{"id":179,"date":"2012-05-16T00:04:19","date_gmt":"2012-05-16T07:04:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.accretewebsolutions.ca\/articles\/?p=179"},"modified":"2012-12-23T19:03:35","modified_gmt":"2012-12-24T02:03:35","slug":"webmaster-guidelines","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.accretewebsolutions.ca\/articles\/webmaster-guidelines\/","title":{"rendered":"Have You Read the Webmaster Guidelines Yourself?"},"content":{"rendered":"

We understand that when you are launching a new business, website or blog there a zillion things on your plate and this is why you hire out some of the tasks like creating your website<\/a> and marketing but you can do yourself and your business a huge favour by taking time to personally read each of the webmaster guidelines published by the search engines and directories as part of your website planning<\/a>. It may take you a few hours but in the long run it will mean the difference between success and failure.<\/p>\n

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Google Webspam Update (a.k.a. Penguin Update)<\/h2>\n

On April 24, 2012 Google released an update<\/a> (later named Penguin<\/a>) which has rocked the search engine optimization world and left some business owners scratching their heads why their traffic has suddenly dropped. The update was meant to further enforce Google’s Webmaster Guidelines. Yes there are some sites affected that did not really deserve to be affected but there are also a lot of website owners whining, pleading ignorance about the Webmaster Guidelines.<\/p>\n

Start Off Right – Follow the Webmaster Guidelines<\/h2>\n

Start your site off right by taking the time to read the webmaster guidelines. Google<\/a>, Bing<\/a> and Yahoo!<\/a> all provide this information, you just have to take the time to read it.<\/p>\n

Get a pen and paper, open word processing document or what ever works for you handy to make notes. You don’t have to be an SEO (search engine optimization) expert to pick up on specific dos and don’ts when reading the webmaster guidelines.<\/p>\n

No more excuses. Sit yourself down in front of the computer and start reading.<\/p>\n

Note:<\/strong> There are tonnes of SEO websites and blogs you can read out there but how do you determine who is promoting white hat, grey hat or black hat techniques? By…reading the webmaster guidelines yourself, that’s how.<\/p>\n

Types of SEO (Search Engine Optimization)<\/h3>\n