Yahoo may be in the process of killing the Yahoo Contributor Network (thanks to the Google Panda update), but it just announced the launch of the Yahoo Finance Contributor Network. The company describes the new offering as “a finance-focused network…
Did Google Penalize A Site For A Natural Link From Moz?
Update: We’ve updated the post with some additional comments from Fishkin he gave us via email. See end of article. Google has been on a warpath against what it thinks are unnatural links, but many think it’s off the mark…
Google Penalizes PostJoint, Another Guest Blog Network
Google has taken out another guest blog network. This time it’s PostJoint. Techtada tweeted about it to Matt Cutts (via Search Engine Land), who responded: @techtada any link or guest blog network that claims to have "zero footprints" is waving…
Google Has Reputable Sites Afraid To Link Naturally
And the freaking out continues…. As mentioned in a previous post, Google has reignited the link removal hysteria by going after guest blog posts. People who have written guests posts on other sites over the years are now rushing to…
PSA: The Topics You Include On Your Blog Must Please Google
Have you thought about branching out in different directions for your blog content? It might not be a great idea if you’re worried about staying on Google’s good side. No, it would appear that you need to stay focused on…
Google Takes Action On Guest Blogging
Google has been warning webmasters about guest blogging for quite a while, but now, the search engine is getting serious. Will going after “guest blogging networks” improve Google’s search results? Let us know what you think. Head of webspam Matt…
Matt Cutts Has Declared Guest Blogging For SEO ‘Done’
Google has been warning webmasters about guest blogging abuse for years now. This week, head of webspam Matt Cutts basically declared guest blogging dead. “Stick a fork in it: guest blogging is done,” says Google’s Matt Cutts. In light of…
The Latest From Google On Guest Blogging
The subject of guest blogging has been coming up more and more lately in Google’s messaging to webmasters. Long story short, just don’t abuse it. Matt Cutts talked about it in response to a submitted question in a recent Webmaster…
How Google Evaluates The Merit Of A Guest Blog Post
It’s Matt Cutts video time again. This time, he answers the question: “How can I guest blog without it looking like I pay for links?” “Let’s talk about, for example, whenever we get a spam report, and we dig into…
Matt Cutts Talks Guest Blogging (Again) And Article Spinning
Last month, Google put out a Webmaster Help video about guest blogging, and its effects on links. Now, Matt Cutts (who discussed the topic in that video) has appeared in another related video. This time, he responds to the following…