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8 Tips to Increase Your Organic Page Ranking in 2018

Webbiquity

Google has released a flurry of algorithm updates in the first half of 2018, which has made it difficult for SEO professionals to work out exactly which tactics are working to help sites rank at the top of organic search results. Your URLs have a certain amount of PageRank associated with them. Guest post by Nathan Elly.

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Topical SEO: 7 Advanced Concepts of Link Relevance & Google Rankings

Moz

Google — and other search engines — use these votes to rank web pages in search results. This is the popularity part of Google’s algorithm, described in the original PageRank patent. But Google doesn’t stop at using links for popularity. Most marketers understand that links to websites count as “votes” on the web.

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Tips and Tricks for Getting the Most Out of Google News

RebelMouse

It’s always nice when you get a hit on Google News. But there are some things you can try to overcome that and see a surge in Google News traffic. Second, submit to Google Search Console. Use the SEO tab of Entry Editor to pick a new, more optimized URL going for the exact search phrase you want to win in Google News.

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The 6 Fundamentals of an SEO Link Building Strategy

Top Rank Marketing

One of the big reasons why Google revolutionized search engines when it launched in 1998 was its PageRank algorithm , which rewarded pages based on how many other websites were linking to them. The more relevant, authoritative sites link to your content, the more trustworthy and useful Google will consider it.

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What is a Dofollow Link?

Hubspot

Now, brands need to focus on more tightly-controlled metrics — such as Google’s PageRank — to boost their online appeal and push their site listing closer to the first page, first result pinnacle. While part of this effort comes down to writing relevant, accurate, and interesting content, there’s another key component: Dofollow links.

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Disavow Backlinks: A Complete Guide to Disavowing Backlinks in Google

seo.co

A good backlink has the power to send your site referral traffic, improve your brand visibility and reputation, and even help you rank higher in Google search results. Fortunately, Google has a tool that can help you – the Disavow Links tool. But what about bad backlinks ? What Are Backlinks? Back to basics. What are backlinks?

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26 Google Webmaster Tools Videos Addressing Common B2B Link Building Questions

KoMarketing Associates

In addition to healthy dose of Matt Cutts (Head of Google’s Webspam Team), these videos cover common questions, link building tactics, and the impact of link building schemes and questionable behavior. Why Do Paid Links Violate Google’s Guidelines While Other Ads Don’t? Does PageRank Flow Through Image Links?