Matt Cutts
Software engineer who led Google's webspam team for over a decade and later served as administrator of the United States Digital Service.
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Working for the government does not pay as well as working for a big company in Silicon Valley.
Their wordsWorking for the government doesn't pay as well as a big company in Silicon Valley.
↗Matt Cutts: Gadgets, Google, and SEOmattcutts.com 1st of 3 in this piece
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Their wordsAll I can tell you is that the work is deeply important and inspiring, and you have a chance to work on things that genuinely make peoples' lives better.
↗Matt Cutts: Gadgets, Google, and SEOmattcutts.com 2nd of 3 in this piece
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People with experience in the tech industry likely have skills that can benefit the American people.
Their wordsIf you have experience in the tech industry, there's a decent chance that you have skills that can benefit the American people.
↗Matt Cutts: Gadgets, Google, and SEOmattcutts.com 3rd of 3 in this piece
- 9 years earlier
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Their wordsBlogs are a great way to get link love or just to get your word out.
↗Matt Cutts: Gadgets, Google, and SEOmattcutts.com 1st of 2 in this piece
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Their wordsBe aware that controversy gets attention, but can also affect how people perceive you.
↗Matt Cutts: Gadgets, Google, and SEOmattcutts.com 2nd of 2 in this piece
- 19 months earlier
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Their wordsI'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.
↗Matt Cutts: Gadgets, Google, and SEOmattcutts.com 1st of 3 in this piece
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Their wordsI 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.
↗Matt Cutts: Gadgets, Google, and SEOmattcutts.com 2nd of 3 in this piece
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Their wordsThe 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.
↗Matt Cutts: Gadgets, Google, and SEOmattcutts.com 3rd of 3 in this piece
- 7 months earlier
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Their wordsI hereby claim that content can be both white-hat and yet still be wonderful "bait" for links (e.g. Danny's spam email analysis).
↗Matt Cutts: Gadgets, Google, and SEOmattcutts.com 1st of 3 in this piece
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Generating information or ideas that people talk about is a surefire way to generate links.
Their wordsAnd generating information or ideas that people talk about is a surefire way to generate links.
↗Matt Cutts: Gadgets, Google, and SEOmattcutts.com 2nd of 3 in this piece
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Their wordsIf everything you ever say is controversial, it can be entertaining, but it's harder to maintain credibility over the long haul.
↗Matt Cutts: Gadgets, Google, and SEOmattcutts.com 3rd of 3 in this piece