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Forum: Search Engine Optimization 28th December 2012, 09:23 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 333
Posted By retsek
Re: Everyone wants to rank better in Google

For one, he's not practicing what he's preaching. If you don't like me or anybody calling out the spammers, you're gonna continue having those feelings. :rolleyes:
Forum: Search Engine Optimization 21st December 2012, 08:37 AM
Replies: 46
Views: 2,389
Posted By retsek
Forum: Search Engine Optimization 19th December 2012, 01:36 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 460
Posted By retsek
Re: google webmaster tool increased ranking???

No, registering a site with WMT gives no ranking benefits. The same way it gives no ranking loss.
Forum: Search Engine Optimization 17th December 2012, 06:52 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 1,691
Posted By retsek
Matt Cutts on Forum SEO Snakeoil

:D :D lol nice. He's got WF's WSO and Warrior for Hire section down to a T.

What has been the biggest surprise of 2012 for you and your spam team? - YouTube

Makes me start to wonder just how...
Forum: Search Engine Optimization 13th December 2012, 06:46 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 428
Posted By retsek
Re: New ginormous adsense unit?

They actually updated their policy a few days ago. Only one 300x600 is allowed per page.

Updates around usage of 300x600 ad format - Inside AdSense...
Forum: Search Engine Optimization 3rd December 2012, 05:55 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 1,212
Posted By retsek
Re: Received An Unnatural Links Message On WMT - Traffic Has Significantly Dropped - EMD

it wasn't 750k, it was more like 25,000 that went earlier this year. And yes, they are manual penalties. How many messages did Google send about unnatural links? - YouTube
Forum: Search Engine Optimization 2nd December 2012, 04:00 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 628
Posted By retsek
Re: Totally Undecided About Article Spinning

If you don't want to get penalized, then you shouldn't be looking for shortcuts to get backlinks.
Forum: Search Engine Optimization 29th November 2012, 12:04 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 688
Posted By retsek
Re: Tiered Linking Does Not Protect Your Website

It's not so much tiered links ..it's low quality links.

I did a post on a popular blog. It ended up with 1000+ social shares, 160 comments bickering about the last paragraph, and about 45 sites,...
Forum: Search Engine Optimization 28th November 2012, 05:35 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 418
Posted By retsek
Re: Which tool allows you to check for backlinks to your site from the last few weeks only?

There's:

Ahrefs (not free). The New/Lost tool goes back a few months and will show links as they are acquired or lost.

WebmasterTools (free). They now provide a CSV that sorts links by date...
Forum: Search Engine Optimization 22nd November 2012, 04:56 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 748
Posted By retsek
Re: Let The Real Expert Wake Up - 200 visits a day but no pageviews

The hostgator stats are server level and they will record just about everything ..including visits by Googlebot itself, bingbot, the popular backlink services like ahrefs, ose, and hundreds of...
Forum: Search Engine Optimization 18th November 2012, 12:00 PM
Replies: 66
Views: 1,572
Posted By retsek
Re: SEO - No way out

There's a way out ...stop buying SEO services on WF or any forum for that matter. But I'm sure you'll get some excellent referrals here so you can continue wasting money.
Forum: Search Engine Optimization 8th November 2012, 11:48 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 1,415
Posted By retsek
Re: Should I use Google Webmaster Tools?

I prefer Piwik as an alternative, but statscounter is very good. The problem is how is it going:

- tell you whether you've been issued a manual penalty, or warn you that your robots.txt is now...
Forum: Search Engine Optimization 6th November 2012, 11:46 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 657
Posted By retsek
Re: Have you gotten .EDU back links? Has it helped your site rank better?

The value in .edu/.gov/.mil links isn't because of the TLD, it's because they are usually on trusted and authoritative domains; they get linked to alot.

.edu and .gov links provide no extra...
Forum: Search Engine Optimization 3rd November 2012, 01:15 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 380
Posted By retsek
Re: Question About Breadcrumbs

Use 'home'. That's no place for keywords.
Forum: Search Engine Optimization 28th October 2012, 10:45 AM
Replies: 54
Views: 1,941
Posted By retsek
Re: The Best SEO Blogs You Read

This guy always has something useful to say:
http://www.ericward.com/

And then there's
seomoz.org/blog
Forum: Search Engine Optimization 18th October 2012, 05:23 PM
Replies: 69
Views: 2,767
Posted By retsek
Re: SEO Link Monster is back??

