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Welcome to the ineedhits Search Engine Marketing blog, where we share the latest search engine and online marketing news, releases, industry trends and great DIY tips and advice.
Google’s Matt Cutts recently took some time out of his (no doubt) busy day to discuss some of the biggest and most common mistakes a large number of webmasters continue to make with regards to search engine optimization (SEO).
According to Matt, these are the most common mistakes to make and can be easily avoided when you first get started on SEO.
So here goes….…
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There is a story in the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) that suggests that Yahoo has been secretly trying to find an out for the deal they made with Microsoft.
Apparently there are a lot of very precise reasons why the company wants to pull the plug on the deal that is nearly 4 years old. One of the biggest reasons is that Microsoft has not …
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In March, Matt Cutts, the head of Google‘s web spam fighting team, promised that a Penguin update, designed to more effectively fight spam, was going to be available sometime later this year.
Fast-forward to the beginning of May and Cutts hasn’t disappointed. He has warned webmasters to expect a Penguin “hit” in the “next few weeks”. Here are Matt’s exact words in reply to …
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A new deal between Google and the European Union will not only kept the search engine company from seeing huge antitrust suits but it will also likely keep the consumer watchdogs off their back.
Many competitors have claimed that Google is abusing its dominant market share position across Europe. Now that Google has finally agreed to settle this matter with the EU, many other competitors …
It seems even Internet browser aren’t safe from Google penalties…
Recent reports say that Google has dished out a penalty to Mozilla.org, the nonprofit site of the organization that provides the Firefox browser. The penalty was for web spam originating from the site, here’s the message the Mozilla team received from Google:
Google has detected user-generated spam on your site. Typically, this kind of spam
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When it comes to search engines, Yahoo! has unfortunately been the butt of many an Internet joke lately. As Google and Bing have almost sealed off the search engine market, many experts have speculated as to which direction Yahoo would take. But this is all about to change.
With their recent acquisition of the local search app company Jybe, Yahoo! not only reacquires key talent …
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With catchy domain names becoming slightly harder to find these days, many people are buying old domain names that would seem perfect for them. But, this can often lead to problems.
These domain names are often previously owned by spammers and can have you already on your back foot with your Google ranking before you even get started.
Before you think about buying one of …
Understandably when you search for something online there are those websites that you just don’t want popping up in your results. It would be fantastic if you had some type of control over that no matter what you were searching for.
There once was a feature on Google when you searched for something that would let you block certain websites. This is no longer the …
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Bing has been trying to make its mark as a top search engine for some time now and hoping people will soon say ‘Bing it,’ instead of ‘Google it’. That is why it comes as no surprise that Bing are adding some features to their search functionality to make searching more convenient for you.
Bing has added a new search filter that will allow you …
This is a guest post by Simon Phillips from TouchLogic.
With smart phones accounting for nearly 50% of Internet traffic these days, why are customers leaving your website and heading to a competitor’s? The most likely answer is they have developed a mobile website that caters to the unique needs of a smart phone user.
Why should you develop a mobile website?
Smartphones have opened up …
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