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Matt Cutts: Gadgets, Google, and SEO

Matt Cutts · 21 Aug 2006

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  1. I'm targetting a long-tail concept where someone will be typing several words, so I'm probably in a space where on-page keywords are enough to rank pretty well.
  2. I don't need anchor-text for "linux default printer" or similar phrases; in the on-page space, I'd recommend thinking more about words and variants (the "long-tail") and thinking less about keyword density or repeating phrases.
  3. The utility of an article is paramount. If you write 2000 words about mortgage loans and never discuss the industry landscape or impart some useful, concrete knowledge to your reader, that should set off a warning flag in your head.

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