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Topics about getting listed for free through Google Search. For more background, see Google SEO stories from our sister site, Search Engine Land. Below are topics submitted by Sphinn members:
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Cheap SEO: it’s about quality, not price
Avatar Went Hot: May 13, 2008 - 2:33 pm
Posted By: iBrian 1 day 14 hours ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://www.internetbusiness.co.uk) my network
Category: Google SEO
Why SEO needs to be bought and sold on quality of service - not price points.

Link beetle, anyone? read more »
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Black Hat SEO Lessons: Indirect Promotion
Avatar Went Hot: May 12, 2008 - 2:12 pm
Posted By: gunjanpandya 1 day 18 hours ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://www.searchenginejournal.com) my network
Category: Google SEO
At SEJ Ann said about Black Hat SEO and How to promote your website indirectly in Google. read more »
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The Times: Linking To The BBC Will Boost Your Google Ranking
Avatar Went Hot: May 7, 2008 - 12:54 pm
Posted By: patrickaltoft 7 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://www.seoco.co.uk) my network
Category: Google SEO
O.K. I am going to pick on The Times because it is funny. Today they published an article entitled Searching to get to the top of Google.

Most of the article is O.K. and it is nice to see SEO getting mentioned in a major newspaper, however some o read more »
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I Believe In the Google -60 Penalty
Avatar Went Hot: May 6, 2008 - 6:50 am
Posted By: mike.tekula 8 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://searchengineland.com) my network
Category: Google SEO
Barry Schwartz posts at Search Engine Land about the Google -60 penalty and some interesting indications from Google reps that seem to acknowledge the penalty exists. read more »
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A Search Engine Fairy Tale
Avatar Went Hot: May 5, 2008 - 1:11 pm
Posted By: theGypsy 9 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://www.searchenginejournal.com) my network
Category: Google SEO
Search Engine Journal - The tale uses metaphors and comparisons, but else completely fictitious. It is in part meant to entertain and in part to provide a different perspective on old and known issues. Who knows, it might triggers new ideas and a ch read more »
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How Much is a Top Google Ranking Worth to Your Business?
Avatar Went Hot: May 1, 2008 - 10:23 am
Posted By: kevgibbo 12 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://training.seobook.com) my network
Category: Google SEO
Superb, in-depth look into the value of a top Google ranking from Aaron Wall. Must read! read more »
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Blackhat Techniques Which Shouldn’t Work in Google But Still Do
Avatar Went Hot: May 1, 2008 - 4:01 am
Posted By: kevgibbo 13 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://blog.seoptimise.com) my network
Category: Google SEO
Very surprised these tactics actually still work! read more »
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Will Your Website Pass a Google Review?
Avatar Went Hot: April 30, 2008 - 7:33 pm
Posted By: annie7 14 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://www.seobook.com) my network
Category: Google SEO
Google keeps strengthening their control over search and the web. They can easily use usage data to automatically flag websites for human review. Does Your Site Look Good to Google's Relevancy Algorithm? read more »
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Google's Whois Domaintool Pages Have Paid Links Passing PageRank
Avatar Went Hot: April 30, 2008 - 2:38 pm
Posted By: beussery 15 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://www.beussery.com) my network
Category: Google SEO
Yep, that is correct and I've got the details... read more »
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Sitelinks at #60 - A Warning Shot From Google
Avatar Went Hot: April 27, 2008 - 11:41 am
Posted By: DazzlinDonna 16 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://smackdown.blogsblogsblogs.com) my network
Category: Google SEO
Explains why (and when) we see sitelinks at #60, what the penalty is likely to be resulting from, and what it may mean for the future of that site. Definitely worth keeping this information tucked away in the brain for possible future needs. read more »
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7 Tips for the Paranoid SEO: Masking Your Intentions
Avatar Went Hot: April 27, 2008 - 9:36 am
Posted By: SlightlyShadySEO 19 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://www.slightlyshadyseo.com) my network
Category: Google SEO
With Google’s recent “shading in” of many whitehats by killing off even widget bait, more and more people are getting worried. Even for non blackhat sites.
So I've put together some tips for paranoid SEOs to resist the penalization power as long as read more »
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Tell Google How to Treat Your Content : Disallow, Nofollow, NoIndex
Avatar Went Hot: April 24, 2008 - 6:40 am
Posted By: chrisblackwell 21 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://www.searchenginejournal.com) my network
Category: Google SEO
Ann Smarty discussing the various ways you can have Google treat your content. read more »
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Beyond PageRank; peeling SEO onions
Avatar Went Hot: April 23, 2008 - 3:35 pm
Posted By: gyutae 20 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://www.searchenginepeople.com) my network
Category: Google SEO
Ok, so you say you know what PageRank is and how it applies to search optimization, but do you really? One thing is for certain…. A great many SEO’s, site owners and webmasters don’t seem to truly grasp the concept…so lets take a look shall we?

