[ad_1] What Is Google Panda?Google Panda is a search algorithm update introduced in February 2011.Panda’s goal was to reduce the number of low-quality websites on search engine results pages (SERPs). It was one of Google’s earliest updates aimed at controlling content quality.By filtering out thin and irrelevant pages, Panda helped users find more useful content on Google. Today, Google Panda no longer exists as its own entity. But it remains part of Google’s core algorithm. Why Did…
Matt Cutts Announces Google Panda 4.0 Roll Out Today “Google is rolling out our Panda 4.0 update starting today”, Matt Cutts announced on his Twitter page a few hours ago. This latest progress in Google’s search algorithm changes is one of the most awaited news in the search industry. Search Engine Land (http://searchengineland.com/google-begins-rolling-panda-4-0-now-192043) assumes that Panda 4.0 is a major update which could mean that this is a newer version and not just a mere…
Of all the search engines in the whole world wide web, Google is the most popular when it comes to introducing new search algorithm updates. After the wrath of their mighty Panda updates, here comes another protagonist from the animal kingdom that is now causing tension and new buzz in the online marketing industry – the Penguin. The Google Penguin Update A lot of people find Google’s naming style for their updates cool. Some, on…
Nowadays, there is a great need to innovate your link-building process or off-site search engine optimization to cope up with the latest algorithmic changes brought by Google Panda. The failure to innovate would mean a big profit loss as 80% of your overall SEO efforts greatly depends in link-building. The Importance of Link-Building in SEO Link-building is the soul of search engine optimization. The growth of your online business greatly depends on how effective your…
Now that websites which are employing private blog networks and article marketing (as their main sources of back-links to rank higher in search engine result pages) have been experiencing ranking problems and penalty through de-indexation, some experts are wondering if Google Panda’s next target would be those low quality free press release distribution websites which publish PR articles solely for link-building purposes. In most cases these press releases are dumped to free PR distribution websites…
This should be one of the questions you should ask yourself after hearing the news of Google’s latest search algorithm update. If you are the owner of an online business, you should have already determined the vulnerabilities of your website through the help of your hired SEO professionals. But, if you don’t have in-housed or outsourced search experts, you can only depend on your own resourcefulness and research skills on how to get the answers…
Since the release of Google Panda over a year ago, the search engine optimization world has never been the same. Lots of content farm websites are penalized along with online portals filled with “thin content”, and even few high authority sites are not excluded from the rage of Panda’s beastly search algorithm update. The first wave of penalties hit top online portals on the first few months after Google Panda was released. Among these top websites are…
Google is testing an image box that you can click on and expand to reveal images. Google’s mobile search results can show an image link, that if you click on reveal an image grid section. If you don’t click on it, it won’t show the images. This was spotted by Khushal Bherwani who shared a videocast of this in action on X: Yea, it does seem that way. This may impact some queries click-through rates…
Did you know that the Google Panda algorithm from 2012 is no longer? Over the years it not only was incorporated into the core ranking algorithm but also at some point evolved into a new algorithm named after a new animal – Coati. Hyung-Jin Kim, the VP of Google Search, told us this tidbit during our SMX Next keynote this morning. While this is not something actionable or something that necessarily matters today, I don’t…
It was 11 years ago today that Google announced an algorithm update that had a massive and far-reaching impact on SEO for years to come. Here’s a complete history of the Google Panda algorithm update. What was the Google Panda update? Google Panda was a major algorithm update that impacted search rankings for 11.8% of queries in the U.S. Google said Panda was designed to reduce the rankings for low-quality sites (“sites which are low-value…