Google Algo update for over SEO'd sites: Is this a game changer?
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This must be on the forum somewhere already but I cant find it.
Google are updating there algo to penalise over SEO'd sites, is this a game changer?
http://www.pcpro.co.uk/news/373630/google-to-demote-seo-heavy-sites
Cheers
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Anytime. Please feel free to mark the question as answered hahaha!
On a side note, not sure why anyone would thumbs down your comment thanking us for our input :S due to this I have added my thumbs up to your comment thanking us. -
If you are in a highly competitive market then you can count on it. Google wants everyone buying Adwords.
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Cheers guys
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As Matt says, its nothing new. Google are once again looking to do away with cruddy sites that focus on SE interaction and not user interaction.
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Ultimately this is nothing new. I wouldn't worry about it too much. We have known for quite some time now that Google is starting to penalize overly optimized sites. As long as you dont keep all your eggs in one basket and you try to be a good SEO across the board then you should be fine IMO.
We know that Google has hit down hardon duplicate content, link farms, spammy links, keyword cramming etc... I think this is just a reiteration that it wont be tolerated. Keep your work White Hat and never concentrate too much in one area of optimization and you should be fine. Make sure that your site doesn't stand out like a sore thumb and is overly optimized.
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