{"id":428,"date":"2014-10-03T03:40:26","date_gmt":"2014-10-03T03:40:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.clearimaging.com\/blog\/?p=428"},"modified":"2014-10-03T03:40:26","modified_gmt":"2014-10-03T03:40:26","slug":"42-seo-myths-de-mystified-part-two","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.clearimaging.com\/?p=428","title":{"rendered":"42 SEO Myths De-mystified Part Two"},"content":{"rendered":"

Part Two<\/strong><\/p>\n

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The last of our 42 SEO Myths, taken directly from the master of SEO and Google employee Matt Cutts:<\/p>\n

23) Does translated content cause a duplicate content issue?<\/strong><\/p>\n

No, but using Google Translate to auto-generate this can be spammy. Get a human to do a real translation<\/p>\n

24) What does Google mean by trust?<\/strong><\/p>\n

It’s an umbrella term for Page Rank, site history, respectability, content quality etc.<\/p>\n

25) Should I spend time fighting scrapers or improving content?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Improving content<\/p>\n

26) Will I be penalized for hidden content if I have text in a “read more” dropdown?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ok if it’s a normal implementation<\/p>\n

27) How important is it to have keywords in a domain name?<\/strong><\/p>\n

You don’t need keywords in the domain name<\/p>\n

28) What\u2019s the difference between dashes and underscores?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Underscores link words together. Dashes show separate words<\/p>\n

29) Does Google still recommend 100 links or fewer per page?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Not a guideline anymore. Do what is right for the page and users<\/p>\n

30) Does indexing a mobile website create a duplicate content issues?<\/strong><\/p>\n

No<\/p>\n

31) Does Google use data from social sites in ranking?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Yes<\/p>\n

32) What are some effective techniques for building links?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Controversy, participating in the community, original research, newsletters, social media, lists, blogs, \u201chow to\u2019s \u00a0and tutorials, run a useful service, make a few videos<\/p>\n

33) Is the order of links on a page important for SEO?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Don’t worry about it. There’s no special benefit to it being the first link<\/p>\n

34) Should I use pipes or dashes in my titles?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Either<\/p>\n

35) Can the geographic location of a web server affect SEO?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Yes, it can affect what countries you rank in<\/p>\n

36) Will a “coming soon” page negatively impact my site?<\/strong><\/p>\n

No, it shouldn’t<\/p>\n

37) Can I publish 100+ pages at once?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Yes<\/p>\n

38) How can new pages get indexed quickly?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Get more and better links<\/p>\n

39) Do site load times have an impact on Google rankings?<\/strong><\/p>\n

No<\/p>\n

40) Does the ordering of heading tags matter?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Not really<\/p>\n

41) Should I use underscores or hyphens in URLs?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Hyphens<\/p>\n

42) More than one H1 on a page: good or bad?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Don’t overdo it, but it’s acceptable<\/p>\n

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