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24 June 2008 ~ 0 Comments

Will Google Penalize You For Having Long URLs?

I have been reading around the Web that there is a big to do about some statements that a Google employee has made regarding the fact that Google does not like long URLs. The conversation started over at Google Groups. The comments came from guy named JohnMu and specifically used this URL as an example:
http://www.gadgetguy.com.au/small-kitchen-appliances-toaster-kettle-coffee-machine-blender-juicer-channel7-sunrise-australia-42.html
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07 June 2008 ~ 2 Comments

How Google REALLY Treats Your Internal Links – Part 1

There has been much debate in the past few months as to whether or not Google recognizes, and passes link equity, to multiple links to the same page with different anchor texts. There is a recent post at SERoundtable that has re-sparked this debate and some of the comments disgust me.
But first, here is the [...]

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10 February 2008 ~ 0 Comments

Local Search Engine Optimization

You would be surprised to find out how many businesses have not yet claimed their Google Local account. But you would be even more surprised if you realized how weak local search algos are at this point in the game. The search engines still have a difficult time providing good local search results. They still [...]

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01 January 2008 ~ 0 Comments

Your First Tip of the New Year from Organic SEO Consultant: Canonicalization?

Happy New Year to all! I look forward to a great ‘08! Now down to business.
Canonicalization, wow that is a big word! Even the most savvy SEO guru will have trouble pronouncing it. But that’s OK, as long as they know what it is and how to fix it. Because almost every site that I [...]

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