Episode 033 – Micro/Niche/Authority Differences; PageRank Going Away; Google Encryption & Analytics; & Traffic vs CPC

Summary: In this podcast: Google Updates: - Micro/Niche/Authority Differences; PageRank Going Away; Google Encryption & Analytics; & Traffic vs CPC. Remember, when you are listening, it always helps us out if you visit:  http://listeningtochrisandcurtis.com and share that you are listening on twitter (or if you just want to say hello!). The questions for this episode include: I've heard you guys talk about micro niche sites, niche sites and authority sites a couple times.  I'm not real clear on what the difference is.  Can you explain? In a recent video posted on webmaster's Youtube channel, Matt says PageRank is going to go away sometime soon.  What do you think? I've heard it mentioned on a couple different podcasts about Google Encryption with search and something about analytics, but I don't understand what it's all about.  Can you clear this up? How do I know if my site is actually hit by Penguin? What is better to focus on when doing keyword research, traffic or CPC? The Curtis-hanger for the episode: A very inexpensive alternative to Photoshop on the Mac called Pixelmator Great for photo editing Great for creating banners and editing blog images Many tutorials on the pixelmator website that you can follow along with, especially for making headers. Cost approximately $30 on the mac app store. The links for the episode include: Googles Toolbar: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mWT3x6hYvk0 Matt Cutts talking about Googles PageRank: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M7glS_ehpGY#t=30 SEMRush: http://semrush.com Googles Toolbar: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mWT3x6hYvk0 Google Penalty Checker Tool: http://fruition.net/google-penalty-checker-tool/ Google Penalty Checker Tool faq's: http://fruition.net/seo/google-penalty-faq/ Pixelmator:  http://www.pixelmator.com/ What is the Internet Business Questions Podcast? We've developed this podcast to help entrepreneurs, small business, and individuals who maintain personal, business or niche sites by letting them create the content.  They provide the questions and we do our best to research it out and provide the appropriate answers.  We cover everything when it comes to Internet Marketing including:  WordPress, Plugins, Themes, Stylesheets, HTML, CSS, SEO, Niche Sites, Adsense, Affiliate Marketing, Authority Sites, Social Media, Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Youtube, Podcasting, eBooks, Making Money Online and helping you, the listener, become an SEO and Internet Marketing Expert! If it comes to Internet Marketing, we've got you covered! Subscribing and Reviewing To subscribe directly using iTunes, Click here.  While you're there, we would really appreciate it if you would leave us a review! For android devices, use any major podcast app and search for "Internet Business Questions" Listen straight from this site! How To Ask Questions and Get In Touch We have several different methods you can use to get in touch with us: Visit this website, then just click on the "Ask Your Question" tab on the right of the screen and leave us a voicemail.  (You don't need to worry about voice quality or anything, we will just transcribe it and answer on the show) Email us at:  question@internetbusinessquestions.com Join our LinkedIn group by Clicking Here Let the world know you are listening (or type in a question) through Twitter! In Closing Thank you so much for taking the time to read this post.  We hope that you've enjoyed the podcast and found the information to be helpful in your online endeavor.  Please remember, no question is too simple or stupid.  If you aren't sure of the answer, many others won't know the answer either, so go ahead and leave your question and we'll get it into the next available show! We'll see you again in the next Episode of the Internet Business Questions Podcast!