Google’s Matt Cutts: It’s Time To Take Action On SOPA
Google has blacked out its logo in protest of SOPA. The company has also put up a blog post calling for visitors to petition Congress. Google’s head of web spam, Matt Cutts, who has been a vocal opponent of SOPA …
Google’s Matt Cutts Talks Duplicate Content And Different Languages
Google’s Matt Cutts has put out a video talking about duplicate content. He was responding to the following user-submitted question: Will multilingual translations of one [piece of] content across different websites attract [a] duplicate content penalty? “The simple answer is …
Matt Cutts Sheds More Light On Google’s Quality Raters Process
Internet marketer Jennifer Ledbetter (otherwise known as PotPieGirl) wrote a post last month about the Google Quality Raters (you know, those people Google’s Matt Cutts and Amit Singhal talked about in that famous Wired interview about the Panda update, which …
Why Google Won’t Reveal Secret Ranking Factors, But Gives Plenty of SEO Advice
Google’s goal as a search engine is to provide users with the most relevant results for their queries and the best user experience. For this reason, Google keeps its 200+ ranking factors a secret. While some of them are well-known, others are not, and how much weight each is given is perhaps the biggest mystery. Google doesn’t want people to be able to game its system because this will have a negative impact on search results, and make the user experience poor. This is nothing new. Danny Sullivan recently asked Google CEO Eric Schmidt why they couldn’t at least list the factors, while keeping their weights secret. Schimidt basically said that this would be revealing business secrets. Fair enough. While one may understand why Google goes out of its way to keep this information under wraps, some may wonder why they go to the trouble of providing webmasters with SEO advice, tools, and resources. After all, Google is going to deliver the results as it sees fit right? This is the topic of a question someone sent into Google’s Matt Cutts who has provided a video with his response. The question is really coming from the angle that Google should rather not have people optimizing their sites, so they have to buy ads to gain visibility (more money for Google). Of course while Google may want you to buy ads, this is not the company’s approach. "Whenever the web does well, Google does well," says Cutts. "I don’t think that it has to be something like, ‘Oh, we help websites rank better and they don’t need to advertise,’" he says. "That’s sort of a short-sighted view. We say, ‘Look, we try to help people make the web a better experience, more people will be on the web, they’ll stay on the web longer, they’ll be happier, and…just the halo effect – the reflected effect of all of that is that people will search more, and then a few of the times they’ll click on the ads’". One YouTube commenter on the video says, "Or simply Google wants to ‘teach us’ SEO so people who search with Google find what they want. If a user search[es] for something? and Google return[s] non-related results they wont use it. So Google needs US and WE need Google." Another commenter makes a pretty good point. In the video, Cutts mentions that Google could choose to show pop-up ads, and it could made them some money up front, but that this would annoy users, and they might not want to come back. The commenter says, "I consider YouTube ads embedded? in videos just as annoying as pop up ads." I don’t think that person is alone. It’s not the greatest thing for user experience.
iolo Technologies Affiliate Competition
iolo Technologies has got some great news; through to midnight [Pacific Time] May 31, 2010 you have a chance of winning the following prizes: 1. $500 in cash. 2. Over $150 worth of iolo branded goodies [click on the graphic below to check out the goodies]: – Wine tote for 2 bottles; – Wine key; – Polo shirt; – Hat; – Throw; – Desk caddy; – Toolbox; – USB stick; – Pen. 3. And a full license to System Mechanic Pro 9.5 valid for 1 year worth $69.95. Want to know how can you win these great prizes? Check out the latest iolo Technologies affiliate newsletter here . To learn more about the iolo Technologies affiliate program please check out this page : . If you have any questions on the iolo affiliate program [which is run through the Linkshare network] please email the affiliate manager at: James.Nardell@iolo.com.
U.K. Searches for PayPal Drop in March
U.K. searches related to online payment service PayPal fell drastically in the two months ending March 31, according to data from Hitwise.
EncryptStick Affiliate Webinars
Due to the resounding success of our two webinars this week we're going to run two more during April. So, why should you take part in one of the webinars? All successful sales professionals know that you can't effectively sell a product if you don't understand it. We'd like to give you the opportunity to learn how EncryptStick works, and how to best sell the product to your customers through a free webinar. We strongly urge you to participate, as we'll give you all the tools/strategies that you'll need to successfully market EncryptStick and most importantly make money through our affiliate program. WEBINAR DETAILS: Round 1 Tue, Apr 6, 2010 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM EDT https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/273714931 Round 2 Thu, Apr 8, 2010 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM EDT https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/353129690 RSVP required. Use the contact forms through the links above, or email me and I'll send you login information. AGENDA: Introduction of panelists [2 min] Tyrone Phipps. CEO Onix International Review the agenda for the webinar [1 min] Tyrone Phipps. CEO Onix International Explain the format of the webinar [2 min] Tyrone Phipps. CEO Onix International Demonstration of EncryptStick application [20 min] Tyrone Phipps. CEO Onix International Benefits of EncryptStick from a Security Perspective [5 min] Mark Smail, CTO Onix International Question and Answers [10 min] Everyone in attendance Final comments [2 min] Tyrone Phipps. CEO Onix International ABOUT THE FORMAT: This presentation will be run via an interactive website using a webinar format [i.e. web plus seminar]. You can participate from the comfort of your own home, plus there’ll be lots of chances for you to ask questions throughout the event. WHAT YOU NEED TO JOIN IN: 1. Computer connected to the internet. 2. Headphones or speakers to listen to the presentation. 3. Microphone to ask questions [optional - you can also ask questions using text based chat]. BONUS: As a bonus, attendees will receive a free license to EncryptStick [a $39.99 value]. Please get in touch with any questions/comments/feedback; I'm looking forward to speaking with you at one of the webinars! Have a great day! James D. Nardell Encrypt-Stick.com Affiliate Management Team Email: James.Nardell@Onixinternational.com
Is Their Any Legitimate Work At Home Jobs On The Internet?
I would like to be able to work at home to be with my children. I live in a very rural area and the cost of gas compared to local wages is not worth the trip into town.
What Are The Highest Paying Advertising Programs On The Internet?
My Google AdSense account was just disabled for “invalid click activity” – even though I did NOTHING wrong. I am quite furious and want to know if there are any other advertising website I can use. Please let me know. Thanks!
What Are Truths And Falses Of The “work At Home” I See Every Where On The Internet?
I see “Work at Home, for stay at home Mums” post at most of the sites I surf by,Then I go to the site and at the end, you have to pay a fee to get the information or you have to invest money.As a stay at home mum that I’m should I believe in [...]