Monthly Archives: September 2014

Google Penguin Algorithm

The Google Penguin Explained

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If you keep hearing about the “Penguin” and don’t’ know what it is all about, keep reading. This article will give you a basic understanding of what it is all about – the Penguin Algorithm. Penguin is the name given to a particular algorithmic filter (basically a piece of software that scans Google’s database of websites looking for certain patterns) that Google runs to filter out low quality sites from their search results. This one specifically looks for sites with low quality links and punishes them accordingly (I say accordingly as determined by Google – some website owners would disagree)....
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HTTPS Google ranking boost UPDATE

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Last month I posted about the announcement from Google that SSL / HTTPS may start to have a positive impact on search rankings. I’ve been keeping an eye on this topic (obviously) as I am keen to determine if it is a way to give clients a boost in the rankings – either now or later on down the track. Well a lot of other people have also been keeping an eye on it – and I’ve been keeping an eye on them – or at least what they have to say. As is stands, none of the authority figures...
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