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Change in google algo for 2012 - heavy ad pages going to get hit

by 3bagsfull
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You need to read this article -

Matt Cutts spoke at PubCon this week and gave a heads up on what Google is targeting

Content position is key

and advertising overuse is going to hurt you

Google To Factor Content Above The Fold & Ads In Ranking Algorithm
#2012 #algo #change #google #heavy #hit #pages
  • Profile picture of the author HeySal
    Well, darn it all - there goes google again insisting that people using their engine have enjoyable experiences when doing so.
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  • Profile picture of the author Alonzo White
    Not really surprised. There's always a new update around the corner with Google. Looks like this might suck for the people who depend on Adsense revenue.
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  • Profile picture of the author stephenwaldo
    I thought that this is already something they looked for...You mean I could have been giving my readers a terrible experience and making money off it this whole time?

    Nothing here seems like news. They've been giving manual penalties to MFA sites for like 2 years now at least (Been an issue since X Factor at least). Seems like it's just giving ol' M Cutts something to rant about so that all the white hatters have something to talk about. Not that there's anything wrong with white hatters. Just saying.

    My 2 cents. I'm not shocked/impressed/whatever reaction this is supposed to elate.

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  • Profile picture of the author Marhelper
    Originally Posted by 3bagsfull View Post


    and advertising overuse is going to hurt you

    Makes sense to me.
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  • Profile picture of the author JSProjects
    No surprise. And I figured they already penalized sites with an excessive amount of ads.
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  • Profile picture of the author 3bagsfull
    I think they are focusing on above the fold - so if ads are above content or in the content as many like to do - this is going to be a problem

    the bots are going to tag how many ads are in the first third of the page
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    • Profile picture of the author JSProjects
      Originally Posted by 3bagsfull View Post

      I think they are focusing on above the fold - so if ads are above content or in the content as many like to do - this is going to be a problem

      the bots are going to tag how many ads are in the first third of the page
      Sounds about right. Though I was under the impression that they've been doing this for awhile.
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  • Profile picture of the author cooler1
    Which type of ads do they mean specifically? Are they just refering to adsense, adbrite, etc.. or do they mean affiliate links also?
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