If the penalty was revoked, you need to get fresh links.
Forum: Search Engine Optimization 17th October 2012, 11:35 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 440
Posted By retsek
Re: How Do I Work Out Which Links Are Bad & Which Are Good?

If the forum is relevant, I'd not remove it. But because it creates such a volume of links, I would ensure that it only uses brand terms as anchor text, i.e. domain.com, www.domain.com or just...
Forum: Search Engine Optimization 17th October 2012, 11:14 AM
Replies: 55
Views: 1,939
Posted By retsek
Re: Google Launches Disavow Links Tool

Beta Tester of the Disavow Tool reports Penguin Recovery

Google Disavow Tool Released - We Tested It! - SEO Blog by Dave Naylor...
Forum: Search Engine Optimization 17th October 2012, 11:01 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 406
Posted By retsek
Re: Competitors Links

Best Overall + Freshness = Majestic SEO
Best Metrics & Comparison Tools = Open Site Explorer
Unique Features + Big index = Ahrefs
Free = Link Explorer in Bing WebmasterTools
Forum: Search Engine Optimization 16th October 2012, 02:35 PM
Replies: 55
Views: 1,939
Posted By retsek
Google Launches Disavow Links Tool

As promised, G launches the disavow links tool:

Google Launches Disavow Links Tool (http://searchengineland.com/google-launches-disavow-links-tool-136826)

Find it here:...
Forum: Search Engine Optimization 16th October 2012, 11:18 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 1,544
Posted By retsek
Re: Starting fresh with a new domain after Penguin. Best way?

FYI, short cross-domain meta refreshes (5 seconds or less in my experience) behave just like 301 redirects ..in BOTH Google and Bing.
Forum: Search Engine Optimization 15th October 2012, 10:12 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 1,409
Posted By retsek
Ex-Google webspam employee on SEO

An Interview with an EX-Member of Matt Cutts’s Search Quality team! « James Norquay (http://jamesnorquay.com/an-interview-ex-member-matt-cuttss-search-quality-team/)

Edit: Site now down, enter...
Forum: Search Engine Optimization 11th October 2012, 03:36 PM
Replies: 105
Views: 3,153
Posted By retsek
Re: Ranking For the Next Two Years - Dodging the update bullets Like A SEO Ninja- Whats Next?

I think he means if they stop providing the public Page Rank service, there's still MozRank which the domain market can use. They really have no reason to continue making it available.
Forum: Search Engine Optimization 10th October 2012, 10:45 PM
Replies: 50
Views: 1,819
Posted By retsek
Re: I diversified anchor text but still got hit by Penguin

Of course, you still got hit by Penguin. Penguin is designed to hit those who don't play by the rules. It and others like it will be constantly updated and tweaked until folks understand, that they...
Forum: Search Engine Optimization 9th October 2012, 08:55 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 564
Posted By retsek
Re: Post Sept29th Google update, will PRWEB help?

Don't expect to get much direct value from press releases sites, yes even the likes of PRWeb and others. They are right down there with article directories.

However,

The difference between...
Forum: Search Engine Optimization 7th October 2012, 11:52 AM
Replies: 329
Views: 8,555
Posted By retsek
Forum: Search Engine Optimization 3rd October 2012, 11:38 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 477
Posted By retsek
Re: About the latest update....

Yeah I'm sure.

Google: Further Penguin Update "Jolts" To Come; Panda Is Smoother & Monthly...
Forum: Search Engine Optimization 3rd October 2012, 11:20 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 477
Posted By retsek
Re: About the latest update....

the "jarring and jolting" comment referred to Penguin. This EMD/Panda one-two punch wasn't it.
Forum: Search Engine Optimization 1st October 2012, 07:45 AM
Replies: 55
Views: 2,065
Posted By retsek
Re: Panda, Penguin, EMD penalties..what next!?

