Lead Generation Websites: News

1. Searchmetrics 2014 SEO Ranking Factors

2. iWatch has implications for local business?

3. Google Penguin Update Coming in 2014

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1. ‘Searchmetrics’ SEO

Ranking Factors 2014

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Searchmetrics 2014 SEO Ranking Factors

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There were no real surprises in what SEO factors are delivering long-term rankings for business websites in 2014

Main search ranking factors in 2014?

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The main factors were found to be;

1. High-quality incoming links

2. Good site architecture and on-page optimisation

3. Good quality, relevant and useful content

4. Social signals – shares of that content on social media platforms

What are the implications for business websites?

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Whilst the four main factors have seen some changes in relative influence essentially the report confirms what we already knew.

Link quality is more important than quantity, so no cheap, one-size-fits-all SEO campaigns

Optimise your pages and create useful, high-quality content

Have that content shared on your social media platforms.

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Check the LGW blog for a more in-depth look at the report.

2. iWatch: implications

for local business?

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iWatch’s potential implications for local business?

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iWatch is wearable tech which analysts are suggesting could impact local search

iWatch to make search more local?

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Analysts are predicting the rise of 'hyper-local' searches.

That is searches for locations that are within a short distance of the searcher.

As a result it is more important than ever for local businesses to have a presence on local search listings such as Google My Business.

How does this effect you?

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If you are a local business then you must have a working local search listing.

Google now calls local listings ‘Google My Business’

If you don’t have a listing you need to set one up NOW!

Google Penguin Update

Coming in 2014

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Google say Penguin refresh

coming this year!

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Google’s Penguin Update which targets link spam has not been refreshed in 10 months – but we are expecting an update soon!

Implications for business owners?

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Penguin penalises web pages for unnatural link patterns and these pages cannot be found easily in Google search

If you have been affected by the Penguin update and have been working to correct the issue this is good news!

Once Penguin is refreshed if your work has been successful then your pages will start to rank again.

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Read our blog posts on Google Penguin penalties and updates and 2014 ranking factors.

Just click the links below this video.

For more information;

call: 01708 208 889

Email: info@leadgenerationwebsites.co.uk