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Clearing up some SEO myths
and the evidence that debunks them.
If any one has more recent evidence please email your evidence to us. Thank you
301 redirects pass full link juice
The Claim
It is claimed that 301 redirects do not leak link juice and are recommended fixes for many a problem.
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BustedArticle posting is good way to get rankings
The Claim
Many claim that Article posting is good for rankings. Many spend significant sums of money on it.
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BustedDoes domain age affect the ranking of my site?
The Claim
This one you hear all the time, that old domains rank higher that new domains.
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MisguidedWhite space in the HTML source code, is it bad for SEO?
The Claim
It is said that white space in your html has a negative affect on SEO. You sometimes see websites with the HTML in one continuous string without white space, the theory is that it makes your file smaller and therefore quicker to download.