Tagged: search rank

Did Matt Cutts Really Say Google+1 Is Not a Good Quality Signal for Search Rank?

Its not unusual for media outlets to not always report accurately so they can make a catchy headline. I saw this headline echoed all over the Internet “Google: +1 Is Not The Best Quality Signal”. I traced the “original” to Webpronews. However, Webpronews was summarizing an article called “Matt Cutts On Penalties Vs. Algorithm Changes, A Disavow-This-Link Tool & More”...

Site Authority and What it Means to Search Rank

It is generally accepted that what is called your “site authority” is the #1 contributor to your search rank. There is ever-changing opinion about how site authority is calculated, but almost all SEOs agrees its the biggest piece of the puzzle. What is site authority?  Its a combination of a few things; How long your domain has been registered. How long your domain...