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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. With the right approach, these links can help leverage great content into higher PageRank and better search results. Link Analyzer.

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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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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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Show me your footer, I show you mine

Kevin Indig

Search Intelligence used Google Keyword Planner to land massive links for our Bingo client from: The Sun (DR 90) MSN, (DR92) Blackpool Gazette (DR 72) many other UK news publications Read how they did it In early June, I posted a snarky Tweet (Xeet?) Another example is Typeform. At G2, we optimized the footer.

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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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5 Must-Watch Google Webmaster Videos for the B2B Marketer

KoMarketing Associates

Personally, one of my favorite industry resources is Matt Cutts and his series of Google Webmaster Videos specifically. Matt Cutts is the head of the Webspam at Google, and his team is tasked with modifying Google’s search engine algorithm to help display the most relevant and high-quality search results to users.

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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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