SearchEngineLand.com recently posted a great article that addresses 9 of the most common myths on quality score. Understanding the difference between quality score and Pagerank can be helpful as you design and market your website. The 9 myths of Quality Score are:
- Myth 1: My keyword has to be on the landing page
- Myth 2: Adding a privacy policy will increase my quality score
- Myth 3: My site is in Flash, so I can never have a good quality score
- Myth 4: My page is all images. The new load time guidelines are lowering my quality score
- Myth 5: Adding an ‘about us’ page will increase my quality score
- Myth 6: Google hates affiliates
- Myth 7: Microsites and dedicated landing pages no longer work
- Myth 8: If my site doesn’t have a high Pagerank, I can’t get a good quality score
- Myth 9: If I only have manufacturer descriptions, I will never have a good landing page quality score
You can find further explanations of these myths by reading the full article here.







