List of Google Panda Updates So Far

Google confirmed with us that a Panda update is being released and said:

In the last few days we’ve been pushing out a new Panda update that incorporates new signals so it can be more finely targeted.

I am not exactly sure what number of Panda updates were up to, but this time, I would label it version 26.

Here are all the releases so far for Panda:

1. Panda Update 1 : Feb. 24, 2011 (11.8% of queries; announced; English in US only)
2. Panda Update 2 : April 11, 2011 (2% of queries; announced; rolled out in English internationally)
3. Panda Update 3 : May 10, 2011 (no change given; confirmed, not announced)
4. Panda Update 4 : June 16, 2011 (no change given; confirmed, not announced)
5. Panda Update 5 : July 23, 2011 (no change given; confirmed, not announced)
6. Panda Update 6 : Aug. 12, 2011 (6-9% of queries in many non-English languages; announced)
7. Panda Update 7 : Sept. 28, 2011 (no change given; confirmed, not announced)
8. Panda Update 8 : Oct. 19, 2011 (about 2% of queries; belatedly confirmed)
9. Panda Update 9 : Nov. 18, 2011: (less than 1% of queries; announced)
10. Panda Update 10 : Jan. 18, 2012 (no change given; confirmed, not announced)

Change the Number of Posts Displayed in Feedburner Feed

Your Blog RSS Feed by default displays the latest 25 posts.This is true with the default Blogger feed and the Feedburner feed. Most blogs are using the Feedburner feed provided by Google and if you don't you should (How To Get A Feedburner Feed). You can change the number of posts displayed on your feed page to any number of posts you like and in this post I will show you how it's done.

Follow the following steps:

Step 1. Go to Feedburner and log into your account. On your My Feeds page click on the feed you want to edit.

Step 2. At the top of the page click 'Edit Feed Details' to open the options - Feed Title, Original Feed, Feed Address - See Image Below.

What is Google Penguin?

Google Penguin is a new algorithm of Google that was first updated on April 24, 2012. The aim of the Google Penguin is to decrease search engine rankings of websites that violating Google’s Webmaster Guidelines by using black-hat SEO techniques, for example keyword stuffing, cloaking, participating in link schemes, using duplicate content on websites.

After updating Google Penguin approximate 3% websites are affected due to this and they lost their ranking and popularity on Google search.

Here’s the list so far, showing when each Penguin update came out, the percentage of English-languages queries it was said to impact (other languages are also impacted, but we’re using English as a consistent baseline):

1. Penguin 1: April 24, 2012 (impacting ~3.1% of queries)
2. Penguin 2: May 26, 2012 (impacting less than 0.1%)
3. Penguin 3: October 5, 2012 (impacting ~0.3% of queries)
4. Penguin 4: May 22, 2013 (impacting 2.3% of queries)
5. Penguin 2.1: October 4, 2013 (impacting ~1% of searches)

Link Limit or Maximum Size for XML Sitemaps

An XML sitemap file has a maximum limit of 50,000 URLs and the size limit of 10 megabytes (MB) per sitemap. However, multiple sitemaps are supported by Google, and therefore If you have a large website with more than 50,000 URLs, it is permissible to divide the number of URLs in to as many parts as necessary.

How do I organize multiple sitemap files?
If you have a large website with more than one sitemap, the best option is to create a sitemap index file. Site index files can define up to 1000 individual XML Sitemap files.

12 Ways To Increase Website Traffic

While working on increasing traffic of a website from organic search, we should have to keep in mind some basic ways. Here I am writing some basic ways to increase your websites traffic:

• Blog commenting: Comment on a popular blog or website related to your niche. Use a thought provoking question to draw attention and get some conversation started. Use keywords in your comment and you may drive some good traffic.
• Article commenting: Go to article directories and search an article related to your website or product. Pick a famous article site and leave a comment under one of the articles. Popular articles will get many views and with your link at the bottom, you can drive some visitors to your own website.
• Social bookmarking sites: Use social bookmarking websites like Digg or Twitter. When you post new content on your website, be sure to send the links to popular social bookmarking sites.