Domain Mirror = Duplicate Content?

If you do decide to consolidate your sites so that the same exact content would be served for both domains, then yes, this would be an example of duplicate content. While I wouldn’t call it deceptive, you would still fit the definition by serving the same content on multiple URLs. Since Google may then see […]

Google Search Algorithm Updates

Google search updates have been a hot topic of discussion in the SEO community since the release of Panda in February of 2011. Since that time, Google has released two more significant updates: Penguin in April of 2012 and the EMD or Exact Match Domain update released just prior to October of 2012. The most […]

Great Tips For Bloggers Of All Levels

Blogging can be so easy to do because everyone seems to be doing it. It seems everyone is running a blog nowadays. If you want to have a successful blog, than you need to take the time to make a plan, and also make some important decisions. Use these tips and tricks to build the […]

SEO Dictionary: What is an Algorithm?

The proprietary formula (mathematical equation) that a search engine uses to calculate the relevance of a web page to a search word or phrase. Search engines like Google and Yahoo guard their algorithms carefully and constantly adjust them to incorporate new techniques and accommodate cultural changes in search activity.

Google PageRank Update June 27th, 2011

Google PageRank June 2011 Update

It’s  no lie.  There have been reports that Google has updated its PageRank on sites across the Internet.  According to SEO Roundtable, Google PageRank updates may occur only twice a year. We as SEO Professionals know that PageRank does not really affect how a page ranks in search engines, but it is nice to see […]

What is PageRank?

As defined by Google “PageRank relies on the uniquely democratic nature of the web by using its vast link structure as an indicator of an individual page’s value. In essence, Google interprets a link from page A to page B as a vote, by page A, for page B. But, Google looks at more than […]

SEO Dictionary: What is a Reciprocal Link?

A situation where two sites link to and from each other, though not necessarily to the pages that contain these links, usually the result of an agreement between the sites. Reciprocal Link –From Wikipedia Reciprocal link– A reciprocal link is a mutual link between two objects, commonly between two websites to ensure mutual traffic. For […]

Google -Website Speed a Factor in SEO Ranking

An often overlooked, yet important factor of SEO is a websites speed. What that means is that from the time someone first lands on one of your sites pages, or they type your domain name into their browser bar, it needs to load quickly otherwise there is a chance the visitor will click the back […]

What is GoogleBot? Website Crawling?

A Website crawler is a  program that browses the Internet in a methodical, automatic manner or in an orderly fashion. Other terms for Website crawlers are automatic indexers, worms, bots, and ants or web robot or spiders. Web crawling is often referred to as spidering. Search engines, and also other sites, use this method to […]