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Ask HN: SEO gems?

9 points by rwebb 17y ago

i'm collecting a list of the most ingenious sites that are fueled entirely by search. my personal favorites are http://www.retailmenot.com and http://www.whocallsme.com . retailmenot definitely makes more money but whocallsme is hilarious and very useful.

mcav 17y ago
SEO?
- rwebb 17y ago
  yeah sorry of that's ambiguous - i clarified the initial post above. by SEO gems i mean sites which have growth/user acquisition fueled entirely by users searching for stuff.
- slyn 17y ago
  Search Engine Optimization
JacobAldridge 17y ago
Yahoo Answers? Surely nobody actually goes there intentionally, creating a website dedicated to giving the incorrect answer (but with an awesome page rank and truly unique rants) to your every Google Search, and twice-weekly providing the Fail Blog with material.
- rwebb 17y ago
  ha ha yes yahoo answers kills it. on the other hand i f-ing hate experts exchange
rwebb 17y ago
crackberry.com is another great one
nreece 17y ago
StackOverflow.com
onreact-com 17y ago
To be honest it's not advisable to rely only on search traffic. I say that as a SEO. Returning visitors and often even type in or direct visitors are much better. Many spammy sites rely solely on Google/search traffic. http://hubpages.com/ http://hubpages.com/ for instance.