Category Archives: Google Penalties

Android may be biggest beneficiary of Apple’s privacy protections

59% of mobile advertisers moved ad spend away from iOS. Constantine von Hoffman on June 6, 2022 Apple’s app privacy rules have resulted in 59% of mobile advertisers moving ad spend from them to Google Play and alternative Android platforms, according to a new study released today. One result: In the third quarter of 2021 … Continue reading Android may be biggest beneficiary of Apple’s privacy protections →

How to Remove a Google Penalty

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Marie Turner April 16, 2021 We look at what a Google penalty means for your website, the difference types you can get, why you might get one in the first place and how to remove a Google penalty. Receiving a Google penalty is a nightmare scenario for website owners. In most cases, they cause a … Continue reading How to Remove a Google Penalty →

How to Avoid Google Penalties

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Brian Shivraj — April 12, 2019 — April 12, 2019 Whether it is a red card, 2 minutes in the box or a flag on the play; getting a penalty puts your team at a disadvantage. Google is the referee of the internet. It encourages good quality and penalizes poor plays and bad behavior. Unlike … Continue reading How to Avoid Google Penalties →

The Ultimate Guide to Google SERPs Optimisation

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Warren Knight — October 12, 2018 Follow @warrenknight — October 12, 2018 As I revealed in my very first blog this year, thinking digital first is your number one priority for your marketing. The good news is that there are some great tools out there to help you. Understanding SERPS, how they work, and how … Continue reading The Ultimate Guide to Google SERPs Optimisation →

Ask the SMXpert: Google manual penalties explained

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Have you ever gotten a manual penalty from Google? It’s no fun. Contributor and SMXpert Kaspar Szymanski shares answers and insights on how to avoid getting another ‘love note’ in the future. Debra Mastaler on May 7, 2018 The Ask the SMXpert series continues with the question and answer (Q&A) segment of sessions held … Continue reading Ask the SMXpert: Google manual penalties explained →

What You Need To Know About The March 7 Google Update

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John Lincoln — April 23, 2018 Follow @johnelincoln— April 23, 2018 Have you heard? Google confirmed that it released a new algorithm update on March 7. Was your website hit? Have you noticed a change in rank for some of your most popular pages? Here’s what you need to know about the latest Google update. … Continue reading What You Need To Know About The March 7 Google Update →

Google Discloses 2.4 Million ‘Right To Be Forgotten’ Requests, Acts On 43%

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Google Discloses 2.4 Million ‘Right To Be Forgotten’ Requests, Acts On 43% by Laurie Sullivan @lauriesullivan, February 27, 2018 Google on Monday revealed that it has received requests to delist about 2.4 million URLs from query results under the European Union’s Right to be Forgotten laws. It has only acted on 43%. These numbers — … Continue reading Google Discloses 2.4 Million ‘Right To Be Forgotten’ Requests, Acts On 43% →

Is Google’s Panda Algorithm Still Relevant In 2018?

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Kerry Dye — January 5, 2018 — January 5, 2018 Alexandra_Koch / Pixabay In 2011, Google rocked the online world with its first Panda algorithm update. For the first time, webmasters were being hit with search penalties for breaking Google’s guidelines and 12% of all searches were affected by the update. Panda marked the beginning … Continue reading Is Google’s Panda Algorithm Still Relevant In 2018? →

How To Get Your Lost Rankings Back in Google Quickly

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Clayton Wood — August 8, 2017 Follow @ClaytonWWood — August 8, 2017 A few days ago I got some interesting Google data when I logged into one of the tools I use to track where keywords are ranked. This tool tracks a large amount of keyword positions over time, and based on the amount of … Continue reading How To Get Your Lost Rankings Back in Google Quickly →