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Matt Cutts Alerts SEOs - More Detailed Guidelines for Webmaster

by Andrew Davis
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Originally Posted by Matt Cutts ‏@mattcutts

Attention SEOs: Google updated our webmaster guidelines: http://goo.gl/Py01v Now with lots of examples--yay!
October 2nd, 2012
Official Google Webmaster Central Blog: Google Webmaster Guidelines updated


Originally Posted by Google Webmaster Central Blog

Google Webmaster Guidelines updated
Tuesday, October 02, 2012 at 10:26 AM

Today we're happy to announce an updated version of our Webmaster Quality Guidelines. Both our basic quality guidelines and many of our more specific articles (like those on links schemes or hidden text) have been reorganized and expanded to provide you with more information about how to create quality websites for both users and Google.

See the updated Guidelines here:
Webmaster Guidelines - Webmaster Tools Help


Just thought I'd share for those who haven't seen it yet.
-Andrew
#alerts #cutts #detailed #guidelines #matt #seos #webmaster
  • Profile picture of the author kellter
    I noticed Automated Queries in the guidelines, is this newer or has it always been there. Automated queries - Webmaster Tools Help
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  • Profile picture of the author HigherPrThanGod
    Google just gave us a list of tools we can use to hurt our competitors! They're so sweet...

    Buying or selling links that pass PageRank. This includes exchanging money for links, or posts that contain links; exchanging goods or services for links; or sending someone a “free” product in exchange for them writing about it and including a link
    Excessive link exchanging ("Link to me and I'll link to you")
    Linking to web spammers or unrelated sites with the intent to manipulate PageRank
    Building partner pages exclusively for the sake of cross-linking
    Using automated programs or services to create links to your site
    My thoughts? Google is releasing this because it's the one thing they cannot control or police so they want to SCARE people into stopping it. If Google is really going to be policing links to this degree, then you really can use negative SEO and they just gave us a checklist in order to achieve it. But really there's no way to tell who's paid for a link and who hasn't.
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  • Profile picture of the author dp40oz
    The link scheme part is definitely more specific than it used to be.
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    • Profile picture of the author HigherPrThanGod
      Originally Posted by dp40oz View Post

      The link scheme part is definitely more specific than it used to be.
      What if I exchange sexual favors for a link? Is Google going to track that?
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      • Profile picture of the author PerformanceMan
        Originally Posted by HigherPrThanGod View Post

        What if I exchange sexual favors for a link? Is Google going to track that?
        Depends on how much tracking you've allowed. If you use Google Voice and they hear the sex sounds, probably.
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  • Profile picture of the author howto
    Originally Posted by HigherPrThanGod

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    Originally Posted by dp40oz

    The link scheme part is definitely more specific than it used to be.

    What if I exchange sexual favors for a link? Is Google going to track that?
    No, but you may get a virus. It also depends how good your SEO (sex engine optimisation) is to if anyone wants to exchange.


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  • Profile picture of the author Andrew Davis
    @kellter:
    I believe that Google stated long ago, that they disapprove of Automated Queries.

    I don't know if that particular page you shared was always there, or if they added new information to it.

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    @HigherPrThanGod:
    Yeah I agree that Negative SEO is much more possible and easier to achieve now than it was before. The Penguin update expanded that loophole.
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  • Profile picture of the author howto
    Hey baby. Let me just whip out my webmaster tools.


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    • Profile picture of the author Elle Holder
      Originally Posted by howto View Post

      Hey baby. Let me just whip out my webmaster tools.
      Okay, that made me LOL
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