Tag Archives: robots.txt
Are Blogger | Blogspot Blogs SEO Friendly?
Just because Blogger / Blogspot is owned by Google doesn't make it SEO Friendly
For years I have been reading absurd suggestions that Google's Blogger / Blogspot service is SEO friendly. At one time this was semi-true, and it is even possible with the current incarnation. However if you use the service "as intended", without expert knowledge, you might find yourself up a creek without a paddle.
I am writing this on a Sunday, thus I am going to avoid vulgarities, cussing, and even an attention grabbing headline. The Google engineers at Blogger deserve that and more. Blogspot currently stinks for SEO.
Posted in SEO Blog, blogging tips Also tagged 301 redirect, blogger, blogspot, custom domain, labels, SEO Blog Comments closed
Google Reconsideration or Reinclusion Request
Now Google have changed their wording for reconsideration requests (formerly reinclusion requests), I have filed one for this domain.
I am not going to call this a perfect example of a reconsideration request, but I decided that it was better to be 100% honest about my thought process for both now and in the future, because whilst I am now blocking paid reviews with robots.txt, there are so many things still not specified within the webmaster guidelines that it is a potential minefield, especially for someone who has previously been the target of a manual penalty.
Here is exactly what I sent to the Google webmaster team.
Posted in Google, SEO Blog, blogging tips Also tagged Google, nofollow, paid links, paid posts, paid reviews, reconsideration request, reinclusion request Comments closed
Dell Better At Social Media Than SEO?
Lots of reports are out today about how effectively Dell is using social media marketing and especially Twitter to generate revenue, $6.5M in sales are the headlines, I wonder what that translates to in margins.
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