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UGC, Sponsored Are The Two New Nofollow Link Attributes Introduce By Google

BeingOptimist

Google is one of the top search engines in the world, and it is continuously upgrading the search engine to understand the behaviour of the links. That is why they have recently launched two more nofollow link attributes that is UGC and sponsored. You are saying here to Google that you do not trust those links.

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SEO Guidelines for Sponsored Content and Partner Links

Adam Sherk

However in any implementation it is important to comply with search engine guidelines to avoid negative repercussions for SEO. This topic has been in the news recently with Google first issuing a reminder that any links within sponsored content should not pass PageRank. Sponsored Content Compliance.

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

Bill Hartzer

Recently, Google took the position that press releases were simply link schemes , advertorials for a business. 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.

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SEO in 2018, Which Practices You Should Avoid and Why.

Social Media Marketing

SEO is a never-ending race and marketers and bloggers know that. In order to achieve success in the SEO world, it's important to stay updated on Google's changes, impact and new avenues, therefore, these are some important pieces of advice on which practices you should avoid while optimising your content online.

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5 Ways that Social Media Impacts SEO

Adam Sherk

While the role of social media signals in Google and Bing’s ranking algorithms is still evolving there are already a number of ways that social media is having a clear influence. Here are five ways that social media impacts SEO, or more specifically search engine visibility, rankings and traffic: 1. Highlighting Authors.

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Do Social Signals Drive SEO?

Convince & Convert

A day later you notice the post has been indexed by Google, and it’s at #4 on the second page one of your main keywords. A week later, you check that keyword again in Google, and lo and behold, it’s now at #5 on page one. There is so much speculation about how social media and SEO interact, but what’s the real story?

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SEMPO Caught Violating Google Webmaster Guidelines for Advertorials

Bill Hartzer

SEMPO, The Search Engine Marketing Professional Organization , is taking advantage of text links in advertorials, clearly a violation Google Webmaster Guidelines for link schemes. As professional SEOs who are paid to know these guidelines and advise others, we should hold SEMPO and its Board of Directors to higher standards.