search optimization

Following its unofficial tradition of rolling out “stormy” core updates every six months, Google announced the implementation of its November Core Update. For those unfamiliar, Google typically has two types of updates: ones that trouble SEO experts, affiliate marketers, and other webmasters...

Hi, I have contacts with one big company in Canada that needs SEO work done on their website for 5+ keywords. They had their keywords ranked 1st page for many years and when other SEO company took over work they ruined their reputation. Now they are still ranking but not that good as before...

I have been helping a friend of mine "troubleshoot" why his product is second in the Best Match results for all common keywords on a product and now I am getting stumped. First I checked his the sellers against eachother and found my friend to have more feedback, a higher percentage...

Anyone have a technique w/ gscraper or scrapebox to scrape for brand mentions? Not unlinked brand mentions ex: no ahref="site.com" - I mean just "My Brand" - not .com I've tried: intext:"My Brand" -Brand.com -*OtherNonrelated.* but no luck. The wildcard negative keywords always seem to fail -...

​Is over submission to the free article directories is considered as Spam? In our SEO promotion we frequently make directory submission. Does Google understand these links as quality links? What other steps can be applied to build "QUALITY" Links?

Does Google perceive Article Submission to Free Directories as Spam? Is over submission to the free article directories is considered as Spam? In our SEO promotion we frequently make directory submission. Does Google understand these links as quality links? What other steps can be applied to...