SEO Tip #61: How Can A Website Compete Using Only White Hat techniques?

SEO Tip #61: How Can A Website Compete Using Only White Hat techniques?

Matt Cutts: Fantastic question and I’ll try to get a lot of different information in so I hope I get it all. First off you always want to be making a white hat site, something that stands the test of time. One of the main things that differentiate a white hat site from a black hat
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SEO Tip #60: Are Google SERPs the Same on All Browsers?

SEO Tip #60: Are Google SERPs the Same on All Browsers?

Matt Cutts: The answer is usually they do but not in all situations. So let me give you a couple of situations where it could differ. Personalization is based on who we think you are. So if you’re logged in vs. not logged in that might make a difference. Maybe you’re logged in on one browser
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SEO Tip #59: Should I Use the NOFOLLOW Attribute on Internal Links?

SEO Tip #59: Should I Use the NOFOLLOW Attribute on Internal Links?

Matt Cutts: Well, I think I have actually been relatively consistent over time which is to say, at best I’ve said it’s usually a waste of your time. It’s a second order effect. You’re much better to spend your time creating new content that will get links rather than worrying about PageRank sculpting within your own
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SEO Tip #58: Should I Serve Googlebot Content Only Pages Optimized for Load Speed?

SEO Tip #58: Should I Serve Googlebot Content Only Pages Optimized for Load Speed?

Matt Cutts: The answer to your question is, noooooooo and if I could reach through the screen and hit the escape key and CTRL C and Break I would because that’s cloaking. You never want to do something completely different for googlebot than you’d do for regular users. That’s the definition of cloaking. If you have
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SEO Tip #57: How Important Is the Frequency of Updates on a Blog?

SEO Tip #57: How Important Is the Frequency of Updates on a Blog?

Matt Cutts: Content is much more important that the frequency of updating. If you’re thinking about posting for people then frequency might be a nice thing to have. If you show up on a blog everyday and it’s never been updated and you’re a person, then maybe you don’t show up every single day. Maybe
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SEO Tip #56: How Do You Protect Your Blog from Hackers?

SEO Tip #56: How Do You Protect Your Blog from Hackers?

Matt Cutts: That’s a very good question and the fact is that since Word Press is so popular and so widespread it is subject to a lot more attempts by hackers, especially people that have figured out that there are old versions of Word Press that are a little easier to exploit. So the very first
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SEO Tip #55: Are You Going to do Another 30 Day Challenge?

SEO Tip #55: Are You Going to do Another 30 Day Challenge?

Matt Cutts: Yes. I love 30 day challenges. For those who haven’t heard a 30 day challenge is just something very simple that you can come up with, and you say “I’m going to try to do something for 30 days” like walking 10,000 a day. Or maybe you’re going to bike into work every
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SEO Tip #54: What’s Your Take on AddOn Domains?

SEO Tip #54: What’s Your Take on AddOn Domains?

Matt Cutts: Well first off let’s talk about what addon domains are because a lot of people haven’t heard that term before. Suppose I have this site, mattcutts.com. An addon domain might be something that your webhost would offer you where it’s basically related; maybe it’s all part of the package deal where you can get
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SEO Tip #53: Will Using Google Analytics have a Negative Effect on Ranking?

SEO Tip #53: Will Using Google Analytics have a Negative Effect on Ranking?

Matt Cutts: The answer is no. Webspan does not use Google Analytics. A while ago I went and checked and search quality in general does not use Google Analytics in ranking. So you can use Google Analytics or you could not use Google Analytics and it won’t affect your ranking within Google search results. Now just
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