Remove internet
article thumbnail

Why Google Has the Hammer To Make Businesses Use Google Plus

Convince & Convert

I analyzed my Top 6 blog posts for 2011 by total page views, and am re-running them this week as a “greatest hits” compilation. PageRank was devised to provide for Google users the best possible search engine results. Here’s the scenario I see unfolding before the end of 2011, and possibly before Labor Day.

Google 149
article thumbnail

Why Google Has the Hammer To Make Businesses Use Google Plus

Convince & Convert

Thus, in addition to thousands of other improvements to the ranking mechanism, Google devised its PageRank formula that uses the number, type, and reputation of other Pages that link to your own as a major ranking factor. PageRank was devised to provide for Google users the best possible search engine results.

Google 166
Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Why Google Has the Hammer To Make Businesses Use Google Plus

Convince & Convert

Thus, in addition to thousands of other improvements to the ranking mechanism, Google devised its PageRank formula that uses the number, type, and reputation of other Pages that link to your own as a major ranking factor. PageRank was devised to provide for Google users the best possible search engine results.

Google 147
article thumbnail

The Biggest SEO Blunders of All Time

Hubspot

Spoiler alert: The worst that could happen is Google lands a direct hit on your search rankings with a flying roundhouse kick, your PageRank drops to 0, and you eventually get featured in a blog post (like this one) that''s filled with examples of companies that broke the rules and paid the price. billion in 2011. Toys R Us pays $5.1

SEO 28
article thumbnail

The History of the Google Algorithm

ClearVoice

When Google arrived on the scene, it changed the way people used the internet forever. Since that time, the search engine evolved to help make access to the internet easier. This article will chronicle the history of Google algorithm updates from PageRank to modern day. What is the Google algorithm?

DMCA 52
article thumbnail

18 (of the) Best SEO Link Building Guides of 2011

Webbiquity

Reporting that “The first quarter of 2011 provided some of the most dramatic news in recent search engine marketing memory. Build out key connectivity to the product suppliers and downstream partners within the advertiser ecosystem.” ” Do You Practice Safe Link Building? by Performics.

article thumbnail

A Brief History of Search & SEO

Hubspot

However, Archie was what Slawski called the “best way to find information from other servers around the internet at the time,” and is actually still (very primitive) operation. With search engines becoming household names and more families becoming connected to the Internet, finding information came with greater ease.

SEO 28