Saturday 5 October 2013

SEO Year of 2011 And 2013


Inside the first half in this year, there is a lot of SEO-Related news released from Google. Google has pushed out there many new algorithms, made many changes on the search result interfaces, reprimanded many websites in addition to tactics, as well as sent out many warnings in relation to upcoming penalties or perhaps actions.

All in this was covered detailed on our brother site, Search Serps Land, but a recap is to ensure that our Marketing Area readers.

Below, I am going to summarize the changes to be able of Google’s Panda criteria, Penguin algorithm, along with algorithm updates in addition to launches. I will then discuss many of the manual actions taken and then some of Google’s safety measures and statements.

Google Panda Algorithm

Google’s Panda criteria launched in February 2011 and possesses since been over the rest the minds connected with webmasters and SEOs. Previously six months, we learned lots about Panda. Google recently started to roll out Panda updates over a 10 day period and promised to never give us confirmations connected with Panda updates in the years ahead. Below are many of the stories we covered in past times six months with this content hungry criteria.

1.       Google’s Panda Dance: Matt Cutts Confirms Panda Rolls Out Monthly Over 10 Of 30 Days
2.       Google Panda Update 25 Seems To Have Hit
3.       Google: We’re Unlikely To Confirm Current Or Future Panda Updates
4.       Google: Panda To Be Integrated Into The Search Algorithm (Panda Ever flux)
5.       Google Panda Update Version #24; 1.2% Of Search Queries Impacted
6.       Official: It’s Google Panda Update 23, Impacting ~1.3% Of Queries

Google Penguin Algorithm


Google’s Penguin algorithm launched in April 2012, and even though Panda looked carefully at content, Penguin went following links pointing to some page. While Panda’s algorithm impacted an increased percentage of the search engine results, i. e., 12%, the Penguin update was probably felt additional by SEOs, but only affected about 3% on the search results. We counted four updates on the algorithm since the launch, but throughout 2013, Google significantly updated the algorithm calling it Penguin model 2. 0.

The previous updates happened as such:

1.       Penguin 1 on April 24, 2012 (impacting ~3.1% of queries)
2.       Penguin 2 on May 26, 2012 (impacting less than 0.1%)
3.       Penguin 3 on October 5, 2012 (impacting ~0.3% of queries)
4.       Penguin 4 on May 22, 2013 (impacting 2.3% of queries)

Other Google Algorithm Updates/Launches

Outside the big guns, Penguin and also Panda, we had a number of other algorithm and starts from Google during the past six months. From the PayDay loan formula, to mobile internet site speed and website clustering – Google has been busy working upon improving their relevancy and combating spammers. Areas of the major changes towards the algorithm during the past six months.


1.       Google Payday Loan Algorithm: Google Search Algorithm Update to Target Spammy Queries
2.       Google: Site Speed Penalty Coming To Mobile Web Sites
3.       Google Update Underway: But for Payday Or Panda?
4.       If That Was A Google Update You Felt, Google’s Not Confirming It
5.       Google’s Matt Cutts: Domain Clustering to Change Again; Fewer Results From Same Domain

Google’s Manual Actions

Algorithms, such as those mentioned previously, impact a greater base of websites, but Google also has an army associated with search quality experts that patrol the net to find websites manipulating their google search and getting with the algorithm. There is a difference between protocol and manual charges, and below are a few of the manual actions Google has brought or promised draw in the past 6 months. Some of these impacted huge brand names, while others affected specific industries or perhaps techniques.

1.       Google To Take Action Against Fake Search Results Injected Into Browser History
2.       After Penalizing Interflora & UK Newspapers, Google Warns Against Advertorials
3.       Google Zaps Another Link Network, ‘Several Thousand’ Link Sellers Hit
4.       “Text Link Ads” Was Latest Hit By Google’s Actions Against Link Sellers
5.       Did Google Just Penalize Another Link Network? SAPE Links
6.       Link Seller Linking To You? Google Says You Won’t Benefit From It.
7.       Interflora Gets Its Google Rankings Back, 11 Days After Penalty
8.       Google Dishes Out Page Rank Penalties To UK Newspaper Web Sites For Selling Links

Google SEO Advice & Statements


Google has commonly given advice to the webmaster and SEO community over the years. Some of these come in the form of videos, blog posts and messages conveyed at search conferences. Below is a list of some of the more important tips and words of advice from Google in the past six months.

1.       Google’s Matt Cutts: Stock Images Do Not Impact Search Engine Rankings
2.       Links From Press Releases Do Have Ranking Benefit Despite What Google Says
3.       Google’s Cutts: We Don’t Ban Sites Critical Of Google, But Here Is Why We Do Penalize Sites…
4.       Google: Guest Blogging For Links? You Better No follow Those Links
5.       Google: Page Rank Dilution Through A 301 Redirect Is A Myth
6.       Google’s Matt Cutts: Holding A Patent Doesn’t Mean We Use That Patent In Search Quality
7.       Q&A With Google’s Matt Cutts On What To Do If You Get A Manual Penalty
8.       The Top Five SEO Mistakes According To Google’s Matt Cutts
9.       Google: Adding Too Many Pages Too Quickly May Flag A Site To Be Reviewed Manually
10.   Google’s Matt Cutts: Don’t Be The Sucker That Buys The Spammy Domain
11.   Google Publishes Its Search Quality Rating Guidelines For First Time