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How Google+ Could Affect SEO

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Google HQ is constantly looking for ways to improve the quality of searches. There are several issues with ranking user-generated content through social media because it depends who is the original author, to what communities the author belongs to, and whether the author is an authority on the subject of the content.

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Google Targets ‘Scraped’ Content and ‘Content Farms’

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In a move “to encourage a healthy web ecosystem,” Google recently announced a major change to its search algorithm – a move to devalue so-called “content farms” that primarily copy content from other websites, and sites that offer little or no value-added content for users.

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SEO in 2013: What to Expect

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SEO analysts around the world are constantly searching for the best ways to stay ahead of the optimization game. Here are a few SEO trends you can expect to see in 2013. Expect to hear the term SEO less often. SEO also is gaining a reputation for manufactured search engine status. Expect more Google products.

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6 Ways To Ensure SEO and User Satisfaction with Your Content

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It’s a thin line to walk between ensuring search engine optimization and keeping your readers satisfied with your content. If your content awkwardly uses SEO keywords you can easily turn off your readers. Also, too many SEO keywords can hurt your ranking on Google and other search engines as well.

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A Guide to Multilingual SEO Strategy

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With foreign languages experiencing exponential online growth, it’s important to consider whether or not multilingual SEO might be of benefit to your company. The following three principles outline core strategies for implementing multilingual SEO within a website. Cultural relevance is just as important as content quality.

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SEO for Sites in Various Countries/Languages (International SEO)

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Are there any duplicate content issues if all sites are going to be written in the same language (e.g Does Google give more value to sites which site be hosted within the targeted country so they rank higher than if hosted elsewhere? – Pros of CCTLDs. SEO necessary to link build to deep sub-folder pages. or Australia)?

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How to Name an Image for SEO Purposes

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When optimizing your site for SEO purposes there are several considerations to take into account. If your site relies heavily on images for content, it is a great idea to prep your site with a rich folder structure. If you were to go with the second option, Google will only rank it for name of image. Additional Tags.

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