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...]
Real or Fake Pagerank Update in Progress (Round 3)
Courtney stopped by to let me know about what appears to be a real PageRank update that is in progress if there can ever be a real update again. Many of the blogs highlighted in the update just a couple of days ago seem to have reverted to their previous position. Now for anyone who might be thinking otherwise, there are still some obvious penalties in place for a few … [Read more...]
Penalty Confirmed: But I Don’t Sell Pagerank
Danny Sullivan has managed to get some feedback from someone at Google confirmed visible PageRank penalties are being applied, as much as a -2 on what is displayed on the Google Toolbar. This post was my follow on from my post yesterday: Dancing With The Gevil: Defamed By Google? Fair enough, for those people who have been caught selling links primarily for boosting … [Read more...]
7+7 Reasons Why Google Buying FeedBurner is a Match Made in Heaven & Hell
Rumours have been surfacing for the last few days that Google might be buying FeedBurner for around $100M. Listed below you will find 7 reasons Google and Feedburner are a perfect match, and 7 equally compelling reasons we should be concerned. Match Made In Heaven? There are some very positive reasons that this is an ideal match and I am going to concentrate on those … [Read more...]