Do Stock Photos Affect Google Search Rankings? Matt Cutts Says No + MORE

Using stock photography versus original photography won’t cause any negative impact on your site’s search engine rankings. However, one caveat Matt Cutts does ponder if Google could somehow used this as a signal in future search quality rankings.

Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the Web. From Search Engine Land: DuckDuckGo Passes 3 Million Searches, Just 8 Days After Hitting 2 Million Another week, another traffic record in the alternative search engine space. DuckDuckGo…..

Posted by Cyrus ShepardHave you ever redirected a page hoping to see a boost in rankings, but nothing happened? Or worse, traffic actually went down? When done right, 301 redirects have awesome power to
clean up messy architecture, solve outdated content problems and improve
user experience — all while preserving link equity and your ranking
power…

Posted by steviephilIt’s an SEO’s duty to try to utilise and leverage as many opportunities
as possible for clients and employers in order to drive relevant traffic to their
websites. One technique that I sometimes feel is overlooked — or at least not given
the attention it deserves — is transcription,
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When we produce content, we all have similar goals. We want our words to spread like wildfire, engage and educate people while leaving a lasting mark on their memory. The question is: how?
These days the web is saturated with regurgitated content and a variety of outlets that all lead to the same answers…