Google Panda update survival guide
Now Google’s algorithms will actually penalise your site for poor-quality content: in a change known as the “Panda update”, first released in February 2011, Google has specifically aimed to incorporate the concept of quality within its ranking algorithms this is important for there are certain things even the most basic of bloggers and publishers can do to help there site rank and not get penlized for poor content and low content.
Go to keywordtracker they have a great SEO survival guide for dealing with Google’s Panda Algorithm updates.
As of 24th Feb 2011, a major update by Google on how it ranks sites has affected 12% of search results and halved many sites’ visitor numbers. Named the Farmer or Panda Update it’s only affecting US Google results as I write but if you’re outside the US it is coming to you soon. Here’s how to find out if you have already been hit, are going to be and what to do about it.
Can your business handle a 50% drop in organic (non-paid) visits from Google? That’s what might be coming your way courtesy of Google’s Panda algorithm update.
Before we get into the whys and wherefores, find out if you’ve been hit by Panda …
Panda update: Google is running a new Panda update every four to seven weeks. If your site gets slapped by the Panda then you are going to have to wait for the next update to find out if any changes you’ve made will get the Panda off your back. Below is a full list of Panda update dates for you to use when checking your site’s analytics reports as shown on this page:
• 24 Feb 2011 (USA-only)
• 11 April 2011 (all English language results)
• 10 May 2011
• 16 June 2011
• 23 July 2011
• 12 August (all languages and probably not a new ‘English’ update)
• 28 Sept 11
• 9th Oct 2011
http://www.wordtracker.com/academy/google-panda-farmer
