![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Most of these are content-related problems which are the responsibility of Squidoo members. Link schemes like traffic exchanges and paid links (was already in Google algorithm before Panda and Penguin, but Penguin has emphasized it more).Squidoo has taken mild hits from this one.) Overly aggressive advertising (especially “above the fold”) (Page Layout algorithm, starting Jan 2012.keyword stuffing (Part of Penguin “webspam” algorithm).Squidoo has actually been treated kindly Penguin, for reasons I’ll explain below.) Mass backlinking to boost a site (Part of Penguin “webspam” algorithm, starting at the beginning of 2012.Google’s quality rater guidelines show that it has evaluated affiliate-link pages critically long before Panda, but I think Panda has raised the bar. Affiliate links that sell without giving users something that helps them.Squidoo took modest hits from Panda, offset by other Panda update boosts, until Panda 22 update in November 2012 killed 60% of Squidoo visibility.) Spam, thin, and duplicate content that’s not useful to visitors (Panda algorithm, starting in Jan 2011.So, we all knew that Squidoo had to do some major damage control to rescue itself, since Google’s downranked it for… well, we’re all making educated guesses, but Google’s webmaster guidelines provide us with a list of likely culprits (links are to the specific part of Google guidelines detailing each big no-no): Recent major Google algorithm updates that have helped or harmed Squidoo, according to ’s “Google Updates” tracking tool. ![]()
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