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The Most Important SEO Metrics For Backlinks Analysis

Kikolani

If you want to learn more about the backlinks that are violating Google’s guidelines , it’s best to check Google’s resources or watch the Webmaster Hangouts with John Mueller. To quickly determine if a link is dofollow or nofollow, you can install the Chrome Nofollow extension, which will highlight all nofollow links.

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The Most Important SEO Metrics For Backlinks Analysis

Kikolani

If you want to learn more about the backlinks that are violating Google’s guidelines , it’s best to check Google’s resources or watch the Webmaster Hangouts with John Mueller. To quickly determine if a link is dofollow or nofollow, you can install the Chrome Nofollow extension, which will highlight all nofollow links.

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Link-building Tips and Tools for Bloggers in a Post-Panda and Penguin World

ProBlogger

Penguin, announced in April 2012, decreased search visibility of websites that participated in black-hat SEO, keyword stuffing, cloaking, link schemes , duplicate content, and other activities that violated Google Webmaster Guidelines. If the blog has guest post guidelines, be sure to follow those in your submission.

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Paid Bloggers Still Get Google Downgrades

Bare Feet Studios

Bloggers who are compensated can use the “nofollow&# tag within their outbound links to keep those links from being tagged by Google as paid content. The nofollow may well make that harder, but then again, if you are under contract I think it’s the buyer’s responsibility to track the postings of the paid blogger.

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Should We Continue To Trust Google? | Small Business Mavericks

Small Business Mavericks

But Google’s algorithm is also leading to more changes at EzineArticles (again, already with the strictest article approval guidelines of any article directory online). And why wasn’t Article Dashboard, the provider of the most popular article directory software, on that list?

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Best Internet Marketing Posts of 2011

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

10 Ethical Ways to Buy Links : While some may argue that you need to nofollow links purchased via paid reviews (which is suggested here), link buying isn’t over and is a great way for many people to get the visibility they feel they deserve and the SEO value that may come from it. Notorious S.E.O: This is a really creative piece.

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Blogging Etiquette in the Face of a PR Pitch: What Miss Blogging.

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

After all, if you’ve invested the time in reading the book, why not give back some honesty and expertise in an email to the PR person – knowing why you didn’t review the book can help them hone their future pitches and help you build a good reputation. Some big PR firms think they are better than bloggers.

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