July 12, 2026 Companies keep talking about the motherhood penalty. They’re missing the motherhood advantage BY Anne Welsh Motherhood is one of the most intense leadership incubators many women will ever enter. And when mothers are supported, the growth can be profound. However, that is not the narrative most workplaces carry. I have worked with many … Continue reading Companies keep talking about the motherhood penalty. They’re missing the motherhood advantage
May 12, 2024 These startling statistics show how the ‘motherhood penalty’ at work is still way too common A survey released in advance of Mother’s Day reveals that two-thirds of moms have considered leaving the workforce due to the cost and stress of childcare. BY Shannon Cudd Becoming a parent changes a person. Priorities shift, and … Continue reading These startling statistics show how the ‘motherhood penalty’ at work is still way too common
Marie Turner April 16, 2021 We look at what a Google penalty means for your website, the difference types you can get, why you might get one in the first place and how to remove a Google penalty. Receiving a Google penalty is a nightmare scenario for website owners. In most cases, they cause a … Continue reading How to Remove a Google Penalty
Kurt Avarell — July 6, 2019 — July 6, 2019 If you recently didn’t pay your taxes and now owe a penalty, you may qualify for some kind of penalty relief. If this is the first year you’ve stumbled, you could be a good candidate for First-Time Penalty Abatement. This article takes a look at … Continue reading How to Know if You’re a Good Candidate for First-Time Penalty Abatement
Eric Seal — January 16, 2017 — January 16, 2017 On January 10th, Google began rolling out its mobile interstitial and pop-up change. Originally announced in August 2016, the change will devalue rankings for mobile sites with intrusive interstitials and pop-ups. What is an intrusive interstitial? “Intrusive” interstitials or pop-ups block the main content of … Continue reading Google’s Mobile Interstitial and Pop-up “Penalty” Now Rolling Out
Janet Anthony — January 11, 2017 — January 11, 2017 Being levied with a Google penalty is the nightmare of pretty much every single website owner and developer. Considering that most people look online for what they need through their search engine, it is mandatory to be in the good graces of all search engines, … Continue reading How to Protect your Website From a Google Penalty
We’ve all heard of unnatural link penalties from having a spammy backlink profile, but columnist Tony Edward notes that your site’s outbound links need to be monitored as well. Tony Edward on November 14, 2016 Most of us are aware of link penalties that occur if you have low-quality or spam links pointing to your … Continue reading How to avoid an outbound link penalty from Google
There is a lot of confusion surrounding how Google handles duplicate content, but columnist Patrick Stox aims to clear it up once and for all. Patrick Stox on October 3, 2016 Many people are more afraid of duplicate content than they are of spammy links. There are so many myths around duplicate content that … Continue reading The myth of the duplicate content penalty
by Tim Backes April 20, 2016April 20, 2016 Something that almost all website owners with a solid amount of organic traffic fear is the dreaded Google penalty. If everything’s going well, you don’t need to stress over it. But when your organic traffic suddenly tanks, what should you do? 3 Major Steps for Google Penalty … Continue reading What Should I Do When My Site Is Hit with a Google Penalty?
by Nick Eubanks December 10, 2015 Follow @nick_eubanksDecember 10, 2015 This article is a case study on how we did a Google penalty assessment and a penalty recovery for one of our clients that had a steady 10,000 organic sessions per day and went to under 1000 in one day due to a site-wide Manual … Continue reading Manual Penalty Recovery: From 10,000 Organic Sessions Per Day to 1,000 And Back
