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NoFollow Links in Press Releases? How To Revise Your Press Release Strategy

Bill Hartzer

Therefore, all links in press releases should have the nofollow attribute added to the links, so that the press release does not pass any SEO ( Search Engine Optimization ) value to the website it’s linking to. But I have a suspicion as to why they are wanting us to put nofollow links in press releases now. But I digress.

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Why Your Search Engine Optimization Strategy Must Now Include Social Validation

Bill Hartzer

You probably have heard me preach it before: if at all possible, for search engine optimization purposes, your web site should include a blog or other section of your web site that includes articles. To rank well in the search engines, your web site needs new, fresh, topical content added on a regular basis.

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HOW TO: Guide to Performing Website Audits

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

Onsite optimization of websites is the most important factor in ranking better in search engine results. Bolding and italicizing text within paragraphs will show importance of the phrase to search engines. Cloaking content is a very risky practice which will get your website heavily penalized by search engines. Geo Redirects.

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Web CEO SEO Software Platform Review

Kikolani

Web CEO is a search engine optimization software that has a lot of great features. In this post, we’re going to look at how easy it is to research your niche, promote your website, track performance and optimize your web pages for higher search engine rankings in the Web CEO SEO Dashboard. That’s about it!

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Online Reputation Management For Businesses: A Comprehensive Guide

Harp Interactive

If you have a website that depends on traffic from search engines then your reputation is vulnerable to external forces. Google search results page will list these negative sites if these sites have gained momentum and are optimized for relevant search terms/keywords. Use 301 redirects instead of 302 or Meta refresh.

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How Google Finds and Penalizes Advertorials

Bill Hartzer

Google wants links in advertorials to be tagged with the nofollow attribute and the FTC requires full disclosure. The likelihood of a list of paid links appearing on the sidebar (the left or right side) of a page, and even in the footer, was very good. I’m using Search Engine Land in the example above.

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3 Great Safe Alternatives to Guest Blogging

Bill Hartzer

Create a list of 10 possible article ideas, come up with your own summaries for each, and narrow down the list to the best one or two. Links in all the content are typically nofollowed and comply with all FTC and Google Webmaster Guidelines. link building Search Engine Optimization' Alternative Two: Media Outreach.

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