SEO Nonsense

Making sense of the Search Engine Optimization and Online Marketing World

Entries for September, 2008

El Blog para Webmasters

In an effort undoubtedly to improve their reputation with Spanish-speaking users, Google has begun publishing “El blog para webmasters.” Smooth move, Google guys. I’m adding to my feeds now!read more | digg story

"Business Listing Quality Guidelines"

Business Listing Quality Guidelines are now available from the Google Maps Help Center. The guidelines are largely common sense, and should not significantly affect normal listing management. As a matter of fact, they probably won’t affect malicious list-ers, either. They may, however, allow Google to be more proactive with their enforcement.read more | digg story

“Business Listing Quality Guidelines”

Business Listing Quality Guidelines are now available from the Google Maps Help Center. The guidelines are largely common sense, and should not significantly affect normal listing management. As a matter of fact, they probably won’t affect malicious list-ers, either. They may, however, allow Google to be more proactive with their enforcement.read more | digg story

Google Webmaster Blog: "Demystifying the 'duplicate content penalty'"

Although Google insists that there is no such thing as a “duplicate content penalty,” the Webmaster Central Blog has also explained the adverse effects of maintaining duplicate content unintentionally, and what can happen if your intent is malicious. “Having duplicate content can affect your site in a variety of ways; but unless you’ve been duplicating [...]