Panda Strikes Again

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Panda Strikes Again

By Pat Marcello on Monday, October 3rd, 2011 | No Comments

While major sites all over the Web are scrambling to get their sites re-ranked in Google, a new Panda update happened last week. Google admits to it, but not when or what it does, but if you’ve noticed a significant shift in the traffic you’ve been getting… thank the newest iteration of Panda. Even sites [...]

What to Do If You’ve Been Bitten By Panda

By Pat Marcello on Monday, August 29th, 2011 | No Comments

Earlier this year when Google smacked the dupe content world with their Panda algorithm update, some very high-profile sites felt the bite. Ezine Articles, eHow, and HubPages, for example, had dramatic drops in traffic almost overnight. And they’re not recovering very quickly. I ran into an interview with HubPages CEO, Paul Edmondson over at ZDNet, [...]

Social Media: Is Using Tumblr Worth a Go?

By Pat Marcello on Monday, August 22nd, 2011 | No Comments

Twice a month, I spend time with my clients in a webinar, helping them with all things Internet marketing, though last Wednesday was my last call. I’m really ready to tackle this new local Sarasota business of mine (MagnaSites.com), helping local small business to get online and into Internet marketing in the right way. Yet, [...]

SEO News Tidbits for May 10, 2011

By Pat Marcello on Tuesday, May 10th, 2011 | No Comments

It’s been a while since I’ve done this, and when I do, it’s often popular, so here goes. This is what’s been happening in the world of search in the past month or so: Google is testing a new results page that is cleaner and less annoying. Though I love Google, which usually brings back [...]

Is RSS Lagging Behind?

By Pat Marcello on Wednesday, April 7th, 2010 | 7 Comments

People just don’t seem to GET RSS. It’s a cool little acronym, and it means “Really Simple Syndication.” What makes it simple is that it’s completely text based. A feed has no javascript or anything that spiders hate, so they can skim a feed easily and be merrily on their spidery way. Plus, RSS updates [...]

Web 2.0: Smart Marketing with Social Content

By Pat Marcello on Monday, November 2nd, 2009 | 2 Comments

What’s the first thing you think when you hear Web 2.0? I’ll bet I can guess… It’s one of two things — Facebook or Twitter, right? Well, those two sites are definitely at the forefront when it comes to Web 2.0 properties, and they’re totally worth the effort of maintaining presence in both places. But [...]

SEO: How Valuable Is Your Social Content?

By Pat Marcello on Friday, May 15th, 2009 | No Comments

Do you love social media as much as I do? I mean, you have to know I enjoy Twitter. I write about it often enough. But I also love Ning, where I have set up various sites, HubPages, and MyBlogLog, just to name a few. Why do I love them? Primarily because to me, they’re [...]

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