.'A good SEO will have very deep knowledge of very narrow and specific aspects of web development; deeper than most web developers.'
Do you not think that most SEOs do not have this knowledge, and are therefore bad SEOs? Does that not annoy you?
Out of interest, do you include link building in your definition of SEO?
(Do you not think that most SEOs do not have this knowledge, and are therefore bad SEOs? Does that not annoy you?
Out of interest, do you include link building in your definition of SEO?
monkeon schmonkeon,
Tue 22 Jun 2010, 11:47,
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Yes, they are "bad" and it annoys the shit out of me. But every industry has them.
We do include link building as a service, but I would rather we did not. We get better results encouraging the client to product content that is naturally worth linking to, but the reality is that many don't want this, they just want link building; if we turned this business away, we would be poor as pure consultancy gigs are quite rare. We strive to not generate shit spam links that piss off other web users, and see it as an opportunity to educate the client in better ways of going about pushing their site's authority. This is often a slow and painful process though.
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Tue 22 Jun 2010, 12:09,
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We do include link building as a service, but I would rather we did not. We get better results encouraging the client to product content that is naturally worth linking to, but the reality is that many don't want this, they just want link building; if we turned this business away, we would be poor as pure consultancy gigs are quite rare. We strive to not generate shit spam links that piss off other web users, and see it as an opportunity to educate the client in better ways of going about pushing their site's authority. This is often a slow and painful process though.
."Yes, they are "bad" and it annoys the shit out of me. But every industry has them."
To such an extreme? It may be just who I've come across, but how many do you find have come from a relevant background, rather than a sales background seeking the gold?
edit: would be interesting if you could respond to pedandichrist's post SEO to SEO...
www.b3ta.com/board/10098813
(To such an extreme? It may be just who I've come across, but how many do you find have come from a relevant background, rather than a sales background seeking the gold?
edit: would be interesting if you could respond to pedandichrist's post SEO to SEO...
www.b3ta.com/board/10098813
monkeon schmonkeon,
Tue 22 Jun 2010, 12:14,
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I'd say yes, to that extreme.SEOs would not exist were developers not so often stuck in a rut and producing hakapu.
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LordManley twitter.com/LordManley,
Tue 22 Jun 2010, 17:17,
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I don't think I need to respond really.It seems that we are in fair agreement with each other.
I know his work and would say he would be a safe choice if contracting an SEO.
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Tue 22 Jun 2010, 20:17,
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I know his work and would say he would be a safe choice if contracting an SEO.
For some reason I'd misread his postas saying you don't need an appropriate background skill base.
You are right.
(You are right.
monkeon schmonkeon,
Tue 22 Jun 2010, 22:11,
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