Every blogger in Europe hit by the "Cookie Law" because its analytics

The Cookie Law

The European cookie law requires that websites using software to track their visitors have to display a banner to users in Europe. Notifying the visitor about the use of cookies that collect data.



Google uses analytics software on BlogSpot (Blogger) for the stats. So BlogSpot blogs will show the banner to accept cookies to European visitors.

Why Blogger (BlogSpot) is free?

Google could offer to the bloggers the option to deactivate the analytics so they don't have to show the banner. But Google is not going to leave go away so many valuable data, that is why Blogger is free, isn't it?

Content quality is more relevant than any keyword

Search engine optimization and content of quality

For a document to be easily understood, the writing style should be clear and simple. This involves a writing style that is direct and familiar to the intended reader. The structure of the document should be logical, unambiguous and avoid redundant words.

How AdSense bloggers can protect their earnings from AdBlock

AdSense, is Google's software to monetize your blog showing ads related to your content. It also uses the DoubleClick cookie to choose the advertisement according to your visitors preferences.

Checklist to get your AdSense account approved

Remember, there are 4 stages to get your site approved for serving ads with AdSense: 

1. Apply for the account when your site accomplishes with all the required conditions.
   
   
2. Put some ads in your site using the provisional AdSense account you got in the previous step.
   
   
3. Final review of your site with the ads on it.
   
   
4. A pin to activate your account will be delivered to your address.

OK, lets start ticking the list:

1. Your website should be a couple of months old, six months in some countries.
2. Write in an international or widely used language, like English or Spanish.
3. Need to have a minimum of 20 - 40 quality articles with 2 lengthy articles +2000 words.
4. Do not write about prohibited content. Avoid pornographic, drugs or violence related content. Anything illegal will be refused by Google.
5. Don't use ads from third parties or affiliate networks for the moment.
6. Have a clean website design with easy navigation. Having a mobile friendly website is a must, and helps with the search results for mobiles and tablets.
7. Register in the analytics program and add the tracking code to your website.
8. Register in Google Webmaster program and Bing Webmaster Tools for good search visibility.
9. Create the XML sitemap of your site.
10. Have About Us and Contact Us pages.
11. It is recommended that your website global Alexa ranking should be less than 400K.
12. Have a Privacy Policy page and a disclaimer.
13. It is recommended to have a minimum traffic of 50 visitors per day. Never use paid traffic services to reach that number.
14. Agree with Google AdSense TOC and apply to Adsense.
15. Apply to AdSense with a custom domain email. Eg: name@website.com

Although not all the points of the list above are compulsory, they are highly recommended. The final decision is in the hands of the reviewer of your website. To be safe, check the most recent terms and conditions from Google's AdSense, the may change over time.

Optimize anchor text for maximum search relevance

Wondering how the text used by others to link to your site affects your relevance for the search rank?



If the site linking is related to your market, it doesn't matter what text is used in the link.

If the site linking to yours is about a completely different area, then the more related to your area the word is, the more the link will matter.

Eg:

If my site is about technology and I get a link from a electronics store with the word "news", it will help my ranking the same as if the words "technology news" were used.

In the case the link comes from a restaurant site, the link used will have to include some of the words related to my site, like the word "technology". In this case using the two words "technology news" will help better than just a link using the word "news".


Only in this way the search engine can figure out the context of the link and its relevance. Of course the link from the electronics store will have more relevancy for the search engine to index my blog.