I just happened to glance down at my Search status toolbar in the status window of Firefox, and noticed that Techmeme’s Google Toolbar PageRank had been reduced to PR-4: Techmeme Sell Links Techmeme has very clear advertising with sponsored posts: The links they use are … [Read more...]
Sphinn All Unsphunn
I had intended my next post to be a small tribute to the great articles that have been selected as finalists for this year’s Semmys, with links to all the finalists and a subtle link through to the SEO category where one of my articles was selected as a finalist. But that would be gaming the system based upon whatever level of popularity I have achieved within the Online … [Read more...]
Google Pagerank Directory Clanger
I know a segment of my readers are sick to death with anything to do with Google PageRank updates, and I haven't even bothered mentioning the most recent update up until now. There wasn't really anything newsworthy in it. I just spotted a story on Sphinn that will likely get deleted because it is all in Russian - the Google Directory has apparently been updated from DMOZ … [Read more...]
SEO Linking Gotchas Even The Pros Make
I am going to attempt to debunk almost every WordPress SEO “Expert” article ever written, and in some respects, this article even debunks some of the things I have written in the past. This article does not reference Google Toolbar PageRank in any way. First of all, you are going to need to do a little homework. Eric Enge interview with Matt Cutts The Eric Enge … [Read more...]
Zerorank: More Pagerank Carnage Round 5
I have been receiving emails and comments today about yet another PageRank downturn for multiple sites. Andrew Ooi has compiled a short list of Malaysian sites, many were as much as a PR5 previously, and currently show a PageRank of zero (a white bar) Examples include: Colleen's Simple Kind of Life and 5xmom. The numbers seem to be stable across multiple data … [Read more...]