Bill Hartzer

APRIL 11, 2014

In the past 24 hours, Google appears to have added a new page as a part of their quality guidelines: a page that explains how to report spam, paid links, malware, and other problems. Previously this page was not a part of their quality guidelines located here. Google Search Engines' The page has been there before.

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SocialFish

OCTOBER 8, 2010

We SocialFish wrote a white paper about it, there’s the Social Media Governance web site with a data base of 154 policies and a Google search of “social media policy” has 440 million results. Instead of heresy, this is really an argument about semantics – policy versus guidelines. Guidelines.

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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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Razor Social

DECEMBER 1, 2020

You ran Google Page Speed Insights test and you got a low score but the stats displayed are a bit confusing? Google wants to provide the best possible user experience to users. Google wants to provide the best possible user experience to users. What is Google PageSpeed Insights? Guideline: Time to interactive.

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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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Hootsuite

APRIL 26, 2021

Having a Google My Business (GMB) profile can be a great way for businesses of all sizes to boost brand visibility and get more customers. This free marketing tool from Google can be used to improve your SEO while providing customers with essential info about your business. The purpose of the Google My Business Messaging feature.

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Bill Hartzer

MARCH 26, 2013

I knew this was coming at some point, and perhaps we all knew that Google has been starting to crack down on local businesses who have their Google Maps listing using a UPS Store as their location. This local business owner set up a Google Plus account , verified Google Authorship, and set up the Google Local / Google Maps listing.

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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. As I covered in Google News news_keywords Meta Tag: More Cons than Pros? There are some general guidelines for images that you should adhere to as well.

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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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Bill Hartzer

SEPTEMBER 25, 2013

If you have ever received a manual penalty from Google , then you most likely have received this message in Google Webmaster Tools that could be an unnatural link warning , similar to this one that my client received: The message reads something like this: Dear site owner or webmaster of [link]. Sincerely, Google Search Quality Team.

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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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Janet Fouts

NOVEMBER 6, 2013

We are big fans of the Google Hangout around here. Now Google’s introduced a new program called “Helpouts” The idea is to do a hangout with someone else to help them solve a problem or learn a skill. Another way to tie you into Google’s calendar app, but hey, it’s a pretty good app! Think Wave.

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Bill Hartzer

OCTOBER 20, 2014

Over the weekend, it was confirmed that Google has updated their Google Penguin algorithm. Or, at least while I write this, Google apparently is still in the process of updating it. We Can’t Talk Google Penguin 3.0 There is no official announcement from Google in the form of one of their employees announcing it.

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Bill Hartzer

JULY 23, 2012

If you have what Google calls “unnatural links” that hare pointing to your web site, then Google will notify you. They do these notifications via Google Webmaster Tools. In what I call a confusing turn of events, Google has sent out a correction to recent messages regarding the detection of unnatural links.

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Small Business Mavericks

MARCH 21, 2014

If you haven’t heard of Google’s Webmaster Academy, don’t worry. Google Webmaster Central, however, recently announced that new content has been added to the educational program for webmasters. Learning how Google sees and understands your site. Communicating with Google about your site.

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Adam Sherk

JULY 23, 2013

The standout tag for Google News has been around for a couple years now but many news publishers are still uncertain about it. The primary way that it manifests within Google News is when an article in a lead story cluster is labeled “Featured.”. Does the standout tag actually work? Yes it does, but only so often.

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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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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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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. Marketing'

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Buffer Social

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Setting up guidelines and FAQS After conducting the research, we used the information we gathered to outline the elements of the program. First, we repurposed our existing blog guidelines and style guide. Setting these guidelines has helped us internally know when to reject a pitch outright. Do you want to write for us?

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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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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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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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Bill Hartzer

MAY 13, 2013

If your website is banned in the Google search engine or if your website is penalized, then I don’t recommend writing and distributing a press release about it. They bought links, which is against Google’s acceptable Webmaster Guidelines. Google caught them, and penalized their website as a result.

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Press Release Issues Google Guidelines 138

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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ProBlogger

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Google is rolling out guidelines for all email senders in an effort to: Help protect recipients from malicious messages, such as spoofing and phishing messages Help protect you and your organization from being impersonated Help decrease the likelihood of your emails being rejected or marked as spam WHEN do these guidelines start?

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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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The Realtime Report

AUGUST 16, 2021

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. All review websites have guidelines to remove the fake review. So, it’s the right time to focus on it.

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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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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

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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Hootsuite

MAY 15, 2023

Bonus: Get a free, customizable social media guidelines template to quickly and easily create recommendations for your company and employees. Answer: Creating a detailed brand guidelines document and keeping it where all franchisees can access the latest version, along with your brand assets. What is franchise social media marketing?

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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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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

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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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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