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Sponsored Content and Google Penalties – Is Google Acting Hypoctrical?

Posted on June 28, 2009 by Barry Wheeler

Seeing that @mattcutts unfollowed @shoemoneybecause of “sponsored tweets”, I began to follow several of the bloggers that have been controversial and very much in the face of what they deem as Google’s hypocritical assessment of penalties.  At issue here is Google’s and Matt Cutts “almightier than thou” attitude that if you provide links in exchange for goods or services, those links had better be NoFollowed or … Continue reading →

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Google PageRank Update Happening – But Does it Mean Anything?

Posted on April 1, 2009 by Barry Wheeler

Google is updating its PageRank.  This site has jumped from a Google PageRank (PR) of zero to a PR3.  But does this change in PageRank mean anything? PageRank is a numeric value that Google assigns to web pages based on its perceived importance.  Traditionally, Google PageRank was determined purely on the number of links that a page had from external sites.  However, as the Google … Continue reading →

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Google Will Someday Rule the World

Posted on March 20, 2009 by Barry Wheeler

Google will rule the world and it is only a matter of time.  Google has far reaching virtual hands and touches almost every aspect of online life and in doing so has major influence on a business’ success or failure online. With over 50 major acquisitions such as DoubleClick,  Blogger and YouTube, Google has shown its muscle.  It’s search engine dominates online search.  Competitors such … Continue reading →

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Sponsored Blog Posts Attract Google’s Attention

Posted on March 6, 2009 by Barry Wheeler

It is known as the “no follow” tag, a small piece of HTML that was introduced to help search engines (especially Google), recognize that a link is not to count towards the popularity of the link in search engine ranking.  Google has made it abundantly clear in it will not trust websites that violate the Google Webmaster quality guidelines. Barry WheelerBarry Wheeler is a blogger, … Continue reading →

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Universal Search / Universal Search Indicators and the Future of SEO

Posted on March 2, 2009 by Barry Wheeler

With the onset of Universal Search, Search engine technology is constantly evolving as search engine companies deploy, purchase and implement new technologies into the world of search.  Universal Search has changed the landscape of many online businesses as an entire industry around search engine optimization (SEO).  Understanding how search engines work and using tactics and strategies to provide companies an advantage in their online presence … Continue reading →

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SEO is Dead! (Well Almost)

Posted on February 3, 2009 by Barry Wheeler

SEO is dead.  That’s a sentiment that I’ve read on many forums, across many blogs, and in a few magazine articles.  Is SEO dead?  Not in the least, but the strategies of SEO are changing, and the environment across the digital landscape is definitely evolving. As search engines migrate to more localized content, customized searches and smarter ranking algorithms, ranking well for some keywords will … Continue reading →

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Link Building Challenges

Posted on January 21, 2009 by Barry Wheeler

Link building is essential to placing well in the search engines.  There is no denying the importance of link building but it is becoming more difficult to obtain links.  Webmasters are finding it difficult to find relevant links and as a result, struggle with effectively being able to promote and have their sites rank well within the search engines. Barry WheelerBarry Wheeler is a blogger, … Continue reading →

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Number 4 out of 62,100,000 in Google in a Single Week

Posted on January 17, 2009 by Barry Wheeler

Yes, it is true.  In just one week, 7 days – I’ve managed to have an article rank #4 out of 62,100,000 (yes that is 62 million)!  Using basic search engine optimization techniques I’ve achieved this awesome search ranking – 4 out of 62,100,000.  Doing this in one week is a joke right?  If I had read this claim on a blog or on a … Continue reading →

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Paid Links – Links that Google Can’t Detect

Posted on January 15, 2009 by Barry Wheeler

Paid links.  We’ve all read the warnings that we should not partake in the practice of buying and selling links.  Google frowns upon paid links, and as clearly stated in the Google Webmaster Guidelines ”Don’t participate in link schemes designed to increase your site’s ranking or PageRank. In particular, avoid links to web spammers or ‘bad neighborhoods’ on the web, as your own ranking may be … Continue reading →

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Google WebSpam Targets in 2009?

Posted on January 11, 2009 by Barry Wheeler

Matt Cutts, the head of Google’s WebSpam team has asked what his WebSpam team should concentrate on in 2009.  While soliciting comments on his blog does not guarantee that these items will become a focus of Google WebSpam, it will no doubt have some influence.  The call for comments has definitely worked as many SEOs and people have expressed their opinions. Barry WheelerBarry Wheeler is a … Continue reading →

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