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I search Google all the time; that’s my profession and my hobby. For me it’s easier to use Google to find an article I wrote back in 2010 on something-I-don’t-remember-exactly than to find a pen on my desk (yes, my desk is usually a mess; I say it proves that I am creative) I am not searching as a regular user, I suppose. Years of searching have made me a…

On Monday I did a post about John Mueller’s responses on my questions concerning Disavows. I found 2 other times in that discussion that were not mentioned in my original post, but I felt were worth noting to the public. The first has to do with the Search Engine Optimization Starter Guide put out by Google in 2008, where the example Google gives of a “good link” sure looks un-natural and…

Below is Part I Part 2 is here, The lost transcripts, Part 2 to John Mueller and Jim talk about Disavows. Part 1 This morning I attended the live Google Hangout with John Mueller. I’ve been watching the recording of these for several months now, and I decided that I wanted a chance to ask some questions myself so this morning I was able to join in. There were several…

The past few months I’ve been doing a lot of link analysis for doing Google Disavows for websites. With Penguin now penalizing site for unnatural links, and with me speaking often about Penguin at conferences, and me being “the link guy”, a lot of companies have been coming to us for solutions after they’ve been hit by Google’s Penguin Update, and now they need to perform a Disavow and/or a…

Google has made billions by providing their visitors what they want. The ads at the top and side of search results are tailored to the queried term, in most cases. These paid (aka sponsored) results most often provide a solution to a problem, which is identified through Google’s intent perception of the query. But Google isn’t all about its paid ads. They want visitors to benefit from organic results, and…

If you are a giant geek like me, then you will likely watch this clip a few times today. But, there are other ways to celebrate our country’s freedom in total geek fashion. To get you started, I compiled a collection of Google doodles all from the search giant over the years. Each doodle was released on the 4th of July for the homepage of the most visited website in…

Last week there was a pretty big SERPs test spotted from Google: “In-depth” articles that appear to be triggered from trusted sources of information: There are a few reasons why, if it takes off, it will be huge news for SEOs: We’ll have to figure out what Google considers “in-depth” We’ll have to figure out how to get that additional exposure in search for our own sites The fact that…

In 2008 Google officially introduced one of its greatest features: as-you-type suggestions. It was initially based only on what people typed when searching for the same phrase as you were. It was an optional feature (you could switch it off easily using Google’s search settings). Obviously, it was huge news for SEOs as search suggestions drastically affected the behavior of a user… In 2010 suggestions were taken one step further…

Over the years SEO’s and developers have worked together to design, test and implement automation methods which support technical and content search engine optimization goals. From the first use of dynamic insertion of database elements into page titles and product headlines, to the advanced eCommerce “tricks” we see in play today, automation is the key to SEO efficiency. This is especially true for large publishing or eCommerce sites which generate…