H read more »
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Mr Cutts are you sure about that?
Avatar Went Hot: April 23, 2008 - 1:07 am
Posted By: nowsourcing 21 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://www.timnash.co.uk) my network
Category: Google SEO
Tim Nash uncovers a gem from John Andrews' live blogging from live domain roundtable about domains changing hands. read more »
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Seattle SEO John Andrews blogs Matt Cutts at Domain Roundtable
Avatar Went Hot: April 21, 2008 - 9:12 am
Posted By: johnandrews 24 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://www.johnon.com) my network
Category: Google SEO
"We have a deal with GoDaddy that if you sign on with GoDaddy you're automatically registered with [Google] Webmaster Tools" and more from Matt Cutts, live from San Francisco. read more »
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Are You Following Google's Marketing Strategy?
Avatar Went Hot: April 20, 2008 - 1:10 pm
Posted By: gyutae 25 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://www.seobook.com) my network
Category: Google SEO
Google's position on top of the web allows them to monitor any area of growth, and give themselves the first slot for any area they want to compete in. If they are uncertain of their competitive positioning they can list a couple other competitors a read more »
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Next Page Rank will Cure Cancer
Avatar Went Hot: April 20, 2008 - 11:10 am
Posted By: DarrellLong 26 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://www.appliedseo.com) my network
Category: Google SEO
John Carcutt talks about people still placing way to much weight on Google Page Rank. He showcases some great examples on companies offering special discounted services for web pages that have a Page Rank of 5 or better. Its a good read for all that read more »
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Official - Best Practices When Moving Your Site To Another Domain
Avatar Went Hot: April 20, 2008 - 10:32 am
Posted By: Hobo 26 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://googlewebmastercentral.blogspot.com) my network
Category: Google SEO
Official Google Webmaster Central Blog, If you're changing your domain because of site rebranding or redesign, you might want to think about doing this in two phases: first, move your site; and second, launch your redesign. read more »
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Get Paid Links from the US Olympic Team
Avatar Went Hot: April 18, 2008 - 4:09 am
Posted By: gyutae 26 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://www.wolf-howl.com) my network
Category: Google SEO
So hey Google care to explain why this isn’t a paid link page? Any reason you haven’t dinged the page rank of this known link seller or cut off their ability to pass page rank or anchor text? Now I’m not daft enough to believe that any of those comp read more »
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Google Thinks YOU Are a Black Hat SEO. Should You Trust Them?
Avatar Went Hot: April 17, 2008 - 3:43 pm
Posted By: baiduyou 26 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://www.seobook.com) my network
Category: Google SEO
Aaron Wall on preemptive spam penalties and Google's relationship with SEO companies.

"What is worse about this game of passing arbitrary judgement is that many of the best known SEOs praise each other in public only to snitch on one another in p read more »
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25 million paid/coop links, cloaking & top rankings. How does moneyexpert.com do it?
Avatar Went Hot: April 16, 2008 - 2:59 pm
Posted By: patrickaltoft 28 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://www.insiders-view.co.uk) my network
Category: Google SEO
"We all know that Money Expert have been buying links. They know it. You know it. Google even knows it...........Serving different content to the search engine and the customer. Naughty, naughty." read more »
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Google Diving into Indexing the Deep Web
Avatar Went Hot: April 16, 2008 - 1:59 pm
Posted By: theGypsy 29 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://www.seobythesea.com) my network
Category: Google SEO
Bill gives us a little background on the whole - Google Form Search methodologies and some insight into what to expect.(the post ain't new, but VERY relevant with recent discussions)

-SEO by the SEA - There are a number of strategies used in thi read more »
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Top SEO Expert Aaron Wall Speaks Out About SEO's Bleeding Edge
Avatar Went Hot: April 13, 2008 - 8:56 am
Posted By: bwelford 31 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://www.blog.marketmou.com) my network
Category: Google SEO
A great interview with Aaron Wall. Sometimes I find interviews are of lesser value than you'd expect from the interviewee. In this case, you won't be disappointed. read more »
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Google Now Fills Out Forms & Crawls Results
Avatar Went Hot: April 11, 2008 - 8:48 pm
Posted By: jeffquipp 32 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://searchengineland.com) my network
Category: Google SEO
Wow ... this is a big announcement. Previously, Google was not able to get past simple forms, but now it can. Great development. read more »
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Network Solutions: Not Just Thieves and Hijackers, Now Using Tactics That Can Get Your Site Banned From Google
Avatar Went Hot: April 9, 2008 - 10:39 am
Posted By: mvandemar 34 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://smackdown.blogsblogsblogs.com) my network
Category: Google SEO
NetSol has apparently started engaging in a practice that Google deemed ban-able 2 years ago: subdomain spamming. The twist? They're not subdomain spamming with their sites... they're doing it with *yours*. read more »
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