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    Checking the link profile of a newly acquired domain name

    If the domain you've purchased has a manual penalty, this may result in bad trust score, and the domain being blocked by some anti-viruses. And in this video Matt Cutts answers to a question similar to yours.
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    very basic SEO (backlinks) question

    Completely agree with Ste Hughes. For more info, check this guide to using nofollow tags: http://searchengineland.com/infographic-nofollow-tag-172157 and this post http://moz.com/blog/how-i-learned-to-stop-worrying-and-love-the-nofollow.
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    Tool to tell a websites estimated traffic

    Try Compete.com and SEMrush.
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    SEO keywords. Am I doing it right?

    Do not rely solely on Google's Keyword Planner Tool. Although it can provide you with an overall idea of how much keywords are searched for, and show nice keyword combinations, it won't provide you with the exact data on how much traffic a keyword might bring. So use multiple sources to get...
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    Whats New in SEO??

    And what do you guys think of the new Google’s SERP design overhaul in general? And the new format for displaying Ads in particular? Seems like Google is making AdWords blend in more and pushing organic results further down the fold for sponsored content, ads, and links to other SERPs.
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    Best way to check my google ranking

    Yes, nowadays the software market offers an extensive choice of tools for ranking check: free and paid, basic and advanced, desktop-based and online. So you can easily pick up the app that better suits your needs. Say, if you just need to check the current positions of your website, you may use...
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    How much does it cost to get on the 1st page of Google?

    Heh. That's an interesting question. And frankly speaking, there's no any definite answer to it. The amount of money one will have to spend to make a website rank#1 will vary from industry to industry, from keyword to keyword and from website to website. As for paid search, you won't know the...
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    Matt Cutts Speaks on Paid Links

    Hey folks, thank you for your feedback regarding the pop-up: we'll figure out a way to make it less annoying. As a side note though, pop-ups is a controversial topic. Many people do get annoyed, yet it is pop-ups that double subscription rates...
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    Matt Cutts Speaks on Paid Links

    Head of Google's Web Spam team Matt Cutts just published another video, in which he explains how Google defines "paid links". What are your thoughts on that? Did the video make things clearer or only spread more confusion? Do you believe that Google can actually detect all these types of...
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    Google Adwords

    Well, both AdWords and SEO have their own pros and cons. E.g. SEO can enhance your site visibility, create user-friendly content and be effective in the long-run. But, since search engines are constantly changing their algos, SEO can be rather hard, time-consuming process that is full of...
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    Confused over back linking

    Now, the safest way to get links is to earn them. Yes, that is a challenge. As to earn links, you will need to create high quality content assets that can be placed in front of a socially engaged targeted audience. And then they will like and share it. No byline, no manufactured links...
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    Facebook or Adwords?

    This infographics by Wordstream clearly shows all pros and cons of Facebook ads and Google AdWords: http://www.wordstream.com/articles/facebook-vs-google-display-network Generally, Facebook sessions last much longer than a normal Google search session, which would make Facebook preferred for...
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    Directories? Relevant or dead?

    Yes, directories are now believed to be almost useless from an SEO perspective. Back in 2005 and before, sure they were fine, but Google doesn't take most of them seriously anymore. Perhaps, the exception is a couple major directories like DMOZ and Yahoo! Directory. But frankly speaking...
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    A question about twitter

    These are great tools for monitoring and managing Twitter following: http://who.unfollowed.me/ https://www.justunfollow.com/ http://tweepi.com/ Check them out.
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    'Best' software for creating SEO friendly websites?

    NO website making tools will help make your site rank high. Yes, they can help you create more search-engine friendly pages, but not more. Anyone who has been in this industry for some time will tell you that SEO has never been about simply creating a page optimized for your keywords. Each...