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Link-building Tips and Tools for Bloggers in a Post-Panda and Penguin World

ProBlogger

In February of 2011, Google released the Panda update that took rankings away from websites with low-quality content and sites with more advertising than content. paid links (with the exception of those from directories). Submit your blog to blog directories. Google’s Panda update. Google’s Penguin update.

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Should We Continue To Trust Google? | Small Business Mavericks

Small Business Mavericks

I’ve already written about Google’s recent algorithm update that has resulted in many websites losing search rankings while benefiting WikiHow and eHow, both considered content farms by many SEOs and Internet marketers. Article directories? Google, puh-lease! Why is this upsetting?

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10 Dreadful Mistakes that Kill Your Comments

Kikolani

Besides her numerous guest posts all around the blogosphere, several prestigious awards like Finalists: Top 10 Social Media Blogs 2011 , and being an all around nice gal, Kristi is always about GIVING to her readers. And yes, you need a mixture of both Dofollow and Nofollow links, because that’s what natural link building looks like.

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Why Google Pushed Me to Build a (Bigger) Link Network

Viper Chill

Often, I feel like we have to do the exact same thing when it comes to SEO. Every single person who is active in SEO – especially those who do it for clients – should have built at least one link network for testing purposes. Over two years ago now, back in December 2011, Joost de Valk a.k.a Set them up manually.

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