Bill Hartzer

MARCH 7, 2016

Adding Google AdSense to your website hurts the mobile user experience on your website and violates Google’s own suggested guidelines. Using Google’s own Pagespeed Insights tool , I found that there is one particular section of the results, under User Experience, that gave me a score of 99 out of 100.

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Hootsuite

JULY 22, 2020

Today, we’re looking at one of the simplest and most direct ways to stay in touch with your customers: Google My Business posts. Google serves 5 billion searches for “restaurants” alone every month. Unlike content for the other big social platforms, your Google My Business posts are designed for people who are already looking for you.

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BeingOptimist

OCTOBER 18, 2023

In the ever-evolving world of digital marketing, the fear of Google penalty, mainly due to ‘Bad backlinks,’ looms large. This article will explore six effective strategies to protect your website from Google penalties associated with Bad links , ensuring your online presence remains solid and stable.

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Buffer Social

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Each week, we (the Content team) would receive overflowing inboxes filled with requests to post articles on the Buffer blog.   Usually, we’d pay these messages no mind – guest posts just weren’t a part of our content strategy. Six months ago, we noticed an interesting phenomenon. So what changed?

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Adam Sherk

JUNE 4, 2014

Google News continues to be an important source of traffic for publishers, in particular from the news OneBoxes that are frequently included in regular Web search results. While not as impactful as key news search optimization tactics, the tag offers another way to establish the topical relevancy of your content.

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Bill Hartzer

JANUARY 16, 2024

I edited the post, by the way, to take ‘mass’ out of it: I’ve written before, a lot, in fact, about negative SEO, and I’m pretty convinced, after speaking with Google employees (in person) about it, that actual negative SEO doesn’t really exist. Make sure your posts adhere to these guidelines.

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Buffer Social

JANUARY 18, 2023

Behind every incredible creator is an army of tools — and even people — to support every stage of content creation. In this article, we’ll walk you through some of these tools and how they can support your content creation journey. The following tools can help. AnswerthePublic Price : Free with limited access.

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Mindjumpers

FEBRUARY 10, 2015

Therefore, as a little help to content marketeers, we have made a small checklist. Make sure all content is relevant to your business. Just as all your other marketing efforts should support your overall business objectives, each piece of content should aim to meet specific subgoals that flow into higher-level achievements.

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Buffer Social

JULY 28, 2022

A Google Business Profile is a hidden gem that many small business owners can use to their advantage. Just as search engine optimization can fuel your growth in the Google rankings, Google Business Profiles are another way to direct eyes from organic searches to your business.

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Small Business Mavericks

NOVEMBER 27, 2015

Google recently announced on its Webmaster Central Blog that they updated their rater guidelines, and it would be helpful to marketers to read those guidelines to get a better understanding of how their search algorithms work. Google understands that smartphones have become a regular part of most peoples lives.

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Convince & Convert

AUGUST 20, 2015

To expand on yesterday’s post on how brands are balancing good marketing with lawful compliance , I interviewed a brand who emphasizes ethical marketing and double checks that all of their blogger outreach complies with FTC Guidelines. Google has strict rules about paid links and considers links in paid posts to fall under this.

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ProBlogger

AUGUST 17, 2016

Google’s Updated Quality Guidelines . This past November, Google released their Quality Rater Guidelines so that businesses, marketers, content writers, and SEO experts could get an idea of exactly what the search engine giant was looking for when it came to quality content. The Emphasis on E-A-T .

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Bill Hartzer

MARCH 27, 2013

The first-ever online marketplace for buying and selling links in articles and blog posts based on Google Authorship and Klout score has been launched. Buying and selling links based on Google’s PageRank has long been a controversial topic, as well as a violation of Google’s Webmaster Guidelines.

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Hootsuite

MAY 15, 2023

Bonus: Get a free, customizable social media guidelines template to quickly and easily create recommendations for your company and employees. 1 Social Media Tool for Franchises Support your franchises with brand-safe content and easy approval workflows. What’s good when it comes to content anyway? You know, the simple things.

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The Social Media Incubator

JULY 18, 2013

You’ve likely heard people refer to “high quality content” online. This phrase is typically used in reference to website content, and you’ll often hear people say that if you want to rank high in Google’s search index, then you need to produce high quality content. But what does that mean?

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Hootsuite

MAY 1, 2023

This includes tasks like drafting posts, scheduling them to post at specific times, approving content before sharing it with your followers, and measuring performance by analyzing the results. Higher-quality content: Clear workflows ensure your content is accurate, up-to-date, and offers the best possible reflection of your brand.

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Convince & Convert

MAY 15, 2014

By now you may well have heard of Google+, and you think it is a ‘social media thing’, right? Sure, there is a social destination, but Google+ has tools for every business looking to increase engagement: a) Within their business itself, and b) To build relationships and develop loyal ‘fans’ of them and their brands.

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Convince & Convert

APRIL 15, 2016

The way our mind acquires, operates, and responds reminds me of the Google Knowledge Graph. Google Knowledge Graph is the largest warehouse of knowledge in digital history—and it’s doing it with your help. What Is Google Knowledge Graph? Till now, Google ignored the actual context used in phrases.

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Hootsuite

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

Getting your content featured in search results pages can help extend your organic reach. Get the list of secret shortcuts Hootsuite’s own social media team uses to create thumb-stopping content. Instagram SEO means optimizing your Instagram content to be discovered in search results. Let’s dive in. What is Instagram SEO?

