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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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5 Ways that Social Media Impacts SEO

Adam Sherk

I was invited to contribute a column to an upcoming social media guidebook from Media Industry Newsletter and Folio. Here are five ways that social media impacts SEO, or more specifically search engine visibility, rankings and traffic: 1. This is a necessary step to combat spam but it takes away the SEO value of the links.

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The Most Important SEO Metrics For Backlinks Analysis

Kikolani

Even so, not all backlinks are good for SEO. In this article, I’ll show you how to determine if a backlink is right or bad for SEO and what are the most important SEO metrics to look for when doing a backlinks analysis. Just like in any industry, SEO has a lot of misleading information on blogs and forums.

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The Most Important SEO Metrics For Backlinks Analysis

Kikolani

Even so, not all backlinks are good for SEO. In this article, I’ll show you how to determine if a backlink is right or bad for SEO and what are the most important SEO metrics to look for when doing a backlinks analysis. Just like in any industry, SEO has a lot of misleading information on blogs and forums.

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SEMPO Caught Violating Google Webmaster Guidelines for Advertorials

Bill Hartzer

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. As such, links to SEMPO should include a ‘nofollow’ link, and clearly state in the article (or at the end of the article) that Motoko Hunt is a Board Member of SEMPO.

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10 Premium SEO Tools That You Can Try for Free (or Cheap)

Kikolani

If you don’t do SEO for a living but want to do some major search marketing work with your website, you’re in luck. The following are awesome SEO tools you can use for free or cheap for a limited time to do your search marketing research. Premium SEO Tools with Free Account Options. MajesticSEO.

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HOW TO: Guide to Performing Website Audits

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

Audits should be performed before the launch of any new website design, and at least twice per year to keep up with changes in industry standards. Cloaking or duplicating content is a huge no-no for SEO. Keeping that in mind, it may be the worst SEO mistake of your life. Noindex and Nofollow. Geo Redirects.

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