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7 SEO Processes That Get Easier with Increased PageRank/Domain Authority - Whiteboard Friday

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What factors are affected as you improve PageRank or Domain Authority, and how? So the title of today's Whiteboard, "7 SEO Processes That Get Easier with Increased PageRank and Domain Authority." So why did we choose PageRank and Domain Authority? When you have more link equity, Google will crawl more of your pages.

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Google says no more Penguin releases–what does it mean?

Biznology

Google announced in September that their most recent Penguin release will be their last. For the uninitiated, Penguin is a four-year-old initiative that Google introduced to directly reduce spammy websites in the search results. So, does this final release mean that there is no more for Google to do to curb spamming?

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What is a Dofollow Link?

Hubspot

Gone are the wild, wild west days of the World Wide Web where keyword spamming and content stuffing were the norm to drive search engine interest. 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.

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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. Google has been penalizing and deindexing PBNs since 2014. What Are Backlinks?

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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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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?

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How to Spot a Link Scheme (and Get Away Fast)

seo.co

However, link building is more complex than that, because Google has a strict policy against the use of link schemes —deliberate attempts to manipulate your rankings using low-quality, misleading, or otherwise unhelpful links. They’re also bad for Google because they make it harder to determine trustworthiness on an accurate basis.

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