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Google Quality Rater Guidelines 2014

Bill Hartzer

I just got ahold of the latest copy of Google’s Quality Rater Guidelines, with a date of March 2014. Now, I have gotten a copy of the guidelines, and have set up the “pay with a tweet” service in order for you to download a copy of this document. Part 2: Utility Rating Guideline.

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There is Nothing About Negative SEO in Google Webmaster Guidelines

Bill Hartzer

There is nothing about Negative SEO in Google’s Webmaster Guidelines. After a review of Google’s Webmaster Guidelines, from what I can tell, there are no actual references to the practice of Negative SEO. After all, it doesn’t violate Google’s Webmaster Guidelines. Are you surprised?

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7 Tips for #SocialMedia guidelines and Government

Laurel Papworth

Five years ago I wrote a list of social media guidelines for the Enterprise which has been read 100,000+ times. And even today creating social media guidelines for staff are a challenge. I often ask my students to get into teams and come up with some guidelines. Public, Acknowledged Guidelines. Secret InHouse Guidelines.

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SEO Copywriting: 25 Best Practices for 2014

Writtent Blog

While there are guidelines, and legitimate hints are dropped from time to time, nobody knows exactly what will rank web pages and appeal to prospects. We’ve listed 25 of the best practices of 2014 below. All of them adhere to SEO and content creation guidelines. They can also enhance credibility and authority. Write First.

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In 2014, Are Free Link Exchanges Still Acceptable?

Bill Hartzer

In 2014, is it still okay to participate in a free link exchange? From: “Brian Baker” Date: Tue, July 1, 2014 3:42 pm. Anything that you do to try to manipulate PageRank, when it comes to linking, is consider to be a link scheme: and link schemes are against Google’s guidelines. To: XXXXXXXXXX @billhartzer.com.

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10 Reasons Businesses Will Start Using Google+ Communities in 2014

Convince & Convert

Be sure to check community guidelines when it comes to posting policies before you start publishing in existing communities. All of this engagement tends to be seen as the key to social search engine optimization.

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3 Day Social Media Intensive – Hands on! Sydney 2014

Laurel Papworth

Not sure if/when I’m running them next year due to available dates but here’s the details for this December course: Social Media 3 Day Intensive Course (hands on) in Sydney December 2014. This 3 Day Social Media course is a mix of lecture, group challenges and computer based exercises (bring your own laptop or use ours ).