There are two main reasons why you would want to hide your affiliate links from Google:
They "leak" link juice;
They say, Google hates affiliate links because they show to Google that the site's content is "second-hand"
So, we are running into the dilemma here: we want to monetize Google traffic and we don't want to risk our reputation. Two main strategies to use are (note: to avoid link juice leak, the combination of these strategies can be used):
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So your site got hacked. Google identified some malware on it and put "This site may harm your computer" notice next to your site listings in SERPs.
It happens so often today that you don't even need to be too surprised: no panic, just take action.
Steps to take:
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. One of the main goals of SEO is to build traffic. Why are so many SEO professionals ignoring directories? Search engines have not abolished directories! Google has simply gotten stricter when it comes to acknowledging specific directories. Despite that, they are still beneficial for PR and traffic gain. There are many different types of directories that can be of great value to your website or blog. Check out the article at Search Engine...
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The guest tip is by Andrew Morris Reducing your AdWords PPC campaign costs (as well as proper pay per click management) is crucial to ensuring you meet your conversion objectives. Cost control occurs at multiple levels in your campaign. There are a handful of manual adjustments that you can make to trim campaign costs. In addition, certain software tools—including bid management ones, in particular—can automatically control keyword costs....
A WebmasterWorld thread discusses a great case study which should be shared with as many webmasters as possible to warn them against the screwed start. Here's what it is about: A guy decides to create a network of 100 sites following ALL Google guidelines; Each site has only one page and almost no content; The sites are NOT interlinked (as this is against Google rules); Each site targets tiny keyword all in the same niche; All the sites...
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When I talk SEO with clients or businesses, sometimes I notice a pullback or negative reaction when discussing video seo, or viral video marketing, as a way to enhance search presence in the Google, Yahoo and Microsoft search results. A lot of businesses have a 1990's mindset that video production is an expensive and time consuming process. Recent changes in the costs of equipment, production and online video sharing sites such as YouTube or Facebook however,...
You don't use MSN / Live.com search, do you? So you might be probably totally unaware of its little handy advanced operator that shows who the domain links out to: LinkFromDomain:domain.com - use it obtain valuable information that you can use in multiple ways. Use it to see if you have an opportunity to get a link there too (if sites it links to are of the same type of yours); Research the site partners; Discover the...
