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

seo.co

Google’s exact policy states: ”Any links intended to manipulate PageRank or a site’s ranking in Google search results may be considered part of a link scheme and a violation of Google’s Webmaster Guidelines. If you can, get a sample of links the company has built in the past. What Is a Link Scheme?

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Study Confirms Moz Has the Largest Link Data Set

Moz

This led to the statistically significant sample size of 85,308 domains. The link graph — the sum total of all of the links that connect the pages on the worldwide web — is the foundation of PageRank and the original Google algorithm. Perficient then used the APIs for all four link indexes and evaluated the results.

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40 Essential SEO Terms Marketers Should Know [Glossary]

Hubspot

A link from another site will improve your SEO, especially if that site has a high PageRank. This is often displayed on search engine results pages below the page title as a sample of the content on the page. PageRank - A number from 0-10, assigned by Google, indicating how good your overall SEO is.

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Online Marketing News in 2009: The Year’s Hottest Events

Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

Facebook has released a new set of direct response ad units , updating its engagement ad platform that lets brands offer coupons and free samples to the social network's users. Google Loses “Backwards Compatibility” On Paid Link Blocking & PageRank Sculpting. technologies. NFL bans tweeting before, during, after games.

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The 12 Best Competitive Intelligence and Benchmarking Tools

Webbiquity

Sample review: “This is one of the more advanced tools available, and it has been rating websites for a long time (much like a PageRank)…This tool does it all when it comes to spying on your competitors (linking, traffic, keywords, etc.) Sample review: “Rival IQ is a social media competitive analysis tool.

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How to Find & Fix Duplicate Content on Your Website

seo.co

To determine whether a sample of duplicate content is going to pull down your rankings, first you have to determine why you are going to publish such content in the first place. In my experience, it’s very likely not to pick the right one if the site that originated the content is relatively young or has a low PageRank.

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How Much Should Sponsored Articles Really Cost? [New Data]

Hubspot

Within the guide is a research study conducted from March to June of 2014 that collected sponsored article prices from 550 blogs and publications and unveiled correlations with a variety of predictor variables, including Domain Authority (DA), Page Authority (PA), PageRank (PR), AlexaRank (AR), and Twitter, Facebook, and Pinterest followings.