Many content writers wonder whether it's OK to rewrite articles by other people when they write for article sites like Suite101 or Demand Studios. Is it allowed? Is it plagiarism? Is it worth it?
Thursday, July 22, 2010
Thursday, July 8, 2010
Oh, No, the SERPs Changed! Why Google & Bing Search Engine Results Devolve
I hear "I don't understand why my web page rankings have changed on Google Search" a lot from writers with revenue share articles. I've asked the question myself. What have I done wrong? My article is great! What's changed? Why me? This is just wrong!
As I've learned, there are concrete reasons our pages get de-indexed or lose relevance to searches - algorithm changes, what I tend to call the "Google Shuffle," and other factors. This post is not about those specific things. Explaining the causes never really satisfies people, because what they really want to know is "How can I fix it?" (And besides, I'm not a techie. What I know about the making, breaking and changing of algorithms can be counted on one eyelash.)
This post attempts to answer the question, "How can I fix it when Google and Bing supposedly are improving their search engine - but now my wonderful page, which has been offering value all these years to visitors, is suddenly being ignored?"
As I've learned, there are concrete reasons our pages get de-indexed or lose relevance to searches - algorithm changes, what I tend to call the "Google Shuffle," and other factors. This post is not about those specific things. Explaining the causes never really satisfies people, because what they really want to know is "How can I fix it?" (And besides, I'm not a techie. What I know about the making, breaking and changing of algorithms can be counted on one eyelash.)
This post attempts to answer the question, "How can I fix it when Google and Bing supposedly are improving their search engine - but now my wonderful page, which has been offering value all these years to visitors, is suddenly being ignored?"
Thursday, July 1, 2010
How to Optimize for Google, Bing and Yahoo Without SEO: A Philosophical Guide for Writers
This is not an SEO guide for web content writers, webmasters or publishers. There are no tips or tricks or techniques here. And you know what? Many search engine optimization techniques lose value when they become popular, anyway.
What is here is a description of the way I believe the Bing, Google and Yahoo! search engines "think." Why is that useful? Because understanding the way search engines think can illuminate how to get good rankings in the SERPs over the longterm. The goal is not to trick the search engines into ranking your website for every keyword imaginable, but to give them what they want so you get ranked for the terms you should be ranked for.
What is here is a description of the way I believe the Bing, Google and Yahoo! search engines "think." Why is that useful? Because understanding the way search engines think can illuminate how to get good rankings in the SERPs over the longterm. The goal is not to trick the search engines into ranking your website for every keyword imaginable, but to give them what they want so you get ranked for the terms you should be ranked for.
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