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Be Careful When Choosing an SEO for Google Panda or Penguin Recovery

Bill Hartzer

I think the title of this post, “be careful when choosing an SEO” (search engine optimization) professional really says it all. Tactics for Dealing with the Latest Google Algorithm Updates – Pubcon New Orleans 2013 from Bill Hartzer. Date: Wednesday, July 31, 2013 7:23 AM. SEO is dead, long live SEO.

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SEO Firm Offers Natural Link Building Services

Bill Hartzer

My definition of a natural link is one that you did not obtain by asking someone for a link–and you did not obtain that link because you hired an SEO firm to build those links for you. Date: Tue, Aug 13, 2013 at 7:18 AM. It’s not the same as what most SEO companies do: Top 20 Benefits of Our Service: 1. From: Shane.

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SEO is Dead. Content Marketing = Guaranteed SEO

Writtent Blog

SEO as we know it is actually gone forever. Once the de facto standard for measuring a website’s authority, Google PageRank figures haven’t been updated in 2013, and Matt Cutts himself has stated they won’t be updated again this year. Still not convinced that these emerging factors indicate that SEO isn’t what it used to be?

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Search Traffic Declining? You’re Not Alone (and What to Do About It)

Webbiquity SMM

Yes, SEO (which increases website visibility) is a key component of WPO, but it’s only one component. Until fairly recently, common SEO guidance was to “Create backlinks from (press releases) to…supporting pages on your website. In early 2013, Google devalued general directory links for search rankings.

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The Evolution of SEO in New Zealand

Bill Hartzer

If we study how SEO has evolved in New Zealand, we can learn a lot about how the field of search engine optimization has changed in the last few years. SEO companies were forced to become quite a bit more educated and sophisticated in their approach to ranking websites. SEO tactics vary a great deal from one company to another.

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The Changing Face of Link Building

Small Business Mavericks

Here are a few highlights from the survey: more businesses are spending $10 to $50k a month on link building (including content projects) — 37% instead of 2013′s 11%. article directories are considered least effective. paid links and article directories tied in most votes for harmful tactics.

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Why Blogs that Allow Guest Posts Will Be Penalized in 2013

ProBlogger

Just as low-level article directories (ezinearticles, articlesbase, and others) got hurt by Google’s Panda Update in 2013, I predict that Google will hurt sites abusing guest blogging in 2013. If I linked the words “Minneapolis SEO Company” to my homepage, that is unnatural. In 2013, that is my prediction.