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Google has made many changes to its search algorithm over the years. The Penguin Update, which was first released in 2012, is one of the most important updates Google has ever made. The goal of this update was to reduce rankings for sites that are spammy or violate Google’s quality guidelines. This means sites are penalized if they are “thin” or don’t have enough original content to rank well. You can still rank well if you have a lot of high-quality content on your site; however, it’s often difficult to rank in the top 10 results when there is high competition in your industry.
This guide will help you understand what the Penguin Update is and how it affects your site ranking. It will also teach you how to successfully recover from a penalty and give you tips for avoiding penalties in the future.
Can you recover from the Penguin update?
In the past few weeks, a website called “The Next Web” has been getting lots of attention. The site was named the number one website on Google in the UK, Ireland and Australia. It’s a tech-focused blog with a lot of information.
Why is this news? Because its owner is an SEO agency. And he’s been tracking it in real time since Penguin went into effect at the end of January.
Penguin is a search engine update that can have devastating effects on online businesses. One of the reasons why it matters to your business? Because it can change your rankings forever!
In case you don’t know what Penguin is, here’s what you need to know: When Google does a search update during March (known as Penguin), it makes sure that no page that matches its search criteria appear in its results for your business’ keyword phrase. This means that whenever somebody types in those exact phrases, they cannot see results from those pages – even if they’re just typing them into their browser! At first, many people were quick to blame Google for this update because other engines like Bing and Yahoo also showed these sites lower rankings than usual. But now we know there are other factors at play as well…
How can I avoid getting penalized by penguin?
Penguin is a site ranking algorithm that’s been out for about a year now. Penguin can penalize websites for multiple reasons, including “spam” and “revisited.” So how do you prevent yourself from being penalized?
In the past, there were ways to avoid getting pinged by Penguin. For example, you could use an ad network to get your ads on more sites than you would otherwise be able to reach. However, in recent years, Google has come up with newer solutions (like AdWords) that are better at targeting relevant traffic.
So what’s the solution?
One option would be to stop promoting your business online altogether. You could remove all your advertising from all social media platforms and just focus on creating new content for your website or blog. But that may not be ideal – especially if you have other businesses or interests that depend on promoting your business online.
What are the consequences of penguin penalties?
The Penguin update was a massive hit for many webmasters.
Penguin’s algorithm is designed to take down sites that are potentially malicious or spammy in nature. However, the algorithm isn’t always perfect. Sometimes it can be confused with a legitimate site, leading it to mistakenly treat that site as malicious. If a website is incorrectly labeled as malicious, they could go on to suffer high rankings and lose out on potential revenue.
What happens if you’re accidentally classified as malicious? What should you do? You must fight back! In this post, we’ll discuss some of the best ways to react when your site is wrongly classified as harmful or spammy.
Last Updated on December 31, 2021
Aires Loutsaris is a content marketing specialist working with some of the world’s biggest VC funded startups and eCommerce companies. He has 15 years of experience in organic search optimisation and content writing with over 2500 students enrolled in his Udemy SEO course. An ex-head of two award-winning agencies, he has lectured at the University of the Arts, London College of Fashion on content marketing and has consulted for all three of the Universities he studied at: The Open University, The University of Hull and Kings College University of London. Feel free to connect with Aires on LinkedIn or Facebook.