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Post Penguin
          Perplexities
              #CincySEO Meetup



July 17th, 2012       ZoomSpring.com/Penguin
ZoomSpring.com/Penguin

      #CincySEO
Jordan Godbey
Founder of ZoomSpring SEO

Started #CincySEO Meetup in March

SEO since 2008

@jordangodbey
SEO used to be pretty easy...




site:.gov inurl:blog "post a comment" -"comments closed" -"you must be logged in"

                "ADD YOUR KEYWORD"
We don’t think
    so...
Want to rank
                    number 1?




Make your KW density   77%!
The “Bad Guys” Were Hurt
But Some “Good Guys”
   Were Hurt Too...
One of the largest WP
                     communities on the web




~8000 daily visits
What is a poor SEO to do?

      Just give up?
NO!

  But how do I build
“Penguin-Proof” links?
Do Stuff REAL businesses do!

   Guest posts                Web apps
                  Interview
                    people

   Infographics               Sponsor an
                    Grow a      event
                  community
     Monitor                    HELP
   social media               someone!       Etc...
                    Run a
                                           x10000..
                   contest
But the #1
 thing is...


Be creative.
386 Linking Root Domains
1100
Shares




176 LRD
Anchor text is old
    school...




  “Natural” is
    the new
     thing
Presenting
The 2013+ SEO Formula for Success




                    +
   Rock-solid           Authoritative
    on-page                Links
(1-2 KW per page)
=

+ Community       A very happy
  & shares         Mr. Cutts!
KW Anchor
  Text
Branded
Anchor Text
Never fear a zoo animal again.
ZoomSpring.com/Penguin


              #CincySEO


Jordan Godbey | ZoomSpring SEO | @jordangodbey

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