Google – PotPieGirl.com https://www.potpiegirl.com Mon, 19 Jul 2021 20:04:49 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.4 https://www.potpiegirl.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/cropped-ppg-favicon-32x32.png Google – PotPieGirl.com https://www.potpiegirl.com 32 32 Pinterest Slapped By Google ( No! You Will NOT Build a Wall! ) https://www.potpiegirl.com/pinterest-slapped-by-google/ https://www.potpiegirl.com/pinterest-slapped-by-google/#comments Tue, 27 Mar 2018 20:03:17 +0000 http://www.potpiegirl.com/?p=6415 If you’re a Pinterest Marketer, like I am, you might be wondering… What in the WORLD happened to my Pinterest traffic??? Something BIG happened, folks… BIG. Let’s talk about what happened. Before I even dive in to what happened with Pinterest and Google, let me say this – Pinterest is a powerful force with or...

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]]> Ranking in Google – The 2 Things You Need https://www.potpiegirl.com/ranking-google-2-things-need/ https://www.potpiegirl.com/ranking-google-2-things-need/#comments Mon, 26 Sep 2016 22:40:46 +0000 http://www.potpiegirl.com/?p=3401 What does it take to rank well in Google? Do backlinks matter anymore? Does it really matter if your content is good or not? Let’s talk… Not too long ago I read an exceptional blog post over on Moz. It is titled: The Two-Part SEO Ranking Model: Let’s Make SEO Simple   I HIGHLY encourage...

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]]> https://www.potpiegirl.com/ranking-google-2-things-need/feed/ 5 Google Is Rubber – and YOU’RE Glue https://www.potpiegirl.com/google-is-rubber-you-are-glue/ https://www.potpiegirl.com/google-is-rubber-you-are-glue/#comments Wed, 26 Mar 2014 23:33:26 +0000 http://www.potpiegirl.com/?p=3072 One day you’re ranking awesome in Google – the next day you’re not.  POOF, those good rankings disappear and you don’t even rank for your domain name anymore. What the heck happened? There are many reasons this could happen, but now add in the fact that OTHER sites linking TO your site could cause Google...

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]]> https://www.potpiegirl.com/google-is-rubber-you-are-glue/feed/ 12 MyBlogGuest, Guest Blogging, Hypocrisy, and a Facepalm Moment https://www.potpiegirl.com/myblogguest-guest-blogging-hypocrisy-and-a-facepalm-moment/ https://www.potpiegirl.com/myblogguest-guest-blogging-hypocrisy-and-a-facepalm-moment/#comments Sat, 22 Mar 2014 21:15:37 +0000 http://www.potpiegirl.com/?p=3032 When one guest blogging service got singled out hit with a Google penalty recently (as well as the sites using the service), it has since been a BIG topic of discussion. Was it fair? Did Google use MyBlogGuest as an example to spread more fear in the community? Was it an over-use of power by...

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]]> https://www.potpiegirl.com/myblogguest-guest-blogging-hypocrisy-and-a-facepalm-moment/feed/ 25 Holy Sh*t! Please Don’t Link To Me! https://www.potpiegirl.com/holy-sht-please-dont-link-to-me/ https://www.potpiegirl.com/holy-sht-please-dont-link-to-me/#comments Thu, 07 Jun 2012 20:07:46 +0000 http://www.potpiegirl.com/?p=2804 So I’m strolling through my Twitter feed today catching up with what’s going on. Suddenly this tweet comes thru that made me laugh…then kinda want to cry because it is SO sadly real in regards to Google and back links right now. Let me show you the tweet – This tweet came across from Ryan...

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]]> https://www.potpiegirl.com/holy-sht-please-dont-link-to-me/feed/ 61 OMG! Look At These Search Results! https://www.potpiegirl.com/omg-look-at-these-search-results/ https://www.potpiegirl.com/omg-look-at-these-search-results/#comments Mon, 21 May 2012 18:47:05 +0000 http://www.potpiegirl.com/?p=2777 I know, I know – it’s not like me to post again so soon, but I just saw something in the Google search results that makes me laugh my a$$ off.  Let me show you just how bad things have gotten…. OR, it’s a sign that another storm is coming… So I wandered over to...

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]]> https://www.potpiegirl.com/omg-look-at-these-search-results/feed/ 102 A Tale of a Tornado…and a Penguin https://www.potpiegirl.com/a-tale-of-a-tornado-and-a-penguin/ https://www.potpiegirl.com/a-tale-of-a-tornado-and-a-penguin/#comments Sun, 20 May 2012 06:37:42 +0000 http://www.potpiegirl.com/?p=2754 This is yet another one of my posts that will start out with something that seems totally unrelated to the topics I normally talk about.  But, if you hang in there with me you will (hopefully) see my connection and why I choose to tell this story. Once upon a time, way back in 1994,...

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]]> https://www.potpiegirl.com/a-tale-of-a-tornado-and-a-penguin/feed/ 64 Benched By Penguin? https://www.potpiegirl.com/benched-by-penguin/ https://www.potpiegirl.com/benched-by-penguin/#comments Wed, 09 May 2012 21:32:48 +0000 http://www.potpiegirl.com/?p=2720 I read an interesting sports news story the other day.  There’s this hockey team, the Nashville Predators, who had two very important players break a team rule…so the coaches BENCHED those 2 players (meaning those 2 players have been put in “time out” and aren’t allowed to play). That, in itself, doesn’t sound that interesting...