Stop doing fake bullsh*t and you won't have to worry about what comes next.
Forum: Search Engine Optimization 1st October 2012, 07:37 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 649
Posted By retsek
Re: Webmaster Tools - Remove URLs

When you go to the Remove URLs section, you have to change the drop-down box at the top to Show "All", in order to see the status of past removal requests.
Forum: Search Engine Optimization 30th September 2012, 03:32 PM
Replies: 30
Views: 873
Posted By retsek
Re: Google Wants Brands Not "buyhairlossformulax.com"

@GregrySmith keywords in domain would be going down as we turned the knob toward brandable domains.

https://twitter.com/mattcutts/status/252483995013636096
Forum: Search Engine Optimization 30th September 2012, 11:50 AM
Replies: 189
Views: 7,698
Posted By retsek
Re: New Algo Update Targeting Low-Quality Exact Match Domains

mmm, you seem angry nik0. :D

As to why punish the whole site, I'd say that a big part of these updates (Panda, Pengin, ATF, EMD, and the ones to come) is about behavior modification of the...
Forum: Search Engine Optimization 30th September 2012, 07:57 AM
Replies: 41
Views: 1,182
Posted By retsek
Re: Google Update - Where to Go From Here?

Sorry but you and your friends will continue to suffer in the SEO world. If that's your advice, you'll ALWAYS be in the position where you are reacting to a Google update and are forced to make...
Forum: Search Engine Optimization 29th September 2012, 12:27 PM
Replies: 41
Views: 1,182
Posted By retsek
Re: Google Update - Where to Go From Here?

wolfmmii, is on the money. If you're looking to make money, you need to treat it like a business. What would you do if search engines never existed ?

You certainly wouldn't waste your time...
Forum: Search Engine Optimization 29th September 2012, 12:15 PM
Replies: 194
Views: 6,847
Posted By retsek
Re: Google To Crack Down on Low-Quality, Exact-Match Domains

heh ..by wednesday or thursday, there could very well be something else. With 500+ updates per year, Google is in a state of what peeps are now calling 'Everflux'.

Folks who are trying to beat,...
Forum: Search Engine Optimization 28th September 2012, 03:12 PM
Replies: 189
Views: 7,698
Posted By retsek
New Algo Update Targeting Low-Quality Exact Match Domains

https://twitter.com/mattcutts/status/251784203597910016

Glad they're doing something about those thin 5-page exact match crap, that certain people are calling quality.



Don't be fooled by...
Forum: Search Engine Optimization 27th September 2012, 08:52 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 786
Posted By retsek
Re: Healthy Backlinks for a New Site

All the links sold in Warrior for Hire are 'unnatural' links. People buy them with the knowledge that they're taking a risk, and (hopefully) are prepared for the consequences.
Forum: Search Engine Optimization 22nd September 2012, 10:06 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 416
Posted By retsek
Re: Anything new in link building?

Lol ..the sigs are getting ridiculous now.
Forum: Search Engine Optimization 18th September 2012, 01:38 PM
Replies: 35
Views: 1,348
Posted By retsek
Re: Who are the best link builders?

Yeah but you still need to do your homework before choosing a dentist.

You don't want one that's bad or has tons of negative reviews. With SEO, you can't fully rely on reviews (Matt LaClear...
Forum: Search Engine Optimization 18th September 2012, 12:14 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 680
Posted By retsek
Forum: Search Engine Optimization 18th September 2012, 10:36 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 406
Posted By retsek
Re: Another Panda thread, just few questions for PRO's

Well mando, PM'd me the link to the site in question. It's a nice looking site. Everything he says up top is true. The content is original, yes.

But original content doesn't equal useful or...
Forum: Search Engine Optimization 18th September 2012, 09:42 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 406
Posted By retsek
Re: Another Panda thread, just few questions for PRO's

I don't think those four metrics are huge factors for Panda. But there's been lots of speculation around them.

Social isn't there yet.

