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What on-page factors are associated with sites that see big gains or declines after Google updates?

Cyrus Shepard explains his recent research looking at correlations between a range of on page factors that might affect Google’s perception of your site and analyzes which factors were associated with increases or decreases in site visibility. Are stock photos a death knell? Are ads a deal breaker? Should contact information be on every page?

What Cyrus learned from being a Google Quality Rater?

It isn’t easy to become a quality rater. It is hard work and pays beans but someone…

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