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]]> https://www.potpiegirl.com/benched-by-penguin/feed/ 57 Ok – Let’s Talk Negative SEO https://www.potpiegirl.com/ok-lets-talk-negative-seo/ https://www.potpiegirl.com/ok-lets-talk-negative-seo/#comments Mon, 23 Apr 2012 17:36:39 +0000 http://www.potpiegirl.com/?p=2704   I really had another post topic in mind today that had nothing to do with Google, but I’ll wait on that.  Seems the ‘hot topic’ is Negative SEO at the moment and I’m getting a lot of alarmed questions coming my way about it.  So, let’s talk about it. First off, what IS “negative...

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]]> https://www.potpiegirl.com/ok-lets-talk-negative-seo/feed/ 61 The Real Reason I Broke Up With Google https://www.potpiegirl.com/the-real-reason-i-broke-up-with-google/ https://www.potpiegirl.com/the-real-reason-i-broke-up-with-google/#comments Thu, 19 Apr 2012 16:41:17 +0000 http://www.potpiegirl.com/?p=2688 My last post about me breaking up with Google caused a lot of conversation…as well as some speculation as to WHY I ‘broke up’ with Google and WHAT that means now.  Am I leaving the business?  Am I no longer going to ever consider Google traffic and ranking again? No, I am NOT leaving the...

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]]> https://www.potpiegirl.com/the-real-reason-i-broke-up-with-google/feed/ 113 The Art of Letting Go (of Google) https://www.potpiegirl.com/the-art-of-letting-go-of-google/ https://www.potpiegirl.com/the-art-of-letting-go-of-google/#comments Tue, 17 Apr 2012 22:49:42 +0000 http://www.potpiegirl.com/?p=2674 There comes a point in many relationships that one realizes that it’s time to let go… time to move on.  It’s hard – especially when you’ve been conditioned to feel as tho you NEED that relationship.  It’s a scary place to be when you know deep down that the relationship needs to end, but you...

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]]> https://www.potpiegirl.com/the-art-of-letting-go-of-google/feed/ 135 Weirdness in the Google Search Results https://www.potpiegirl.com/weirdness-in-the-google-search-results/ https://www.potpiegirl.com/weirdness-in-the-google-search-results/#comments Wed, 07 Dec 2011 06:10:27 +0000 http://www.potpiegirl.com/?p=2492 So today I was searching on Google when I suddenly got a very strange search result page. I feel I was in a “sandbox” testing ground (read how Google Makes Algo Changes for more explanation on that), but I’m telling ya – if this weird search result page I saw is any sign of what’s...

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]]> https://www.potpiegirl.com/matt-cutts-debunked-me/feed/ 60 Google Raters – Who Are They? https://www.potpiegirl.com/google-raters-who-are-they/ https://www.potpiegirl.com/google-raters-who-are-they/#comments Thu, 17 Nov 2011 21:24:44 +0000 http://www.potpiegirl.com/?p=2328 Wow, my post about how Google makes algorithm changes sure got a LOT of attention. While I happened to think the post itself was pretty darn informative (if I can be so humble…lol), it turns out that the majority of folks visiting just wanted a copy of the 2011 Google Quality Raters Handbook. Makes sense,...

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]]> https://www.potpiegirl.com/google-raters-who-are-they/feed/ 154 How Google Makes Algorithm Changes https://www.potpiegirl.com/how-google-makes-algorithm-changes/ https://www.potpiegirl.com/how-google-makes-algorithm-changes/#comments Thu, 13 Oct 2011 21:23:55 +0000 http://www.potpiegirl.com/?p=2283 And How Human Raters Affect Your Rankings Ever have a web page that finally gets to Page 1 for your keyword – and then suddenly plummets to nowhere land? I’m about to explain to you a very possible reason why this happens. I’m also going to share with you something straight from Google that tells...

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]]> https://www.potpiegirl.com/how-google-makes-algorithm-changes/feed/ 287 Are You An Echo? https://www.potpiegirl.com/are-you-an-echo/ https://www.potpiegirl.com/are-you-an-echo/#comments Thu, 13 Oct 2011 05:34:25 +0000 http://www.potpiegirl.com/?p=2252 Are You an Echo? Yes, I repeated that twice… it was an echo (just me entertaining myself…lol). But let’s talk about being an “echo” online. What do you think that means? To me, it was something I promised myself I would NOT be with my blog and my “PotPieGirl” work online. I refuse to be...

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]]> https://www.potpiegirl.com/are-you-an-echo/feed/ 70 Google Panda – How To Survive https://www.potpiegirl.com/google-panda-how-to-survive/ https://www.potpiegirl.com/google-panda-how-to-survive/#comments Sun, 09 Oct 2011 20:50:27 +0000 http://www.potpiegirl.com/?p=2217 Beware – Straight Talk That Might Not Be Popular Oh, this Google Panda thing is nuts, isn’t it? Sites dropping like flies, the SEO community in a whirl-wind of guessing….and tons of marketers crying, “Why me? My content is GOOD!! It’s not fair!”. The latest list of “losers” with the most recent release of Panda...

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]]> https://www.potpiegirl.com/what-if-there-was-no-google/feed/ 23 My Theory on the Google Algo Change/Farmer Update https://www.potpiegirl.com/my-theory-on-the-google-algo-change/ https://www.potpiegirl.com/my-theory-on-the-google-algo-change/#comments Sat, 05 Mar 2011 07:25:04 +0000 http://www.potpiegirl.com/?p=1770 Perhaps All ‘Content Farms’ are NOT the Same Ever since this whole Google algo update/Farmer update mess started, I’ve noticed that SOME article directory sites I am familiar with got nailed…and others didn’t. From a basic perspective, they’re all pretty much the same, right? They all put out mass-volumes of user-generated content every day…and make...

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