Five Articles by Matt Cutts You Should Read

For those of you who don’t know who Matt Cutts is, here’s a snippet from his Wikipedia bio:

Matt Cutts works for the Search Quality group in Google, specializing in search engine optimization issues.He is well known in the SEO community for enforcing the Google Webmaster Guidelines and cracking down on link spam. Cutts also advised the public on how to get better website visibility in Google

Simply put, he’s a guy that knows exactly what he’s talking about when it comes to Google and if he doesn’t know it … he knows the people to ask.  There’s a lot of great stuff on his website but there are a few articles that I think anybody who wants to have a successful website should read:

Google Bombs

By the very nature of what Google is and how it works, it’s possible to overwhelm the search engine giant to force it to assume a website is about something other than what it is. Obviously, this isn’t a good thing and Google works hard to avoid the dreaded Google Bomb. Matt talks about the Algorithm to reduce Googlebomb impact

Halloween Fun

So we all know that Google changes it’s logo for special occasions but just to remind us all that Google isn’t a faceless group of robots, take a look at how  Google protects itself from zombies. I point a lot of my clients to this one when they start talking about black hat SEO tactics because I think it’s really important to remember that Google is a robot but it’s also a company with hard working people who take pride in their work.

Junk Email

Some of you have asked me why I have my email address on the footer of every page around her, well it’s simple … people like to email me. Oddly I don’t get a lot of SPAM and I put that down to Gmail but Matt has some other ideas for those who are caught in SPAM hell. and some cool tips on Gmail.

Impressive Stats

One of the things that I like about reading Matt’s blog is that he reminds me how small my website is and how popular I could become if I keep working at it. When I went to my job interview for Corel, I told them that I would take the job but only if I could use Adobe software. To be honest, I expected them to turn me down but I was surprised to find out the whole design team at Corel uses Adobe products. I like that Matt is an all powerful Googleneer (I just made that up) and that he uses the tools his company creates

14 Responses to “Five Articles by Matt Cutts You Should Read”

  1. I’ll check these out Christopher. Lately, I’ve been making sure my best foot is forward in light of Google hand audits, so this article list is timely.

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  2. Donny Gamble says:

    These are five of the many articles that every blogger needs to read. Usually when Matt comes out with some new content, it should be read

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  3. Donny wrote:

    “Usually when Matt comes out with some new content, it should be read.”

    Usually? When Matt Cutts says something, the earth shakes a little when online marketters adjust their business plans. Very similar to the way the stock market adjusts every time Ben Bernanke says something. ;)

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  4. Mike Collins says:

    Matt Cutts is definitely someone we should all be following. Sometimes his posts get a little technical and go over my head a bit, but its important to listen to what he says about seo and link-building.

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  5. :) Matt certainly knows his stuff. Actually sometimes I feel a little guilty because 90% of what I tell people in lectures and presentations I had read off his website.

  6. Best Teeth Whitener says:

    The Google Bombs article was very informative. I’m not sure I understand it all yet, but it’s something we need to know about. I look forward to reading more of Matt Cutts’ articles.

  7. R&B Love Songs says:

    I’d been hearing Matt’s name a lot and had never really known who it was. It sounds like he writes about interesting stuff and given who he is, it probably is a good idea to follow him.

    Thanks Chris!

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  8. Nicole Price says:

    Thanks for the words from the Guru himself!

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  9. Make Money Online says:

    Yeah you’re right Chris. Reading Matt’s blog make me feel alittle minute in comparison..

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  10. Cool cars says:

    I have read all articles of matt cutts, and thanks for it.

  11. game-girl says:

    I was glad to get to know about MAtt Cutts not long and found him an interesting personality.Now I try to read all his articles in blogs.

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  12. game-girl says:

    I was glad to get to know about MAtt Cutts not long and found him an interesting personality.Now I try to read all his articles in blogs.

  13. Ned Carey says:

    I’ll check these out. More people should read Matt Cutts. There would be a lot fewer misconceptions about SEO and how Google works if they did.

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