Here is what Google says about footer links and penalties.

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Analyzing Sep 2024 traffic drops for Forbes & CNN: Sections of sites unrelated to the brand were affected

Did Google start to prioritize expertise over authority in September 2024? In this article, we'll look at sections of Forbes and CNN that saw traffic dips. In Glenn Gabe’s most recent article, he wrote about sites that were possible targets for abusing Google’s site reputation abuse policy were seeing declines. Google responded saying that this […]

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What are Twiddlers in Google’s ranking systems? And how can we use this knowledge to rank better?

Twiddlers are C++ code objects used in Google’s ranking algorithms that help Google re-order search results. They are used in a Google system called Superroot which is Google’s ranking framework. I came across this 2017 Google document on Twiddlers upon reading Mario Fischer’s excellent breakdown of what we can learn about how ranking works based […]

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Google Webmaster Central Office Hours Hangout Summary – March 28, 2014

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Analyzing Sep 2024 traffic drops for Forbes & CNN: Sections of sites unrelated to the brand were affected

Did Google start to prioritize expertise over authority in September 2024? In this article, we'll look at sections of Forbes and CNN that saw traffic dips. In Glenn Gabe’s most recent article, he wrote about sites that were possible targets for abusing Google’s site reputation abuse policy were seeing declines. Google responded saying that this […]

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What are Twiddlers in Google’s ranking systems? And how can we use this knowledge to rank better?

Twiddlers are C++ code objects used in Google’s ranking algorithms that help Google re-order search results. They are used in a Google system called Superroot which is Google’s ranking framework. I came across this 2017 Google document on Twiddlers upon reading Mario Fischer’s excellent breakdown of what we can learn about how ranking works based […]

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Google Webmaster Central Hangout – March 24, 2014

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Analyzing Sep 2024 traffic drops for Forbes & CNN: Sections of sites unrelated to the brand were affected

Did Google start to prioritize expertise over authority in September 2024? In this article, we'll look at sections of Forbes and CNN that saw traffic dips. In Glenn Gabe’s most recent article, he wrote about sites that were possible targets for abusing Google’s site reputation abuse policy were seeing declines. Google responded saying that this […]

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What are Twiddlers in Google’s ranking systems? And how can we use this knowledge to rank better?

Twiddlers are C++ code objects used in Google’s ranking algorithms that help Google re-order search results. They are used in a Google system called Superroot which is Google’s ranking framework. I came across this 2017 Google document on Twiddlers upon reading Mario Fischer’s excellent breakdown of what we can learn about how ranking works based […]

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The Google Penalty Newsletter

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Analyzing Sep 2024 traffic drops for Forbes & CNN: Sections of sites unrelated to the brand were affected

Did Google start to prioritize expertise over authority in September 2024? In this article, we'll look at sections of Forbes and CNN that saw traffic dips. In Glenn Gabe’s most recent article, he wrote about sites that were possible targets for abusing Google’s site reputation abuse policy were seeing declines. Google responded saying that this […]

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What are Twiddlers in Google’s ranking systems? And how can we use this knowledge to rank better?

Twiddlers are C++ code objects used in Google’s ranking algorithms that help Google re-order search results. They are used in a Google system called Superroot which is Google’s ranking framework. I came across this 2017 Google document on Twiddlers upon reading Mario Fischer’s excellent breakdown of what we can learn about how ranking works based […]

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My response to Link Research Tool’s report on cashlady.co.uk

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Analyzing Sep 2024 traffic drops for Forbes & CNN: Sections of sites unrelated to the brand were affected

Did Google start to prioritize expertise over authority in September 2024? In this article, we'll look at sections of Forbes and CNN that saw traffic dips. In Glenn Gabe’s most recent article, he wrote about sites that were possible targets for abusing Google’s site reputation abuse policy were seeing declines. Google responded saying that this […]

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What are Twiddlers in Google’s ranking systems? And how can we use this knowledge to rank better?

Twiddlers are C++ code objects used in Google’s ranking algorithms that help Google re-order search results. They are used in a Google system called Superroot which is Google’s ranking framework. I came across this 2017 Google document on Twiddlers upon reading Mario Fischer’s excellent breakdown of what we can learn about how ranking works based […]

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Manual Spam Actions Viewer not showing that your penalty is lifted?

