Now that we've covered the Google Sandbox, how will you know you are in the sandbox and not banned or penalized? Understandably, there is no hard and fast rule. The search engines certainly don't want to reveal what the true limits and boundaries truly are or SEOs would end up pushing the limits to the max. It is this grey area that they allow people to muddle around in. … [Read more...] about Signs a Site Is Banned from the Search Engines
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Google’s Sandbox Effect
Age of a website matters - especially to Google. If you have a site registered since the early 90's, chances are (if you worked at it) the site maintains pretty good rankings up till now. It's also likely that they will outrank most of the newer sites that would sprout up along the way. It's a matter of seniority. While it may be incredulous that a search engine would … [Read more...] about Google’s Sandbox Effect
Natural Link Building
In life as in the process of link building, too much of something is usually not a good thing. Let's look at why this is the case. When building links to your site, you'll definitely want to exercise moderation. Building too many links into your site at a time will likely get your site "sandboxed" by Google. Your site will be put in this sandbox for three to six months … [Read more...] about Natural Link Building
Types of Links that Will Get Your Site Spidered
There are several types of links you have to be aware of when optimizing a site: One-Way Links Reciprocal links 3-Way Links Dynamic Links Site-Wide or Run-Off-Site Links Let's go through each one in detail. One-way links are links that only go one-way. Site A points to site B. Unlike reciprocal links which are easier to detect by search engine algorithms, this … [Read more...] about Types of Links that Will Get Your Site Spidered
How to Maintain Relevancy
Following the previous article on “good” links to obtain, I mentioned briefly about topical sites linking to another relevant site. What is relevancy? Does it mean a real estate agent (or choose your industry) should only link to other real estate agents (or of the same industry)? Just like traditional advertising, you’ll want to target the market you’re dealing with … [Read more...] about How to Maintain Relevancy