Penguin, Panda and SEO - #SEOpodcast 263

Episode32 min2015-02-23

To beat Google Panda and Penguin, create high-quality, original, long-form content with proper formatting, consistent topic focus, and clean link practices that prioritize user experience.

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Key takeaways
If you provide a good experience to the Google user, Google will place you well.

About this episode

Welcome to the most popular internet marketing podcast on iTunes, hosted by E-Webstyle! Join us this week as we talk aboutPutting in Email in your Internet Marketing StrategyPenguin, Panda and SEOContent Duplication and Negative SEO

Questions this episode answers

What is Google Panda and what kind of content does it penalize?

Google Panda targets sites with bad, thin, non-relevant, or duplicate content. It also penalizes content that causes high bounce rates or a poor user experience. Keyword-stuffed content that ranks without providing value was a primary target of the Panda update.

How long should blog posts or web content be to rank well today?

The hosts note that long-form content of 1,000, 1,500, or 2,000 words is the current trend and that pages with long content tend to rank well. They advise using short paragraphs, list items, and images so it does not read like a novel.

In their words

Long form content performs best these days and has a direct correlation with performance in the search engine results page.

Charles Lewis

If you're posting content and you finish writing this blog post or this article or whatever it is, this case study, and then you read it, ask yourself, would you link to this?

Charles Lewis
Terms defined in this episode
Panda
A Google algorithm update targeting sites with thin, duplicate, outdated, or low-quality content that gives users a bad experience, pushing them down in search rankings.
Penguin
A Google algorithm update targeting spammy links, link farms, and bad linking practices such as buying links or using non-randomized anchor text.
Evergreen content
Content like how-tos, FAQs, and step-by-step guides that remains relevant and engaging over time without needing frequent updates.
Keyword density
A ratio based on the number of times a keyword is used versus the total amount of text in a piece of content; should be kept conversational and not spammy.

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Matthew Bertram, host of The Best SEO Podcast
Matthew Bertram
AI keynote speaker · Owner & CEO, EWR Digital · President, ModalPoint

Matthew Bertram is an AI keynote speaker, creator of DIG™ (Digital Information Governance), and owner and CEO of EWR Digital. He helps energy and industrial leaders win visibility in AI search (GEO and AEO), is President of ModalPoint and CMO of the Oil & Gas Global Network, hosts The Best SEO Podcast, and has authored eight books including LLM Visibility. More about Matthew Bertram.

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