Blog - Algorithm Updates

Penguin 2.0 Launched Today

Matt Cutts announced that the next generation of Penguin has been rolled out last night. The webspam algorithm with Penguin 2.0 technology is said to have affected about 2.3% of English-US queries. This is the fourth major Penguin launch Google has introduced but there have also been many data refreshes along the way. Some updates impact queries more than others.
Posted: 23 May 2013
Tags : SEO | Google | Link Building | Penguin | Algorithm Updates | Link Profile | Rankings | Matt Cutts

Matt Cutts: Penguin 2.0 to be Released in Next Few Weeks

Matt Cutts has announced that the new generation of Penguin algorithmic updates is to be rolled out over the coming weeks. The announcement follows speculation that a Google update had already occurred with webmasters reporting significant drops in rankings. Cutts denied any Penguin update last week but clarified that Penguin 2.0 was due to be released later this month.
Posted: 13 May 2013
Tags : SEO | Google | Penguin | Algorithm Updates | Rankings

WMG Successfully Revoke a Google Manual Penalty

A prominent online pharmaceutical retailer came to us for advice when they found they had been hit with a manual penalty. Following a thorough back-link profile cleanup, WMG successfully managed to revoke the manual penalty against the site.
Posted: 10 Oct 2012
Tags : SEO | Google | Analytics | Algorithm Updates | Link Profile | Google Penalty | Rankings

How to Recover from the Google Penguin Update

The WebMarketing Group is delighted to announce their recent success in helping affected clients recover from Google Penguin.
Posted: 10 Oct 2012
Tags : Link Building | Penguin | Algorithm Updates | Link Profile | Google Penalty

Google Refresh Penguin 3 Algorithm Update

There was refresh of the Penguin algorithm on Friday 5th October, its being called Penguin 3 and it’s the first refresh of the Penguin Algorithm since May.
Posted: 08 Oct 2012
Tags : SEO | Link Building | Google | Penguin | Algorithm Updates | Link Profile | Google Penalty

Google Piracy Penalty Sinks Pirates in Searches

Starting this week, Google will be including a new piracy signal to factor into their search rankings.
Posted: 13 Aug 2012
Tags : SEO | Google | Algorithm Updates | Google Penalty

Post Penguin Link Building Strategy

Since the release of Penguin, the SEO world has been hot on the topic of how best to deal with the algorithm update that devalues certain link building tactics.
Posted: 13 Jul 2012
Tags : SEO | Content Writing | Link Building | Penguin | Algorithm Updates

Algorithm Updates: Top Tips for Getting into Google’s Good Books

No one enjoys being punished by a giant black and white animal (and if you do it’s probably best to keep quiet about it). So how do you keep Google’s Panda and Penguin updates on side?
Posted: 12 Jul 2012
Tags : SEO | Content Writing | Link Building | Penguin | Panda | Algorithm Updates