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SEO Instagram Tips HootSuite 145

Buffer Social

AUGUST 21, 2023

Instagram creators can monetize their content with Subscriptions. We’ve covered how to monetize your YouTube content before, but Shorts has a different model for creators. This model also means that music usage doesn’t affect creators' ability to monetize their content.

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Bill Hartzer

NOVEMBER 6, 2013

AuthorLinks , the first-ever marketplace to buy and sell Google Authorship, has rebranded as AuthPost. As you might recall, I wrote about AuthorLinks and how the site was the first to buy and sell Google Authorship. With this new branding, the site is focusing on posts first, and not links.

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Bill Hartzer

MAY 9, 2011

But that doesn’t always happen, even if you are Google. I have uncovered a few instances where Google is not following its own standards when it comes to the industry’s best practices. And Google is not just doing this a few times: Google is doing this over 26,000 times ! Post on Google Buzz.

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Sites Google Directory Guidelines 149

Proactive Report

OCTOBER 22, 2017

A while ago I posted a video by Rand Fishkin on how to create 10X content- content that is 10X better than your competitors. Can you measure the quality of your content? But there are several indicators that can tell you how well your content is doing: The Google Quality Guidelines. Facts and Figures.

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The Realtime Report

AUGUST 16, 2021

A video content of 45 seconds can describe a thousand words and a hundred pictures in tandem. Move on from Google ads: Google ads are a thing of the past! Maximum users like to read reviews on Google My Business listing profiles besides the other reputed review websites like Indeed, Yelp, Glassdoor, etc.

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Strategy Marketing Guidelines Review 172

Small Business Mavericks

MARCH 19, 2013

Google likes to help new webmasters. These few suggestions Google offers won’t guarantee your website a page 1 ranking, but they do give you the basic run down on what Google is looking for from websites. It’s pretty simple, really. Small Business Mavericks has been saying the same thing for several years.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

DECEMBER 27, 2011

This last year Google brought a large number of algorithm changes to the table. In case you missed it through all the chaos, below lists all of the crazy Google changes that occurred in 2011and just what they all meant: Top 10 Google Algorithm Changes of 2011. Google claims the update “incorporates new signals.”

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Bill Hartzer

DECEMBER 5, 2013

If your website has been manually penalized by Google and you get that manual penalty revoked after you file a Google reconsideration request , it will take some time for Google to trust your website again. Once a Google manual penalty is revoked, your website needs to regain trust. File a Google reconsideration request.

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Proactive Report

JUNE 26, 2017

Creating content is one thing, getting it seen is another. It’s that ‘tree in the forest’ question: If you create the perfect piece of content and nobody sees it, does it matter? Distribution and amplification of your content is a vital part of your content strategy. Write good quality content.

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Social Media Marketing

JANUARY 2, 2023

However, producing high-quality video content while working remotely can present its challenges. Utilize video feedback and collaboration tools: Tools like Google Docs and Slack can help your team collaborate and provide feedback on video projects in real-time.

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Bill Hartzer

FEBRUARY 19, 2016

Either that, or the person reviewing the suggested changes I had to a spammy listing on Google Maps isn’t doing their job. I recently made a suggestion to what I consider a VERY spammy listing in Google Maps, which appears to violate a several of their guidelines. First, a little background.

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Bill Hartzer

DECEMBER 16, 2013

As you know, I have helped numerous businesses and site owners respond to Google’s manual link penalties. And get those manual link penalties removed or revoked by Google. And not all sites have received manual link penalty messages from Google. Documented everything in a Google spreadsheet. www.linkdelete.com.

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Webbiquity SMM

DECEMBER 11, 2013

Content marketing is a hot topic, primarily in the B2B world but increasingly in consumer marketing as well. The number of Google searches for the phrase have increased 400% since January 2011. The first step toward content marketing success begins with (or at least should begin with) creation of a content marketing strategy.

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Bill Hartzer

APRIL 13, 2014

By now I am sure you have heard about the Google AdSense program. If you have a legitimate website with unique content and your website meets or exceeds Google’s Acceptable Guidelines for webmasters, then most likely you will be able to run Google Ads on your website and share a portion of the revenue with Google.

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Janet Fouts

NOVEMBER 7, 2011

Everybody’s been arguing over the value of Google Plus lately. Well, Google just changed the conversation in a big way and just in time. The announcement of Google pages for business came just in time to turn the whole argument on it’s head. Select one and you are now using Google plus as your page.

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Ignite Social Media

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

After topping both Google and Apple download charts this past week, you are probably wondering “What is Parler?”. As stated by the founder John Matze, “Parler is committed to free speech, does not mine or sell data, and does not remove content based on politics or ideology. Parler community guidelines are simple and to the point.

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Convince & Convert

JANUARY 11, 2016

The SEO world, too, is preparing to combat unexpected threats, especially from various Google penalties. Whether you like it or not, websites in variety of niches depend on Google for a high percentage of their traffic. Many other sites are being penalized by Google algorithmic updates—especially the big boys, Penguin and Panda.

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Hootsuite

JULY 25, 2023

Bonus: Get a free, customizable social media policy template to quickly and easily create guidelines for your company and employees. On platforms like Instagram or TikTok, it’s easy to get swept up in trending content. Ask for permission for gated content and accounts Lawyers are allowed to view and interact with public-facing content.

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