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The Four Rhinos of Bad SEO Tactics: What Has to Go for Good

ClearVoice

Blame Google. Low dwell times. He spoke to ClearVoice regarding the importance of seamless, quality content — and the need to place a premium on the visitor’s experience: The search engines — and particularly Google — have been telling us for years that quality of reader experience is paramount. Who keeps moving your SEO cheese?

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8 Ways to Use External Links to Improve Your SEO

Single Grain

Undeservedly hated and commonly despised, external links have long lived in the shadow of their internal brethren. Most bloggers feel they must add those links and that it's a sacrifice they have to make in order to appease the oh-so-cruel Google God. Linking out externally helps show Google that you’re different and better.

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Domain Authority: How to Increase Your Ranking Score from Scratch

Single Grain

I’ve run into the same scenario more times than I can count: I start working for a client with a brand new site, we develop an incredible content strategy, and then they ask how long it will take to rank on the first page of Google for high-volume, high-competition terms. Google notices this.