And Google doesn't use / can't measure the first three....
Forum: Search Engine Optimization 18th September 2012, 09:26 AM
Replies: 63
Views: 2,602
Posted By retsek
Re: Investing $2,000 a Month in SEO Services

Qualified ? Do they hand out certifications now to fire up scrapebox and build Web2.0s that no human wants to read unless water-boarded ?

2k is nothing. You are not doing the "exact same thing"...
Forum: Search Engine Optimization 18th September 2012, 08:23 AM
Replies: 63
Views: 2,602
Posted By retsek
Forum: Search Engine Optimization 17th September 2012, 08:41 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 796
Posted By retsek
Re: Impacts of Getting Site-Wide Backlinks After Google Penquin Update?

Sitewide links aren't the problem. Over-optimized anchor text is.

Take a look at WebMD and EverydayHealth. Alot of their links are sitewide from sites they own as well as others. What they...
Forum: Search Engine Optimization 13th September 2012, 09:10 AM
Replies: 23
Views: 579
Posted By retsek
Re: Simple Question from a Client about Seo

Good on this client. If more buyers asked questions like this, there would be less snake oil SEOs running about. India's GDP would probably take a slight hit as well.
Forum: Search Engine Optimization 13th September 2012, 07:39 AM
Replies: 23
Views: 579
Posted By retsek
Re: Simple Question from a Client about Seo

No one's going help you fool a client into thinking you know SEO when you don't.
Forum: Search Engine Optimization 11th September 2012, 05:46 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 869
Posted By retsek
Re: Silo Q for Yukon

I don't know what Yuk would say, but I recommend

- do not interlink child pages that have different parents (landing pages)
- DO interlink parents (landing pages) that are related, and where it...
Forum: Search Engine Optimization 11th September 2012, 11:03 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 393
Posted By retsek
Re: Does Google Discount Article Directories?

article directories aren't the only place you're wasting your time.
Forum: Search Engine Optimization 3rd September 2012, 02:30 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 886
Posted By retsek
Re: This is how I got my website recovered from Penguin!!!

So ...wait, let me get this straight.
You reported yourself for spam via the WMT form ?
https://www.google.com/webmasters/tools/spamreportform?hl=en

You have got to be mad.
Forum: Search Engine Optimization 31st August 2012, 06:06 PM
Replies: 70
Views: 3,744
Posted By retsek
Re: Why are you still buying backlinks if the end result is a google penalty?

I think you're on to something there.

Google via cutts has said that of all the links on the web, only low single digit percentages are nofollow. Other crawlers like OSE confirm it's only 4 - 8...
Forum: Search Engine Optimization 29th August 2012, 01:15 PM
Replies: 61
Views: 3,341
Posted By retsek
Re: "The only footprint these networks leave behind is WordPress."

Yeah I smiled a bit. The look on the Panda's face is priceless.
Forum: Search Engine Optimization 28th August 2012, 04:08 PM
Replies: 61
Views: 3,341
Posted By retsek
"The only footprint these networks leave behind is WordPress."

..I had to share this.



https://twitter.com/mattcutts/status/240522659673276416

Now I am pretty sure he's talking about SEO Fightback. Watch the video on their homepage. That's a word for...
Forum: Search Engine Optimization 23rd August 2012, 09:30 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 530
Posted By retsek
Re: What's the straight story on subdomains?

Exact Match is not as powerful as it once was. No need to go out of your way to get it. Even if you do the subdomains, it wouldn't be exact match.

IMO, sub-domains should be used to separate...
Forum: Search Engine Optimization 18th August 2012, 11:50 AM
Replies: 90
Views: 3,212
Posted By retsek
Re: Matt Cutts at SES About the Next Penguin Update

The thing is ...Penguin's primary purpose wasn't to improve search quality. It was to level the playing field and remove sites that weren't playing by the existing rules.

As a result, sites...
Forum: Search Engine Optimization 27th July 2012, 10:09 AM
Replies: 31
Views: 1,127
Posted By retsek
Re: Hit By Penguin But No Manual Penalty - Recovery Suggsestions

Well if you were hit by Penguin directly, you're not going to be released from it until they do an update or data refresh. They haven't done that for the last 60 days, but should soon.

So in the...
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