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2014 google search engine algorithm updates

A Look Back at the 2014 Google Search Engine Algorithm Updates

For businesses living partially or entirely within the web, Google algorithm updates or new releases are anticipated events. Whether the anticipation is positive or negative, however, depends on the work a business has done to solve issues caused by any penalties from a previous algorithm,

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Does DMOZ still have a role in SEO?

I’ve been an editor at Dmoz since 2000, and there is a lot of good and bad information and incorrect information on the internet. Now, DMOZ is generally pretty closed mouth about itself, but I’m going to try and address a few things to help

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How to Do Guest Blogging: Guest Blogging Done Right

Guest blogging is an exceptional link building practice that provides targeted, high-quality links in addition to lasting, mutually beneficial relationships. It’s also really, really hard to do, and nearly impossible to scale rapidly with any budget in mind. In other words, it’s pretty much exactly

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Latent Dirichlet Allocation (LDA) Explained Simply

You might have heard the term “semantic analysis”, “latent semantic analysis” or even the terrifying “latent dirichlet allocation” (LDA) batted around in conversations with SEO company reps, or by SEO newbies who want to sound smart. It’s a moderately complex topic that’s strikingly undocumented from

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SEO Correlation Study: Pros & Cons

There seems to be a lot of questions with regard to the validity of the results of SEO correlation studies. In order to understand the studies and use the information shared properly, there is a need to put it in the right context.   The

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Using Keyword Research for Optimized Site Architecture

Site architecture and keyword research go hand-in-hand. Like, almost literally. If they were a couple, they’d be the kind that made you nauseous. You know, the newlywed ones that share a soda one sip at a time. And to get the most out of your

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SEOmoz is now Moz

You don’t have to be in the SEO industry to frequent SEOmoz, even web developers go there to check on new aspects of design they may have to implement at a later date for clients. Additionally, almost any webmaster can find information there to help

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Google Penguin 2.0 Goes Live

Just a few hours ago reports started coming in that the Google Penguin 2.0 has gone live. You can read Barry Schwartz’s preliminary post about it at searchengineland.com. Additionally, an SEO subreddit is had a thread pop up with some pretty interesting comments so far about early changes