Tuesday, 14 May 2013

What Should You Do SEO for Google 2013?

Mattcutts addressed 10 points in his answer to the question, "What should we expect in the next few months in terms of SEO for Google?


Penguin – The next Penguin update will have deeper and more impact than the first version of Penguin update


Google Penguin 4 Update

Google Penguin 4 Update

Advertorials – Google was seen taking actions against some of the websites for using advertorials to inflate their link profile artificially. Cutts said that Google will soon take stronger step against websites using advertorials by violating the webmaster guidelines.

Spammy Queries – Till date, Google has not targeted the queries that are spammy in nature (pay day loans) or pornographic related queries, but Matt Cutts hinted that Google will be getting strict in the future. 


Going Upstream – Google might go after link networks as Matt Cutts said that they want to go more Upstream in order to deter the link spammers as well as the value of the links they acquire from sources.


Sophisticated Link Analysis – Google will get even better at link analysis. Matt said that although Google is still in the early stage of more sophisticated link analysis software, but the day it is released, the team will have better understanding of the links.


Improvement on Hacked Sites – Google has worked a lot on hacked sites and their index in the past. It has specifically labeled search results for potential hacked sites, warned webmasters about the hack, and also removed hacking sites. Matt Cutts said that Google is working on a new feature with better ability to detect hacked sites. Moreover, Google is planning to improve webmaster communication when it comes to hacked sites.


Authority Boost – Google is planning to give a ranking or community boost to the websites that are an authority in the specific industry. 


Panda – Google Panda has impacted many sites and Matt Cutts said the many sites are borderline cases. The team is looking out for ways to ease that impact by considering other quality metrics and ensure that the websites are not impacted by Panda algorithm.


Clusters – There will be a lesser number of clusters of the same domain name on the first page of search results this year. Matt said that Google wants the first page search results to be more diverse but when you will navigate to the second page, you will see the clusters again.


Better Webmaster Communication – Webmasters can expect event more detailed examples within the webmaster notifications received in the Google Webmaster Tools.

Monday, 13 May 2013

Google Search Shortcuts

site:www.example.com/ - Indexed pages in your site

allinurl:www.example.com/ - Pages that refer to your site's URL

link:www.example.com/ - Pages that link to your site

cache:www.example.com/ - The current cache of your site

info:www.example.com/ - Information Google has about your site

related:www.example.com/ - Pages that are similar to your site

Wednesday, 1 May 2013

What Links Should I Remove if I’ve Been Affected by Google Penguin?



What Links Should I Remove if I’ve Been Affected by Google Penguin?


Find the following steps to Avoid Google Penguin Effect

  • Sitewide sidebar and footer links
  • Links on low level directory sites
  • Links on sites with malware
  • Placed paid links in content
  • Mass article marketing sites – normally contain links in the signature
  • Advertorial or sponsored links
  • Websites that have been de-indexed
  • Links that appear on the same site as spammy links
  • Links coming from link wheels and networks
  • Low level self hosted blog sites - typically setup with one page of content which contain anchor text heavy links

Sample Email Template for Link Removal Request

Email Subject Line: Please remove our link
Email Body Copy: 

Hello,


My name is [NAME] with [DomainName.com], and I wanted to thank you for linking to our site from


[INSERT SUSPICIOUS LINK/LINKS HERE]


However, it has come to our attention that this link may have been acquired against Google's Webmaster Guidelines.


It is important for us to bring our site into compliance. Would you please add a rel="nofollow" attribute or remove our link from this page and any other page on your site?


Thank you


[INSERT EMAIL SIGNATURE HERE]