Google Penguin Update: 12 Tips Directly From Google

[Linda Buquet]

Lots of people have been hit by Google's latest update targeting spammy over-optimized sites.
Here is some good practical advice.

<a href="http://www.webpronews.com/google-penguin-update-12-tips-directly-from-google-2012-04">Google Penguin Update: 12 Tips Directly From Google</a>

In case you haven’t heard the news, the official name for the <a href="http://www.webpronews.com/google-webspam-algorithm-update-draws-mixed-reviews-from-users-2012-04">Webspam update Google launched</a> this week, is <a href="http://searchengineland.com/google-launches-update-targeting-webspam-in-search-results-119295">reportedly the Penguin update</a>. Google’s <a href="http://www.webpronews.com/google-penguin-update-the-new-name-for-the-webspam-update-2012-04">Matt Cutts even tweeted a picture</a> of a stuffed Panda hanging out with a stuffed Penguin. How cute.

And if you got hit, here is some advice.

<a href="http://searchengineland.com/penguin-update-recovery-tips-advice-119650">Google Penguin Update Recovery Tips &amp; Advice</a>

Struggling to know what to do in the wake of Google’s Penguin Update? Judging from all the comments and forum discussions we’ve seen, plenty are. We’ve got a little initial advice from Google on the topic, mixed with our own.

 

[Linda Buquet]

Another good analysis from SEO Book.

<a href="http://www.seobook.com/penguin-update">The Google Penguin Update: Over-Optimization, Webspam, &amp; High Quality Empty Content Pages</a>