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I hate SEO with a passion. In my opinion, if you want to get good search engine results just provide good content. I also think that "SEO experts" are modern

by gitarr 15y ago

I hate SEO with a passion. In my opinion, if you want to get good search engine results just provide good content. I also think that "SEO experts" are modern day snake oil salesmen and should be avoided.

ddemchuk 15y ago
Have you ever tested your opinion? There are many varieties of SEO, from proper information architecture and subtle keyword targeting techniques to blatant spam. Saying you hate SEO with a passion is like saying you hate all people who drink beer with a passion. Just because some people are alcoholics doesn't mean you can (or should) write off the entire group.
jasonlotito 15y ago
I think, however, their is still value in their questions. Taking one of their examples, if you search for the "best autism center in montreal," should Google return the a site with good content, or a site or information referencing the actual best autism center? They also pose a question about utilizing store times when searching from a mobile device, asking whether Google takes this into account. Google markets itself as more than just a search engine for websites. It's attempting to be a search engine for finding out information. It's the classic "Where are my keys?" I'm surprised they haven't enabled the ability to search for "Where is my phone?" and have that show the location of your phone. With that in mind, many of these questions become more important. After all, if you are searching for "best treatment for autism in montreal," you're not searching for "best content on autistic treatment in montreal" or "most linked to resource for autism in montreal."
- tomdeshkin 15y ago
  I think you hit the nail on the head with the "best treatment for autism in montreal," you're not searching for "best content on autistic treatment in montreal"comment. They raise a real valid question.
  - jasonlotito 15y ago
    To go completely off topic and into a semi-rant, the only good answer to that query is a page advising you to leave Quebec and it's awful, disgraceful, disgusting so-called 'treatment' for autistic children. When doing the search myself, I got lots of great 'content,' but their is no treatment that could qualify as 'best.'
patio11 15y ago
Many self-described SEO experts get paid a lot of money and produce nothing of value. The same can be said of programmers, and virtually every other white collar occupation. Quality predicts salary like quality predicts SEO results.
- edanm 15y ago
  That's the second pithy one-liner from patio11 today. "Development skill leads to success in software businesses like the ability to cook amazing waffles leads to successfully running a bed and breakfast." (Completely off topic, but I found both lines hilarious).
tzs 15y ago
> In my opinion, if you want to get good search engine results just provide good content And then other sites rip off your good content, and then Google notes a bunch of sites have the same content, and they penalize your site for the duplication.

by gitarr 15y ago

ddemchuk 15y ago

Have you ever tested your opinion? There are many varieties of SEO, from proper information architecture and subtle keyword targeting techniques to blatant spam. Saying you hate SEO with a passion is like saying you hate all people who drink beer with a passion. Just because some people are alcoholics doesn't mean you can (or should) write off the entire group.

jasonlotito 15y ago

I think, however, their is still value in their questions. Taking one of their examples, if you search for the "best autism center in montreal," should Google return the a site with good content, or a site or information referencing the actual best autism center? They also pose a question about utilizing store times when searching from a mobile device, asking whether Google takes this into account. Google markets itself as more than just a search engine for websites. It's attempting to be a search engine for finding out information. It's the classic "Where are my keys?" I'm surprised they haven't enabled the ability to search for "Where is my phone?" and have that show the location of your phone. With that in mind, many of these questions become more important. After all, if you are searching for "best treatment for autism in montreal," you're not searching for "best content on autistic treatment in montreal" or "most linked to resource for autism in montreal."

tomdeshkin 15y ago
I think you hit the nail on the head with the "best treatment for autism in montreal," you're not searching for "best content on autistic treatment in montreal"comment. They raise a real valid question.
- jasonlotito 15y ago
  To go completely off topic and into a semi-rant, the only good answer to that query is a page advising you to leave Quebec and it's awful, disgraceful, disgusting so-called 'treatment' for autistic children. When doing the search myself, I got lots of great 'content,' but their is no treatment that could qualify as 'best.'

patio11 15y ago

Many self-described SEO experts get paid a lot of money and produce nothing of value. The same can be said of programmers, and virtually every other white collar occupation. Quality predicts salary like quality predicts SEO results.

edanm 15y ago
That's the second pithy one-liner from patio11 today. "Development skill leads to success in software businesses like the ability to cook amazing waffles leads to successfully running a bed and breakfast." (Completely off topic, but I found both lines hilarious).

tzs 15y ago

> In my opinion, if you want to get good search engine results just provide good content And then other sites rip off your good content, and then Google notes a bunch of sites have the same content, and they penalize your site for the duplication.