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Chasing Google ranks is an abysmal practice, but a basic level of SEO goes a long way in making content discoverable and accessible. As for the rest of the prac
by gsa 3y ago
Chasing Google ranks is an abysmal practice, but a basic level of SEO goes a long way in making content discoverable and accessible. As for the rest of the practices of the SEO industry, I believe in the saying "if you provide good content, you don't need to SEO".
- xnx 3y agoWe should rename legitimate SEO to Search Engine Usability.
- hoosieree 3y agoWould you mind elaborating a little on where you draw the line? In my mind "SEO" means adding the correct meta tags to the html, but I suspect that's because I have approximately zero wisdom on the subject.
- Kye 3y agoSEO and SEM (Search Engine Marketing) get mixed up a lot. SEO vs SEM is like aesthetics (color theory, composition, etc) vs a billboard ad. The latter cares about the former, but the former is innocent.
- gsa 3y agoSome things that qualify for essential SEO in my book: - (Basic) meta tags - Alt attributes - Mobile friendly content (always required for a blog) - Loading speed, optimised images etc. - No JS rendered content