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Analyzing Sep 2024 traffic drops for Forbes & CNN: Sections of sites unrelated to the brand were affected

Did Google start to prioritize expertise over authority in September 2024? In this article, we'll look at sections of Forbes and CNN that saw traffic dips. In Glenn Gabe’s most recent article, he wrote about sites that were possible targets for abusing Google’s site reputation abuse policy were seeing declines. Google responded saying that this […]

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What are Twiddlers in Google’s ranking systems? And how can we use this knowledge to rank better?

Twiddlers are C++ code objects used in Google’s ranking algorithms that help Google re-order search results. They are used in a Google system called Superroot which is Google’s ranking framework. I came across this 2017 Google document on Twiddlers upon reading Mario Fischer’s excellent breakdown of what we can learn about how ranking works based […]

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Penguin is not just about bad links – John Mueller says there are other factors too.

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Analyzing Sep 2024 traffic drops for Forbes & CNN: Sections of sites unrelated to the brand were affected

Did Google start to prioritize expertise over authority in September 2024? In this article, we'll look at sections of Forbes and CNN that saw traffic dips. In Glenn Gabe’s most recent article, he wrote about sites that were possible targets for abusing Google’s site reputation abuse policy were seeing declines. Google responded saying that this […]

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What are Twiddlers in Google’s ranking systems? And how can we use this knowledge to rank better?

Twiddlers are C++ code objects used in Google’s ranking algorithms that help Google re-order search results. They are used in a Google system called Superroot which is Google’s ranking framework. I came across this 2017 Google document on Twiddlers upon reading Mario Fischer’s excellent breakdown of what we can learn about how ranking works based […]

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Can you recover from Penguin by 301 redirecting your homepage to a page blocked by robots.txt?

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Analyzing Sep 2024 traffic drops for Forbes & CNN: Sections of sites unrelated to the brand were affected

Did Google start to prioritize expertise over authority in September 2024? In this article, we'll look at sections of Forbes and CNN that saw traffic dips. In Glenn Gabe’s most recent article, he wrote about sites that were possible targets for abusing Google’s site reputation abuse policy were seeing declines. Google responded saying that this […]

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What are Twiddlers in Google’s ranking systems? And how can we use this knowledge to rank better?

Twiddlers are C++ code objects used in Google’s ranking algorithms that help Google re-order search results. They are used in a Google system called Superroot which is Google’s ranking framework. I came across this 2017 Google document on Twiddlers upon reading Mario Fischer’s excellent breakdown of what we can learn about how ranking works based […]

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Not seeing evidence that your disavow file has been updated? It’s a bug.

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Analyzing Sep 2024 traffic drops for Forbes & CNN: Sections of sites unrelated to the brand were affected

Did Google start to prioritize expertise over authority in September 2024? In this article, we'll look at sections of Forbes and CNN that saw traffic dips. In Glenn Gabe’s most recent article, he wrote about sites that were possible targets for abusing Google’s site reputation abuse policy were seeing declines. Google responded saying that this […]

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What are Twiddlers in Google’s ranking systems? And how can we use this knowledge to rank better?

Twiddlers are C++ code objects used in Google’s ranking algorithms that help Google re-order search results. They are used in a Google system called Superroot which is Google’s ranking framework. I came across this 2017 Google document on Twiddlers upon reading Mario Fischer’s excellent breakdown of what we can learn about how ranking works based […]

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A theory about how Penguin and the disavow tool work.

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Analyzing Sep 2024 traffic drops for Forbes & CNN: Sections of sites unrelated to the brand were affected

Did Google start to prioritize expertise over authority in September 2024? In this article, we'll look at sections of Forbes and CNN that saw traffic dips. In Glenn Gabe’s most recent article, he wrote about sites that were possible targets for abusing Google’s site reputation abuse policy were seeing declines. Google responded saying that this […]

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What are Twiddlers in Google’s ranking systems? And how can we use this knowledge to rank better?

Twiddlers are C++ code objects used in Google’s ranking algorithms that help Google re-order search results. They are used in a Google system called Superroot which is Google’s ranking framework. I came across this 2017 Google document on Twiddlers upon reading Mario Fischer’s excellent breakdown of what we can learn about how ranking works based […]

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Should you pay for link removal?

