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Assessing the Penguin and Panda Updates: How Should your Digital Marketing Strategy Change?

Assessing the Penguin and Panda Updates: How Should your Digital Marketing Strategy Change? | Public Relations & Social Marketing Insight | Scoop.it

Back in September, Google launched a brand-new Panda update, which according to Pierre Far will impact on 3-5% of online queries and results. It has been specifically designed to target thin and inconsequential content more precisely, while also increasing the already sizable chasm between low and high quality websites.

As if this is not enough for webmasters to contend with, Google also plan to roll out a brand new Penguin update in the weeks ahead. Penguin 3.0 is also expected to be driven by more intricate and precise algorithms, while it will also work in conjunction with Panda to create more clearly defined and transparent lines between websites.

What Should Webmasters Expect?

In practical terms, it is the Penguin 3.0 update that will arguably have the biggest impact on webmasters. This is because of the ongoing work with disavow, where Google’s search team have worked alongside thousands of industry experts and previously penalized webmasters to leverage the best possible examples of poor quality links. This trend will continue throughout the current update, as Google utilize an ever wider range of user distributed data to streamline their results and deliver a more concise strategy....

Jeff Domansky's insight:

For some websites. It will be a case of sudden impact and for others it means shifting your SEO strategies.

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Content is Bigger than Google | Valeria Maltoni

Content is Bigger than Google | Valeria Maltoni | Public Relations & Social Marketing Insight | Scoop.it

...We are way past the one thing solution -- optimizing to the search engine. Even in social networks we are getting to the (saturation) point, needing social or native ads just to be discoverable. 


It will need to be a combination of things: both/and.


Consider this: Better is more


When your content has depth to it, both in format, functionality, and the quality of your writing, it goes from unremarkable to worth reading. You're not a bookmark or a destination yet, just worth reading, or scanning as it may be....

Jeff Domansky's insight:

Recommended  reading from Valeria Maltoni where she looks at the challenge of producing better content and not relying only on Google for SEO.

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"But How Do I Know if It's Good?"; How You Can Evaluate Content Quality (and Ditch Content Anxiety)

"But How Do I Know if It's Good?"; How You Can Evaluate Content Quality (and Ditch Content Anxiety) | Public Relations & Social Marketing Insight | Scoop.it

In a post-Hummingbird world, we all know content matters. But many SEOs are still trying to work around this update because we think we don't have the tools to gauge content quality.  If you've said, "I'm not a writer," or, "How do I know what will resonate with my audience?" And even, "Content is hard and takes time; do I really have to?" You might be suffering from content anxiety.


Content quality anxiety can come in many forms: What is content, really? I hired a content team or agency. How do I know if they're any good? How can I calculate the value of content? Help is available....

Jeff Domansky's insight:

You already have the skills to recognize good content and optimize a site for Hummingbird. You just may not know it yet. Here's a quick list of what to look for.

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Google Wants Content: How To Adjust Your SEO Strategy - Business 2 Community

Google Wants Content: How To Adjust Your SEO Strategy - Business 2 Community | Public Relations & Social Marketing Insight | Scoop.it

XSEO strategies have to be at the heart of any business that wants to succeed in the online world in 2014. But SEO strategy means something different than it did one decade ago, five years ago, or even last year. If your SEO strategy places a great emphasis on link building, you may find that your SEO influence has waned recently.


While links connecting to your content are important, it is content itself that is becoming the most important aspect of an SEO strategy and what pleases Google the most. Here are a few things that you can do in 2014 to improve your content offering and make Google happy....

Jeff Domansky's insight:

How great content will make Google happy and your SEO rankings soar.

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