In a Webmaster Hangout, someone asked John Mueller about examples of bad links that Google sent his client. The problem was that the sample links were nofollow. Google’s John Mueller explained why those sample links were nofollow then offered guidance on what should be done for a successful link reconsideration request. The question asked was […]
Google’s John Mueller said that when you get a manual action in Google Search Console and then submit that reconsideration request that Google will likely go through those requests in batches, group them into categories either by language or by type. What are reconsideration requests. A reconsideration request is a request to have Google review
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US companies are still eager to sell products to Huawei as tensions between China and the US continue to escalate. On Wednesday (28 August), Reuters reported that the US Department of Commerce has received more than 130 applications from companies seeking licences to sell US goods to Huawei, according to sources. This comes just two
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I get it, you automate a lot of your job – that is the efficient way to spam but try to put into your automation a blacklist. Blacklist emailing anyone at a @google.com domain, black list emailing anyone with the name John Mueller, Gary Illyes or anyone who works on search at Google or Bing
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A new report has compiled all the various transparency reports from online platforms in order to provide an overview of the data requests landscape. Source link
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Good news—you received a payment from a customer or client. The bad news is, they’re now asking for a refund. Refunding requests can be disheartening, but they can happen from time to time. Don’t go into a panic or ignore the request when you get one. Here’s how to handle refund requests tactfully: Take a
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You wake up one day with a message in Google Search Console that says Google has given you a manual action (what we often call in the industry a penalty). Nooooo!!! After you manage to calm down, you ask yourself, OK, now what? The process is simple. First, you will have to do the work
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Gary Illyes speaks at a lot of conferences around the world on Google SEO and webmaster related topics. He works for Google and over the past several years has spoken at most large SEO conferences from what I’ve seen. He said if you want him to speak at your event, you should fill out a
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PRWeek asked PR pros for their view on auto link requests following a Twitter battle between a hacks and flacks over the issue. Earlier this week, The Times retail and M&A editor Deirdre Hipwell used Twitter to vent her frustration at being asked by consumer PR professionals to provide hyperlinks for clients mentioned in
A month after rolling out their Live Guests option to all users, Instagram’s adding another element to the process, with viewers now able to submit a request to join a live stream in progress. As explained by Instagram: “When watching a friend’s live video, simply tap the “Request” button in the comments section. You’ll see
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