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Analyzing Sep 2024 traffic drops for Forbes & CNN: Sections of sites unrelated to the brand were affected

Did Google start to prioritize expertise over authority in September 2024? In this article, we'll look at sections of Forbes and CNN that saw traffic dips. In Glenn Gabe’s most recent article, he wrote about sites that were possible targets for abusing Google’s site reputation abuse policy were seeing declines. Google responded saying that this […]

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What are Twiddlers in Google’s ranking systems? And how can we use this knowledge to rank better?

Twiddlers are C++ code objects used in Google’s ranking algorithms that help Google re-order search results. They are used in a Google system called Superroot which is Google’s ranking framework. I came across this 2017 Google document on Twiddlers upon reading Mario Fischer’s excellent breakdown of what we can learn about how ranking works based […]

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Success Stories

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Analyzing Sep 2024 traffic drops for Forbes & CNN: Sections of sites unrelated to the brand were affected

Did Google start to prioritize expertise over authority in September 2024? In this article, we'll look at sections of Forbes and CNN that saw traffic dips. In Glenn Gabe’s most recent article, he wrote about sites that were possible targets for abusing Google’s site reputation abuse policy were seeing declines. Google responded saying that this […]

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What are Twiddlers in Google’s ranking systems? And how can we use this knowledge to rank better?

Twiddlers are C++ code objects used in Google’s ranking algorithms that help Google re-order search results. They are used in a Google system called Superroot which is Google’s ranking framework. I came across this 2017 Google document on Twiddlers upon reading Mario Fischer’s excellent breakdown of what we can learn about how ranking works based […]

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Google Algo Updates and More – A Complete List of Changes that Could Affect Your Site’s Traffic.

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Analyzing Sep 2024 traffic drops for Forbes & CNN: Sections of sites unrelated to the brand were affected

Did Google start to prioritize expertise over authority in September 2024? In this article, we'll look at sections of Forbes and CNN that saw traffic dips. In Glenn Gabe’s most recent article, he wrote about sites that were possible targets for abusing Google’s site reputation abuse policy were seeing declines. Google responded saying that this […]

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What are Twiddlers in Google’s ranking systems? And how can we use this knowledge to rank better?

Twiddlers are C++ code objects used in Google’s ranking algorithms that help Google re-order search results. They are used in a Google system called Superroot which is Google’s ranking framework. I came across this 2017 Google document on Twiddlers upon reading Mario Fischer’s excellent breakdown of what we can learn about how ranking works based […]

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Are sitewide links bad?

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Analyzing Sep 2024 traffic drops for Forbes & CNN: Sections of sites unrelated to the brand were affected

Did Google start to prioritize expertise over authority in September 2024? In this article, we'll look at sections of Forbes and CNN that saw traffic dips. In Glenn Gabe’s most recent article, he wrote about sites that were possible targets for abusing Google’s site reputation abuse policy were seeing declines. Google responded saying that this […]

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What are Twiddlers in Google’s ranking systems? And how can we use this knowledge to rank better?

Twiddlers are C++ code objects used in Google’s ranking algorithms that help Google re-order search results. They are used in a Google system called Superroot which is Google’s ranking framework. I came across this 2017 Google document on Twiddlers upon reading Mario Fischer’s excellent breakdown of what we can learn about how ranking works based […]

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Penguin recovery is possible, but cleaning up links is NOT enough.

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Analyzing Sep 2024 traffic drops for Forbes & CNN: Sections of sites unrelated to the brand were affected

Did Google start to prioritize expertise over authority in September 2024? In this article, we'll look at sections of Forbes and CNN that saw traffic dips. In Glenn Gabe’s most recent article, he wrote about sites that were possible targets for abusing Google’s site reputation abuse policy were seeing declines. Google responded saying that this […]

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What are Twiddlers in Google’s ranking systems? And how can we use this knowledge to rank better?

Twiddlers are C++ code objects used in Google’s ranking algorithms that help Google re-order search results. They are used in a Google system called Superroot which is Google’s ranking framework. I came across this 2017 Google document on Twiddlers upon reading Mario Fischer’s excellent breakdown of what we can learn about how ranking works based […]

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