content management at the editorial level […] Author information Duane Forrester Senior Product Manager at Bing Webmaster Program Duane Forrester is the Sr. Product Manager – Webmaster Outreach at Bing and a former Board of Directors member with SEMPO. He can be found at his blog where he writes about online marketing and monetizing websites.
Google Webmaster Tools is a goldmine for marketing and content departments, generating an array of data that will help you craft an intelligent SEO campaign. Even if you’re already using Google Analytics, you need Webmaster Tools
Within Google Webmaster Tools, hidden gems abound. But, there are five very special hidden gems that will help make your life as an SEO easier. Most webmasters are familiar with Google Webmaster tools.
In the latest video from YouTube’s Google Webmaster Help channel, Matt Cutts explains why the Google Spam team can’t handle every individual reconsideration request with a personal response: The video came from a sent-in question, asking why his thoughtful, well-written requests were always followed up by automatic responses from Google.
Google is continuing to make it easier to combine organic and paid search data by releasing a new report in AdWords that combines the two, as reported by Practical Ecommerce: The combined report can found in the dimensions tab of your Google AdWords Campaigns section. To view it on the dimensions tab, select “Paid and […] Author information Kelsey Jones Search & Social Consultant at MoxieDot. Kelsey Jones helps clients around the world grow their social media, content, and search marketing presence.
Late last year, many Raven Tools users were surprised to find that Search Engine ranking data had been removed. Under pressure from Google, Raven yanked the SERP data and focused the tool on helping SEOs and Internet Marketers with analytics tools.