Comments on: What SEO Isn’t

By: Nikki

Nikki — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 07:15:38 +0000

Great explanation of what SEO really is! I’ve been doing some extensive research on SEO and search marketing local, and I have found some very useless information amongst my search. But, I will say I have found a keeper on this one! Thanks for such great content!

By: Melinda

Melinda — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 08:12:07 +0000

Your summary of “SEO mainly comes down to 3 things” at the end is great, I’ve never read what SEO really is explained so clearly in language that everyone can understand!

By: SEO Up Here in Toronto

SEO Up Here in Toronto — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:45:17 +0000

Like most very successful online business, SEO has so much misinformation because the really good SEO’s don’t share their secrets so widely, it is the spammers and ‘fake’ SEO’s that offer ‘Dick and Jane’s Link Pyramid’ scheme that brag the most.

By: admin

admin — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:39:07 +0000

I know what you mean Malcolm, I’ve never tested it but I’d be surprised if it tripped any kind of filter – I bet that sort of link distribution happens all the time, it’s probably quite natural in most cases. More natural than giving a free paid link to your mum, I guess

By: malcolm coles

malcolm coles — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:26:14 +0000

Spammer you’ll be linking to my mum for no money next.

On “don’t link to and from the same site repeatedly – this is known as link spamming”, this brought to mind the video Matt Cutts has just released – the one about whether it’s a good idea to link to every press mention of yourself or whether this will look like reciprocal links and lead to a penalty.

Video is here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mO01nH31clU&feature=channel but he doesn’t really answer the question.

Has anyone any experience of this? I want to link to a bunch of people who took part in my cervical cancer jab campaign: http://www.malcolmcoles.co.uk/blog/cervical-cancer-jab-please-hel/

Problem is, they all link to the same NHS page. Do you think this will trip any sort of filter (ie I link to 50 pages, all 50 of those pages link to one other page)?

I can see why it would look suspiscious. Or am I embuing google with too much insight?

By: admin

admin — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 22:15:31 +0000

Cheers guys, you’re probably right Paul – there’s not a lot we can do about it, I guess.

By: Carps

Carps — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 12:32:38 +0000

Bang on the money. I think that perception will always lag reality – in the same way that some people will just equate “marketing” with “douchebags wearing square glasses” regardless how successful marketing campaigns are.

Of course, for SEO there is so much legacy information still kicking around that we’ll never get from under it. Best just to suck it up and crack on…

By: Dean Cruddace

Dean Cruddace — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 12:22:51 +0000

If only Britney knew her true potential <== bad joke.

I have to agree there is a lot of misinformation out there and as an seo`s we have to constantly analyze and adapt but big brand followers will always take their word as gospel without researching, maybe there is a minority that will go on to research further but on the whole i agree, too much misinformation.