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Exploring the Fascinating History of SEO

Content Hacker

These on-page elements include titles, headings, meta tags, images, alt text, etc. 2003: Google Introduces the Florida Update & Nofollow Attribute In 2003, Google introduced the “Florida” update to its algorithm. On-page optimization focuses on optimizing individual web pages within a website.

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The Four Best Blogging Platforms in 2023

Shorthand Content Marketing

They all run on text-based searches and written content. It’s a way to increase the keywords your site ranks for, and to offer value to your potential customers. That’s because Blogger has been around since 1999, and was purchased by Google in 2003. The number one website in the world is Google.

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Confessions of a Retired Black Hat SEO: 7 Crazy Tactics That Yielded Big Gains

Neil Patel

Black hat strategies involve everything from keyword stuffing and private blog networks (PBNs) to content automation and tiered link building. Within a matter of days, I got over 2,000 link-building opportunities containing the phrases “poker” and “online poker” in the anchor text. I would make sure that the anchor text was rotated.

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How to Edit Your Résumé in 7 Steps

Grammarly

As you edit your résumé, make sure your changes don’t mess up your formatting—and if they do, because even something as simple as an additional space can push the text out of alignment, you should fix the formatting before sending your résumé to a prospective employer. If you aren’t sure how to format a résumé , follow a template.

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12 Most Insightful eCommerce Blogs To Follow for the New Year

ContentWriters

As blogging began to grow, WordPress came on the scene in 2003, and in 2004, Merriam-Webster named “blog” as the top word of the year, saying it was the most often looked-up word on its site during the previous twelve months. The Neil Patel Blog is an interesting mix of text posts, video posts, and podcasts.

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Topical SEO: 7 Advanced Concepts of Link Relevance & Google Rankings

Moz

Anchor text. It talked about anchor text a lot: “Thus, even though the text of the document itself may not match the search terms, if the document is cited by documents whose titles or backlink anchor text match the search terms, the document will be considered a match.”. Hub and authority pages. Kleinberg explains: ".a

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What Has Blog SEO Got to Do With How Your Readers Feel?

ProBlogger

Since 2003, when I first started blogging, the style and nature of my writing has changed to match trends, experience, and personal growth. Search engine optimization is partly the art of weaving into your content specific keywords and phrases which are used by people seeking information on search engines. My blogging has evolved.